Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-09-02

An additional stairway as a means
of exhit has been placed on the west
side of the opera house.
Al Notney and Frank Greene have
dissolved partnership, and Al is work
ing for A. Schwager at Hoisington.
W. H. Kerr went up to the
Beaver township farm Monday morn
ing to look after the work thereon
for few days.
Will Hainline has bought the Writ
Dawson confectionery business, in the
room next west of this Office.
John Thule. and Mike Haas were
up from Ellinwood Saturday evening
to attend the Knights of Columbus
meeting.
Mrs. Jim Purviance went to Kan
sas City Saturday evening tovisit with
her daughter. Mrs. Haege, for two
or three weeks.
]. H. Hanson was down from Otis
Sunday to visit his family. He has
the contract for erecting two houses
in that city.
Charlie Patton writes from Pitts
burg that he and family are nicely
located and that the new business is
prospecting.
Some more of Dell Decker's folks
ave the Cuban mallpox. The
quaretine was just raised from the
house last week.
Miss Josie Christensen came up
from Comanche township Saturday
evening for a few days visit with
friends, before leaving for the Pacific
coast.
Florence Murdy, Efie Logan and
Maude Dirreen all of Albion town
ship, are in town, on their way home
from attending the Baptist convention
at Larned.
Grant Fordyce, accompanied by his
family, and his wife's father Mr.. Al
mond, and daughter, are in the city
visiting the Connect family and Grants
many friends.
Mrs. A. B. Riddle and son Edward |
returned from Pennsylvania Saturday
evening. Ed is taller than his father,
and some of the boys better look out,
as he appears in good trim and to
have been practicing up.
Joe Becker brought in a couple of
ears of north side corn, which are
fine. He says they were picked up at
random, and that he can and will
Dringlin some fine samples for the fair
Mrs. K. M. Kempter of Denver,
Colo, accompanied by her son, visit
ed her b.others, Joe, John and Frank
in this county last week.
Frank had not seen his sister for
seventeen years.
About 4:30 Saturday evening Will
at the Manning blacksmith
shop, got the first finger on his right
land caught in the machinery of his
and had it badly mangled.
The flesh was almost all torn off, and
he finger may have to be amputated,
llthough the doctor says the bones
we're not CT acked or broken.
The Injunction case brought by
-ra Clark against the commissioners
o stop the payment of the amount
contracted for the printing of the
personal property roll, was supposed
. have been decided this week by
Judge Brinkerhoff. When the case
vas brought Mr.. Clark's attorney
said it was to be submitted on the
egality of the contract strictly. When
he argument was heard, after they
lad announced themselves ready for
rial, they asked for time to prepare
more argument, which was granted.
After their brief had been replied to,
hey made another reply brief, which
hey had no right to do, but counsel
Tor defense replied to it. And now
after they have run out of argument,
hey ask for 80 days to file counter
affidavits. Of course all this ginger
bread and delay is to put the decision
off until after election, so they can use
the contract for campaign material,