Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-02-09
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Swelled up over our abilities as Q
weather prognosticatOr and ouI
efforts at bouquet throwing at oul
Italian climate, the measely and
vOraciOus little animal commonly
known as the Groundhog, mean.
dered forth IRON lis underground
lair and took a look at his shadow,
and thereby makes our boasteC
Italian climate look very much
like plugged 5 cent piece. Oul
opinion of his hogship however, i.
that he is an unmitigated misrep
reSenter of the truth, usually.
Joe Olivarius the knight of the
needle" has severed his connec.
tOin with the Hoisington PAM
emporium and is contemplating
starting a tailoring establishment
in this burg. Wise move, come
along Joey, and you can get busy
rightaway closing the yenTilator;
in our last summers pantalOons.
K. E. Mauler has been nursing
a very sore hand the past week,
contracted from poisonous inocu.
lation of corn shucks.
M. L. Harmon, Conductor OF
Irish Local on section 16. is tax
ing a two weeks vacation and
visiting his parents at PleasantOn,
Kas. Chas. Springer is handing
the high balls to the paddles dur.
ing his absence.
Amos Wilson, the good natureC
and gentlemanly carrier on Route
No. 2. has been acting so strangely
of late that his trends were be-
coming inquistivie as to the cause,
It's all right boys, merely a touch
of matrimonialitis, nothing seri
Gus, he will be alright again be.
fore the roses bloom. In the
meantime get your B flat" in
tune to properly celebrate the
event.
Galatia is now in the throes Of
another town row, they are con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of build
ing a convention hall there soon,
but are unable to decide who tt
order it from, Sears Roebuck, OIL
Montgomery Ward. We hope
they get the monentous question
settled in time to land the interna.
toinal convention of bottlerS OF
carbonated beverages which viii
be held early in the spring.
Allow us to Su0CeSt that Galatia
is certainly the p ace for a gather.
inc of such great benefactors o!
the lemOn-sour imbibing citizen.
Peter Brack who with his wife
is spending the winter in Cali
fOrnia, writes that he is taking a
dip every day in the Pacific, and
otherwise enjoying himself in
the land of roses. We would like
to see Pete CARRIED in q La-New,
port, frolicking among the waves.
However our misgivings are need
less as his wife is with him, insur-
ing US that those Los Angeles
mermaids will not lure him upor
the rocks.
The 10th Bros. John and Will,
returned home last Saturday even
ing from a pleasant visit in Okla
homa with relatives and friends.
Clyde McPhail spent a few
days last week and first of this il
/ Lindsborg, visiting home folks
and incidentally taking in thu
meeting of the local chapter of tn,
HandhOlders Union. who have {
very large membership there.
G. H.Ochs advises US that hi.
desire is to become q plutocrat
farmer. and that he will probably
enter that field of endeavor before
long. The sight of Conrad pull
ing the bell cord over a pair o
mules would indeed be an impos
ing one.
| Over at Albert, so we are giveT
to understand, the young ladies
have organized what they call
The ten o'clock club" which
after beng deciphered mean;
this: No members of, the clul
will allow any young man to ex
tend hi, evening call after ter
O'Clock. Now of all fool ideas
this makes 'em all look like ter
spots, ard if the President woulC
send Jimmy Garfield over ther'
to investigate this alleged trust
it would likely be found that
every member of the club violat
ed the agreement the very frs
evening after it went into effect
But to the young men of Albert
! we say, cheer up, any youns
lady who will;ully agrees to sucl
an agreement is not worthy tt