Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-04-11

the people of Great Bend. Messrs.
Lundblade & Bolinger's object is to
sell more goods, by SO doing they can
sell them still cheaper.
This new system is covered with
letters of copy right and is only put on
for one firm in a town. Ask for the
trading tablets in their store.
Hoisington is growing. The ASSESS
or has just completed an ennumera
tion OF its citizens and finds q popu-
lation of 1915.
Frank Fruit, west of town IN Liber-
ty township. has been very bad off
with inflamatory rheumatism for the
past week or more.
DIR. Edw. &. Lawrence, formerly of
Nebraska, has located at Albert for
the practice of medicine. See his card
elsewhere in this paper.
Marshal Wilson warns all that he
will enforce the ordinance against
carrying concealed weapons. The
fine may be from SIS to 500.
G. W. Armstrong, brother of W. r.
and Joe, is here from ElDorado
Springs. Mo. and has a position with
the Farmers Mill ard Elevator.
Nothing but stone CT brick business
buildings should be permitted to be
erected on the block west Of the square
or the two blocks north or south.
'Once in while men grow weary
of the awfully sweet woman" writes
the Chit Chatter OF the Tribune, who
has beeh married aeoat a mouth.
Since the summer hotels at Atlantic
City, n. j. have all been burned down
the eastern city man had better bring
his family out for summer vacation to
the Cheyenne lake.
j. w, Racey. one of the main stand
bys of the Galatia neighborhood, was
down to the county seat Monday, and
to bis uncle, j. q. Campbell, in Illinois.
Attorney Conley, a law partner of
Henry W. Huffman, of Wichita, was
Great Bend visitor last week. closing
up the deal for the purchase of the
college building for Bishop Hennessey.
We are still looking for those news
letters from Dubuque. Pawnee Rock,
Albert and Gslatia. Some of the
young folks oe those localities should
try their hands. You will find it,
interesting.
Mrs. Andy Powelson, of the north
west part Of town, had shoulder dis
located last week. She was leading
q horse Oh long picket rope, when
the animal began playing and threw
her to the ground.
A live pelican was quite an attrac,
ton at Wilson s restaurant, Saturday
It was one of seven which MI Gruber
brought down with three shots, the
one on exhibition being wounded in
the wing and unable to fly.
Squire E. j. Dodge, the blacksmith
is fitting up his shop with new
machinery which he says will last him
for the next % years. He is upwards
of 80 years old. yet still does man,
full days work-and sometimes two.
DR.. a. d. Raffington had not beer
induiging in some of his own laughing
gas, last Thursday. That broad smil,
he wore all day was occasioned by th
arrival of girl baby-just what wa
ordered-at his house that morning
a goodiy crowd OF Woodmeu aD'
their families were out TO the social
Monday night, aud very pleasau
tims IL reported. The N ". A i
one Of tbs most populsT fraternal in
/ surance orders having an organizatio
II this city. I. is nip,snd~tuck be
tween them and the a o Z. W. as :
which is growing the fastest.
Z, Lzfe Wells ead Glen Jones. tw
young Laos nos yet Of age. we're fine
SO and costs each, in JenBison
t court last Saturday, for attempting /
J. steal ride on Santa Fe train. tt
q charge was also made that they sh.
into the train after being elected, bI
l the charge against them Of carryir
T concealed weapons was dismissed
It the case of Jones, and on trial Wei
}. was acquitted.