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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
MISS PEARL JOHNSTON DEAD.
Popular Young Lady Succumbed tC
Attack of Typhoid Fever.

Attack of Typhoid Fever.
Miss Pearl Johnston, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. Johnston of the
eastern part Of the county, died Thurs
day after an illness of sometime with
typhoid fever.
The interment took place at Mace
donia, and touching and impressive
funeral exercises were conducted by
Elder R. H. Jennings, during which
there was hardly dry eye amoug the
large concourse of friends that follow"
ed the body to its last resting place.
The deceased was twenty-one years
of age. She was an attractive and
popular young woman, and her lovely
character and disposition endeared
her to all with whom she was brought
in contact. Her death, coming in the
very bloom of young womanhood, was
peculiarly sad.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
Esteemed Woman Passes Away.

Mrs. Georgia Pritchett died at her
home in the western part of the county
Tuesday, after short illness. The
remains were carried to BrOoksviIle,
in Randolph county, for interment
Wednesday, the funeral being con-
Quoted by Rev. Armstrong. Mrs.
Pritchett was forty years old. She
had long been a member of the Bap-
fist church, was a consecrated Chris
tian and an estimable woman. Her
death caused sincere regret to many
friends
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
MORE THAN $1,000 ROAD TAX
Three Thousand Persons in the County
Subject to Road Duty. Collectors
Now Winding Up Their Work.

Messrs. J. W. Harris and j. w.
Gammage, the road tax collectors for
the county, are now finishing their
work, and will soon be ready to make
their reports to the county commits
sioners.
There are about 3,1Oo persons in the
county subject to road duty, of each
of whom tax of $3.50 is required-an
aggregate of 1850. Messrs. Gam
mage and Harris have collected 81, 200
of this amount, and are now pressing
the collection of the remainder.
These gentlemen have been energetic
and efficient in discharging their du-
ties, and each will show an excellent
record when their work is finished.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
Letter TO t. o. Whitchard, Dawson

Letter to Il. o. Whftchard, Dawson.
Dear Sir; When you can buy paint
for less than Devoe, don't; save your
money.
Mr.. Aaron Higgins, Plainsfeld, N.
j., always used Is gallons of paint for
his house; Devoe took IL.
Mr.. Ezra Rathmell, Williamsport,
Pa, always used IL; Devoe took &.
Mr.. Burt Young, Girard, Pa, al
ways used a gallon for certain rooms;
took half as much Devoe.
Mr.. Nathaniel Barber, Canton, N.
Y, bought Il Devoe; used less than g..
You can always buy paint for less
than Devoe; don't; save your money.
The wearing counts the same way
and doubles the difference.
The cost of painting is by the gal.
lon. Weak paint costs most; most
gallons. Yours truly,
II f. w. DEVOE & Co., New York.
p. S.-Bell Bros. sell our paint.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
A Pleasant surnrise Party.

About twenty-five of her young
friends made up a surprise party to
Miss Ellagene Rainey Friday eve
ninU. After an hour of pleasure at
home the impromptu hostess treated
bor quests with delicious fountain
drinks down town. The evening proved
very delightful for the participants in
tho occasion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
A Sermon to Young Men.

At Tie Sunday night service at the
Baptist church Rev. ). M. Long
preached a special sermon to young
men, his subject being: the glory OF
Young men is their strength" The
sermon was heard by large congre-
cation, and the spiritual truths earn
estly uttered by the pastor made a
deep impression.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
Hay and Grain.

We have succeeded c. B. Daniel in
the sale of Hay and Grain, represent
inc J. Fl. Wilkes & Co., of Nashville,
Tenn. the best house in the South,
Phone US for prices.
r. o. WHITCHARD & Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
prof Rass Returns to Alabama.

Prof Fred Bass, after spending the
summer with his parents near Dawson,
has left for Helena, Ala, to resume
his duties as principal of the school in
that town. Prof. Bass is a young
man of sterling qualities. and is max
inc an excellent reputation as an edu-
Gator in our sister state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
Prof. Haley johnson at NouItrie.

