Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-07-17
TUESDAYS TALES.

Mrs. Frank Richardson returned
Saturday from Salina.
Hon. D. A. Banta was in Kinsley
Monday on legal business.
Lee Smell returned Monday from a
visit at Watonga, Oklahoma.
Mrs. ]. C. McCracken of Ellinwood
visited with Mrs. B. E. Hughes. Mon
| day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Martin visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Reg Russell, Sum
day.
Happy Lobdell came up from Ellin
wood for a visit with relatives and
friends.
Frank Marsh is home from a sever.
al weeks visit at Indianapolis and
other Indiana points.
Miss Fannie Gwinn Is visiting with
Miss Edith Armstrong near Hoising.
ton for few days.
Mrs. F. NJ. Russell and son. DR..
Marion Russell, went to Hutchinson
Monday for visit.
Hugh Gill returned to Offerle this
morning after a visit here with Mr..
and Mrs. James Gill.
Master George and Miss Dorothy
Smith accompanied Miss Lenora Griz.
zell to Claflin, Sunday evening.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Miller left Mon.
i day morning for a long visit at their
old home at West Salem, Wisconsin.
Mrs. E. A. Hammond and daugh.
ter, Grace, visited Sunday with Mr..
and, Mrs. viii Hammond at Hoising,
ton.
Leo Wilczek and Mrs. Ben ]. Mey.
! er, and daughter, Harriet, left Sunday
morning for visit with relatives in
Chicago.
D. E. Howard was in from Eureka
township today. Mr.. Howard will
hold big public sale on Tuesday,
July 18th.
Mrs. Thos. Ely and daughter, Reta
left Monday morning for Stafford fol
a visit with Mrs. Ely's brother, c. B
Cooper, and family.
Cooney Hartman, of South Bend
went to Larned Monday to look after
The threshing of his wheat in that
part of the country.
c. B. Worden of Albert. one of thu
: we'll known and old time residents Of
that section of the county, was {
county seat visitor today.
r Pfister Bros. have been awarded tn
contract for erecting a cement blocl
r barn 4Sx3O feet on the G. N. Nose,
ranch out on the bottoms.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alva vetters of Cham
!. paign, Illinois, are here and will live
t south OF the river. They are rela
r tives Of Ed and A. E. Parr.
John Norris, Of Bellingham, Wash
e and Oswald Norris, of Trinidad. Colo
we're in the city today visiting friend
t rney have been spending a few week
d with their father and family in Ed
e wards county.
Q b. +. Snyder and Dick Tucker an,
son, of Macksville, formerly of tth,
Claflin neighborhood, were in the cit
today on their return from trip t,
D the old stamping ground. They wer
travelling in an auto.
The blowing of the electric ligh
whistle this morning, followed by IN
ringing of the fire bell called many @
our people to the rear of the Hemke
store where there came near being
lire. Some of the employees had gon
into the cellar after something. an,
for some reason, probably to get NOR
light, struck match, the head O
which it seems flew off into a pile o
oil soaked waste, starting a blaze. Be
fore the fire ladies arrived on tn,
scene, the fire was extinguished with
out any damage being done.
Lon Jordan is here from Logaa on
business.
&. N. Daniels went to DUBUQUE tbi,
morning.
Martin.Sessler was here from Ellin,
Woou lDlS afternoon.
Gus Werhahn was in from West
Clarence this afternoon.
! Mrs. Fred Haas was down from
Albert today, shopping.
William Schiller and son, of Chey.
enne' were callers here today.
The Misses Kate Robb and Amel.
la Brown, of Abilene, Kansas, went
through here on No. 5 last night, on
there way to Rocky Ford, Colorado.
They will visit Miss Robb's father, at
that place, for a couple of weeks.