Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-29

A Pleasant Gard Party.
! Last Friday eve. an exceptionally
pleasant card party was enjoyed al
the home of Probate Judge w. P
FEEDER and wife on Broadway. The
rooms were just comfortably filled
and the host and hostess are TO be
| congratulated upon the happy as
signment of guests to the greatest
enjoyment of all.
Light refreshments were served
during the evening, consisting Of
punch, cream and cake and coffee
Misses Elsa and Clytie Breeder wait
ing upon the guests.
L. c. Breeder, I. P. Aber, E. C.
Davis, T. G. Strothman, M. B. Fits
d. c. Luse, c. A. Hooper, R. A
Charles, H. e Dean, J. Geo. Brink
man, Chas. Lundblade, J. w. Clarke,
1. N. Wilhide, ]. w. Soderstrom, d.
]. Coughlin, and w. E: Stoke, and
the gentlemen who are proud to call
these ladies their better halves.
Will Cite, of near Heller, will
soon begin the. erection of $4,000
farm residence.
John Frank has again taken a po-
sition with the E. r. Moses Nero.
Co., in the implement department. !.
ST Flapkard is headed this way,
and Uncle Tom, though po'rly, will
| be able to get around in a short time.
Major Geo. w. Poole, who is here
for a week or so on visit to his fam
lily, says old Great Bend still CLOCKS
good to him."
w. w. Walls, who has been living
at Okarche, Oklahoma, for some time
has with his family moved back
Ito Fairview township.
John Sjogren, who formerly lived
in Pawnee county, has moved his
family here from California. He was
caller today to get the best county
paper in Kansas.
Over $4,000, or more than half the
desired $4,000, was subscribed to
the capital stock of the Rice Co.
Mining and Developing Co., at Lyons
one day last week.
Notwithstanding the fact that it
knows better, one of the would-be
papers of this city says there are
three druggists permitsin this county,
when there are none.
Our printers are at work getting
the personal property list in type. It
will be published before the board of
county commissioners meet as
board of equalization.
M. B. Fits seined his fish pond
and took out number of chan
mel cats that weighed from, six to ten
pounds, and one that weighed trif1e
over fifteen pounds, Pretty good
sized cat fish, that.is.
Don't kick. Take the world as
you find it. In the language of the
spring poet: Suppose the world
don't please you, an the way some
people do; do you think the whole ka-
Doodle will be altered, just for your
Our local Hockshaws are making
life miserable for the transient travel
ers of tainted testimonials. Keep up
the good work and the word will pass
along that Great Bend is city where
no crooks are permitted TO abide in
peace.
x. L. Weisenberger has arrived
from Liberty, Illinois, with his family,
and will make his permanent home
here. He has let the contract for a
residence to be erected on his farm
northwest of the city. to Frank Kra-
mer.
Frank Hayse writes US from Gala
tia that they had good rain in that
locality on the night of the 21st, and
wheat looking fine. During the
storm Thursday lightning struck the
NJ. E. church there damaging it to
the extent of fifty to seventy-five dol
lars.
Jones has not much of an ear for
music. but his -neighbor Smith has,
I he Smith family has half dozen
girls-and an organ. Some one ask
ed Jones what kind of an organ Smith