Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-07-24

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Mrs. W. W. Truxal and daughter.
lof Hoisington visited here today
Mrs. Hattie Meyers is here from
Fairview visiting Der parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Gustin and family.
Mrs. Robert Gwinn and daughter
Fannie will accompany Mrs. Crume
PECAN to Denver and viii take sever.
al weeks outing in the mountains.
Mrs. Jesse Chappell and daughter
Margery returned from a visit at
Hutchinson Wednesday evening and
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Marx
and daughter Blanche.
Francis Keast and wife. of Olmitz.
lett for home Tuesday, after a visit
here with Richard Williams and
wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Keast will leave
for South Dakota Monday for visit.
Carlos Crane Of Oneida, Illinois
stopped here today on his way home
from Denver to meet l.. B. DeForest
OF Galesburg III. who is visiting E.
E. Epperson and family. Mr.. Craine
intends to look this section over with
The intention Of investing.
Joe Walters accompanied Senator
Long to Seward, Ray, Macksville, St.
John and Hudson yesterday and a
speech was made at every stop.
They reached Hudson about 4 o'clock
Mr.. Long went to Larned from there
and Joe returned home. Mr.. Harm.
ison took. them round in his auto.
William I. Mills Of jacksonville
Kentucky, is here today. Mr.. Mills
was student in the Central Normal
College here years ago. He will be
remembered by the students of that
time. He is now County Clerk of
his county, after serving eight years
as deputy clerk.
The game between Great Bend
and Lindsborg resulted; Great Bend
5, Lindsborg 4; it was nice game
Throughout, no kick by anyone simply
play ball. The Lindsborg boys are
nice gentlemenly set of fellows and
know how to play ball. Batteries
Great Bend, Williams and Lederer:
Lindsborg, Rosen and Baird.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas E. Dodge and
daughter Jessie will leave this even
ling for visit north and east. They
will 60 to Springfield. Mo. first. and
then probably to Wisconsin and re.
tn nby way Of Nebraska. Charley
has lot taken vacation for a long
time. We hope they will have a
good time.
The Merritt Produce Co. employ
six men at the uptown house in hand.
ling poultry and eggs. and they are
busy all the time. This does not in.
clude the driver Of the dray who is
employed part Of the time nor does it
include the poultry shipped
from their own yards. From the
number of eggs shipped one would
think that they could supply all Col
orado at least.
In Tuesdays Rustler appeared a
Clipping from the Kansas City Jour.
nal in which it was stated that a Mrs.
Myrtle Murray had been called to
her door near Vinita, Ok. and shot
dead by j. t. Scott because Mrs.
Murray had whipped his boy. We
also st tied that the Murray family
used to live here. This has been
verified by letter received by Ben
Murray who has been employed here
with his brother James, the husband
of the woman killed. The brothers
have been at work south of the river
and the information did not reach
the husband Of the woman killed until
yesterday afternoon.
Lot Ewalt who has been employed
at the cyclone store, has resigned and
will leave the LIST Of August for Ere
donna where be will be employed BY
1.-THE Jumbo Clothing Co. Lot is a
genuine Great Bend boy having been
born in this city. He has been EN-.