Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-18
NE1GHBoRHooD HAPPENINGS.
REDwING RED-TAPE.

case of cold.
II. c. Benke has very bad attack of
cold this week.
Ed. Carson wrecked his cart while
on drive the other day.
Frank Stefan is working for the
blacksmith at this place.
G. Koch is at present much under the
influence of the weather.
The Machin Bros. are sinking a we'll
for j. r. Johnson this week.
George and Henry Butz have been
doing some trading about here lately.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Wantland spent
the day in HOisington last Saturday.
Maud Wantland is home from Hois-
ington visiting her parents for while.
Antoine GBtzel is about to ship his
immense crop of wheat of last season.
A communion of children took place
at st. Mary's church, Odin, last Thurs
day.
Mr.. Ewalt has located north of this
place and is ''batching" on his place
now.
III. Butz visited with his brother
Christ, Friday coming down from Elm
wood.
Pins Gerstenkorn has been helping
Antoine Getzel to put in his crop of
corn.
The rains were just right for the
growing oats, which now promise a
yield.
Which is the correct abbrevation for
Kansas: KS, Kas., Kan, Kans., or
Kaw?
Oliver Lewis has returned from the
east and is staying with his mother at
present.
Felix Yarmer left here, one day last
week for Olmitz, where he is staying at
present.
Jos. G9tZel had number of cattle
stray from him, W which he recovered with
difficulty.
A number of Busbton people passed
through here on their way to Hoising-
ton last Saturday.
Mel. Hime and j. w. Amerine have
began breaking on the Very-Medberry
rancho south of here.
Lizzie Amerine has come back to
Redwing and is staying with her aunt,
Mrs. Lille johnson, for a while.
Mr.. MorwltZ has rented the intended
place Of Henry ButZ, and is going to
plant same to corn and broomcorn.
F. Schremer, John Hickle. and Jos.
Czermak made trip to Great Band one
day last week, and stopped with John
Deutsch on their return.
Mr.. Morwitz has been unable to stand
his stallion here because of his inability
to procure hay for It's feed. He has
fitted up place for keeping it but hay
is very scarce at this time of the year.
The rain Wednesday night was of a
local character. Near Clafin and Du-
buque it was very heavy. At this place
it wet the ground to q inches. while
a few miles east of here it scarcely lay
the dust.
The stone residence of Frank Kessler
is going up this week. He is erectiLg
the same himself, aided by Tom Koch
Ter, of Logan township. The dimen-
sions are 14x20 and it is being built of
massive rock.
A colt belonging to II. E. Smith was
caught by an east bound train Friday
morning and killed. Geo. Robinsin,
section foreman, appointed John Hime
and John Deutsch appraisers, and they
valued the colt at $50.
Many people, writing "Redwing"
take. Redwing was originally named
after Red Wing, Mimi, but it was later
decided to convey the meaning of the
redwinged black-bird, very numerous
at certain seasons of the. year about the
place: hence the name, ''Redwing."
ELLINWOOD.
From the Advocate.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Weide last Sunday.
Every woman tries to make every
other woman think her things cost
more than anybody else.
DIED-May Sd. 1898, of a diseased
spine, Miss Martha Mantz, aged 10
years months and 81 days.
Lakin has the best graded roads of
any township in the county, and much
Of this is due to efficiency of our pres
ent township trustee.
w. D. Wolf received a very painful |
Injuy on bis hand last week, as result |
Of falling from S. FL. Chatten & Co.'S |
delivery wagon.
JOS. Hall, a son of D. Hall the cream
cry man, came in from New Mexico |