Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05

Barton County Fair, Sept. 18th to 2lst
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While small fruit is said to be plen.
tiful, there has been but little of it on
the Great Bend market the past week.
Aaron Ward passed through this
city last week. returning from Colora.
do to his home in Norman, Oklahoma.
Joe Sprinkler. Charley Bacon. Pete
Kimpler and Elmer Brodie were Ellin.
wood men visiting at Great Bend last
Friday.
So far as hot. windy weather is con.
cerned, the past week has been about
the worst harvest weather We have
ever experienced in Barton county.
Miss Myrtis Pelter left Sunday even
ing for Alva. Ok, where she will
spend the balance Of the summer with
her sister, Mrs. Viola McGreevey.
Editor Joe Cooke took charge as
postmaster at Ellinwood July 1st.
That especial edition" will now take a
back seat for a few months while Joe
reads the postal cards.
See this office for bills, posters, sta
tionery, legal blanks and all kinds of
job printing We are prepared to do
this kind of work in the best style and
at most reasonable prices.
Fortunately for the peace of mind
of all the jewellers in the Arkansas
Valley, the weather bureau notifies
Martin Musil of Eilinwood that there
ia no danger Of flood in the Arkan-
sas river this season. Glad you mem
toned it.
W. p. Cone left Saturday for New
York. having in charge Gerhart john
son, insane. johnson came over from
Germany about year ago, and was
never naturaliZed and therefore is
still German subject and that gov>
eminent, through its representatives,
| will take charge of the young man.
Charley Bacon, of Ellinwood, seems
to be shining mark for the harvest
time crooks. About this time last
year they stole horse, buggy and
harness from him, and he never saw
hide nor hub Of them. And Thursday
night they stole new. $35 set of
double harness belonging to him. from
the farm of John Komark.
The New Process gasoline stove
lights like gas. a feature that makes
it popular, for without heat, smoke, or
delay, the stove can instantly be starts
ed in operation; turn the valve wheel
and apply the match. the stove is ready
for work. Could anything be more
simple. For sale at
The GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co
One farmer said the other day that
"the reason the farmers in the vicinity
of Great Bend did not petition for free
rural mail routes was because they 81
enjoyed coming to Great lend anG
standing about the pOstoffice waiting
10y the hour for their MALI Said thai
if they had free rural delivery they
would be deprived of this exemplar,
pleasure.
Rev. L. G. Schnacke. of the Congre
gational church, has rendered bis res
ighatiOn to the congregation, to taxi
effect when his place can be filed. H
has acquired valuable farm, souti
of the river, and his church aud par
sonage have been fitted up in excellen
. shape, and We had supposed that b.
and his congregation were mutuali
pleased with their connections.
:. An attempted bold~up at the bridg
| a mile south of Huisington, Wednes
day night last. AS doctor McPherso
! was driving home from Great Ban
e several men jumped out from unde
the bridge and attempted to halt hin
= The doctor turned loose his gatlin
r gun and the would.be hold-ups de
camped instanter 1t is surmised tina
;, they were the same gang who brok
q into Degens store earlier in the even
Jog.
There are now enrOute from Crime
z consigned to the Kansas State Mil!er