Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-17

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Hope our band has not abandoned
its weekly concerts.
DIR. ]. H. Robson is taking his
annual Colorado outing.
Dwight Hall, the creamery man,
was over from Claflin, Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Torrey is enjoying a.
visit from her aged mother, Mrs.
Hartman. (
Miss Eva Clayton, of Topeka,
came out Tuesday to be in attendance :
at the J. A. Bland funeral.
c. H. Ochs, proprietor Of the
Olmitz Mercantile Co., was a caller
at the DEMOCRAT Office, Tuesday.
Ho for Hoisingtonl and Her
Harvest Home Hurrahl Great Bend
should send over big delegation.
Fred Schrapel, the Cheyenne Val
ley Percheron man, was a caller on
the DEMOCRAT, Tuesday of this. week.
Mrs. H. E. Knox, of South Main,
who has been quite i'll for some
weeks, is now reported on the inn
prove.
When the harvest rush is over,
Messrs Cork & Frey promise that the
new jail building will go up in rapid
order. The foundation walls are.
now about ready for the brick work.
A. D.. Fair and niece, Miss Opal
Fair, of Great Bend, were in town
this morning on their way to
Partridge. Miss Opal will return to
this city tomorrow for a visit with
friends. Hutchinson News.
Pupils taking music lessons from
Miss Lipphardt can take instructions
now at Mrs. Buttons, east of court
house. Should be pleased to receive
calls from any pupils desiring instruc-
ton. Mrs. LOUISA LIPPHARDT.
One farmer asserted, Tuesday,
that there would be 200 threshing
machines in operation in Barton
county during the next ten days. The
railroads had best send in their.
hurry-up cars 10 move the immense
output.
The Great Bend base bail team
went to Dodge City, Wednesday, to
tackle the husky hustlers of that part.
of the range. A picked up team will
never make the rep that our old
homegrown Shamrocks enjoyed a
few years ago.
William Wimpelberg of Hutchinson,
formerly a resident of Ellinwood, died
at his home Monday evening; aged
about 65 years. Mr. Wimpelberg
was a brother-in-law of the Bacon
boys at Ellinwood, and an uncle of
Mrs. w. F. Klein of this city.
If the advance man" who assumed
to represent a ''Floto' show which is
to float in here some of these DAYS, is
a fair sample of the outfit you can put
it down there will be more wind and
brass than value received action.
The fellow was the brassiest barker
that has come this way of late.
Don't go away from home and
leave the house unlocked. The coun-
try is full of those foul sneaks who
follow any large number of men
around for the purpose of getting On
lawful possession of what they are too
worthless to honorably work for. Re-
port all "bums" and beggars to the
authorities.
ARIZONA Red" and "Tuskogee
Tom" likewise "Tamala Tim" and
Jumping finger Jack" together with
two or three other panhandling bum
printers bit this city all in a bunch
this week. Some were loaded with
booze and others wanted loaong;'
but Great Bend did not encourage
their tarrying.
Rev. George S. Kicker, of Wichita
was in the city Tuesday, soliciting
funds for the Kansas Society for the
Friendless. This organization Is
formed for the purpose of assisting
discharged convicts to get fresh
start in life, and has done great deal
of good along that line They are