Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-10
Miss Stella Cornell is attending the
Ottawa Chautaugua this week.

Miss Stella Cornell is attending the
Ottawa Chautaugua this week.
WANTED-At the Foundry, cast
iron. Will pay the highest market
price.
Harry Aiken is up from st. John
this week, visiting relatives and
friends.
VIM. Shapland was down from
Galatia Friday last looking for har-
vest hands.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Noe. of this city, on the morning
of July LIST.
Yes, there is something doing"
on the Kansas, Galatia & Smokey
Valley railroad.
A hack team collided with Mrs.
Frey's buggy, on south Main, Friday
evening. No one hurt.
By reference to the council pro-
ceedings, you will see that the DEMO
Graf has been vindicated.
Work on the new Jail is delayed for
lack of laborers- getting better
wages in the harvest field.
Mrs. Schiller, of near Odin, was
badly hurt one day last week by
being thrown from buggy.
They say the Sterling boys could
not stand up under the hospitality
loaded into them at Ellinwood.
Miss Eva Marble left the first of
the week for her home in Ohio, after
pleasant visit with friends here.
Mrs. Sim Ewalt, who was here on
visit for some weeks, returned last
week to her home at Medicine Lodge.
Mrs. Ed Shanafelt, of Newton, is
in Great Bend this week, visiting
with her mother, Mrs. John O'Brian.
A young son of son of M. L. Crow
fell from the top of freight car, last
Friday, injuring his back quite
severely.
B. ]. Kelly had the misfortune to
scratch his hand the first of last week,
from which case of blood poisoning
has resulted.
Will w. Carney, as jolly and jovial
as of old, came IN from the north
west, last Sunday. He has a lot of
good horses to put on the Great Bend
market. Headquarters at Aliens, of
course.)
We remark in passing" that the
people of Olmitz and vicinity are
capable of taking care of their local
affairs, and it is not necessary for any
Great Bend paper to assume to regu-
late Olmitz and vicinity.
J. J. Winterburg was showing his
friends a copy of the Weekly
Implement Trade Journal, of Kansas
City, which contains many excellent
half-tone photographs of the flooded
district. Persons wanting copy
can get the address from Mr..
Winterburg.
On Monday of last week little
boy, son of T. H. Seder, of Claflin,
accidentally upset a pitcher of hot
tea and was scalded so badly that it
died on the nj ght of the 1st. The
funeral occurred Thursday. The
family has the deep sympathy of the
community. 49,
In writing up local in last weeks
issue, relative to certain young
lady having entered the Drover's
Telegram piano contest, we got the
name of the young lady slightly
mixed. The name should have been
Christina Ruhe, instead of Christina
Unruh. We trust that all intending
to help the young lady, who is
deserving, will note the correction.
We desire to extend to the good
people of Great Bend, and vicinity,
and our sons neighbors in Stafford
county, our thanks for the kindness,
sympathy, and assistance rendered to
US during our recent bereavement,
and desire to say that no matter what
may come in the future, we shall
Away remember our friends.
Mr.. AND MRS. NATHAN RAILSBACK.
REJOICE that you are plain, every
day American citizen and not king.
Bill Shakespeare said: "Uneasy lies
the head that wears the CROWN" and
he was mighty near right when he