Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
NUMBER 81.

NUMBER q.
Hear Hon Vernon j. Rose, demo-
cratic candidate for congress. at
EllinWood, Saturday evening OF this
week.
Misses Ollie Roudebush and Portia
Gano left Monday afternoon to at>
tend the State University at Laws
renee.
Chief John and his band Of Kiawas
are an attraction at the Sterling fair
this week. Eldredge, the horsemsn.
is also with the show.
L. b. keenan,. who has been down
at Argentine, Kansas, for the past
year or more. is back in Barton county
again, located at Oimitz.
Our Striped Overall Suits with
brass buttons at 81 35 suit are the
same as this years $1.75a at
LUNDBLADE s. BoLINaERs.
Word reaches here that VIM. Drake.
who is best known as the old street
car driver. died at Cleo, Ok, some
time about the first of August.
John Byers was down from Heizsr
Tuesday. MIR. Byers is not as Wig
orous in health as he once was. but
he gets there all right for a man of
his age.
A. 3. Baker was up from Paris,
Texas, last week. looking after prop.
erty interests in Barton county. Mr..
Baker is greatly pleased with his inn
vestments here.
We ought to have half a dozen
arc lights on Main street. instead of
the lightning bugs now observable a
part OF the night. We believe the city
can afford the extra expense.
At the Saturday afternoon matinee
Mesdames Piankinhorn, Browse and
Cutler and Miss Hattie Buckland
drew rocking chairs as rewards for at.
tending the Noble Co.'S cheap shows.
In the free for all bread contest at
the fair Mrs. j. 8. Ewalt won first
prize, with bread made from the ceIe,
brated Imperial" -four, the product
of the Walnut Creek Milling Co. of
this city.
The walls at the 2. o. have had q
much needed cleaning. Now If they
would cut window or two in the
west side-but then, the P. o. NAV
not remain where it is for another
four years.
y. B. GIiiis IS in the cattle and
butcher business st Seward, instead
of the poultry and egg business as
erroneouAiy stated. His step>son, Mr..
Clark, is associated with him in the
business.
Tom Shanghnessy, formerly a PRINT
er In the DEMOCRAT Office, came In
from Iowa last Saturday. Tom has
been up in the northern states for the
past four years or more, and the cli<
mate seems to have agreed with him.
Rev. j. w. Thompson, formerly Of
the Presbyterian church of this CITY.
was up to attend the fair, from Mar.
ion, last week. Rev. Thompson is as
much OF horseman as ever, and
agreesblY acted as one of the Judges
of the races the last day.
Tom Goodan got gay and said mean
things to Jim Rocks, the other day.
Jim is one of the most peaceable and
industrious colored men in Kansas.
but he would not stand for abuse. so
Goodan paid 81 90 aud costs in noiice
court for getting too gay.
The busiest place in town this week
has been the Hooper Drug Store.
where the students are making ex,
change of school books. A large
force of extra clerks had to be pressed
into service TO meet the rush. And
it is not over yet by several pages.
Only one drunk on the streets of
Great Bend during fair week. We
will wager dollars to doughnats that
the ''goody goody" towns of Sterling
and Hutchinson, where you have to
get back door sneak on you to pro.
cure your drinks, will not show as
good a record.
In its write pp of the Woodmen pic