Prof. Haley Johnson of Dawson
left recently for Moultrie, where he
will teach this year, being principal
of the public schools of that city. Mr..
Johnson is a young man OF sterling
worth and a teacher of high ability,
and the Moultrie schools are to be
congratulated on securing him as
principal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
We Feel Good

about the way we have selected our
stock this season, and feel sure it
will please the best people.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
To Cure a Cold in One Day

take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. Ali druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. E. W. Groves sig
nature on each box
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
RoLLY MINER KILLED BY son.
Prosperous Baker County Farmer Is
Shot to Death by Mistake.

Prosperous Baker County Farmer Is
Shot to Death by Mistake.
News reached Dawson Friday that
Rolly Miner, a prosperous farmer of
Baker county, was shot and instantly
killed Thursday night by his eighteen
year old son.
He had been to a neighbours house
to get dog, and returning at late
hour and not wishing to disturb his
sleeping family did not let them know
of his presence in the house. Miner
went into the dining room to eat be-
fore retiring and the son, hearing
some one in the dining room, and
thinking it was burglar, slipped to
the door and emptied the contents of
his shotgun into his father.
Almost instantly he discovered his
mistake The family are Frustrated
with grief at the tragedy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
Fashfonable Dressmaking.

For frst-class dressmaking call on
Mrs. Minnie Lundy, next door to
Hotel Freeman. Your patronage So
licited and satisfaction guaranteed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
Let Us Know

if vou want a pair of Edwin Clapp's
.s1a, or Forbush Cushion Sole
..,.- Two shipments here.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
New Style Collars

have Just come in. When you de-
eide to dress up come to see us.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20

For corn, oats, hay, bran, shorts,
cotton seed meal and hulls phone
Ii. j. NJ. RAUCH.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
Let's All Go

to The lecture Thursday night, They
te. me it is good.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
Little Late

.r. some of our finest shoes arriv-
ING. but it will pay you to wait for
them
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
Some Styles.

os our shoes will appear alittie odd
10 you at first, but they are the cor
rect things.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
Our Tailoring

BUSINESS gets better and easier.
Guess it's because we are careful
ABOUT measures and descriptions.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
We Are Cleaning

o.r store from end to end, getting
ready for the arrival of our fine
shoes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20
The Lecture

WI be after prayer meeting Thurs
day night.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-20

Fresh shipment of Heinz sour and
sweet mixed pickles. Poone ID.
j. M. RAUCH.
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1905-08-01

og syfnt fran a hvernig hvert einasta skjal og
skilrfki, er ham hafoi fyrir sig ao bera var
falsao og einskis vert og ao lokum fenguP eir
ham d@mdan i thu ara betrunarh1ssvinnu.
Kona hans lif0i / vellistingum eftir a6
ham var kominn / tuggthasio Pangao til allir
Peir peningar voru eyddir, er hann haf0i eft
if skili0 henni, pa fekk hun skilnao fra honum
og for svo a vergang M veit enginn hvar
hun er ni6ur komin, en- si6ast vissu menn ba6
af henni az segja, a0 hun h6lt til smaba elm.
I'M nor0arlega i Arizona, hafoi par ofan at
fyrir ser med Pvottavinnu og atti varla f0tin
utan a sig. Reavis er lika alveg horfnn.
Enginn veit neitt um ham sloan ham for dr
tugthdsinu, en- liklegt Pykir ao ham half far
10 til Chicago eoa New York og bdi par yfr
nyjnm b%r0g0um.
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1905-08-01
Oparft Smia6ur.

