Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21

ii. ID. Book, or ElHuwood, and III.
N. Minton. of Kinsley were last week
indicted by the u. 3. Grand Jury, in
session at Wichita, for shipping prairie
chickens contrary to law.
The Clafiin String Band gave q st.
Patrick's ball Monday night OF this
week. O'Blenniss and O'Rouke,
O'Flaherty an O'Donnell we're there
be jsbers. am ache flung fut in ould
Erin ragtime.
REMEMBER-Ws will sell you the
Majestic Range (Steel, maleable) at
the peddlers' price. and give you SIC
worth OF goods out Of our stock free
of charge. Come and see as.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co,
Bert Torrey, who was raised in Great
Bend, is here on visit to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Torrey. Bert is
now route agent for the Wells Fargo
Express Co., with headquarters ct
Kansas City, Mo.
Master Reve Parks. who has the
agency for the Saturday Evening Post,
of Philadelphia, is hustler from Hus-
tlerstown. He will deliver the Post at
your door. and also take subscriptions
for Ladies' Home Journal.
The republican judicial convention
or this district, comp osed of Barton,
Rice and Stafford counties, will meet
in Great Bend May 21st. The call
provides for 18 delegates from Barton,
81 from Rice and IL from Stafford.
The appearance OF the interior Of the
First National Bank has been greatly
improved by the putting in of hand-
some new fixtures. They are OF Kansas
grown walnut, manufactured in Kan
sas, and are as neat as can be found in
any bank.
We last week got out service cards
for John Soden, advertising his race
stallion MARTIN RUSSELL and jack
"Dou Carlos;" and for Col. j. s.
Winget telling the good points of his
horses. "Prince Henry" and young
Diamond" and jack Jerry
Frank G. Mckinney. of few miles
west of town, last week received cash
award of s12O0 for the sample half
bushel of hard wheat sent to the Kan
sas Commission to the st. Louis
Worlds Fair. Frank will sell the rest
that he has at the same price-s24 q
bushel.
The Epperson Military Band came
out Saturday afternoon, and for a
couple of hours entertained the large
crowd of town visitors with some
most excellent music. The boys show
great improvement after their winters
practice, and all great Bend Ia proud
of them.
Mrs. Otto Scheufer was granted q
divorce from her husband. In the dis
trict court last week. She retains the
four children, 100 acres of land aud q
horse and buggy. The girl with which
Scheufler was criminaily intimate. was
given 100000 and Geo. Brinkman sp-
pointed guardian until she becomes of
age.
F. s. G. Piesker, of San Sofa, Texas,
came up last week on a visit to his
sons. ". A. and G.. E. Piesker. Mr..
Prisker, Sr was Kansan in 1859. be-
fore the railroads were built through
this part of the state. and notes q won-
derful change since that time. He may
possibly locate in this county perma-
nentIy.
Tha Ladies of the Presbyterian
church will hold their Easter Bazsr,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
afternoons of March %. 81 sDd 2s
Plenty of sunbonnets and aprons OF
all kinds aud sizes. Alec q nics line OF
fancy aud other useful articles will be
for sale Open until p. M. each even
ing. Second door west of Brlnkman's
Bank.
The information We had concerning
the amount of .'piano fund" raised bJ
the ArgoDaut society of the city high
school led us to state that the sum va:
$3.50 One Of the boys of the societ,
informs that was an error; that the,
rsised $50 0e Good that is SO mucs
better and IL the two societies vii
keep up that good showing they car
soon have . sufficient sum to place 1