Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-12-06

kind ever issued. 1t covers many |
subjects. most of them logically, |
but many important matters are
treated only specifically. Wei
make the guess that populists
and democrats in the west are
better pleased o-Mith it than are
the eastern republicans; and the.
further prediction that the pres
emit republican congress will be
governed more by what the party
bosses demand than by what the
president recommends.
WHEN the business men of
Great Bend unite in going after
anything they can pretty near
get it. Their demand for. a clean
ing up and the elimination of the
social evil and other nuisances
has already born good fruit, not
withstanding the three times re
peated bsllyaching of the Beacon.
sit" Is getting so common that it is
hardly worth noticing any more.
Cards were put. up at the following
places on Tuesday OF this week: at
C: W. Aiexandres', Santa Ferail road
man; at Frank Davis, the blacksmith;
at Mr.. 'Harnden' g, south OF 9. A.
Hooper's, at Rev. LOTIONS, the Chris
tian minister; and at Gus. Schaefer's.
where Joe Armstrong's little boy is
afflicted. With all the dozen or more
cases around town none of them are
sick. They have little fever. a little
breaking out and that is about all.
The meeting of the stockholders of
the Barton County Fair Association,
| held last Saturday, was adjourned over
to the I'd Tuesday in December, which
will be December 10TH AT this date
the officers for the ensuing year, will
| be elected, in accordance with the pro-
visions of q state law which assists
county agriculture al associations which
are governed under it's provisions. It
would be good plan if our county
| fair association could get Secretary
Coburn to meet with us here some time
during the winter. 30
"a Wise Woman" is one Of those
refined, decent things that follow
dorsey comedy aud suggestive
dramas like sunshine after rain. It is
/ three act gem and is presented by an
exceptionally good company. which is
headed by Marie Lamour and Frederic
Murphy, two rapidly advancing young
/ artists. It is to be presented here at
Willners Opera House Monday, Janu>
airy ID.
The rum or that the Mo. P. railroad
had bought the Santa Fe branch run.
ming out of Great Bend, seems to have
been without foundation In fact. The
I Santa Fe fired the branch section men
4 and called the tools in because the
road managers have cheaper plan to
kesp the track in repair by working a
floating section crew which can be sent
from point to point. ,s'ss
Lyman Dodge. a popular drug clerk
with the Hooper Drug Co.. and Miss
Clementipe McCaleb were married by
Probate Judge FEEDER, at his residence
on Thanksgiving day. Both young
people are popularity known In THU
city, and their quiet doubling np'
was quite surprise to their many
friends. They really made a cuts
double Dodge.
The jury in the case of State vs
Mrs. Hotchkiss, charged with the kill
80 IN 1
turned a verdict of manslaughter il
the Sd degree. The penalty may bs
six months in the county Jail to three
years in the state prison. a motion
has been made for a new trial.
The jury on the second trial of the
Kennedy case, after being out half the
night, returned a verdict of guilty .sf
charged This was the case where
horse stealing was charged. and ;ir
which the jury failed to agree, on the
first trial.
Judge Clark, after adjourning court
Wednesday until the 10th, left for his
home in Sterling. He will not pass
sentence on Pelter, Kennedy and Mrs
Hotchkiss until the close of the two
other criminal cases to bs tried mex!
week
The city high school eleven and th'
junior eleven of the Central Norma
College, played game of foot ball OF
the College grounds on Thanksgiving
day, the town kids winning in scor,
of Is to O.
If there's any misfortune goip,
around, Dell Decker is bound to hav,