Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-09
PERSONAL MENTION.

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Ed. Noelche Is home from Okla
homa.
Ed Dewey was up from Seward.
Monday.
Mrs. l.. P. Aber has been sick for
several days.
Allen Eckerson is now delivering
ice in the city.
Mark Keynes was in the city, from
Pawnee Rock, Friday.
John Pritchard had an attack of
heart desease, Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Josie Coldwater, Of Lyons
visited friends in the city recently.
Ed Hotchkiss smiles at customers
over the counters at Harry Hines.
Frank Willard was down the last
of the week from Willard postof6ce.
Frank Mcclure is selling harvest
ing machines for G. n. & E. r. Moses.
Mrs. Fred Moore, of south Of the
river, has been quite sick this week.
Mrs. j. e. Wood has gone east to
lay in a stock of mid summer milli-
merry.
Jake Corben has been laid up with
the inf1amatory rheumatism, for some
time.
F. Mather called at this Office Sat-
urday, and made the printer happy
$3.50 worth.
J. G. Miller and Editor Lewis, Of
Pawnee Rock, were in the city Satur-
day last.
VIM. Merhoff, of two miles east of
the city, says wheat is looking well in
his vicinity
Bob Allison has gone to Grand
Island, Neb.. where he will remain
during the summer.
John F. Smith. .Big John" of Eu-
reka township, blowed into town Mon
day with the wind.
Ernst Panne is among the new SUBJ
scribers added to the DEMOCRAT list
within the last few days.
The father of Councilman w. B.
Cornell died at Cornell, Ill. The
funeral occurred on the 7th inst.
A sister of Harry Arnold, of the
Missouri Pacific, is here visiting him
from the eastern part of the state.
John Corbin and wife came up from
Wichita the last of the week on a visit
to Mr.. Corbin's parents in Great
Bend.
Will Rush and family drove up near
Verbeck, Sunday, and took in the
sights. He says wheat could not look
finer than it does now.
Tuesday evening a social party vas
held at the home of j. S. Dalziel, in
Great Bend. and was enjoyed by quite
a number of young folks.
Conrad frankie has secured town
lot in Lisbon, Ok. He came near
being drowned while crossing a creek
at the time of the grand rush.
Will Chapman, from the Wet Wal
nut west of the city, was in Monday.
His report, like that of all others. is
''everything lovely in my neighbour
hood"
Chas. Wickwire, the genial cashier
Of the First National Bank of Great
Bend, was in this city on visit to
his brother. DIR. Ed, a few days ago.
Larned Eagle Optic.
Monday Mrs. E. c. Cole. MISS Lou
Porter and Charlie Bosworth left for
Topeka to attend a meeting of the
state association of Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor.
Mrs. James Lukey, formerly Of
Great Bend bat now of Lawson, Mo-.
met with an accident recently by
which she had limb broken. She
is, however, rapidly recovering.
A number of tho friends and neigh.
bors Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Smith gave
them a pleasant surprise party st their
home in the south part of the city,
Tuesday night. A very pleasant time
was enjoyed.
The citizens of Claflin and others
got up a surprise party on Elder
Wickham and wife, at Clafin, on
Monday evening of this week. The
Elder and his lady were invited out
to the hotel to tea and during theil
absence the surprisers took possession
OF their house and prepared an elegant
entertainment. A most delightful
evening was enjoyed. A handsome
hanging lamp and other valuable and
useful articles were presented. The
occasion was the 18Th birthday
anniversary of Mrs. Wickham, and the
couples 9th wedding anniversary
j. j. Winterburg and lady were
present, from Great Bend.
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