Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-23


Postmaster Brown WAS in from
Galatia. Thursday.
JH Daniels was down from Paw.
nee Rock, Thursday.
Atty. W. ii. Russel was down |
from La Crosse Thursday
j. 81. Harper, the Hutchinson piano
man, was in town this weak.
Nick Tockers and A,ois Penkx were
in from Cheyenne Wednesday. 9
Io V. s. Musil and n. Schauf were
ElInwoodites in town Wednesday.
Jacob Wedsl of Pawnee Rock was
dong business in town Wednesday.
Ex,county Commissioner Griffith
was down from Pawnee county
| Thursday.
| Mr.. Logan, proprietor of the
Arlington hotel at HOisington, was In
town Wednesday.
| Hon. T. w Mosley of st John,
was up to Great Bend, Wednesday.
on legal business. az
Hoisington this week experienced
the sensation of having the first
colored child born within the city's
limits.
T. j Hickman. formerly of Stafford
county, but now sOf Savannah, Mo,
was a callsr on tie DEMOCRAT We'd
nesdag.
| Gold Raimey ,sof Usage City, aud
Bertha Hawkins of Heisington, are
young cOiOred people who have
received authority to marry.
Mrs. e. S. Allison and Mrs. a. E
Lindas entertained about seventy
couples of invited guests. Wednesday
evening the 21At, at the elegant
Allison home. on Forest avenue.
A show that was to have been here
Thursday night. went busted" at
Dodge City. and had its baggage at
tached at Great Bend (IG did not
advertise in the DEMoCRAT.l
I For SALE CAEAP-A nice bunch of
2 year old horses and mules, which are
| 100 young TO ship Will sell at
bargain ii sold at once.
w F. KLEIN & Co
Councilman Barnett has returned
from his trip to the Oklahoma country,
| He reports the family of Ebert Seward
as we'll and prosperous, and thus far
not anxious TO return to Ba rtOE
county.
The regular county examination for
teachers certificates will be- held on
Saturday Jan. 81, at tue Central
School Building Great Bend. com>
mencing at 80 o'clock.
| @. r ALDRICH, Co. Supt.
We visited the new lumber yard of
Mr.. r. A Charles Monday and found
1t to be one of the best equipped yards
TO be found. He has al elegant Of
| flee aud ID prepared To do lots of
business. kGoe always did do good
business aid wa hope De will contIhue-
A meeting or the parents and
teachers association Of the Public
Schools will be hold in the office of
the Supt. Saturday. Jan. "a, at $50
p. LII prompt Question for con-
slderation-'' Home work or how much
School work should be reg aired Of a
child outside of school hours"
What has become OF the sugar beet
factory Question In so far as il relates
to Great Bendp We hear nothing
said, while other towns seem to he
turning heaven and earth to secure
factory. Ii the committee appointed
by the Commercial Club is not pushs
ing the matter, get one that ill, Let
us do business.
The Barton County Milling Co. held
their annual meeting Jan. 10th. the
financial report of the manager made a
better showing for the Company than
was expected by many of the stock
holders and the meeting was very har-
monious throughout. Messrs k. Steuri
and H. Mehrhoff were elected as di-
lrectors New board met after the
meeting and organized by electing
Geo. Hart as President. and Isom
Wright as Secretary. ]. thinner, Vice
President. Manager E. c. Davis. re-
tanned.
Through the efforts OF G. N. Moses.
A. E. sStilwell, the promoter of the
Orient Ry.. accompanied by ] Med.
Trimble, one of the leading lawyers OF
the west, have consented to visit our
city, on business trip in regard to the
ditch matter. These gentlem en- stand
very high in financial circles. and Mr..
Moses is to be congratulated on Sc
curing visit from them. They will be
here on Saturday evening of this week
and will be pleased to meet our people