Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-24
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From The Leader.


4of Great Bend were the guests
Monday evening of Miss Emma
Kruger. !,
Frederick Wolf, the young son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wolf, is
suffering from an attack Of scar
let fever, but is reported as get
ting along nicely. =
= Architect Quirn of Gerat Bend,
was here "Wednesday afternoon
taking measuren' ants preliminary
to making spec'f ications for an
addition to the High School build
ing. ~.
Daniel Erni was called to Bur
cher, Mo-, Saturday evening on
account of the death of his sis
ter, Mrs. Simon Spinder.
David Thornsberry returned
Saturday evening from Rogers,
Arkansas, where he attended the
funeral of his mother.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Me Klepper left
Tuesday morning for a visit in
LndsOrg, Salina and Wilson, Kan
sas. They expect to be gone a
few weeks.
George Thul and Harry Turck
have been planning a fishing
trip ever since the weather start
ed to. warm up few weeks ago
, and ON Tuesday they went out
to the creek prepared to catch
everything from minnOws to
whales, They gOt-back.
At the last meeting Of the city
council it was shown by the re-
port of the superintendent of wat
g er and light that for the month
OF February this year the current
collections were 1890 greater
than a year ago. The water re-
'ceipts for the quarter ending
March I, also showed an INCREASE
Of $34.55.
>. Otto Hagen was in town Sat
Q .urdey for the first time in aOut
six weeks, during which time the
family have been quarentined on
account of the scarlet fever, two
. Of their children dying of the dis
eaSe.;rMr. Hagen says the rest of
the family are now getting along
IN good shape. The family have
certainly had their share of sor-
row the past fe weeks and it is
hoped that the other members
who have been sick will continue
to improve. ~'
j. W. Smith, of Route three,
was in town Saturday making
preparations to move to another
locality. He had a public sale
last week and disposed of the
5 most of his personal property anc
IS going west to look up a new
location, probably in the irrigat-
ed lands of Colorado. We are
Of the opinion that old Barton
will seem pretty good to him af-
ter a few months absence.
G. F. Koch, jr. of route 3, has
been very busy the past couple
Of weeks getting out his annual
spring catalOgs advertising his
fine poultry. Gus. has some of
the best there is in the country
% and his birds always take down
o their share of the premiums wher
ever shown. In his first pen Of
Buff OrpingtOnS this year he has
a cock bird for which. he paid
800, and one of the pulletS took
FIRST prize at every place where
she was shown, and he has beer
repeatedly asked to put a price
on her by OrpingtOn fancierS in
different parts of the country
Ii you want prize winners it is
not necessary to send to some
distant point to secure them al
they: don't grow any finer thar
Mr.. KOch's birds.
Fred Heckel was here from Be
pre- this week for a visit will
his mother, Mrs. Herter, anG
with other relatives and friends
He called at this office while il
town to order the Leader sent t.
his address the coming year, 81
Is to keep track of the doing'
OfoEllmwOOd and vicinity.
Walter lSern, one of the mem
bers of the Cyclone store firm
at Alden, was. in the city on bus
mess and for a visit with rela
6ves and friends on Tuesday o.
this week and made the Leader
office a mighty appreciated visit
Walter was married at AledO
ILL.,, last week to Miss PhOeb,
SCannell, of that place, the Lead
er force was treated" in rOya
style in honor of the occasion
Mr.. Bren is one of the popular
and progressive young business