Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-18
eSANDAGO.

Fred Erdsiek had corn Smelling time
last Monday. Q
E. F. Sporn has purchased the Geo.
Williams farm paying $1,000 for it..
| Gust Witt, Hudson's undertaken, was
in the vicinity the first, Of the week On
business
o. P. Scarce Is fattening ITO head of
cattle for the June market. Mr.. Scarce
has also sold about 300 tons of hay this
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tiepermans went
to Stafford last Sunday TO see his step
mother who is dangerously i'll. She is
under the care of Drs. Ruggles and Rose,
at their sanitarium. @
l.. A. B. Clark and J. h Lacy were at
the rattlesnake duck hunting Saturday
fand' Sunday. The boys bageed %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tieperman went
to Ellinwood onsbusiness Tuesday.
Handsome Harry and Sunny Susan
were at Hudson Sunday visiting.
The writer had an interview with sew
eral of the subscribers to the DEMOCRAT
of this place, and they are all pleased
with the DEMOCRATS new form. We
wish the 1.-TWO Bills" unbounded suc-a
cess.
F. B. Wilson sold several head of
calves the latter part OF of last week.
Harry Lacy has completed his big fish
pond. He turned the water in Friday
and the pond is filling rapidly. Harry
will stock his pond with catfish and
carp to supply the local market.
Henry Helmers has purchased seven
grey-hounds of Shelly Bomsn. He will
coyotes.
Mrs. Ernest Piper was visiting her
aunt, Mrs. s. G. Hill, last Tuesday.
The neighborhood has lost two Of it's
most successful farmers, August Weide
and George Williams, who have bought
property in Stafford. They will move
there in the near future to try life of
ease in the city.
/ John Andrews was asked who was the
Mt. Pleasant correspondent for the DEM
|ooRAT?e He refused to say only it was
some kid in knee pants.
1A1ioS OOio Ao1ho"oy OiSuiSSSO u0i
school for a couple of day to attend the
funeral of her little neice at Stafford.
Miss Mary Siefes returned home last
week from months visit with relatives
in Missouri, and Carl the big farmer, is
wearing happy smile
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Seward were visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Henry last Sun
day.
Wednesday evening about six o'clock |
the neigh borhood was visited by small |
cyclone which started somewhere near
Gus Shilling's place. It's course was al |
mostadue east and it travelled about. five
miles doing considerable damage in the
way of tearing down buildings, ETC.
@ o. F. Ordelheide is going to put out
about seventy acres of alfalfa this
spring.
Miss Jennie Langenhagen, of st.
Louis, closed very successful term of
school at the Sand Rat last Tuesday
It is being circulated that Drs. Camp
bell and Archibald are erecting a big
pill house for the manufacturing of the .
celebrated Moore pills. They have ap- !,
pointed the Mt. Pleasant correspondent !
as manager and local agent.
Harry Lacy, our successful pigeon
raiser, desires US to announce that he
has few dozen nice fat squads for sale.
Thomas Keeler received a telegram
last Wednesday stating that his son
John was shot at Belpre, Kas. Mr..
Keller went to Belpre Immediately and
brought John home with him Thursday.
It was found that he was shot in the |
forehead twice with % calibre revolver !
There seems to be mystery connected |
with the affair. The bullets have been !
removed and he is getting along nicely |
at the present writing.
Mrs. Aulgrim, of near sEllinwood. was
visiting her daughter Mrs. Henry Tiep- |
erman the last week.
The "Henroost Society" is nothing
new at all as it has been organized in
the vicinity for a number of years. For |
further particulars about the society in
quire of r. w. Henry 80
Mrs. Shottie, and old. settler of this
community, died at her home three
miles north and one mile east of Hud-
son, Friday the 18th. She was % years
of age and had resided in this county for
a number of years, and commanded the
respect of all who knew her. The funeral
services were conducted from the resi- I
dence Sunday evening at 2 o'clock and
the remains were inferred in the Luther
an cemetery. She leaves two SONS, four
grand children, two great-grand- children
and MANY friands tn mourn her lOas