Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-26
oHAs. ANDREss' HoUsE-wARMINa.

river, Was present:
Last Sunday afternoon and evening
there was q birthday dinner and
house warming at new stone-front
residence 443 Douglas boulevard.
The house was lighted from top to
bottom. Now and then the buzz of
the electric bell and the slsmmIng of
the from: door signaled the arrival of
another guest. There were many
hearty greatings and great deal of
hand shaking. and nearly every man
who arrived seemed to be acquainted
with the people who had arrived
ahead Of him and come out to greet
him. The women had assembled in
the parlor, where they chatted on the
most friendly terms, while the men,
after the manner of their kind, shsw.
ed a tendency to f ,ck into the hosts
.sden" and make free with his cigars.
The host was seemingly happy, for
this was his forty-eighth anniversary,
and he was settled in his new home,
and he had his friends about him, 80
that, for the time being, he couldn't
think of anything more worth wish
ing for.
His wife. likewise. was pleased and
fHastsred at ell the complimentary
things said about their new home.
At 6 o'clock dinner was served,
and along after dinner the men troop.
ed up to the billiard room on the
second floor and smoked again, and
told stories and shouted with laughter.
When it seemed to be about $50
the clock raid 1890, which proved
they had been enjoying themselves
and forgetting the fight of time.
Il was q regular house warming,
and any one to have glanced in ar the
good aatured company wouldn't have
noticed that the guests were very
much different from other good
people along, Douglas boulevard
The list read in the conventional
form:
+ MIR. and Mrs Charles Andres were
pleased to entertain the following.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Colvin, Mr.. John
Ringling, Mr.. w. 81. Harris and
wife. Mr.. E. 81. Macoy and wife, MIR,
John D. Barton, Mr.. Charles ii.
Wilson and vile. Mr.. William z.
Peck, Mr.. Kerry Meager and wife,
Mr.. j. s. Clark and wife,. Mrs. j.
AngelmeYer of Joliet. Dr.. L. A.
Meizs. MIR. Fred Macart and wife
Miss Earnest, Sig. Farranta, Mr.
Charles Bell and wife, Mr.. Charles
Donaldson. Mr.. W. Z. Andres anc
wife, Grand Rapids, Mich, Mr.
James T. Address. Chesaning. Mich.
and Judge j. M. Meyer, Great Bend
Kansas.
To explain why this company differ
ed from other house-wsrming parties
Mr. Charles Andress, although no
an cid man, is veteran Snowman
and the friends who came to hi
house. warming have been bis associ
ates in the circus business. Now cir
Gus people outwardly resemble othe
people despite common belief ths
they wear spangles, and at 6rst glanc
: no one would suspect that Mr.. An
dress has known the ups and down
of thirty eight years on the road
He has won and lost fortunes, an
= finally landed right side up in q com
Portable big house in Douglas boule
ward.
). Allagreed that the circus busine
Was gamble. When money be
] gins to come it comes fast, and whe
Z you begin to lose you can 60 "broks
in hurry. Several of the old circ,
> men had made large sums and 10
Q them, and they discussed these cham
, es of fortune with smiling equanimit
. Our host. whom the older men az
= dressed as Charley" told Of losiI
u all his earthly possessions by fire
D q Louisiana tpwn, how he and dis wi
% landed in New Orleans with fl
Il dollars and four pet birds that 9
J. had saved from the FIRE. how he we
Eout on a corner and introduced butte
(. ed popcorn to the city and clear
lv $500 In a month. He told the whs