Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31
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By" Archibaldu.s


By-"Archibaldus.s
Winter whew, cold.
Attorney Pilkington spent Sunday
in the city taking depositions.
Peter Brack our pioneer merchant
spent several days the last of last
week in the county capital.
Several cases of pneumonia in town,
all on the road to recovery under the
skillful guidance of DR.. Akin.
Traffic has been unusually heavy
on the road between the stove and
the coal no Be, the past few days.
Mr.. Taylor our greeu back grab
Der braved the storm Sunday and
went to see his Ma at Great Bend.
Our whisker remover Mr.. Hilton
has invested In a team of corn cribs;
better if you had bought an aut ,mo-
bile Al.
Mr.. Ben Krause, of Oils, is now
located here as grain buyer for the
L. Schneider Grain Co. of Otie; suc>
cess Ben.
The Olmutz dancing club enter
tanned the older folks at the Hall last
Wednesday eve, by giving them .
fine old fashioned hop.
Several Of our younger bloods at
tended basket supper at the Axman
district school house last Friday eve
A good time lie reported.
Peter Brack and wife went to the
city on the Raw Monday eve on the
Mo. Pac. d yer to attend the Lumber.
mems convention and the cancellation
of the Order of Hoo Hoos of which
Mr.. Brack is prominent member.
They will take in the Washington
trip before returning.
A Colorado woman offers 81 600
cash to any business man that can
prove that he is perfectly honest.
Now you Albert fellows don't try to
get this money because you are going
up against something that you are
entirely unfit for. IF we was BUSH
ness man We would "Calp' her in q
minute, but alas alaok. We suggest
that Jack Pilkington try to get it,
some one second the motion.
We notice that some Galatia knock
er is plying his vocation, against the
Evangelist who spent two weeks in
that place trying to show the deni-
zens that hold forth there the error of
their ways. This man kicks because
the preacher took something over a
hundred plunks away with him.
Great scott neigh Dor you wouldn't
expect man to stay in your burg
that long for any less would you?
All the rabbit hunters were out
after the snow fell. 1t takes q two
cent shell to kill three cent rabbit,
not counting the liniment you use on
your shoulder where the gun kicked
you. Rsbbit shooting is great sport
though, as there isn't finer mark
than the tail.less perspective of q
John Rabbit bobbing across the snow
about thirty yards away. The farm
ers are not averse to the boys killing
these three cent johnnies as they are
a pest if allowed to multiply to any
extent.
Did you 60 sleighing before the
snow was gone? Oh what fun it lie
to sleigh ride. The spirited trotter
kicks two pounds of snow down your
collar every time he steps, your feet
feel like two cold chunks of scrap iron
and you have feeling that they are
going to break off every time you
move, the smooth level of snow is ups
holstered with rocks and ruts, the
noise of the bells would make q tin
head ache, and ten chances to one
you will have to slide home in the
mud, because the sun has come out
and melted the beautiful snow, after
you arrive home you are 30 spotted
that you are liable to be guarantined
if the Doctor sees you first. O. yes,
it's 80 nice to sleigh ride.