Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-07-03

George Merritt Aent to SPeafvllle
and other points westyesteIday.~
Miss Ella Smith is employed as
stenographer at the First National
B,nk
Will rownsle) left this morning
for Troy for visit With relatives and
friends
" H. Homer and family have
moved into the Grower property in
block IL. 2
Ed. Marx and Everett Massie have
engaged to work In the harvest field
week after next.
Mr.. and Mr.. David Himrod re.
turned from visit at Hutchinson,
Thursday evening.
Miss Helen Howard, of Fort Scott
is the guest Of Miss Frances Cole on
West Broadway this week.
Mrs. DR.. Cook and little SOD Geo.
Of Hoisington, are spending the day
with Mrs. Ed Croker, and doing
some shopping.
Ed. Teed of Hutchinson, former
county clerk Of this county, withdrew
ft4m the race for the Republican
nomination In Reno county. before the
time limit for filing petitions.
Mrs. A. B. Hestwood of Wichita
came in yesterday and is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Will Hestwood and
MIR. and Mrs. Eli Carson and other
friends and former neighbors.
W. H. Homer has opened a 6rsl
class meat market at the corner of
Forest and Williams Ave. The be st
of fresh and salt meats kept. Give
him share Of your patronage.
Marriage licenses issued today:
Joseph M. Henderson, Larned and
Nellie B. Sloan, Rush Center. Mar.
ried by Probate Judge William Torey
at his Office in Great Bend June 20.
For some resson the FEEDER house
has bad luck with bicycles. The cold
man" has had three stolen only one
Of which was ever recovered. Ant
now, Just as Willie had finished pay
ing for his wheel out Of his earll-
ings as carrier, along comes some
one and swipes it. We will give re
ward Of $500 for the recovery of thu
wheel and conviction of the fellow
that got it. l....
This is the time Of year that thu
country is full Of peddlers that of.
fer you most anything from a pape
tea kettle to a line of cotton silks
cheaper than your home merchan
can sell them. Now If a merchan
would send out a line of solicitor
for package sales, he certainly woul
be handed a packag. On the othe
{ hand a stranger can come In and
hand out several packages.
:. Mrs. and Mrs. ]. c. Meyers of E
: linwood visited friends in this cit
u Wednesday evening. We under
stand that Mr.. Meyers has resigne,
|, his position with the Leader and vii
d 60 to Hobart, Okla, where ne will b.
b connected with a newspaper. Mr.
Meyers is good newspaper man.
first class printer, a general good fel
low and a gentleman and will make
: success wherever he goes. Here
:, wishing them health and prosperity i
e their new home.
AS time goes on the prospect fc
wheat grows brighter and brighte
" F. W. Dolechek, who has 800 acre
Q southeast Of town says that it wi
D. yield from 10 to rs bushels per acr
" And one field will average 20 bushe
per acre. He owns 200 acres out {
y the 800 and the rest is on shares.
II large part of it is sod wheat. lMr
Dolechek says that he is sure ths
It there will be more wheat in Ora
: county this year than last. A goo
- deal Of that which was knocked dow
by the hail is sprouting up again ar
> will make crop.-Cimarron JAG
{ sonian.
Fl AL Notney overheard two colore
II men In conversation yesterday talkil
a about holding some one up and &c
ting their money. One Of them salt
;, One of them fellows has got $50 al
!. the other one $40. I will get my 81
and we will 90 and get themoney
: Shortly afterward Mr.. Notney sa