Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-02-14

| NEWS.
Ht'elt Bill got INJURED sister
and brother! Huh!
A GOOD ONE. BUT WHO IT'S.
Here is good one, but in all prob
ability il isn't true; A man called up
on a Great Bend doctor the other
dav and informed The G. h. d. that
he had a very severe pain in his side
and asked to be examined. The G. B.
d. made careful examination of the
patient and Informed him that he
could find nothing serious the matter
with him. The pitient started to
leave the Office and got to the door
when the doctor stopped him to ask
where be was from. ST John, the
man replied. "Oh, hell, come on back
You'll have to be operated on for ap-
peudicitis, said the doctor.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Smith are the
proud parents Of an s pound girl born
Friday, Jan. 31st. Blaine now wears
a broad smile aud is as proud as any
father can be.-Pawnee Rock Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Reigel and
daughter went to Great Bend Tues.
day to visit their parents.-Offerle
Items Kinsley Graphic.
D. B. Riegel returned from Hutch.
inson Thursday. Mrs. Reigel is out
OF the hospital and is visiting her par
ents A. NJ. Ward and wife near St
John.-offerle Items Kinsley Graph
ic.
Miss Lanterman came from Film
wood Monday for a short visit at the
home Of her aunt, Mrs. VIM. Etlinp.
-BelpresItems, Kinsley Graphic.
COAL AT cIMARRoN.
The Slocum Bros, we'll drillers, in
putting down we'll for p Bus.
well on 1927, last week at a depth
Of 2OOft.fOund a vein Of fine coal that
proved to be six feet in thickness.
The location Of the find is about
one mile and half northwest Of the
Jumbo school house in the southeast
part Of Gray county.
The vein Of coal lies just below a
stratum Of shale, and this is the first
instance the well drillers have gone
below the shale. In other wells that
have been sunk in that neighborhood
small strata of coal few inches in
thickness have been found at depths
ranging from 80 to $50 feet.-Cim
AKRON Jacksonian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. O'Blenness Of
Barton county, were here last week
on visit with their son W. G O..
B anness, who resides south of town.
l-Cimarron Jacksonian.
Geo. Land, son of Busby Land,
WIS here this Week from Great Bend.
His mother is also here. We are in
formed that Mr.. Busby Land will buy
property here and return 10 Gray
county.--Cimaron Jacksonian.
"There is whole lot more money!,
tin being able to plant a straight row
of corn than there is in making a draw
sho: in billiards, but you can't make
lot Of fellows believe it." Deacon
Walker.
About the first law that the next
legislature ought to pass is one re.
quiring that members Of the Legislature
attend to the business for which they
are elected. This thing ofhaving only
a partial representation present when
there is work for the states legisla.
lative body to do or having to
} rustic around for aquorum at any
: time before the adjournment ought to
have spike driven into it. Any mar
} who accepts a legislative nomination
ought to go down to the state capital
! with the intention Of being there and
attending to business from start tc
finish, on time and all the time-Utics
r Enterprise.
The Senate Lodge" thought it
was doing cute TT ok when it virtual
ly agreed with the !ouse to pass the
Guaranty Depos Sill if the Hous,