Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-30

week.
Mr.. Ssamands spent Sunday at Lar
ned-which Is up towards Finney
county.
The Misses May and Grace Wood.
burn returned from their visit to
Wichita last Friday.
Dan Downey came home from Calls
fornia last week. He will return there
after short visit here.
Barton county had seventeen enthu.
siastic democrats at the State conven>
tion last week. And they are all
happy.
Henry Huffman and Mr.iand Mrs.
Will Culver, of Wichita. want to be
remembered to all old Barton county
friends.
The Brewer & Feess butcher shop
has been moved to the room vacated
by Weltmer Bros, opposite hotel
Greene.
Ed Deal of the north side, has
bought the relinqaIshmant OF claim
down in the Oklahoma country, and
will move down after harvest.
On May 22d j. 5. Clemmsr and Hiss
Katie Adams, Of Great Bend. were
married at the probate judges Office,
by Justice j. II. Jennison.
Hutchinson and return Via Santa Fa
on sale June End to 6th, final limit
June 7th, rate So 81.
W. ToRREY, Agent.
we have secured the seryicas o.
Geo. Ferris, OF St, Louis, expert tiue
ner, plumber aud heating man. When
y1a5 need anything N these lines call
and see US.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
The Democratic delegates and ''yisis
Hg statesmen" who assended the con,
yention at Wichita last week, came
home Friday evening, all weil pleased
with the action Of the convention.
W. +. Bush has bought the Markey
ana Armstrong drsy lines end con~
solidated them, now doing the whole
dray business of the town. Bill is
somewhat OF ''msrger" himself.
Nichita was wet" la5s Week-in-
side and out. This week it vii! be
wet-mostly inside, ss the republicans
are gathered there to uphold prohibi-
sioa and put down tbs liquor traffic,
at guip.
VIM. Gsgelmsn and wife left Satur-
day to be gone about q month. They
will represent this county in gran d
gathering of the Observation-Disclosures
at Milwaukee, aud will also visit in
and about Chicsgo.
Local application item from the
Hoisington Dispatch: There are q
lot OF men going around over the
country trying TO preach who ought tc
sithsr put more fire into their sermons
or more sermons into the fire.
AttoCney Randall Livesay came uI
from Anadarko. OE., last Saturday fol
a few weeks visit with old friends an6
relatives in Great Bend aud BartoI
county. Mr. Li7esay says he has ,
eood town there aud is doing q mic,
| business.
| Tnekhigh school graduating exer
cises At the opera house Friday nigh
were very satisfactory to large audi
encs. Each OF the five young ladie
acquitted themselves splendidly, an,
che musical parts of the program wer
toe The class address By Chas. Lob
dell was very good. and being shor
was much appreciated. The onl
criticism ne desire to maze land ~
beiieYe it ia II justice to the public
and for the purpose of preventing tn
same thing from happening In tn
! future that We itl is that som
man Of q cleaner record should hay
been selected 20 deliver the Glass ad
dress. Lobdeu is q politician VINO wa
/ given the title of Judge" o. -easo
OF most g.aring political trand an
trickery, and rot because Of MS mora
character or j1diciaii ability. Som
uaza ike Anssi B. Clark or j. Z. Jur
kin OF Rice, E. 9. Cole or c. F. DiffeI
nachsr of Great Band, Ed Madison {
Dodge. Tom Nossly OF Sc. John, c
sl hundreds OF others we could mentor
'nld have added honor TO the cccs