Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-11
ne received b, express, wednesday,

We received by express, Wednesday.
q box Of peaches grown on the Spring
Greek Farm, near Argonla, Sumner.
county. owned by C. W. Cannady. for.
merly OF south of the Arkansaw, this
county. They are as fine lot of fruit
as we have ever seen, and Mr.. Cannady
certainly has cause to be proud of his
Sumner county farm. j. E. Jenkins
sent us the peaches, with his compli>
ments.
Will Bunting says he has noticed
the papers full of gasoline accidents,
and thinks the reading IN that direc-
ton ought to be changed. So he put
the kindling in the stove, poured on
the coal oil, lit the match and dropped
1t in, he took off the lid and looked to
see if it was burning. It was. His
singed whiskers, eyebrows and arm 81 Q
proof that it was
The drilling season is approaching
very rapidly. We are representing
the Sucker State, Hocsier and Buck
eye; the former being the only drill
on the market in which each disc
works independent of the other. They
can be adjusted to any angle, at will
of the operator to suit various condi
lions of soil. For sale by
THE GREAT BEND IMPL. Go
''Where was Moses bros when the
lights went out?" The other evening
lightning struck the wires at the big
Moses Bros. Mills. and in a twinkling
every light in the mill twinkled out.
No considerable damage was done,
other than burning out the safetys for
each light.
H. A. Wilson, who recently removed
to Concordia, has been in the city the
past week. He says he will probably
have his headquarters at St. John
hereafter, as the failure of the corn
crop has knocked out bis business in
the north part of the state for this
year.
Fred Witte. who has charge of the
skimming station at Alexandra, Rush
county, was down to Great Bend Mon-
day, the first time in six months. He
thinks business in his line will now
improve considerably since the wheat
is getting large enough to pasture.
Statesmen WANTED AT ONCE to CAM
vass the farming and threshing trade.
Salary or commission. Previous ex-
perience not required. We have a good
business proposition to submit. For
particulars address with references.
LINCOLN OIL Co, Cleveland, Ohio.
Alexander Mays and Mr.. Banner.
of near Quenemo, Usage county. are
out this week visiting with Usher Boyd
of the south side, and looking. over
Barton county farms They express
themselves as wonderfully pleased
with the lay of the land.
The attention of cur readers is called
to the financial statements OF The J..
v. Brinkman Co. Bank of Great Bend,
and the BrinkmanaBrackS State Bank,
of OlmitZ. published in this Issue of
the DEMOCRAT. They make most
excellent showing for Barton county. /.
It is to be hoped that the following
advertisement in the Manchester News
| will receive response. It reads: IF
John Smith, who twenty years ago
deserted his poor wife and babe. will
return, the babe will take pleasure in
knocking the stuffin' out of him -
Don't worry about how your ragged
whiskers will look when yoI get to
heaven. You never saw the picture of
an angel Tor devil either) with whiskers
on. And OF course the fellows who
make the picturs Of angels know what
they are about.
Rev.oWm. Bullock will preach at the
Presby terrain church next Sabbath
morning and evening. After the morn.
Ting service there will be meeting of
the church and congregation for the
purpose of calling a pastor, if the way
be clear.
| We have just received a car of Bart