Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-04
Redwing Red-Tape.

"A. COIQlSD0f is now at a. OO0LZ6l' 8.
H. Garretzan spent last Wednesday
at Redwing.
81. j. Clifford had his buggy over.
hauled recently.
A. Gerstencorn talks of leaving here
and may go to Oklahoma.
Mr.. Ball visited with thu fair at
Hoisington on Wednesday.
Chas. Smith took in the Catholic fair
on last Thursday and Friday.
Mails are now exchanged daily on
the train going west at this burgh.
Jos. Habiger, the Odin merchant,
paid this place a visit last Saturday.
A. B. Names has effected trade Of
his stallion for mule team and horse.
John Hime, f. Schremer, John Beran
and others were at the fair on Wednes-
day.
A nice time was had at Mr.. Steffan's
dedicating his large barn Sunday before
last.
Mr.. Tucker has applied a coat Of
paint to the roof on his stable last
week.
Mr.. Gano was looking for corn the
other day, of which not much seems to
be On the market.
Smith &. Benke are in RECEIPT of set
of Dickens works and are now busily
reading the same.
J. G. Richardson is still augmenting
his herd west of here, by adding neat
cattle all the time.
Mrs. G. E. Benke sent an invoice of
butter as present to her sister at Chi
cago, Mrs. II. Smith.
The Odin brass band led by Anton
Honisch, discoursed their best music at
the fair on the Goth.
r. Uden paid his respects to the
county seat on Thursday, and ex-
changed wheat for flour.
John Charles has bought a carriage
for use of his family, and is erecting a
shed for its safe keeping.
Messrs. Hickle and FARMER were in
Great Bend on Thursday on business
and made the court officials a visit.
Frank Herman has purchased a
quarter section of land on section 10,
north of here for a sum equal to 50, 900.
c. D. Montgomery and Ed Grizzelle.
of Logan township, passed through
here Thursday and made stop at this
place.
School closed here last Friday with
appropriate ceremonies by Miss Adkins.
who returns to her home near Ray
mOnd.
Jacob Parkison's barn, which was
accidentally burned a week or two ago.
has been replaced by a new one of
equal dimensions.
II. c. Benke took in the fair last
Thursday and voted often for all the
successful candidates and took chances
on various ''pretties."
A. Zorn, whom reports had repre-
sented as dead, turns up in Minnesota
where he is proprietor of farm and
intends proving up.
1. Budig has very nearly completed
his pretty residence north of this point.
Its dimensions are % feet square and
| it is built of frame. His son-in-law,
Mr.. Hall, has bought place adjacent
to him and Mr.. Budig expects to farm
it too.
Mel. Hime has finished at Mr. Gano's,
and as soon as the ground is in condi-
ton will be found breaking prairie on
the Very Medberry rancho south of
here, where he has contract for break
ing so acres. J. W. Amerine has also
contract for lot of the land.
Chas. Benke, having finished foun-
dalton for a water tank and another
| one for stable at s. Socken's, came
to this place Monday and is engaged in
erecting grain Office for II. G. Benke,
and some chimneys and fireplace in
shop for John Deutsch, also cave for
H. T.. Smith.
Ed Carson has finished his residence
northwest Of here. and A. Keller also
has his residence built and well sunk.
Messrs. Keller and his son-in-law, Ed.
Carson are farming several quarters of
land, on which they have very good
prospect for wheat, and are not bit
alarmed for the outlook.
! While driving in Stafford county.
near Hudson the other day we noticed
an admirable device for safe keeping OF
a header during the year. 1t consisted
of the two header boxes belonging 60
the header, dumped over the machine
upside down, the bottoms forming a
roof, inclined to shed the rain, and the
low sides being bolted together. The
ends of the Boxes were secured by