Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-07-17

foundation supports for the boilers al
the Pickerill Mills there.
Fred Karst, Of Fairview, and Adam
Emanuel and Mrs. Margareta Karst
OF Rush county, we're here today on
business with the, Probate Court.
The next thing in the line Of pub.
Lie improvement will be the oiling OF
paving Of Main street, and a general
agitation of the sewer question.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Sterling, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Robinson, Mrs. John Coss,
Mrs. Henry Reinecke, and Mrs. VIM.
Reinecke were visitors from Heller
today.
The old wood closets in the south
park should be fixed up and put in a
fit condition or else taken out entire
ly. They are nuisance and should
be declared so.
One Of Ellinwood's handsome young
professional men came up Thursday
evening for the purpose Of attending
the social, but to his dismay found
that he was Just one week too early
One Of the twin babies Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Joslin died yesterday ant
was buried this afternoon. The child
was but a few days old. The othel
child is reported to be getting along
all right. g
The game Of base bah for Dodge
City has been cancelled. The team vii
play at Ellinwood Sunday, and with
Ellinwood here Monday and Tuesday
Lindsborg will play three games herr
on Wednesday, Thursday and Frida,
Of next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. White, Of Free
mont, Michigan, stopped here on thei
way home from the Denver conven
ton, and are visiting J. George Brink
man and family and other friends
Mr.. White was a delegate from Mich
igan to the national convention.
The case Of assault and battery O.
Mrs. Maude Allen with Mrs. Bennit
Acuff, Of Heller, as complainant, wa
tried before Justice James Clayton
today, and the defendant found guilt,
and fine Of one dollar and costs i'm
posed The small fine imposed show
that while the defendant might hav,
been guilty under the law there wa
great provocation and the offense
very light one under the circumstanc
Of provocation.
The case Of the State Of Kansas vs.
Claude G. Thomas of Wichita county
was up for preliminary hearing be
fore Judge Clayton today. In thi
case the defendant is charged will
stealing a horse in Wichita county al
selling 1t here. A case like this ma,
be tried in either county, and tn,
complaint was filed in this county
This case has been gone into at grea
length, and tie defendant was boun,
over to the district court under bon,
d one thousand dollars, which wal
promptly given.
During some sort of an argumen
between harvest hands out on III,
Theo. Griffith farm, north of town
yesterday. afternoon, Thomas Bennett
OF this city, was struck on the haa,
with a pitch fork by a man who's,
name Is unknown-a stranger here
Bennett was brought to town, and
now in a serious condition. The ma
who struck him has made his ge
away and up to this time has not bee
arrested, though the officers are afte
him. Bennett is a slight built youn
man, while the man who struck hin
Is reported to be quite a large mar
Bennett is little more than a boy. w
have not been informed as to tn,
cause Of the trouble.
Mart Brining had very narrow Ell
cape from serious injury this mornin
He was driving a double team to-
spring wagon, and when down in tn
neighborhood of C. H. Richardson
blacksmith shop, the team becam
| frightened and started to run. TIL
pole of the wagon dropped down, an
struck something in the road,cau
ing Mr.. Brining and almost everythin
else in the wagon to be thrown VII
lently to the ground. Mr.. Brinin
struck on his head and shoulders, al
was unconscious for several minute
while the team, running in a circle
came near running over him sewers
times. It was first thought that NJ
Brining was seriously injured, bl
after a few minutes he was able
get up and take an inventory Of th
damage that had been done. Gu
side of severe shaking up to hfl
no serious damage was done eth
to the team or wagon. Mr.. Brining
head narrowly missed the sidewa
when he fell from the wagon, and
is very fortunate that his injuries a