Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-18
ELLINWOOD,
.eader, February 10.

Leader, February 10.
c. j. Hammer returned from a thref
weeks stay in Oklahoma. He reports
his health very much improved.
Miss Mamie Dresser has returned
from Cunningham, where she has
been the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Helen Schmidt for a few weeks.
Miss Maggie Bitner of Great Bend,
was visiting her friend, Miss Augusta
Kattenhorn, Sunday and Monday. She
left Monday for Kansas City.
hoy WOOley is lucky again. In the
Wichita Beacon contest which has
Just closed he won the SO bed room
suit. He was in that city Friday to
see that he got the goods.
Word was received here Sunday
that Mrs. Henry Steffen, mother Of
Mrs. Karl Schmidt Of Route l, died
at her home in Burlington, Wis.
The funeral was held from the fam.
lily resiuence on Monday afternoon
Mrs. Schmidt has the sympathy Of
the entire community.
Complaint has been made at this Of
flee that there was one farmer on
route one who did not burn the weeds
along his place last fall, and that the
road by his farm was impossible dur
ing the heavy snow. Now the roads
are all o. X. again, but we would sug
geSt TO this man to follow the exam.
pie of his neighbors hereafter and
burn the weeds" and thus avoid crit
icism from his neighbors.
Walter Herold shot four Canada
geese out on his farm last Friday
Walter saw them light in his corn
field, and took a horse and worked
his way up to within about 40 yards
from where the geese were siJling,
and when they got up he got -four
out Of the flock. However, we did
not get in on the feast.
In some localities in the state the
farmers are making a big fuss about
the rabbits getting most Of the corn
that has not been husked. We have
talked with a number of farmers in
this locality, and from all We have
seen, there seems to be a scarcity Of
rabbits in this part of the state
One farmer told us last Saturday
that in a hundred acre patch that he
had just finished, he saw only three
rabbits. So it seems there is no rea
son why Barton county should pay
bounty on rabbits.
Mis- Ida Schrepel, daughter of Aug
Schrepel, and A. Schaeffler. son o.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Schaeffler, o.
Hillsboro, will be married this even
ing, Thursday, the 10th, at six O.
clock at the home of the bride, Rev
Ruff officiating. The ceremony room
and dining room will be beautifully
decorated with cut flowers and fern!
A bridal chorus, consisting of Mrs
John Wagner, Mrs. D. c. Johnson anC
Oscar Schrepel, will sing Lohengrini
Bridal Chorus just before the English
wedding ceremony. An elabOrat,
wedding supper will be served to thu
guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Schaeffler will
leave the last of the week for thei
home in Hillsboro.
= Ellinwood is always at the front
Last week the city had the mai
street worked with a King road drai
and We feel proud that We hav
about as smooth a main street a
any town in the neighborhood. Laki
township also has had the drag owe
the country roads, and when it come
10 the good road movement, this par
of the country has got the goods t
deliver and does less talking than an
OF them. If a good many of tn
townships would follow the exampl
set by Lakin, it would be better fo
the country. Do more work and les
talking.