Pegar Sergius Witte frioarfulltrdi Rdssa, -
kom hingao til lands meo fullu eiaveldis umbo6i
til a6 semja fri6 vi0 Japana, pa futti ham Banda
m0nnum opinberan bo6skap, sem er svo or6a5ur
a0 festum geojast lila az og hetir split mj6g aliti
hans mccall herlendra mama. .
Par fer ham fyrst nokkrum f0grum or6um um
hreisti Japana, au6sjaanlega fyrir kurteisis sakir,
og pvi nast hagar ham or6um sinum svo sem
Rdssakeisari half sent sig til az ra6 VIC Japana
um Understanding, ekki p6 af pvi az til pess sc nein
veruleg astaoa strlosins vegna, heldur eigi ham
MI a6 r@6a nm fr6 yvegna pess az keisarinn og
Pegnar hans seu mj6g vinveittir pj6oinni banda
rikjunum".- Svo heldur ham afram ao lysa hinni
yianilegu osk" keisarans az ,,efa vinattubandi6"
vi6 B~andamenn og ham hikar ser ekki VIC a0 full
yroa a5 ,.petta s6rstaka vinattumerki" pa6 sense
a6 ham var sjalfur hinga6 sendur "hlj6ti 40 hafa
viotak og blessunar-rik ahrif fyrir hinar tvar
miklu pj6oir / Austur- og vestur-heimi":
Eff sd s%purning v@ri MI logo fyrir alpy6u
mama her 1 landi: liver vari ,hin mikla pj66i
Austurheimi', pa er l1klegt a6 festir e6a allir
myndu svara pvi, ao pad varu Japanar en- ekki
Rdssar. Rdssakeisari getur enn kallao sig elm
valds-drottinn / Austurl0ndum, en- bad MAIN hefr
engu meiri py6ingu MI en- tignarnafn hins RUSS
neska a6mirals yfr Kyrrahafnu, sem dekkerts skip
yfir az ra6a annarssta6 Oar Ell 4 mararbotni. Hroki
sd og sjalfsp6tti, er lysir ser 1 oroum sendiherrans
hefr vaki0 megna 6beit mccall hGrlendra mama
og grun um pad, a6 ham Sc ekki hinga0 kominn.l
einl@gum asetningi til az semja hreinskilnislega
fyrir hGnd pj6oar sinnar I'm fri6 vio Japana.
Og svo pessi smjaouryroi Urn Bandamenn. E6a
hva0 pykir peim i raun og veru svo mikio undir
PVT komi6 az R1ssar fari ekki feiri 6farir fyrir
Jap0num, eff peim sjalfum eoa hinum hrokablindu
fulltrtum peirra fnst ekki TIL pess. -ba6 ma nBrri
geta liver hugsunarhatturinn er hja hverjum MID
lungs embattismanni hja R1ssum, pegar "a ma6ur,
sem talinn er mestur stj6rnvitringu ,og hafleika-
maour peirra allra, kemur rannig fran.
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1905-08-01

bekur og breytti par n0fnum og dagsetning-
UNI ems og honum P6tti VIC eiga, az minsta
kosti / sex k%irkjubokum, Pvfn@st komst ham
i konunglega skjalasafni0 / Madrid og breytti
par skyrslum og ettart0lum i samraemi vi6
annao er ham hafoi samio af PVT tagi. pa
safnaoi hann myndum og malverkum fornra
a0alsetta par I landi, % komst einhvern veg
