Barton County democrat., 1910-02-18
WALNUT WHITTLlNGS.
It looks like spring was here.


Sunday in Great Bend.
Frank and Lydia Haas were In
Great Bend last Friday.
Grey Thompson the station agent
was in Timken, Saturday.
Mrs. T. H. Balm drove to Great
Bend on business last Thursday.
c. w. DeightOn and wife went to
Great Bend Tuesday in their auto.
Jake Hergert, west of town, was a
passenger to Great Bend last Tuesday
Edith and Gail Miller were visitors
at the home Of 3. F. Butler and fam
lily.
Earl Duff of Great Bend came up
Monday and visited his old friend,
George Starr.
Della Johnson and brothers, 10y
and Joe, we're Great Bend passengers
last Saturday.
The Epworth League will give a so
cial at the Gallon hall on Friday ev-
ening, February 25. Everybody is in
vited to come.
DR.. MeckfeSsel and small brother
went to Larned Monday morning to
look after the Doctors father, who
is yet very sick.
Albert Talheim went to Great Bend
last week to look after some property
interests. It is reported that Albert
bought an automobile.
There was a party at w. NJ. Schroe
der's, west Of town last Monday night
A large crowd of young folks werG
out and a good time was repaorted.
Rev. d. D. Akin, the District Super
intendent, is billed for a lecture at
the Albert NJ. E. church on March 5.
The subject is "MOrgan's Raid
Ohio During the War;"
DR.. C. w. Dighton and family, Mona
Boulware and Miss Drummond, oi
Scott City went to Utica last Satur
day in Mr.. Dighton's auto. L. F. Par
ker was the chaffuer. The party re
turned Monday.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for a grand masquerade ball al
MausOlf's hall in Albert on the night
of Tuesday, Feb. 22. Splendid music
has been secured and the occasion
promises to be a grand affair.
The boys are planning to organize
a base ball team in Albert. There il
no reason why such an organization
should not be had here, as we have
the material. A good lively bah team
would be great drawing card fol
the city.
Mr.. Baker Of the Great Bend Morn
ing News, was in our city Monday
looking after the interests of his new
morning daily. Several copies of tht
paper has visited various homes il
our city and it is a neat, newsy lit
tie sheet. We wish the editors sue
cess.
It is estimated that the automobile
manufacturers of this country arr
counting on turning out 10000 ma
chimes this year. In Pittsburgh alone
contracts for over $1,OOO,0OO worth o
rubber work on automobiles have
been let.
The ground hog has had no troublt
in seeing his shadow in most parts o.
the country, unless the cost Of liv
ing controversy made him so tire(
he wouldn't come out of his hole. 81
we can look for six weeks more OI
winter-which we would have expect
ed to get anyway.
Mrs. Cora Morris and children anC
Miss LeOti Porter, accompanied b.
Miss Rebecca Mccartney, of Grea
Bend, were visitors at the PaxtoI
home last week. Mrs. Morris and he
sister, Miss Porter, live in Sedgwlcl
county. They formerly lived in Clar
ence township, south Of Albert.
A surprise Valentine party was Civ
en- Geo. Starr and wife Monday even
ing. Neither Of them knew thint
of 1t until most of the folks were a
the door. It was one of the incest
most enjoyable and entertaining par
ties there has been in the city TO
some time. A late hour tn
"tafty" guests were served with =
splendid lunch. Among those presen
were John Henderson and wife, Ale.
Keller and wife, c, w. Deighton an,
wife. ]. F. Reimer and wife, Mrs. Z
L. Doty, Earl Duff of Great BEND
Mrs. Nellie Balm. Mrs. Geo. Balm, Mis-
Sarah Balm, Chas. Keller, H. r. Al
mold and Miss Ethel WOoley.
The Commercial Club met last Mo-
! day night in Mausof's hall. A yer
enthusiastic meeting was held. Tn
overseeing the work Of grading tn
streets was placed in charge Of ]
G. Mausolf. Main street will be grai
ed and a block each way east an
west. This plan as laid down II ca
ried out, will greatly improve tt
streets. The following have subscri
r ed: L. G. Mausolf, $40; F. w. Haa
$40; Ed. Grunnewalt, $40; W.
+ Jones $40; Ed T. Kuhl, $40; Haas
Kuhl, $40; C. F. Hays, $40; Lindi
Lumber Co., $40; H. R. Arnold, 81
S Farmers State Bank, 500; Glen NJ
e Ter. SIS; A. Polzer $40; j. H. Dirk
7 $40; T. w. Grice, SO; c. W. Deight'
t $40; ]. s. Winget, SO; Frank GrmI
e walt, $40; ]. F. Reimer. IS; E.
+ TullE, IS; A. R. Tullis, IS; JOSE
; Schneider, s.; F. C. Clare s.; ].
r Henderson, s.; ]. P. Gallon, IS.
o Dan Bondurant was down from Ne
e City last Friday and stayed over U
til Saturday. He Is one Of the oN
ers Of the Farmers Gold Nine
N Phenix, Ariz. Harry Arnold Of Il
place, has several shares.