Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-10-11
WALNUT WHISPERINGs.

Saturday,.
Miss Cone of Great Bend the
teacher at /. distrlct.a17 arrived
Saturday and. will ..open school
Monday.
Mrs. Thalheim of Rush county
visited her dughter Mrs. Vim.
Shultz last weeks. - >.
9 j. l.. Bower and Geo. Schlegel
we're up in Rush county last week
looking after the..:srent wheat on
their farm.
Leo. Keller of ssPawnee Rock
visited his brother constable Pat
Keller last Sunday.
Harry Van Akin spent, Sunday
in the vicinity of Heller. -.
The brick work....on 1.-The new
Albert State Bsnk.was completed
last Saturday.
A little more carpenter work
and the building will be finished.
1t is a unique building. adds
much to the looks of the city and
will be the first step towards the
near future boom that. will burst
over the little city. ,,.,,-,-,.
The wide awake and up todate
young people of Albert organized
J literary and lyceum in the. city
last Saturday night. Hopes are
entertained every body will put
> their shoulder to the wheel, and
make it a success.
Haas & Kuhl.. have a cloak and
sfur sale advertised at their store
on Wednesday and Thursday
/. October 9 and 10. They have the
goods and will be sold at a bar.
gain. Call and inspect the goods
and avail yourself of the splendid
bargains offered
Albert was we'll represented at
the picnic last Friday held in j.
Georges grove. From the events
narrated next day We presume all
enjoyed themselves to the fullest
extent.
VIM. Shultz has rented his farm
to Chas. Gabbert for next year.
Mr.. Schultz tells us be will live a
retired life.
It has been a we'll known fact
for several days that our iovial
Democratic. farmer friend, D. e..
Bird. accompanied by his charm
ing and beautiful daughter, Miss
Anna Bird a dame of II summers
expected on or about October 7 to
go on an excursion to Virginia.
The arranged program for the
trip will be the visitation of many
antique places of 3 centuries ago
the Jamestown exposition. Mr..
Birds aged mother and his old
home and birth place in Bland
county Va.
= After soiourning there few
weeks Miss Anna will enroll as a
pupil in the Martha Washington
Academy at Arlington, Virginia,
and Mr.. Bird will return to the
SunAower State.
The designated place of gather.
ing was c. R. Archer's place |
mile west of Mr.. Birds and from
there swoop down on Miss Bird
with surprise. About 81 friends
gathered but ere they reached the
Bird home the winds we're lisping.
l'm not surprised. A slip of
the tongue by lady in Great
Bend earlier in the day had put
Miss Anna next. However she
received the guests cordially and
entertained we'll. At late hour
all departed for home leaving with
Miss Bird their best wishes on
her eastern cxursion and a pros.
porous school year. Miss Bird is
a very popular young lady and
her absence will be felt this winter
in church work. social circles and
neighbOrly relations. Those pre-.
sent we're. Miss Edith Archer.
Min Archer. Leah Weltmer.
ReOecca McCatfery. Mrs. Ella
harrington. Mary Ummen, Agnes
Schroeder, Myra Winget, Mary
Kitchen, Anna Martin, Mabel
HAYES, Anna Tammen. Cora Cell.
Mabel Cell. Leatha Cell. Bulah
Butler, .Messers, Ed. Archer,
Ralph Archer. Roy Archer. Fred
Archer, Jos. McCaGery, Wilbur
Harrington. John Jimmie. Walter
Rearick, Ed. Shredder. VIM.
Billups. Roger Winget,, and
Archie Cell.