Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-15

If arrests of all the crooks in town
were made tomorrow by the city auth
critics where would the: put emf The
city needs Jail, as well AS the county.
Order your winters supply of coal
before the price goes up or there is a
shortage. I have all the best brands.
and plenty of it.
G. 8. ALLISON.
The Board of County Commissions
ers met last Friday to canvass the
election returns, and adjourned to
Tuesday of this week, when they
| finished up the work in hand.
County Attorney Jas. W. Clarke and
Gus. Schaeffsr drove to St. John Sun,
day against the wind, and the weather
clerk kindly changed the wind so they
could drive back against it Monday.
The Woodward Grocery Co. has sold
out to S. W. Miller, who will continue
the business at the old stand, also
moving his produce business to the
same rooms, next north of Aliens cor
ner.
The quarantine has been raised in
all places in the city where smallpox
the pesky ''it'9 was reported, and the
county health officer thinks there is
little chance Of any spreading of the
ailment.
Nick Weber was down from Dubu,
que the first Of the week. He says up
in his commissioner district IN Russell
county, the democrats elected their
man, although the district is naturally
republican.
If Grandpa Theo. Griffith gives you
an extra good rebate on your taxes you
may know that it is because of that
big grandson born to him Wednesday,
who will call Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Fouch
pa and ma.
Ralph Schnacke, Oldest son of Rev.
L. g. Schnacke, who has been staying
with relatives in Topeka, fell from a
bicycle the other day and was injured
so badly that it Is feared he will loose
the use of his right hand.
D. P. Williams, farmer of Cum.
beriand county, and Geo. Nelson, a
laundryman of Harrisburg, Pa, old
friends of Ira Brougher. have been
in the county for several weeks, visit.
ing and looking the land over.
W. A. Hanger, leaves this week
on visit to Pittsburg, Kansas. From
there he will 60 on an overland trip
down into the new Indian country,
and may also make a visit east be-
fore his return to Great Bend
Central Normal College began it's
End term last Tuesday under very fats
tering conditions. The attendance |
was over 80 per cent. better than close |
of first term and more than double the |
enrolment at beginning of the year.
Harvey Ross was found guilty of |
stealing base ball suit and a meal
ticket, from the Barton House, in |
Judge Ogte's court, Tuesday, and Ian.
cuisines in Jail with neither suit nor
meal ticket, in default of ten plunks
with which to pay bis fine.
Some vandal, with soul smalisr |
than needle point, cut und siasbed |
the tires of bicycle standing in front
of the Club rooms Wednesday night. I
Several deeds of that kind have been
done of late. The individual who will |
do dirty trick like that ought TO have
his liver pulled out and run through a |
sausage suffer, his lights blown full of |
salt aud his gall roasted in blast !
furnace.
The Lawton, Ok, News, published |
by L. j. Gum formerly of this county,
records the death of Q. G. Garfield on
Nov. 1st, at his old home, Bellvllle,
Kans. Prof. Garfield was well known
here, being at one time a teacher in |
the G. n. G. He had taken up the
practice Of law, and located in Lawton
for that purpose, when he was stricken
with fever