Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-19

NUMBER %.
Mrs N. ". Halioway. mother of
Mrs. d. Z. Armstrong, suffered .
slight stroke OF paralysis last week.
Prof. VIM. Reece, in the early dsys
principal of the Great Bend schools.
is now at Lawton, Ok. in the real
estate business.
Fred Brown. the Galatia merchant.
was down to the county seat Monday.
He says quite number OF the farmers
In that locality will be through drills
ing wheat this week.
Every township voting place must
have three seperate ballot boxes this
fall-one for the state and county
ballots. one for the township ballots
and one for the amendments.
The Noble show people gvt frost
at Sterling. Served 'em right. There
has got to be something more than .
name and fiashy posters to make a
successful dramatic company.
Mrs. S. B. Comfort, of northeast of
town, returned last Friday from tax
ing romp out in the mountains of
the far west. and s. B. is as pleased
as when boy he got q new pair of
redtopped and eoppertoed boots.
The Cheyenne bottoms land cases. !.
taken to Rice county on change of
venue, have all been continued to the
October term OF court, opening at
Lyons, Oct. %. on account of the
farmers all being busy drilling wheat.
Everybody is finding out that the
Barton House is good place for DIN,
ing and lodging; the rates are reason
able, and the new propristor
s. A. Shepard, the photographer.
gives a tone to that popular hortlery
that cannot be found~elsewhere.
Cyclone DAVIS. OF Texas, one of the
most entertaining speakers in this
broad land. has been secured for an
address at Great Bend on SATURDAY..
Oct. 1lth. most likely in the aftsrs
noon. Watch for bills announcing the
hour later.
Arthur Jones, charged with enticipg
Daisy Alexander from her home for
immoral purposes, was bound over to
the district court. Saturday, and in
default of $500 bond now awaits trial
in the county bastile. The young peo.
pie are both from Ellinwood.
Hon. Fred j. Close. candidate for
lieutenant governor, viii be at Clsfiin
on Monday. the ED, in the afternoon.
and at HoisiDgton in the evening.
with Hon. Vernon j. Rose, candidate
for congress. It will be well worth a
long drive to hear these gentlemen.
Mrs Eiting, of New York, who has
been visiting with her sister in law.
Mrs. PnIl Le Roy of near HeIzer for
tbe past few weeks, returned home.to
New York this week. Mrs. McKee.
another sister in-lsw, is now here from
Downs. Kansas. visiting Mrs. Leroy.
The following Great Bsnders took
in the county fair at Sterling last
week: w. T. Kendall, Geo. Greene
jr-. D. G. Luse and wife, Jas. w,
Clarke. L. 2. Aber, G. l.. Chapman.
Phil Markey, d. A Banta, Burt Bar.
nett. A. II. Schaffer, Burt Dawson.
Mrs. w. E. Honnen, Frank Porter
and VIM. Brouse.
Mary had little lamb, it followed
her to church, and stood around the
door like an owl upon its perch. Why
don't the little lamb come inYp the
watchful people cried. Why, Mary
tod the silly thing to watch for her
outside" So you, each gentle maiden.
may one and all still fnd, some Sheep
nead waiting near the door. if vou
admire that kind.
Will somebody tell US what horse
made that 1875 at east quarter, I'm
the one mile novelty racs reported as
having taken place on the last day of
the fair, by two Of the Bend pspersp
W as the time Is minutes and 75
seconds, or Is hours and 75 miuutes2
And where does the least qusrtern
begin and endp Will the sporting
editors please enIighten cs.
Iowa papers tell Of the operations of
travelling fskir who is selling patent
rights for a washing machine. The
fellow oilers to sell some farmer q
township right to sell the patent.ma.