Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12

IdtOIfSo HO Wci 8 Ou r1EA ~ 1uI1<1oy. s&so
18th. in memory of the assassinated
president.
Mighty chilly the last few days
Makes the Chappies> shed those I'M
calmly socafled "PaDamas" with
yard of polkadot cheese cloth around
them.
Some of these days hunter will be
caught red handed in the slaughter or
manning of stock; then there will be
the price of several duck guns and
many pounds of ammunition to dig
up.
A number of Great Benders went
to Ellinwood, Monday evening, to
attend the annual celebration by the
German singing society Of that place.
That all had big time goes without
saying.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage of B. II. Bowman of Pawnee
Rock. and Miss Spahr. at the home of
the latter, in Louisburg, Kansas, on
Sept. 3d. They will be at home in
Pawnee Rock after Sept. 18th.
Marriage licenses have been issued
this week to John S. McDougal, Fin
gal, Rush county, and Miss E. b.
Jones Of same place; and to Err Pat
terson Of Albert and Miss Grace
thinner of west of Great Bend.
WI. Bailey, republican candidate
for governor. and Chas. F. Scott, can
didate for congressman at large, will
speak in Great Bend this Friday
evening, no preventing providence.
They have meeting at Sterling in
the afternoon.
The question is: which was on the
gridlron. Monday night-the school
board or the clerk thereof Charley
Dodge says lit never faxed him."
But the statements of the members of
Board Shedd a different. light on that
claim of Charleys.
0. j. Richards, who is now, and has
been for a number of years, manager
for the Hutchinson Water. Light and
Fuel Co.. came up Wednesday eYen-
ing for few days visit with old
friends and neighbors, of which he
has host in Great Bend.
There were 518 students registered
in the city schools on the opening
morning-Monday. a number of
others have come in since. There are,
too, about 80 students attending the
Catholic Sisters school who otherwise
would have been in the public schools.
Fisher, the late proprietor of south
main street restaurant. was apparent>
ly Fisher" for suckers-and caught
some, as the sheriff closed the place
up for debt one day last week. Ii will
be remembered, he recently married
Miss Colt, the ssraightway proceeded
to Ego it,
Many high compliments were passed
upon the music furnished every afGer
noon during the fair by the Epperson
Military Band. The citizens of Barr
ton county are indeed proud OF this
most efficient musical organization,
and it's reputation is not confined to
Barton county either.
There ought 30 be young school
| teacher, or a boy, or girl student, in
every township in the county who
would take an interest in jotting down
the newsy items of local interest and
sending in to the DEMOCRAT. 1t
would be valuable practice in composl>
ton and rhetoric. Try it.
| The Hoisington football team, came
over toplay the High School eleven, last
Friday forenoon, but "bucked" and
would not play when they found tina,
TWO colored boys, Amsi Lewis "a grad
uate of the high school) and Bud
Sellers, were in the Great Bend
eleven. The Hoisington DO, made q
mistake-some of the best foot bal
teams in the land have colored men or
them.
The I9tn annual state reunion Of
the Kansas u. A r.. will be held u
| W lcnltd Oopt. "a W a. 4Uo W ICui
ia and Southwestern Exposition vii
be held there on the same dates. I
will be gay week IN Wichita, ant
those who want to have some fun car
have it there in any form desired
Wichita is always good town t
visit.
Prof. B. B. Smith, who was a char
acter here in the early days, and in th'
'70's published a history of Barton Go