The Globe-republican., 1901-12-19
FORD EVENTS.

From Our Regular Correspondent
DIR. Hollopeter shipped hogs to Kan
sas City, Thursday.
MIR. Lord shipped four carloads OF
cattle to Kansas City, Tuesday.
C Herzer shipped two carloads of
cattle to Kansas City last Tuesday.
II. NJ. Gray and O. N Nevins ship
ped a load of hogs to Kansas City, We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Martha Walker has fine lot of
stationery at her postoffice department
which is convenience to the public.
Pete Herzer, Ford's rustling real
estate agent, sold three quarter section
of land west of town a few days ago.
Mrs. Lewis Pendleton, of Holtom,
Mo-, has been guest at tbs home of her
brother, Fred Roberts and wife, for a
number of days.
Mrs. 2. A. incl and children are
visitors with her father, l.. c. Fearing,
and her sister, Mrs. Morton Hinkle, in
Bucklin vicinity this week.
Deacon Charles Herzer took sip
from the .tfountain of youth and hied
himself to Augusta, Kansas. aud slyiy
tuned up the wedding bells that ehitned
him into the animated bliss of re- mar
ried life and December 9th returned
with his amiable bride who has thus
chanted his heart with youthful impulses
to affiliate with the beatings of her own.
The estimab BILE bride being a stranger re-
ceived the cordial hand of welcome and
both the we'll wishes for happy life by
the good people of Ford.
Mrs. Mary Jane Shaw, whose home
now is in Topeka, arrived here Oh Tues
day of last week, and many friends were
pleased to enjoy her cordial hand shake
and have good old-time chat and social
time with this former social citizen and
church worker in pioneer DAYS of Foid.
She surprised agreeably her friends with
the bright and cheerful vigor which she
retains in her advanced life. Her son,
the Rev w. Shaw, is now with her at
her Topeka home, being compelled to
withdraw from his ministerial labors on
account of his throat and other bodily
feebleness at present.
The masculine gender of the Con-
gregational church were quite successful
with the supper they gave Friday even
ing. They had systemized themselves
into systemized working committees. 1t
was genuine oyster social. The molus
cos recently fresh from the seaboard had
a jovial time skipping through the milk
soup and coursing in Will Glands fry
ing pans, making grinning faces at him
while sweating over the steaming stew
and sizzling butter, or running races in
their natural state down the esophagus,
frigh tening young ladies into fearful ex-
pectations. John Lyon and assistants
rustled nobly for the spoons, dishes and
table spreads. L. X. VanHorn was over
seer, jingled the money! bag and gathered
in the penalties with the vigilance of a
Pinham detective, Ed Shook, Dora Banta
and the writer searched for pickles, sal
ads, lacteals and oleomargerines and
transported the steaming orders from
GLANDS cauldron and browning pans to
| the hungering and thirsting assemblage.
John Small with barred arms stood at
| his washing post like a Spartan veteran
and furnished the crowded demands for
cleaned and shining dishes. This was
/ not only success. bnt a victory for the
gentlemen. The old women. young la
dies and youthful maidens who had
frightened up their preceptive abilities
for investigation gave general praise to
| the original proves cultured graces.
| agile movements and polite demeanor of
| the brave heroes that dared venture for
| masculine Independence and social econ
omy. varying condolences even left a
quarter of the writer's allowance in his
| possession for a future occasion.