in yfr heila hrtgu af fornbrefum, sem voru
privat-br6f einhverrar a6alssettar fra is. old
og Peim breytti hann svo a0 pau baru 0l
s0gu hans vitni. pegar her var komi0 hafoi
hann bdi0 til bella aoals@tt fyrir konu sfna
ogg dtbdi0 alt svo ~tryggilega a0 alt virtist
sanna s0gu hans hvar sem leytao var t skjala-
safni attvfsinnar, og ham fekk MI Pann it'll
fyrir kerlingu sina az hun var nefnd bar6nsfru
Arizonaca. En- Pao var ekki af eintomri he
g6magirni a0 Reavis braska0i alt Petta, hann
hafoi bui0 svo vel um indiana az it'll Pessum
fylgdi erf0arettur til landa + New Mexico og
Arizona, sem voru vi0attu-meiri en- fest her
togad@mi i Evr6pu. Alt hef0i liklega falli6
/ ljdfa 100 og ekkert oroio uppvist UNI ath@f
hans eff hann hef6i kunna6 ser h6f og ]ati6
ser negja az taxa sem svara0i elnni million
ekrum af landi, en- honum DAFT ekki / hug az
ldta ao svo litlu % ger0i tilkall til rdm]. Is
mil ]. ekra, og PVT na0i ham undir sig med
leyf og samPykki allra yfrvalda par sy0ra.
Dad kom bratt 1 lj6s hversu vandlega
Reavis haf6i fra 0llu gengi0 og hive framdr-
skarandi kenlega ham hafoi falsa0 0l skill
riki. Southern Pacific jarnbrautarfelagi0 hafoi
fengio eli gnarr6tt hia Bandarik jastj6rn a miklu
landi par sy6ra, sem Reavis kalla0i MI eign
konu %sinnar, og heimtaoi a0 felagi0 lett PAD
laust. Jarnbrautarstj6r rannsaka0i ma
kv@mlega I'll skilriki pau er hann haf0i fran
ao bj6oa, og sannf@r0ist svo UNI rettm@tan
erfearett kerlingar a0 PAD vildi ekki fara /
NAL til 40 vefengja kr0fur Reavis, en- borga0i
honum mals6knarlaust st6rfe fyrir landi0, hive
miki0 PAD f6 var vita menn ekki, en- visit er
40 Pao voru m0rg hundruo pdsund dollarar;
en- Reavis og kerling hans lif6u MI um hri6
/ konunglegri dyro og hof6u alt / sukki.
En- fa kom Bandarikjastjorn til s0gunn-
ar hun varo Pess MI loks askinia ao maour
Pessi var bdinn ao legggja undir sig heilt
st6rveldi parma suour a ey0im0rkinni, og peg
ar jarnbrautarfelagi0 t6k kr0fur hans gildaf
sa hun al ekki var via lamb a0 leika ser.
Stj6rnin fol pa tveim sfnum fcrustu m0nn-
um, Mallet-Provost fra New York og w. NJ.
Upton fra Washington a0 rannsaka I'll g0gn
og skilriki mails Pessa, og neitaoi az TAXA gild-
ar neinar kr0fur fra Reavis fyr en- Peir varu
bdnir az rannsaka NAL hans til hlftar. Mem
Pessir unnu st0ougt a0 PVT I niu ar az RAM
saka NAL Petta, % skutu Pvi fra einum dom
st6l til annars beoi her i landi, a Spani og SUD-
ur / Mexico, og gatu Pannig smatt og smatt
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1905-08-01

