Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-06-20

NJ M BER 15.
James Ely, who is running farm
down in Stafford county, near Mackss
vile, was up to visit home folks at the
Bend. Saturday and Sunday.
A number OF the friends OF Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Miller dropped in on them
Saturday evening and gave them
pleasant surprise, at their home In the
I'd ward
If you are thinking of putting in .
furnace or hot water plant, let US
figure with you. We have a man who
thoroughly understands this kind OF
work.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
j. Rediger, of the Sd ward, is now q
retired farmer in every sense Of the
word, having last week sold his three
quarter section farm in Eureka town
ship for the neat sum of SIS, 900.
O. P. Scarce, the lord of the Salt
Marsh. and member of the Democratic
state central committee for Barton.
Rice and Stafford counties. was up to
the Bend last week getting acquainted
with the boys.
We have secured the services OF
Geo. Ferris, of st, Louis, expert tins
ner. plumber and heating man. When
you need anything in these lines call
and see us.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
Miss Edyth Rush. one of Barton
county's popular school teachers. is
spending her summer vacation with
relatives at Milwaukee, Wis She will
visit with Miss Lilah Smith, at Mus
kegon, Mich.
We will handle the Baldwin, and
Story & Clark Pianos, together with
our complete line of all other musical
Instruments. 1t will pay you to see US
before purchasing.
HOOPER DRUG Co.
Mrs. Lummach died at her home
near Odin on the 9th inst. Her daugh-
ter and Emil Huslig were to have been
| married on the 11th, but On account
of the death the wedding has been in
definitely postponed.
The fastest ad. of the Kansas shals>
ionaires is to the effect that $50, 900
will be spe1tin erecting a shale crush
ing mill in Trego county, TO produce
gold by the Fahrig process. The ''Fa.
gin" process is older, and safer.
80 (a11
people of Kansas will have gone
thu ough a whole lot of expensive ex>
perince chsrgeable to the boodling
dickering of the state school book
commission. Remember this al the
polls.
Charlie Munich came up from Okla>
homs to look after bis wheat harvest
this week, south of the river. Charlie
says he has good farm, miles from
Hobart, the county seat, and that
everything is doing fine down in his
country.
A lady was looking for her husband
and Inquired anxiOuslY of a housemaid: i:
DO you happen to know anything of
your masters WhereaboutsP' I'm
not sure, ma'sm." replied the careful
domestic. '' but think they're in the
wash"
Kansas will have a good hay crop,
half wheat crop and plenty. of vege-
tables without a doubt. Now if the
fates land according to the average
rep. voter the republican party will
give us good corn crop, Kansas will
continue on her way through Difficult
ties to the stars.
If you want reliable newspaper.
one which has convictions and is not
afraid to stand by them, take the
DEMOCRAT. A republican subscriber
said to us lbe other day; Il like the
| DEMOCRAT because it speaks out plain
on all subjects of general interests, al .
though do rot endorse its national
politics"
The wheat has got worms. Grass
| hoppers are eating up the wheat. The
hot weather soured the milk" aud
baked the dough" in the wheat. The
hail has knocked the heads of the
wheat. The wheat is lodging-and