Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-02-06

Geo. Moore plead guilty stealing
some money and othes from Henry
G. Cook. in the district court, last
Thursday, and was sentenced 20 the
reform school, at Hutchinson. His
term Of sentence will depend upon his
good behsvior while in the reformatory.
Peter Kingston was down from near
Millard. Monday. He got out OF town
on his way home "a 20 mile drive)
when he remembered the printer. and
came back to drop a couple of plunks
! in the till. to pay on his own DEMO
Graf and one to his father in New
York state.
. Commissioner Pickerill kept visitors
to the clerks office, during the com.
missioners session this week supplied
with Good Run cigars, all on account
OF the arrival of a new boy at his
home Sunday last. No doubt the boy
made good ruu, to strike Mr.. Pick
erill's home.
Monday was 'Groundhog" day and
if his hogship did not scoot back into
his hole mighty qnick. he got a chill
on Monday night, for the weather
turned cold and spit of snow began
falling by midnight, keeping it up
most all day Tuesday. About an
inch of snow on the level fell
Among the good land sensible) peo-
ole who have hao their names added
to our list of readers during the past
week are: Police Judge Page. Cbas
johnson, Elmer Dale and P. G. Boland
Great Bend; . Z. Scarce. EIlinwood,
James Gibson, Joliet. Ill: and Eli
F. Groseclose. Marion. Va.
For SALE CAEAP-A nice bunch of
2 year old horses and mules. which are
100 young to ship, Will sell at q
bargain il sold at once.
WI KLEIN & Co
Beginning with Feb. 1st the Ex>
change Store starts out with a new
manager, James w. Downey retiring
and Frank q Sseber taking charge
Mr. Seeber has had considerable
experience In the mercantile line, and
| will doubtless conduct a successful
| business Mr.. DOwney may open
business of his own shortly.
All lovers of real. high class comedy
who attended the production of The
Game Keeper" last Friday eYenIDg
were we'll pleased Especially good
was the acting of Thos j. Smith. the
gamekeeper. and little Baby Patti
One entertainment like that is worth
dozen of the usual barn stormibg q
aggregations tnat this community has
been afflicted with
| An adjourned session of the distritt t
court will be held on Feb. 23d. when
the bearing of the case of Koen Vs the
| Ditch Co will be continued 1t seen 8
that Mr.. Koen is not satisfied with the
action of the Attorney General in
recommending renewal of the D tcb
Co. Charter. and is contending for
money be claims still due him from
the corporation.
MIR. and Mrs Harry Schriner, on
the [. W. Pursel farm. South side.
lost little girl by death, on Friday
morning last, at the age of 2 months
| and "a days. Funeral services were
beld at the home Saturday the 31st. at
1890. and interment in the Great
Bend cemetery. The bereaved parents
have the deep 4sympatby of the
neIghborhood
A j Cassidy, father of Mrs. T. H
Woolssy, has lined his wife here, and
will likely eonciude to make this city
| his permanent home at present
they are staying with their daughter,
Mr.. Oasssday formerly lived in Mons
roe county. Iowa. aud was very prom :
iDent in the county affairs, having
filed the Offices of county superin-
tendent. SUI vey or and auditor He is
q very pleasant gentleman. and we
i trust will conclude to make his future
home with US.
The home, talent" entertainment
at the ID. E church last Friday night
was we'll attended. and the home tai.
eut put up an exceedingly pleasing
entertalnmeut, one that Was more
highly appreciated than some of Ihe
foreign taient that has been brought
in during tie course. The work of
Miss GrizZsii, tie l. idies Quartet and
LitLle MIs s. biauch Marx and Fior1