Him raok@nasti skjalafalsari og djarf-
tekasti Pjofur, sem sogur fara af her i landi
hefr MI, ekki alls fyrir l0ngu, loki5 10 ara
betrunarhdssvist / New Mexico. Ham heitir
Manuel Reavis. I'm @tt hans og uppruna
vita menn fat: e6a ekkert med vissu, en- ham
var i New Mexico Pegar fyrst f6ru s0gur at
honum. BAR gekk hann 40 eiga konu sem
var kynblendingur. MOOR hennar var Indi-
ami en- faoir Spanverji, og Reavis vildi sauna
a0 hun v@ri / foourett afsp@nskum aolikom-
in og til Pess 40 ia Pvi framgengt falsaoi
hann um 100 erfoaskjol og gjafabref, sem
upp komst sioar / r6ttarranns0knum, en- hva0
m0rg feiri pau hafa veri0 vita menn ekki.
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1905-08-01
Fra New Mexico.

10 AN0W A'A0AA~Os
New Mexico er enn hjalenda og verour
svo, eff til will, nokkur ar framvegis, pc hart
sc barist fyrir ao koma hjalendu Peirri / rikja
t0lu. DAD sem NEST er Pvi til fyrirst00u ao
New Mexico fai rikisr6ttindi al svo st0ddu er
Pao az landio er folks fatt Of meiri hluti ibd-
anna cru kynblendingar, sem ekki Pykja
@skilegir borgarar. F6]ksfj0ldi par / landi
nun vera t@plega 100000 og at PVT er um
100000 hvitir menn en- HIT er alt kynblend-
ingar og Indianar. Hjalendan er mj0g vio-
attu mikil, hun er az Aatarmali $4,000 ferh.
milur e0a UNI sj0tiu og alta mill. ekrur. AT
Pvi er enn ruml. fimtiu og tver million ekrur
sti0rnarland, sem alt ma TAXA med heimilis-
r6tti. Finn mill ekrur er fri5a0 sk6glendi
undir stj6rnarvernd,o g STUNT at Pvi hafa Indi-
anar til abn0ar. BAR cru einnig UNI sj0 mill.
ekrur af landi, sem spanverjar e0a Mexico
stiorn h0f0u gefi0 ge0ingum sinum OF Wild
arm0nnum l0ngu aour en- landi0 komst undir
stj6rn Bandarikjanna, og afkomendur PETRA
halda enn Peim eignarra0um.
Svo er kallao sem b mil ]. ekrur eoa 65g
present af 0llu landinu Sc h@ft til akuryrkju
og PAD er MI alt einstakra mama eign og
umgirt a ALA vegu; en- samkvemt landbdn-
aoarskyrslum cru P6 ekki nema 400 Pdsund
ekrur at pvi landi rakta6, e0a Elm og einn
Pri0ji dr ekru fyrir hvert mannsbarn / hjalend-
unni, og af Pvf er 800 pds. ekrur rnktaoar
med vatnsveitu, svo ekki cru meir en- 80 pns.
ekrur / 0llu Pvi landi sem geta framleitt ak
urgr60ur at sjalfsda0um.
New Mexico er eitt at ~strjalbyg6ustu
l0ndum sem si0a0ir MEM byggja. Hvert
mannsbarn er par a heima g@ti haft um 800
ekrur til abdoar par i nylendunni eff henni
v@ri skift jafnt / abylisjar0ir mccall PETRA
allra, og PAD er landrymi miki0 eff tekin cru
til samanburoar Pettbyg0 l0nd. A Indlandi
bda um 300 mi]j6nir mamma og par g@ti eng
inn fengi0 meir en- halfa ekru til ab10ar eff
0llu landi Parv@ri skift jafnt mccall fbdanna,
og / Belgiu Pykir half ekra at vel raktu0u
landi ~n@gileg til a0 framlei0a alt, sem hver
einstaklingur Parf ser til vi0urvaeris.
lI,-~ 1
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-06
SUNNY SLOPE.
family.

Plenty of wind, and pretty cold
weather.
Have you kept your New Years
pledge?
81. Post is having serious trouble
again with his eyes.
Grand pa Parks is visiting Mr.. Brin-
sons family.
Ethel and Gladys sVerbeck attended
the party given by Miss Mable Gage at
Elindale Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. Bryant spent Sun
day with II. Post and family.
Harry Doty attended the party given
by Miss Myrtle Dennison in Hoisington,
Friday evening.
George Orblson was making socis !
calls in this district Sunday.
Joe Ross went north Sunday to see
his girl; he says she is a school marin.
Misses Celia and Della Cory spent
the day with Mrs Fenno Monday.
Charlie Fenno visited the county seat
Thursday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-06
CLAFLIN
From the Clarion.

Father Joyce is on the sick list this
week, wrestling with a well developed
case of Ia grippe, which disease now
seems to be making it's annual visit in
these parts.
They say that c. T. Mayo Is now TAX
ing lessons though a correspondence
school Of matrimony, and that he is be-
coming so proficient that he actually
worked one of the half-dozen sweet
things that he.is writing to, for Christ
mas present of new pipe.
Mail Carrier Dowse on route No. l
was compelled to abandon the greater
portion of his trip yesterday OF account
of the bad snow drifts along the road
where the farmers neglected to burn off
the grass and rubbish. He says where
the grass was burned and the highway
left clean that the road was in condi-
ton but where this wasn't SO, the drifts
were 80 high that it was impossible to
get q horse and buggy through. This
is.one. of the conditions which the
government requires Of the people who
vast the rural service, and the farmers
should see that everything that would
tend to bold the snow is removed ss
eoopsas possible.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-06

Mrs. Henry Estes gave fine Christ
mas dinner. Those who were present
WERE Gorda Estes and family. Curt
Adams aud family. Ert and Ord Estes,
Mable Con verse and Bessie and Harper
Stickler.
At the home of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Phillips Miss Lizzie
Phillip and VIM. Anshutz were married
Wednesday December %, by Rev. Dixon.
The bride was attired in white silk
trimmed in very::wide white silk lace.
Walter Broadbooks, of Greensburg
was up spending Christmas week with
his parents.and friends.
James Fullerton and family of Green's
burg are up visiting relatives and friends
II. S.EGuinn and daughter of Okla
homa and daughter Mrs. Hartsborn OF
Barton1 county visited M. Strickler's
Thursday.
Nellie: Blakeslee and children of Okla
homa were up visiting her: parents Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Powell.
Miss LilliesBurger had quite an inter
estinglprogram, and also had Christ
mas boxi:Fridayi afternoon the 18th.
Everybody seemed:to have good time.
Mrs. Sim ons and:childreD,:of Great
Bend, are::..out visiting her. mother.
Mrs. Rice, Mrs. Simmons has .been::s sick
but is better at this writing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-06
CHEYENNE VALLEY.

