Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-05
BEND,
FROM NEIGHBORING TOWNS.
Hcisington News.

FROM NEIGHBORING TOWNS. !.
Hcisington News.
From the Dispatch:
F. P. Ladenberger has started his
new bakery.
A. Massey will soon open new meat
market in town.
A prairie fire west of town did some
damage Tuesday.
There were SO arrivals registered at
the New Typer House Friday.
j. C. Gwinn and Gaily & Wehr have
each put in wagon scales the past
| week.
Three wagon loads of water melons
were brought over from south of Great
Bend Saturday.
Mrs. E. M. Carr and children are on
an extended visit with relatives at
Mexico, Missouri.
A creamery at Hoisington would be
of greater benefit to the farmers of the
surrounding community than any one
thing we know of.
] A. S. Cook, A. Shriwise and A. NJ.
McCauley composed committee that
went down to Brookville the first of
the week to inspect and report the con-
dition of the creamery at that place.
Ellinwood Echoes.
From the Advocate.
Ellinwood is to have another we'd
ding soon.
Fifty,four car loads of wheat left FL
linwood this week.
The young people will remember that
| 9th.
c. A. Voigt left for Kansas City
Tuesday evening. Mr.. Voigt intends
to embark in the newspaper business
at that place. We wish him success.
Miss Agnes Wilkison, charming
young lady of Albert, and sister of D.
w. Wilkison, of this place, was in this
city Saturday and Sunday visiting
friends.
Frank Baker was at Galva this week
and says the best wheat they get there
is not over SO lbs. and that SO lib. wheat,
which is common here, is not seen in
that part of the state.
Hon. Martin Allen, of Hays City,
was in town last week, being the guest
of Hon. II. j. RoetZel and lady. MIR.
Allen is State Commissioner of For
estry. He is an old acquaintance of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roetzel, formerly liv
ing in Mendoza, Ill.
E. Glenn and little daughter BERTHE
and Miss Emily Herman returned
from Denver the latter part of last
week. Mr.. Clem and daugh ter have
been visiting through Color ado and en-
joyed the trip very much. The host of
friends of Miss Herman also heartily
welcome her back to Ellinwood again.
While Mrs. r. w. Barr and Miss
Fannie Chalfant were out driving
Monday they met with an accident
which might have resulted seriously.
AS they were driving along the road
near the river, the foliage covering the
road, the buggy wheels getting off the
road the vehicle and occupants were
hurled down an embankment, injuring
Chalfant escaped. We are glad to
learn later that Mrs. Barr is getting
along nicely.
DIED: On Thursday afternoon at
o'clock at the residence of Mr.. w. E.
Huffman, in this city, John Erbelding,
aged 50 years, 8 months and % days,
of cerebral apoplexy. The deceased
was born in Cologne, Germany. Re-
ceived his education and graduated as
mechanical engineer in the University
of Cologne. Came to this country with
his parents in 1851, living in Chicago
most of the time. He had the misfor-
tune to lose his eyesight in 1869. After
being blind he invented practical
lunch box, successfully manufacturing
cumulating with hard labor quite a
little fortune. He retired from busi-
ness about four years previous to his
death, and finally concluded to move
to this state with his mother, and stay
with his sister and brother-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Huffman. He had been all
ing for the past six months, more or
less: He had many. friends here and
was well liked byiall who. knew him.
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:. Pawnee Rock.
Frem.the Leader
MAYOR Smith resigned his office
Monday night.
DIR. :Megan moved to Little River,
Kansas, this week, where he expects to
follow his prOfeSsiOn