Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-17

have gone. Ii the other half will give
Us plenty of rain or snow there will be
no kick coming.
Get on the DEMoCRAT ana Kansas
City Daily World list while the club
bing rate lasts-before Feb. 1st. s2 90
for the two papers one year.
They say that burning shingles from
the old hotel building Sunday morning,
flew clear over TO Jake Bakers ante.
lope ranch and set fire to the buffalo
srass.
DR.. F. P. Dunn, the oldest physician
in practice at EIliuwood,. this week
locates in Great Bend. The doctor
has many friends In this part of the
county.
A two or three story brick will prob.
ably be erected on the corner recently
burned down. That would be an awful
nice corner for q good opera. house
building =
One of the st. John banks is arrsng-
ing to go out of business: The stock>
holders will probably ego to raising
chickens or wheat as more profitable
business.
Ed. Chapman says he got all wet be-
fore he went to the fire Sunday morn.
ing. AS he jumped out of bed the
mattress slipped and he fell into the
springs.
Fred Zutavern and wife, E. X.
Moses and wife, Bruce Jones and Glen
Quinn are attending the Implement
Dealers Convention at Kansas City
this week.
W. 81. Brown is still very Ill at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. M b.
Fits, in this city. A little improves
ment in his condition is shown the last
few days, however.
Marriage. licenses have bsen taken
out by Fred III. Hartmann, of Oafiin,
and Miss Grace F. Riemaun of Odin:
and l.. E. Wicks of Great Bend and
Miss Emma Hauser OF Hillsboro.
This is a week of good shows-A
Wise Woman Monday, Too Rich to
Marry Wednesday. and 1.-The World"
by the Kompton Komedy Ko., Friday
and the greatest of these is the K.
XXX.
The town of Hargrave. Hush county,
is for sale. Bro. Armstrong, of the
Beacon, ought to buy it and show us
just what he could make a town-with
the assistance of Col. SowarCjs. of
course.
You ask what is nicer than.
day in JuneY" Well. what's the mat-
ter with most of these days in january
Only in this favored part of Kansas
can be found june weather. IN mid>
winter.
The Ladies of the Episcopal c6urch
will give one of their popular O'Clock
suppers at Mrs. G. w. Poole's on Fri-
day evening: An elaborate menu will
be served. All are cordially iavited.
Mrs.. Frost, mother of Mrs ". W.
Culver and Miss Louie Frost, died at
the Culver home in Wichita Thursday
of last week. aud was buried on Fri
day the 10th. Deceased had many
friends in Great Bend
COMING The old time favorltes,
| Kempton Komedy Ko. at opera house
one night only. Friday Jan. .cI7th. in
the greatest of all scenic productions,
10 six acts, The World" Prices 25.
35 and 80 cents. Seats on sale at
| Aliens
1.-The Wise Rcman" company play
ed to good house Monday highs The
company has improved wonderfully
since here last year. The operatic
singing was the finest we have ever
heard on the Great Band stage. white
there was not a weak character in the
whole company.
Coouy Hartman, of south .of the
river, now drives the most stylish turn
out TO be seen on the streets OF Great
Kend-a magnificent carriage drawn by
| a pair of sorrel Ranks, perfectly
matched, proud and high stepping. 1
tell you these Barton county farmers
are 1.-The people" =
Manager Lewis has secured for the
: opera house Monday night, Jan 20th,
1.-The Eleventh Honr," Lincoln J. Car
ter's latest success. Mr Carter has
written N any plays that have been
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