Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-04-15

A. charge in janitors was made at
the court house this week. W. B.
King having given up the job, and
Mr.. DeMotte being appointed.
Mrs. Button, and Miss Linnie
Amerine entertained a finch crowd
last Friday evening, and all pres
ent spent very enjoyable evening.
If you don't think the wind blew
some, last FRIDAY, just notice how
that pile of100 pound canon balls in
the south end of thepark. are scatter
ed around.
w. D. Middlecaugh and family are
moving from their'rooms in the post
office block to the old Clifford farm er:
Gently purchased by them southeast of
the city.
Mrs. John. Doherty of Lakin town
ship, and Mrs. J. H. Norris of South
Bend, have received the sad intelli-
gence of the death of their youngest
sister, Mrs. Alice Burger, of Ashland,
Wis.
Tobias McGill attended the state
democratic convention at Wichita
Thursday, and is staying down there
few DAYS on visit with his sons,
who are doing very nicely in their law
business.
IF yesterdays wind had been from
the southeast instead of. from the
northwest, We would have suspected
that it was the exhaust from the
Wichita Auditorium of the day before.
The democrats sure had a boisterous
time
The high wind has caused some
damage to buildings at the fair
grounds. The floral hall has been
moved little, which makes it neces-
sary to strengthen it with some addi-
tional timbers.
The Young Mems Progress Club
has now fifteen members, with sever
al more applications waiting for &C;
ton. They have their rooms nicely
furnished and are prebaring to pur-
chase considerable gymnasium appar
atuS.
Henry W. Koch, father of Gus and
w. E. Koch of Comanche township.
died at National City. California,
where he had gone for the benefit of
his health, on Thursday, the eth.
The remains were brought back to
Kansas for burial
We believe it would be a paying
investment if our electric light com
pany would put in force an all day
service and furnish electric power.
There are many industries that would
use electric power if they could get it
in the day time.
Great Bend scored over Hutchin-
son and Newton in securing the dem
ocratic congressional convention. The
first ballot for place stood: Great
Bend Is, Hutchinson IL, Newton 2
The two votes for Newton were then
changed to Great. Bend, and every
body was satisfied-and Great Bend
honored.
| Jacob Klein and number of farm
ers from the St. Peters neighborhooc
i appeared before the commissi oner:
last week, protesting against a pro
posed road which would run through
some of their landed possessions in
the bottom. AS. yet no action ha.
been taken by the commissioners or
the road.
Jas. w. Scott, of Jackson county
Iowa, a relative OF the Dawson's, ar
rived last week for visit. He Il
also an old neighbor of J. G. Slentz
Mr.. Scott is well preserved man, al
most eighty years old, but one would
not think him to be over 50. This
:, is his first visit here.
} At Wichita last week the Grea
J Bend delegation had the pleasure o
} meeting most of the Barton count,
} colony-Henry Roetzel, Bob Bailey
} Geo. McGill, etc, Also we run ont
J Jim Kilmer, who was up with tn
Wyandotte county delegation. Jir
J says he is coming out TO visit OLD
J friends at Great Bend one of thes