Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-21

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Mrs. H. A. Cheney and family.
The last divorce case filed in the
district court is entitled Edward
F. Stanley VS.. Olivia J. stanley.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank McCauley Of
Hoisington are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Merten and family today.
Henry Ashpole W. L. Townsley, G.
L. Chapman and Frank Willard are
attending picnic at Odin today.
Jeff Yancey of Eureka will put out
big crop this fall. He had plow-
ed 2150 acres for wheat last week.
Mrs. E. E. Morgan and children of
Hoisington are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. W. Thatcher and family
today.
P. c. Crum of Hillsborro, Ohio
arrived here yesterday and is visit
ing his nephew, W. C. Stanley and
family.
Miss Mary Bass of Mcpherson left
for home today after a visit here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Newcombe
and family.
L. B. Wilcox is busy getting up
drills in order to plant for the next
wheat crop. He has the best drill
on the market.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wright Of the
south side went to 0fferle this morn.
ing to visit Jessie and George Riegel
and their families.
o w. Dawson, E. c. Cole and Miss
es Frances Cole and Winifred Wood
went to Albert this afternoon by the
automobile route.
Miss Ida Chamberlain left for her
nome In Ottawa, Illinois today after
an extended visit with her aunt, Mrs.
Belle Chamberlain.
]. M. Jones left for his home at
Joplin, Missouri this morning after
visit here with his nephew G. MI
Fanshier and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Munger Of Hollis
Cloud county are visiting Mrs, Num-
gers parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. W..
Johnson Of Eureka township.
Walter Proudfoot of Scott City stop
ped here today on his way home from
the east to visit Geo. =. Starr Of
the First National Bank.
Elmer Smith went to Colorado
Springs Monday evening to join Mrs.
Smith and Ella and vannie who are
spending couple Of weeks there.
Mrs. V. Kramer and Mrs. F. w.
Dollchek stopped here today on their
way home from Spearville to Claf-
lin and are visiting Mrs. George F.
Starr.
The Schuman Piano Co. have op-
ened store here in the Emley build
ing, four doors west of the post Of
flee, where they will install stock
of fine pianos.
Mrs. George Greene and her daugh-
ter, Miss Georgia are here from Web
ster City, Iowa for a visit with Mrs.
Greene's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
H. Hume and family.
S. H. Gwinn is threshing on o2e
Of his places west of town, and re-
ports the wheat turning out about
twenty-five bushels per acre, and of
very fine quality.
About a dozen agents left town this
morning and went west for new
fields. This seems to be a good year
for fruit tree agents and it is a
good purchase if you will take care
of the trees.
Grover Nixon, who has been con-
nected with the Santa Fe, in the
round house at this place for some
time, has gone to La Junta, Colora-
do, where he will be employed by the
same company.
Frank Kern, ST., one of the big
farmers Of Liberty township was in
town today on business. Mr.. Kern
has Just finished threshing a big
crop of wheat, and says the yield
was very satisfactory.
Have you noticed the improvement
In the south Side OF the park. Mr..
DeMotte is certainly doing good work
and illustrates fully, what a man
with a shovel and rake and a dis
position to work can do.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Kerr and
children, Robert, Josephine and Alice
will go to the farm in Beaver We'd
nesday. Mrs. Kerr and the children