Barton County democrat., 1911-08-18
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From The Leader.

MISS Berna Hen6ley or Emp0rda Is |
the guest Of the Misses Weismeyer.
Misses Nellie and Emma Logan Wis |
itedd last week with their brother,
John, and wife at Hutchinson.
Ernest Schroeder left Sunday even
ing for Boise City, Idaho, where he
intends to make their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ruch who have
been visiting their mother here left
Monday evening for. their home at
Haviland.
Mrs. ]. NIB rown and daughter,
Miss Maude, are here from Attica,
Kansas, on a short visit to her son,
Arnold Brown and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Steuri and fam
lily were here from north of Great
Bend Sunday for a visit with rela-
tiveS and friends.
Miss Hazel Butts of Wichita and
Homer Conley of Oklahoma City were
the guests last week of Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Bose.
Louis Koch, who was here last
week to attend the funeral of his
father, returned to his home at Hud-
son, Saturday morning.
Miss Kate and Charley Spanier and
Miss Margaret Meyers visited with
Miss Spanier who is at the hospital
in Great Bend, Sunday.
Mrs. Leigh and Miss Mildred
Knight, of Hutchinson, spent the day
here Sunday with Mr.. Leigh, operator
at the Santa Fe depot.
Tony Auchstetter received word
this week announcing the death of his
sister, Mrs. Shaw, of Shaws Station,
Illinois, which occurred the first of
the week.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hartmetz on Sunday
morning. Mother and baby aud do
ing very nicely.
Miss Schmidt who has been visiting
at the Martin Musil home the past
few weeks left Wednesday morning
for her home in Milwaukee, Wiscon-
sin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur. Nussbaum Of
Hutchinson were the guests here Of
Friends, Tuesday.
Mrs. w. A. Pierson of Burlington
Kansas visited here Sunday with her
brother Mr.. S. B. Reed.
H. E. Turck and Joe Komarek
left Wednesday morning on a fishing
trip to Cedar Point.
Mrs. Jake Eberhardt and children
left Tuesday morning for a visit with
her parents at Plevena and she will
also visit with her sister at Burton.
Mrs. Jake Dresser and two sons
who have been visiting here the past
week, left this morning for her home
in MOoreland Okla.
Will Koch of south of town lost a
stack Of wheat by fire last Friday
might, 1t being struck by lightning
The peculiar part Of the proceedings
was that there were four stacks to
. gether and the one that burned was
one of the middle ones, but the rain
was so heavy that it kept the Others
from catching fire.
Lee Bell was in from the farm OF
, the south side Monday for a vis.'
, with friends and to attend to bust
I ness matters. Lee says they had ;
rain about every night last week, anC
| hat the corn is sure growing SOM
J and making up for lost time. He hai
t in large acreage and says it is al
: looking fine and gives promise of al
r excellent crop.
. Otto Figge, who is employed in tn,
' Kimpler elevator, while at work on,
t day last week, was attempting t,
throw on a belt when his clothing be
;. came entangled with a set screw o.
Y one of the pulleys and Otto had
5 very close call from losing his life
+ His clothing was torn from his bod
d and he was bruised up in bad shap
$ but is all right now and able to be a
r work again.
VI John DeWerff was in from tn
!. south side Saturday and says the
had one Of the regular old fashione
h hnd' Of rains down there the nigh
v before. Three and one4haf inches {
n, water fell at this place, and he say
v in the fields many of the listed row
+, were completely filled with waite
$, The corn is looking fine and promis.
d to be No. crop and the only pc
nj pie who are not suited with this kin
"a Of weather are the ones who have n
2 threShed and are anxious to get tn
= lob off their hands.