Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-15
OLMITZ AND VICINITY.


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By straight Goods"
A lad veil known by the name of "Gee Whizz,"
To put the last drop in his cup full of bliss.
Went out to see his dear gallie.
Two hours after the sun had gone down.
He returned, and on his face wore frown,
He was riding his never firing steed,
Bound for Oimitz at a terrific speed
The wind was blowing hard from the south.
And he shut his eyes and closed his mouth.
Such was the speed that it made his horse grunt:
He was left behind and his horse went front.
Dan. Honslick has quit working for
Adam Hejery.
Joe. Reimer was visiting with his
brothers, Sunday.
Gus. Alug, of Odin, was doing bust.
ness here Sunday
Joseph Shneider was doing business
in Albert, Wednesday.
Miss Anna Kreisel, of Denver, is
here on short visit with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs Natal we're visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. HONG last Sunday
Randolph Hopman has gone to
work on ranch 80 miles northwest
of here.
Frank Hoffman is getting ready for
harvest; he has his header barge in his
wheat field-upsidedown.
Mr.. Boebeck and Mrs. Buses of
Grea: Bend. were visiting with Miss
Tusitchkie Saturday last.
Quite number of our young people
attended the entertainment at the
Dyer school house Friday night.
Frank Pospishell. Joe Mem bloviile
and Adolf Stos are breaking prairie
on the old g. P. Wunderlich place.
Mrs. Minnie Black is on the sick
list this week. and r. r Black was
laid up with rheumatism last week.
Come, Jas. Burton Wigton, don't
get disheartened and quit writing for
the DEMOCRAT; We were only joking
with you, and meant no harm.
Harry Sherer has rented John
Shon's residence, and will go to batch
ing. The place hereafter will be
known as the Bachelors Retreat.
There are some young ladies Gone
in particular living less than ten miles
from here) who would not even chew
a stick of gum If they knew it was
purchased in our town, for fear it
would RUN their sobriety. Now we
will say that the girls here in our town
are as good, and hanged sight better
than some ofyou So please give US
rest.
Joseph Neither. Jr., expects to be
a professional pugilist some day. and
is already beginning to train to fit him.
self for that purpose. His method of
training is very peculiar, and severe.
We are not familiar with all his daily
exercises. but to harden his hands and
to acquire hard hitting powee he
strikes a stone wall as hard as the
bones of his hands will stand.
The entertainment here last Saturs
day night was well attended, good
program consisting of recitations, dia-
logues, music by the Olmitz band. and
such was listened to with marked att
tention. Afterward the box supper
took place, of course some of the boys
felt pretty bad because some other fell
low got the box they were wanting.
But boys when we were young and
attended box suppers. the girls used
to say, 1.-THE biggest bidders are the
biggest FOOLS" and we think (from
what we have heard) the girls here
have the same opinion of the boys who
paid such high prices for boxes that
night.
By Jas Burton Wigton.
]. j. Boyle was doing business in
Olml!z the first of the week.
Miss Matte McAfee was visiting
with Nellie Wigton SUNDAY last
The entertainment at Olmitz last
Saturday night was-welI nothing
extra in our estima tioR.
Ben. Speck was down on Blood
creek visiting his grandparents Mr..
and Mrs. Silas Speck last Sunday,
People who planted corn and pota
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