Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-07-03
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and wife, visited with Mr.. and Mr.
chas. Petit Of south Liberty, Sunday
The wind blew the ball park fenc
down Saturday evening, also a fe,
limbs off the tall cottonwoods. Tn
park fence viii be replaced at once
Miss Florence Frost left for he
home at Kansas City this morning
after a visit here with Mr.. and Mrs
A. s. McCracken.
Mrs. A. W. Brodie and daughter
Miss Glenn, are home from a tw,
weeks visit with friends at WIGHT,
and in Oklahoma.
Miss Bessie Parsons Is here from
Alton Iowa and will make an ex
tended visit with her aunt, Mrs. Ed
Kellam and family.
Mrs. Lichesky will give a part,
Wednesday afternoon, complimentary
to Miss Deem, Kansas City, and Mis-.
Quigley, Of Sterling.
Tom Milligan returned this mornin,
from a visit at Denver. Mrs. Milligal
will remain there and continue the
visit for a few days.
Miss Pearle Moore and Miss Dais,
Allison are taking two weeks vaca
ton from their duties as salesladies
at the C. Samuels Co. store.
Geo. Scheuffler and Geo. Banta LEFT
Sunday for Omaha. Scheuffler will
drive DR.. pavidson's automobile from
Omaha here, and Banta will be escort
g Sergeant John Bertell is here from
Salina and will install a U. S. re.
crultlng station here. He informs us
that they want not only soldiers, but
can use band men.
Mrs. W. T. Johnson and children Of
Peoria, Illinois, who have been visit.
ing Mrs. Johnson's brother, James
Freer and family. left for Leoti, this
morning for visit with relatives.
II the weeds on the streets bother
you, tell the Improvement committee;
II the weeds on private property or
vacant lots are a nuisance, complain
to the health committee.
Information has been received thai
the local lodge Of Elks would be In.
stituted here on Monday evening
July 9Th. All applicants should at
tend the meeting at the W. o. W.
hall this evening.
A letter received from the folks Of
John Wolf, for a short time resi-.
dent here, said that in his recent
trouble in Usage county he was
convicted on the charges Of burglary
and grand larceny. Sentence had moi
been pronounced.
Miss Cassie Pile, Of Galatla, who
has been visiting A. L. Pile and fam.
lily, left this morning for Streator, Ill.
where she will visit for a few days
and then go to Fowler, Indiana, for
an extended visit with her brothers.
Dave Robertson of South Bend is
carrying an arm in sling on accoun
Of kick by a horse. The accident
Sunday morning. His arm
was broken, and will put him out Of
commission so far as this harvest
is concerned.
l. N. Wilhide received a message
this morning announcing the death
of his mother, at Taneytown, Mary.
land, aged nine.y-five years. Mr.
Wilhide left for the old home on the
morning train to attend the funeral
Mrs. Wilhide visited here about eleven
years ago.
A. b. Clark and wife are Lere from
Davenport, Oklahoma, visiting friends
Mr.. Clark and his brother are in the
drug business at Davenport. Their
father, Prof. Clark. at one time con.
nected with the Central Normal, is
now at the head of an Indian school
at TahleQuah.
Quite & severe electrical and rain
storm struck this part of the coun
try Saturday evening. We understan
that the house of George Dunn In thi
city, was struck BY lightning, as was
also the house Of John Hoge, out
south. Also a wheat stack for Johr
Donovan. A vey neayy fall of rair
occurred. and another heavy fall Wis
tied US Sunday evening.
The tin can camp at the stool
yards has been broken up. This CAM
has been used several years. Their,
Is plenty Of water there, and stran
gers can find cans to cook in, broker
shovels to cook on, and with piec,
Of bacon, a little coffee and q loa
Of bread, a meal might be cooked 70
several at a small cost. This cam