Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-20


Chas. PressI and Mic Berscheid
were in Ellinwood Sunday.
Ben Giles returned Saturday even
ing from his trip to Illinois,
Guy Johnson is down from Larned
visiting the family of Geo. W. Moore.
Mrs. HE. Turck of Ellinwood is
visiting her numerous friends in the
city.
Hemker & Nuttleman are having
their implement houses reprinted this
week.
Geo. Clarke came up from Macks
vile Saturday for short visit with
home folks.
The Troillett building on Forest
avenue, is res plendent in "a newly
painted front.
John Case and Frank Nordman of
the northwest visited at Ellinwood
last Saturday.
A. M. Sipes had the misfortune to
have his left hand badly bruised by
barn door Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Hannah Burson left Saturday
evening for Los Angeles, California.
on a visit of few weeks.
Frank Marsh has received an in
quiry from Canada for setting of
eggs from his thoroughbreds.
T. w. Woodward and family came
up from Macksville Saturday even
ing fora visit with home folks.
Doc. Gray and family were over
from Hoisington Saturday evening, to
witness the performance of "Sapho".
H. E. Turk was up from Ellinwood
Sunday, visiting the family of o. w.
Dawson, and his other numerous
friends.
Guy Lee is at the helm as local
reporter for the Tribune, while the
Townsley boys are taking in the
Worlds Fair.
Howard Diffenbacher has been
promoted to the position of passenger
conductor, on the c. & A. Towards
many friends here will be glad to
learn of his promotion.
H. 7. Meyer, who has been with
the Great Bend Creamery for the
past seven years, this week moves
onto the farm with his father-in-law,
Otto Bran;, of Eureka township.
Herman Strobe came in from ST.
Louis Sunday evening, where he has
been taking in the fair. He will
visit his parents few days, and then
return to his home in Colorado.
o Jacob Held, nephew of Henry
Held of northeast of town, arrived
from Wisconsin Friday evening, the
18th. and will likely remain here for
the summer, and maybe for good.
VIM. Ferger, Geo. H. Moore,
Frank Marsh, and Ovid Butler drove
to Ellinwood Sunday, and in COM
pany with DR.. Raffington visited
Walter Koch of Comanche township.
Heller Lodge, No. SIS, A. o. U.
W., stood seventh in the list of ten
showing the creates numerical gain
in members for the month of April,
and they are not through yet. They
are going some, and are getting first
rate class of risk.
Jake Base and Andrew Siebert
returned from the Pacific coast Thurs
day morning, after having travelled
over nearly all the state of California.
They say they saw great many nice
communities, but they are still
residents of Kansas.
The second case of small pox
developed at eHoisington Saturday,
and was placed under quarantine.
The victim is man who was employ
j ed at the old Hume restaurant as
cook. and he was rooming at the
Carson rooming house. The first
case has been released from
Quarantine.
Up-in Rush county there lives the
widow of a Workman, who had some
necessary repair work to be done on
(; her fences and out buildings, so the
members of the lodge at Rush Cen
: ter, to which her husband had belong
5 ed, got together one day last week
and did the work. That is fraternal
ism for you.
! Sam Cooper. well known young
man in this county, was shot and
g killed one day last week Cooper
e was employed by the Rock Island
t out Of Harrington, as brakeman