Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-02-09
NUMBER 4s.

IN ~ M DEN 60
A meeting will be held at Dist. IO1
Saturday evening of this week, to see
about establishing a creamery skim>
ming station. on section 80, in Beaver
township.
On Monday evening. the 18th, the
public generally is invited to
Lincoln Day exercises, under the
auspices of the Sons of Veterans st
their hall in this city. ]. T. Lawson,
of Hutchinson, will deliver an address,
and short program will be given.
Ed. W. S. Lowe Snpt. of Missouri
of the Christian Courch in kansas,
viii preach in the Episcopal Church
Friday evening Feb. 10, 1900 at 7:S0
o'clock, All friends of the church are
earnestly invited to be present.
By ORDER OF @. W. B. NJ.
WANTED-L dies or gentlemen
who are bothered with corns. bunIons,
or lDgrowing tee nails, to call on Prof.
Totten, at the Windsor Hotel. Great
Bend. l win be here one week. ending
Feb. Il. 1900. cure all of these
ailments witheat pain, bleeding or
soreness TO the patient.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Yeakley roy.
ally entertained the following guests,
at an elegant turkey dianer. Feb. 1st:
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer LorrimOr. Mr..
and Mrs. 4. II. MeConahie, Mr. aud
Mrs. Doouan, AMI Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Shafer. For grand, good time,
visit in Eureka township.
c. L. Zutavern started on bis travels
last week. as representative of The
Johnston Harvester Co. of Kansas
City. Charlie has about half of
Kansas to cover, mostly the wheat
growing counties. For 2 month or SD
Ars Zutavern will visit with her par
e1ts at LaTned.
Leon Miller, who has been manager
of the Postal Telegraph office at Hutch.
inson for the past four years, has re-
signed from the Postal and taken
position with the Western Union, with
which company he has better oppor-
tunity for advancement, besides a more
lucrative salary. MIR. Ruddick, from
the Eilinwood office, takes the position
vacated by Mr.. Miller.
/. No. of Volume 1. of the Barton
County Presse,'' the new German
PAPER. reached Its readers last week.
The Presse Is full of general news
from all over the world. and has q
page devoted exclusively to Barton
county affairs. We have made clubs
bing arrangements by which we can
furnish the Presse and the DEMOCRAT
for 81 90 yeay, Our German friends
who wish good German paper with
the DEMOCRAT, should call and get
sample copies.
The city school board, at its meeting
Monday night, allowed the usual
monthly bills and transacted other
routine business. It vas the sense
of the board that the good health of
the community required ali children
to be Yaccinated, and that the city
board of health should promulgate an
order to that Effect. While no ruling
10 this effect was made the board
however states hat it can ex-'ude
frem the public schools all studrsts
not properly vacc n tied.
The ladies of the city are Interesting
themselves in the establishment of a
Ladies Reading Room and Gymna.
scum. The intention Is TO rent a
Suitable room or rooms and ft them I'D
with proper fixtures. putting them in
charge of seme competent pers1n, and
thus establishing place where young
girls and women of the city can take
PHYSICAL exercise; where ladies from
the country can find pleasant place
TO rest, etc. The idea is a splendid
one, aud We hope that all our citizens
will join in and make il a success. II
properly conducted such a feature
could be easily made seIf<snstainipg.
a veritable fire trap" came neaI
0susing disaster last Friday evening
about $50. Smoke was issuing from
the tloor 0! room in the second story
,lf the Wilmer block. and the ALARM