Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-22


wick, Kingman, Russell, Pratt, Ellis
sworth, Saline, Mitchell, Rocks, Os-
borne and Dickinson named in &C
cordance with their rank in acreage,
contain 56.7 per cent of the states
area. Painstaking analysis of the re-
turns from these counties reveal a
condition of the growing wheat aver
aging 84.8 per cent on the basis of
100 as a good, satisfactory condition.
For SALE-A 8 room house, to be
moved off. See S. M. WESLEY.
1t looks quite natural to go to FL
linwood and see Pete Doherty's smil-
| ing countenance behind the counters
of the Gem Drug Store.
A granary belonging to Mr.. Bird
sey, west of town, was burned down
the other day, but fortunately there
was no wheat in it at the time.
1t is understood that a lodge of
Rathbone sisters ladies auxiliary to
the Knights of Pythias lodge, will be
instituted here in a short time
On Friday afternoon Justice Jenni-
son performed the marriage ceremony
for Christian H Helms, of Burdette,
and Maria H. Schmattemeier of Great
Bend.
Sheriff w. R. Bunting was out of
town when the warrants were issued
for the "Bad Lands" raid, but his
son, Tom, IN under sheriff, was in at
the capture all right.
Joe Ewalt and wife are delighted at
the appearance of a nice little girl
which has come to make her home
with them. She appeared on the
scene Monday morning.
Listing in corn seems to be the oc-
cupation of the farmer now days, es-
pecially on the south side of the river.
And the ground is said to be in very
good condition for the work.
John Vesecky, the Thinker mer-
chant, has had some printing matter
prepared this week. He is doing a
good business at Thinker and deserv-
es the patronage of the people there.
The Great Bend Fire Department
| is in receipt of S19983 as the city s
proportion of the State Firemen' s
fund, per cent of the premiums
written on fire insurance in this city
for the past year.
John Cooper is entering suit for
divorce against Victoria Cooper, on
the grounds of abandonment. The
parties have been residents of Hois
ington. The case will be heard in the
next term of the district court
Some men are born with plenty of
sand, others acquire it by rubbing "a
gainst the hills and wallowing in the
hollows of daily life, but everybody in
this neck O. the woods has had plenty
of it blown into them hypodermically
the last two Fridays.
A pair of 'spiritualists are giving
nightly seances, up at Larned. They
certainly are onto their job, as spirits
are generally supposed to hang around
graveyards and such quiet places. A
s'deserted" graveyard ought to be ex-
ceptionally good feeding grounds for
|. 'em.
Will Busch is something of de-
tecsive. One of his employees at
at Hoisington few the coop with
about seventy dollars of WILLIS money,
and after little Investigation he was
, located at Pueblo. Will went up one
evening last week, and returned with
Mr.. man Saturday.
On Tuesday the 18th inst, the Farm
ers Elevator at Rozel was destroyed
by fire, the origion of which is a mys
terry. Loss $1,000; partly covered by
So, $50 insurance on the building tthe
time. 1t was owned by company of
twenty-five stockholders, mostly farm
ers of that locality.
Herman Strobel came in from Sill
verton, Colo. Friday morning, for a
few days visit with his parents. He
looks like he was getting three square
meals dayssand was satisfied with
his lot in life. He is not working at
/ his profession now, but is engaged in
mining, having some good properties
of his own.