Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-01-10
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From the Clarion Jan.2.
II VI. Starr aud family returned
Sunday night from visit Of a week
with Mrs. STAIRS parents at Langdon
Kansas.
August Staeber, of Garden City
came in Monday for visit Of several
days with relatives and friends.
Vernon Fryberger. of Great Bend,
pentseveral days here the past week
visiting with his uncle and family,
]. H. Weltmer.
Lewis Staeber returned Monday
from a two weeks visit with his par
ents at Garden City.
E. J. Herthel was pleasant caller
at this Office Saturday afternoon. He
just returned about week ago from
a trip through Oklahoma and Missou-
ri. He visited his broth=r in-law, J.
A. Barth, at Broken Arrow and says
he is getting along nicely. E. J. had
some very nice things to say about
the state Of Oklohoma
Chas. Radenberg arrived Saturday
night, Dec.2l, from his trip to Ger
many. He has been gone about three
months, being called there by the
serious illness Of his sister, who died
shortly after his arrival. Charley re
ports as having very plesent visit, it
being his first trip back since coming
to this country twenty four years ago.
He reports having met many old &C.
quaintances and among them he met
nine comrades. who served in the Ger
man army with him. On one occasion
he called all Of these. comrades togeth
er and gave them reception, which
no doubt will be remembered by them
as long as they live, for Charley GER
tainly knows how to entertain party
of this kind. On another evening he
called all Of his relatives together and
gave them a reception also and on
another occasion entertained the rela
tives on his wife's side of the family.
His trip home was not very pleasant
one on account of stormy weather and
rough sea. After getting five hundred
miles out to sea they had to turn and
60 back owning to breakdown in
the steamer, which made the home,
coming trip very tedious. He brought
some rare specimens of plants and
shrubbery home with him and will
endeavor to make them grow in this
country
Mrs. ]. L. German, aged fifty eight
years, seven months and sixteen days
departed this life Saturday Dec. %,
1907. at 4:46 p. matter an ILLNESS Of
about three weeks. She had not been
in good health for about five years.
Jane L. Evans was born in Mich
igan, May II, lS49, where she grew
to womanhood. She was married to
Robert M. Mayo, Nov.2O, 1857, and
removed to Mcpherson in 1871. To
this union three children were born,
Pearl A., c. T. and Robert T. Pearl
died at Ellinwood, Dec. l6, 1881. Mr..
Mayo died in Mcpherson, October 6
1863. He was a veteran in the civil
war, having served five years in com.
pany c. 81 Illinois Volunteers Infan
try.
Mrs. ]. l.. German was married to
Andrew A German, May II, 1879,
at Mcpherson and in 1881, removed
to Elhnwood, after residing there a
few years they removed to Claflin,
where she resided until her death
To this union was born five children,
Mrs; Addie Herthel, Frank and Ed.
win German, Ms. Mary Gundy and
Lottie German.
Moving to Kanses inlS71 Mrs. Ger.
man and her family endured many Of
the hardships of the pioneer days.
She was a kind and loving mother,
a good neighbor and a CHRISTIAN wo.
man in every sense Of the word. She
leaves to mourn her death seven
children, a father. two sisters and three