Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-15

Have you secured your seats for th<
minstrel show on the 23dp Better dt
SO early.
Last weeks snow was worth many
thousands of dollars to Barton county
people,
February is more than half gone
Before We realize it. the robins will
be chirping.
The Kansas City Star thinks Carrie
Nations first name should be changed
to ''Halluci."
Carrie Nation is thought to be ''off, y
and that is the reason she is so given
to carrying on.
Last call for Hicks 1901 Almanacs.
We have three more left-if you want
one, come early.
A rare treat-the Schuman Concert
Co., at the opera house Saturday night
Of this week. the 18th.
Ed. Chapman says we should change
Kansas typical flower from the SUM-
flower to the car>N Nation.
Hear the famous Schuman Concert
Co., at the opera house Saturday night
of this week. Tickets at Aliens.
Frank Easty. after visiting a week
with relatives here. returned to his
home. San Jose, Calif.. the first of this
week.
How about city election1 In about
a month the fever will be on and can.
didates will be breaking out all over
town.
J We still have nalf u dozen cockerels
Buff and Barred Rocks-for sale at
reasonable price. Call at this Office or
at residence.
A. G. Cofer was over from Hoising>
ton, Tuesday. He reports the small
pox scare over there all swamped in
Lake Cheyenne.
Chat DOnley. formerly of this city.
but now of Winfield, Kansas. came up
the first of the week on q short busl-
ness and pleasure trip.
Fridays storm was mighty near q
blizzard: The weather clerk is evil
IDENTITY rushing in all his winter
weather in February.
81. Grover. who accompanied the
remains of VIM. Young. killed in
Mo. P. wreck, to New, York state for
burial, returned home the first of the
week.
Word comes that Uncle Harry
Vowel, former resident of this city.
died recently at Palone. Washington,
where he has made his home the past
few years.
John PilkingtOn was over from
Hoisington, Tuesday. He had just
got out of quarantine, having been
nursing some Of the what is it, pa
tie ents over there.
There will be no evening services at
the Episcopal church next Sunday.
In the morning Rev. Watkins will
preach. Rev. Morony Is out Of the
city and expects to be away until the
irst Of the month.
IA Wise Member WAS an alright
show as fun producer. Every mem
ber of the company was an artist in
his or her particular line. The Great
Bend audience gave abundant ap.
proval of its appreciation-and GenI.
Chapman has no apologies to make.
That was not thunder you heard in
the south this week, but the bursts of
applause-with cowboy accompaniment
that. greeted Epperson's Military
Band of Great Bend. down in Okla
homa, whore they are playing this week
for the cattlemen's convention.
FoR SALE-A fine section, II miles
from Burdett, Pawnee County. Water
only Is #; 80 acres in wheat, goes
with land. Price $4,000 A section
400 acres IN ~heat. with land, price
$500. Several other sections $500
and above. Land in all parts of Paw
neg, Edwards. Rush and Ness Counties
cheap.
J.F. UPsoN, Larned. KS. Box C.
--
rIs marriage failursY 1 should
say not!" remarked an Oregon farmer.
why, theirs Lucinda. gifts up in the
mornin mllks six cows gits breakfast.
starts four children to skewi, looks
arter tie other three. feeds the hens
likewise the hogs. likewise come moth