Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16

MIiier's.
The Russian thistle crop is said to
be flourishing during the dry spell.
If you want gasoline stove call and
exsmine it and try it, at F. 81. Miller's.
a few hiding and Walking listers
left. st 8 bargain. at F. H. Miller's.
N. E. Norris, of Clsflin, was over to
the Bend Saturday to zee the ball
game.
No. we'll not go to st. Louis until
1904. The great fair will be postponed
to that year.
A Sunday School Rally Was held at
four, five miles west of town,
from $50 to 4.4O, Sunday afternoon,
the 11th.
For sALE-Broom Corn Seed, the
Mammoth Evergreen Dwarf.
G. 81. Harter, Great Bend.
The sheriff took Frank Frienzel, the
insane man from Cheyenne township,
down to the Topeka asylum. Friday
of last week.
An advertisement in the DEMOCRAT
is space well used. Because it reaches
the eyes of more people than through
any other medium.
If the weather clerk don't quit puts
ting up that local showers" signal,
without sending the showers, there
will be trouble.
Ladies desiring anything in the line
of Ferris Bros, waists or corsets. for
misses or ladies, can be fitted
by calling on MRS. STOKE.
How would it do to put the band
stand in the north end of the park
1t will have to be moved from its
present location when the Jail building
is commenced.
Persons wanting cut flowers or
potted plants for Decoration Day
shoald get their order in early. ]
have bedding plants for from cents
up. MRS. lila Nj, STOKE.
John G. Frank has resigned the po>
sition be has held with the E. b.
Moses Mercantile Co. for the past
fifteen years, and goes On the road as
the travelling representative of a thresh
ing machine company.
Frank Farris. the barber, has fitted
up an elegant shop at Black we'll, Okla
bona, and says that If any of his
Great Bend friends are down that way
he wants them to drop In and get
slicked up.
Family of two ladies desire to en-
ploy an experienced single man of
thirty or more for general light work
and care of business interests. Com
menee after harvest if incouvenient
before. First class references required
Lock Box 219. Sterling, Kansas.
The daily papers reported q cyclone
in Missouri last week which took one
mans farm and just skinned off the
soil all over TO the depth of about l5
inches. The farm was owned by q
MIR. Aarkey, brother of B Markey OF
this county.
The farmer who has a part of his
farm we'll started in alfalfa-and there
are lots of them now in this valley
has no need to worry if his wheat
crop fails occasionally. One farmer
we know-Boyd Eyers of Buffalo
township, in the Walnut Valley-last
year made $50 an acre of of one 6
acre patch. or s425 from acrez.
In. an official report by o. E
O'Bliness, city clerk of Clafin, for
the nine months ending April 80,
1902, the total cash receipts from all
sources were 81 .1l7 80, total disburse-
ments were S766 81, leaving a cash
balance on hand May 1st, OF $3.50. 80.
A very good showing for Ciafiin.
Frank Krum. late OF west of town,
has bought the Blue Front Blacksmith
Shop. east side of the square, and in
yitss q call. He has associated with
him Mr.. Geo. Mohn, an expert horse
sheer, whose work is well known By
our horsemen. The firm is Krum
s. Mohu. Give them a call.
Ond of Mr. Sosken's boys received a
broken arm one day this week by
being forced against the manger by q
tractious horss.-CIsfltn Clarion.
Now that boy must be q curiosity
providing he keeps that broken arm
he received" last week, in addition
10 the two others it is presumed hs
had before he received" the broker
one.
Democratic State Convention q
Wichita next Thursday, the 22nd. III.