Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-03
All aboard for EIlinwood, to spend

the 18th.
Newcombe carries a special line of
threshing coal
N. S. Ream is now employed by
the kliken Lumber Co., as yard man.
The oil wagon will call at your
house and fill your wants-and your
cans.
Merchant Brack, of Olmitz, was
down to the county seat the first of
this week.
TIL RE HERME N-We have
Crates of all descriptions, at Great
Bend Foundry.
The Eastern Star gave a social at |
the residence of Theo. Griffith last
Thursday evening.
On the first of the week F. NJ. |
Russell made a trip to Oklahoma, to
see his son, at Enid.
The best cigars, candies and con-
fections can be found at Klughardt's
& Sanderson, The City Bakery.
Misses Zoe Chapman and Hattie
Meacham entertained a large number
of friends, Wednesday afternoon.
The Double Seven and their fami
| lies will celebrate the 4th at the resi-
dence of B. E. Giles, on Forest avenue.
Geo. Ward is up from Norman,
Oklahoma, and is renewing old &C
| quaintances Geo. was a former
resident of Logan township.
Miss Mary Reigel, of south of the
river. who has a large class in music
down at St. John, was up to spend
Sunday with the nome folks.
Otto Patton made a business trip
to- Hoisington, Monday, and between
Itimes did some work in the interest
of his favorite candidate in the DEMO
tCRAT Piano Contest.
| Beginning with July 1st, J. A. Nc
Haffie is smiling upon the public
through the delivery windows at the
P. .. We predict that Nc will make
a pleasant public servant.
A Kansas City man found $4,000
worth of railroad stock in the flood
debris. After squeezing the water
= out of it, he realized the price of a
lunch.-W ashington Post.
Miss Eva Marble, of Beford, Ohio
is visiting her cousin, county superin.
tendent Aidrich She is on her way
r home from an extended visit to the
< Aldrich family IN Oklahoma.
Pick your candidate from among
the ladies in the DEMOCRAT Piano
Contest, and hustle for her. If she
is not already in the contest, have
her call and get blanks for the fun.
Miss Kate Crilley is visiting her
aunt and cousins in the third ward
, Miss Criiley is the daughter of Ca
Crilley, former resident of this coun
ty, and has many friends in our city
John Johnson has purchased the
Brisby residence in the second ward
and expects to move his family tc
town soon. Mr.. Brisby's family viii
: move to Oklahoma, where George
r has an engine.
Jasper Duff is up from Neoshc
county to help care for Barton's big
t wheat crop. Mr.. Duff says he viii
] be permanent resident here agair
: as soon as he can dispose of his in
terests down there.
> Fight competition with printer:
ink-it doesn't scatter, but it spreads
like racy rumor in gossipy neigh
borhood. There is more truth thar
q poetry in the statement that deao
. man doesn't advertise. He can't
a but live one always does. He car
and he cans money and happines:
thereby.
:, &C. Q. Bullock" says the King
=. man Journal, ''has just finished ship
ping a car load of hedge posts te
EngIewood, Kansas, from his Reno
n county farm. Mr.. Bullock says he
n did not think while setting out hi:
e hedge % years ago that he woule
ever have shipment of posts. OF
of II acres he has sold II, 600 posts.
= Prof. Bullock was for a number Of
II years principal of the Ellinwooo
; schools.
The average citizen always seem:
to be in a hurry and nine times out O