Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-22
GREAT BEND KANSAS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY o. 1901.

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Carrie Nation drops" are the latest
grip bitters sold by Topeka's fnehair-
ed saloonists- drug stores.
If the March winds, due next week,
make some of our people any crsnk>
ier than they are now, Lord help
'em.
County Clerk Lutschg has material
on the ground for new residence,
on Forest avenue. just east of "A. L.
Miller's.
Neither of the three drug stores in
Great Bend have q permit to sell
whiskey. Heayens! what if you should
get snake-bit?
The new spring styles OF ladies
shoes, both Julia NARROW and Plant
and Marks, are now in and on sale
at Lundblade & Bolinger's.
the auspices of Epperson's Military
Band. at the old opera house tonight
the 22d. Everybody most cordially
invited. i. i.:.5,
George Washington and Mrs. Nation
must both take a back seat as the origi
al batchet users. The old speckled
hen was the first to make use up the
hatch-it.
A very good elephant can be bought
in Siam for So, yet it generally costs a
Larned man whole lot more than
that to ''see the elephant" when he
comes to Great Bend.
The editor of the Tribune Is so wor-
ried over the P. o. possibilities that
he cannot recognize credit" when
he sees it. Note bis comment on the
Clafiin Clarion article.
That was a mistake about Koehn,
the ditch man, going to ''scrape all the
snow off the wheat fields and melt it
in the lake" Only mountain snow
makes good lake filling.
The present and recent wars in
South Africa, the Philippines. Cuba
and China have taken up the overplus
of horses and mules, and there are
liable to be good prices paid for SER
viceable stock of that kind for several
years.
+. S. Lorimar six miles northwest of
Great Bend. was in last week to get
some letter beads printed. Mr.. Lori.
NOR makes speciality Of registered
shorthorn cattle. and Mrs. Lorimor
has some e~winnlng black Lang-
shan chickens.
Sgt G. F. Smith of the U. s. Signal
Corps who arrived in San Francisco
two weeks ago on the steamer, Wars
ner, from Manila, z l.. has been visit
ing the past ten davs with bis uncle
Fred Gallup and family, returned
to his home III Sedalia, Mo. Sunday
evening, Feb. IL.
Col H. H. Carr, the new proprietor
of the Arlington Hotel. at Hoisington.
had a grapdopeling. Sunday. the 18th.
and invited in the public to discusss
most elegant, up-to>oate menu. We
regret that we were unable to be
present. s. w. Carr IS manager of
this popular hosiery.
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For SALE-A fine section. II miles
from Burdett, Pawnee County. Water
only l5 fl; 80 acres in whestSA goes
with land Price $4,000 : A.section =
400 acres in wheat. With land,.. price
$500. Several other sections $25O0
and above. Land in all parts of Paw
nee, Edwards. Rush andiNess Counties
cheap. ~ ,s-S
j. F. UPsON..Larned. KS. Box G
fbe report WAS ea- the streets of
Great Bend, Tuesday, that there was
church Sun ashiug sat IL oisingtop
on Monday evening; hus 1t developes
that; the only smashing done was when
someone smashed Chas Linder in the
face, aud put one eye, in mourning.
Linder was notifying the Joihts TO
close. wflen he was smashed.
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| Do you want Five Hundred Dollars!
Do you want One Thousand Dollarsi
'Do'you want Five Thousand Dollars
or more? If so. please call on me, &c
| l an prepared to make loans to any
amount. on good real; estate
You will find me-. for the present. al
the Office of the E r. Moses Mercan,
title. Co. r. FL. MOSES
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