Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-08
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


e. B. Moses made a business trip to
st. Louis the first of this week.
It does not cost much to live high |
providing you eat at McCullough's.
Herman Mellies. of near Ellinwood
made this Office visit the first of the |
week.
j. A. Demerath, OF south of Film
wood, made the DEMOCRAT business
call Thursday.
Give the road to the man with a
header. He has business awaiting
him at home.
How many Barton county farmers
are going to gay Paree, on the proceeds
of 40 cent wheat.
Mrs. Joe Troilett il recovering nicely
from very difficult surgical operation
she recently underwent.
A long promised event in local love
affairs promises to eliminate in a
wedding Sunday the 9th
The Arknansaw is on high again,
and two foot rise is promised to
reach Great Bend about the 9Th:
In the District Court, Wednesday,
divorce was granted to Lottie O'Brien
from George O'Brien, of this city.
For SALE MARES, all bred, from 8
to years old, for cash or on time.
Enquire of w. BOLINGER.
"A new brick walk, with stone curb
ing, is being put down on the Main.
street front of the Mcbride property.
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week were doubtless the warmest-
aye, the hottest-days of the season 80
far.
Mayor G. HI. Hulme is still laid up
with rheumatism, only being able to
get out Of the house a few hours at q
time.
A marriage license was issued on the
9Th inst. to Henry G. Peters on of
Albert and Miss Sophia Christensen,
of Ryan.
Married. June 9Th, by Rev. Podgor,
SEX of the Catholic church. James
Fleming of Larned and Miss Eliza,
fbeth G. Sweeney of Pawnee Rock.
Harvest hand, golore. A fine big,
regular Kansas harvest hand came to
the home of Peter Schartz, south of
Ellinwood, on Wednesday of this
week.
Case of State VS. J. w. A. Cooke. for
criminal libel, was dismissed in the
district court Wednesday, the court
holding that there was not sufficient
cause for action.
Senator John Armstrong brought in
samples of the finest May wheat, also
samples of barley. ever grown in the
county. He says he will set the
binders to work Saturday the 9th.
The Board of Equalization is deep in
the intricate complications of ASSESS
ments, but is getting along reasonably
we'll. M. B. Fits is assisting the
board as ''official figurer." The OUT.
come will be the placing of all assessed
| valuations on the one third basis, or
| lower.
James Caldwell, of Ness County, an
old friend of c. f. Diffenbacher, Ed.
Durreen and the Thompson boys of
| this county, has been in the city few
days. Mr.. Caldwell is now travelling
representative of the Plano Manufac-
turing Co.
The Dodge City base ball team came
down and played two games with the
Great Bend club, Thursday and Friday
| getting it put to 'em 10 to each day.
They are gentlemanly lot of boys,
and had been making q trjumphal
march down the line of the Santa Fe.
But they met their Waterloo at Great
Bend.
| Tuck Quincy. in the early days a
Great Bend character of note, but
lately of ''from everywhere" struck
the town in prairie schooner this
week. Tuck says in many of the
| counties east of us thei.sslice'' have
taken the wheat, and he thinks in
I Barton the crop will eventually be
hurt by them. We hope this lousy
prediction will prove erroneous.
GREAT BEND FAVORED.
Through the efforts of number of
our citizens the Drummer Boy OF
Chiloh with hia ssGroafor Amorioo,