Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-12
Fred steckel was up from Ellinwood
this morning between trains.

were VlsltOrs from seward lnls AFTER
noon.
T. c. Cork, the Hoisington contract
or, was here this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Archibald were in
from the south side today.
Earle v. Jennison went to Sterling
this morning for a visit.
Glenn Quinn came in from the cas-.
Sunday and returned to Sterling this
morning.
Dan Asher has purchased the Joe
Stauffer quarter Of land on the south
side. consideration $4,000.
Mic Cossman went to Pawnee Rocl
this morning for a visit with his son
John, and family.
Dave Gray, Of Hoisington, and J. X
McLain, of Excelsior Springs, No., arr
over from Hoisington today.
Mrs. A. W. Dunn, and Misses Fan.
ME and Dot Lowery spent Sunday vi
iting friends at Hoisington.
We understand that at least two of
the county bridges near Hoisington
are washed out.
Mrs. Geo. W. Nimocks visited with
her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Hartman, Of
Hoisington, Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reinecke return,
ed to their home at Heller this morn
ing after an extended eastern visit.
G. G. Pinkston was here from Grigs
by today, and went out to look at his
farms In northeast Stafford county.
+ George Asher has fixed himself VI
so he can keep track of things. He
has purchased fine roll top desk.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Campbell are at
Wichita today visiting friends. Mr..
Campbell is attending the Consistory.
Misses Audrey Disney, Gertrude Ca
and Maud Nimocks who are attendin
the normal, returned from Sunday
visit at Hoisington this morning.
Ira Ely, son Of Thomas Ely, is home
from an extended visit in the east,
In the Spaugh drawing Saturday,
Mrs. Joe Stauffer won the handsome
SIS trunk. The lucky number wits
s2S1.
John Grub came oyre from Olaf
lin Saturday evening to visit his wife
who has been visiting relatives here
the past week.
Mrs. John W. Brown returned from
a visit with relatives at Galatia this
morning. Her son, Tom Brown, of
Fairview, accompanied her home.
Mrs. Max Moore and children and
sister, Mrs. Mayberry, went to Chase
this morning for a visit with rela
tives.
Mrs. Milo White and children left
for Fremont, Michigan, today after
q visit here with relatives. Miss LII
liam Brinkman accompanied then
home. -. a.:
Mrs. George Crummack and her
daughter, Mrs. Sim Ewalt, Of Medi-
cine Lodge, returned this morning
from a visit with Mr and. Mrs.
Chas. Woolard and family at Albert.
The wind was a little strong in the
vicinity Of ]. H. Van Pelt's last night.
A wind mill was blown down and sew
eral trees were blown over.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mort Mccormick are
here from Shattuck, Okla, visiting tn,
family of Albert Allison, of the east
side.
Leland Ingersoll, formerly with the
Crescent grocery, is now employed
with the E. R. Moses Mercantile Co.
Lefty" Holmes is here from Au-
gusta, and will play with our ball
team. Mr.. Holmes is a very poput
lar player here and first class gen.
tleman. Mrs. Holmes accompanied
him, and they are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Chapman.
Miss Lenora Jackson has taken the
position Of stenographer and book
keeper In this office, vacated by the
resignation of Miss Ola Dawson, who
will shortly leave our employ.
Ira Brougher returned from Rush
county Saturday evening, where he
had been investigating his wheat crol
The crop was sort Of harvested a We
ago by a hail storm, which swept a
path from one to two moles wide,
and about fifteen miles long.
The Twentieth Century Club met
with Mrs. Frank Greene Thursday af
ternoon, with Mrs. James W. Clarke
as leader. An excellent program was
rendered. dainty refreshments. were
served, and all present had an en-
joyable time. The next meeting will
be held with Mrs Glenn Quinn.