Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-05-04

Prohibition Kansas is represented In
the Supreme court by . Brewer, says
the Norton Champion.
John Stoskopf and F. B. Morgan. OF
near Dubuque, were transacting bust,
ness in the county scat Friday of last
week.
It's mighty tough day when there
is not some sort of religious services on
Aliens corner. Is the town 80 awful
ly awful bad?
The new advertisement of Mr.. s. A.
! Newcombe, the grain and coal man,
may be found in this issue OF the
DEMOCRAT.
Those who put in alfalfa seed this
spring hit it to fre:. Weather could
not possibly have. been better for the
young plants.
Simeon Ewait vas up from Medi>
cine Lodge, where be is in the lumber
business, Saturday OF last week, to
visit with relatives.
ALI kinds of sensible advertising pays
but an advertisement in the DEMOCRAT
pays better than any place else. Why7
Because more people read it.
DR.. B. c. Schwab and wife have
been enjoying visit from John and
Miss Clara Schwab. of st. Louis,
brother and sister of the doctor.
The Knights and Ladies of Security,
of this city. sustained the first loss in
their membership by the death of
Mrs. Joe Armstrong last week.
The month just closed was the
rainyest April We have known in this
part Of Kansas since 1875, and the
crop results promise to be great.
Persons having manure and stable
rubbish to haul away, should see the
improvement committee of the city
council. A ''iong haul" may be saved
thereby.
The soda fountains at Aliens and
Porter's have been charged, but the
cool weather prevailing the past week
has not been conducive to their dis.
charging.
Richard Birbeck, an old south side
boy, was out on a visit to his father
last week Richard is now with the
engineering department Of the No. P
&. R. at st. Louis.
Street Commissioner Cone says that
If poll tax labor is not soon forthcom,-
ing from about 'steen hundred able
bodied men in this city be will have to
pull the law on them
Henry w. Huffman is building up
a good law practice ato Wichita. His
law partner is brother of Mrs. G. G.
Carey, of Great Bend. Fred Hutt~
mann is now photographer.
How about the dog tax levied in
Great Bend? Have the thousand or
more useless ours, and the dozen or so
valuable CANNES, been properly
tagged? We very much doubt it.
There will be a meeting of the
stockholders of the new Cemetery
Association. at the Great Bend
Furniture Co. Monday, May 7th, at 2
p. IN. All stockholders should be
present.
By-tbe>way. the big lake project is
now attracting new interest. New
men of ample means are now interest
ed, and men who have never vet
made failure of anything they have
undertaken.
The man who pickets his COW across
the road, and the other fellow who lets
his hogs out at night to forage on the
nele hbors' gardens, will soon throw
themselves liable to most severe and
gorgeous cussings.
J. G. Bakehouse has purchased the
l.. b. Wilcox transfer line and will
continue the freight aud drayage bust.
ness. Mr. Bakehouse is q young and
energetic man, and the DEMOCRAT
! wishes him success in the business.
The condemnation board did not
finish their work on the Cheyenne
bottoms last week, on account of Mr..
C. d. Montgomery, one of the mem-
bers of the board. becoming ill. They
expect to complete the work this week.
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