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

RIDAY, FEBRUARY 6. I9C
Do you know good seed oats are
scarce? 1 have supply of the best to
be found. Secure them now. S. A.
Newcombe
The Progress Club held a very inter-
esting meeting at the home of Mrs.
H. E Dean, on West Broadway,
Monday of this week.
| See the Hooper Drug Company be-
fore you buy a musical instrument of
any kiad. The prices are right and
the goods guaranteed.
| j. ". A. Cooke. of the Ellinwood
Leader. has been elected as a member
of the executive committee of the
state postmasters association
George Lar-h. formerly in the
saddIery business here, came up from
Caney. Kansas the first of the week to
look after business matters here.
Representative Henry Langfeld, has
been appointed on the committee on
irrigation, also on the insurance com>
mites Both are good assignments.
| j. R. Hall was over from the north
side to look after school matters, Fri-
day. He took back with him a fine
pedigreed bull from the Lorimor ranch
| Chas Springer. of Olmitz came
back from Wichita county last week.
ae says Barton county is ''the best
ever and he will remain here for
good.
| d. E. Hughes, in the early daVs a
carpenter in this city. died at Macks
| vile. Kansas, on Jan. 25th He was
in the neighborhood of seventy years
| old
| The Turf Exchange saloon, fourth
door south of Hooper's, closed up on
the 3lst There are a plen ty left to
satisfy the cravings of nature and the
devil
/ F. j. Kramer. an employee of the
legislature. was home to spend Satur-
day and Sunday with his family. Be
careful. Frank, or you will blow in all
your salary on r. r. fare-nit.
Mr.. and Mis- w D wilkinson. of
Capron, Ok, announce the birth of a
son. on Jan. 26.h. Dunn is better
pleased over this circumstance than if
he had been elected to The Oklahoma
senate.
! Miss Lizzie WiidgeD was oyer from
Hoisipgron Thursday evening to at
tend the Landa Club dance She
remained several days visiting the
family of c. A Hooper, and other
friends
A mseting of the Arkansas Valley
Racing circuit was held at Hutchinson.
Thursday of this week, to arrange for
the fall fair dates James W. Clarke
is secretary of the Barton county
association.
| DR. E E Morrison made q misstep
last Saturday. and sprained an ankle
that has been giving him much pain
and causing great deal of incoD
venience to himself and his patients
since that time
John L Beightie returned from his
outing in Texas last Friday. He says
he had a most pleasant trip. the
weather was fine and his new expert
ences in the southern country were
we'll worth the trip.
The Clafiiu Clarion issued q neat.
two page supplement-. last week. We
are glad to notice, too that the mer>
chants of that town are showing an
appreciation of the home paper by
putting in soma good ads
G II Scott, of the Hutchinson Bee.
and Fred LIE Valley of Hutchinson.
made the DEMOCRAT q social call
Tuesday. They in company with
Mrs. Stevens of Hutchinson. were on
their return home from the west.
There are several places in the city
where brick walks have been ordered
in for year or more but where the
old board or cindsr walks still remain
as stumbling blocks to progressive
pedestrianism. Why is this thusp
W. 81. Weimen has bought the Blue
Front hack lice from NJ Daley Mr.
DALEY will continue in the livery and
feed business, conducting the Blue
Front barn ard maintaining a salts
factory place for the farmers to have