Jim WEIGH killed q beefilast week.
Herbert Cole spent New Years Eve
at Mr.. Kellam's.
Mrs. Balm and AgneslCole visited T
o. Cole aifew days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Dodge entertained
houseful of friends on New Years
day.
Adolph Held went to the Bend Mon
day: morning to accept a position in a
meat shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donovan entertained a
few friends at high five sparty Satur-
day night.
Joe Schermuly had corn-sheller at
his place Monday and Tuesday.
Charlie and Willie Lebbin and sisters
visited at Mr.. :Held'ss Sunday afternoon.
Paul Schmitt and family took dinner
with the Tinnemyer family Sunday.
Lynn DeGarmo has been having bad
spell of sore throat.
Miss Elsie Held gave party Wednes-
day night. Of last week in honor Of Miss
Emma Stockman who was visiting her
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burchfeld of
Oklshoma,is formeri residents of this
neigh borhood, and their con and family
OF Galatia, remained over night with
Mr.. sndssMrs.:Lucss Saturday.
A number Of young folks from this
neiRhborhood attended the party and
oyster supper at Mr.. Steuri's::New Years
Eve. and reportts fine time.
Mr.Dand Mrs. Elmer Dale, @. E. Peck
and family, John Russo and wife, Mrs.
G. 81. russo and daughter, ate NEW
Years dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Comfort.
Jack Neeland and family returned to
town Tuesday, after visiting through
the holidays with Mr.. Donovan and
family.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-01-06
nOlSlNGTON.
From the Dispatch.

From the Dispatch.
o. p. Pullman is dangerously i'll at
shis home in Des Moines. Iowa he
has had declize in health for some
time and was taken down about q week
ago.
Mayor Goodwin won the Morrie chair
xiven;sway by the Lillian Mason Go.
having the first number called in hif
possession. Mr.. Goodwin was also the
AoldeI Of the lucky number iastyear
A bad storm ragged here Monday and
Monday night. Very little snow fell
but it, was accompanied by q heavy
wind. monday night the temperature
got down to 5 degrees below zero
Several windmills were damaged and
many telephone wires broken and
tangled up.
Brakeman Marks had the misfortune
to lose the last three fingers on his
right hand Monday hight at Lacrosse
while making q coupling. He was
brought back to Hoisington and taken
to the Y. M. G. A. hospital where his
hand was dressed. He is getting along
as we'll as could be expected. He car
ried insurance in the knights and
Ladies OF Security.
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Ralph Graves ID spending the holi-
DAYS at his home in Missouri.
Rev. Joel Wilks and wife are visiting
with his sister Mrs. j. Lowry.
o. II. Lewis and family ate their
= christmas dinner with Halls.
John Harrison sports new rubber
tired buggy. He'll probably make the
girls all tired too.
The Christmas tree and entertain
nlent was decided success. A large crowd
was in attendance and many handsome
and useful presents were received.
Rev. Joel Wilkes preached an ele-
quent sermon Sunday night. The sub
ject of his text was "Thou art weighed
in the balance and: found wanting"
John Hime and family of Manchester,
Oklahoma spent the holidays with his
mother and sister Mrs. F. NJ. Hall.
They left Monday for Ellsworth, where
they will spend few days visiting re-
latives.
A large party OF young folks gathered
at the handsome residence of E. Gage
the night of December 81, to watch the
old year out and the New Year in. The
evening was spent in playing games and
having a good time in general. Supper
was served at twelve o'clock which was
enjoyed by all. They returned home
weary and slept until late hour next
morning.
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Board adjourned to meet Jan. 4th.,
1905.
County Clerks Office,
Jan. 4, 1905.
Board met pursuantto adjournment
of the day before. Ali members of
said Board and County Clerk were
present.
G. w. Norris, Clafiin, was refund
ed Ithe 1898 tax on $45 valuation
on account of erroneous assessment
OF Aetna Loan stock.
The 1904 taxes on lot 4. blk no
Great Bend on s137 valuation were