Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-09
News From Over The County

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A SON was born to S. P. Shafer and
wife Monday.
A daughter was born to W. S. Sey-
mour and wife Sunday.
A daughter was born to Roy I'm
derwood and wife Sunday.
A daughter was born to H. R. Nc
Lain and wife last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Settle are hene
fpom Belpre for a visit with relatives
and friends.
Clifton Coburn arrived Monday
from Portland, Oregon, to visit his
mother, Mrs. NJ. W. Cobun and other
relatives.
W. G. Eveleigh returned from
Kansas City where he has been at
lending the implement dealers con-
ventiOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Settle have re-
turned from an extended visit with
relatives and friends in the eastern
states.
W. H. Rice was expecting to leave
the fhlst of February on trip to
Panama via New York City but on
account Of sickness has postponed the
trip to a later date.
]. C. Lowrey and father went to
Conway Springs last Friday to attend
the funeral of ]. c. LOwrey's sister
ln-law. Her husband died last spring.
Sam Shattuck, John StoskOpf, Sr.,
and W. H. Varah will leave Sunday
or Monday night for Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, to take two weeks trsat
ment for the betterment of their
physical condition.
F. NJ. Hall has been very busy
building him a nest i'm west Ho,sng
ton this winter. He has it about
completed and will move to town
soon. F. NJ. has been ore of our bes.
and greatest farmers IN this locality.
Miss CeOla Smith who was called
home on account Of the illness of her
sister Mayme, returned to Topeka
the first of the week.
Early Monday morning the fire de-
partment was called to the residence
of J. B. McIlwa.me where the floor
had caught fire where the pipe pass
ed through. No water was thrown
and but little damage done.
There will be Mask Skate at the
skating mink Valentine night, Feb. IA,
Prizes will be given as follows: 1st
prize, best dressed couple. End, best
couple representing PRESERVATION. 3rd
prize, most comical one. Coupon ad-
mission tickets will be sold at the
door for 1Oc, the one holding the
lucky number will receive cash
prize of $500. It is requested that all
skaters come masked. This may be
the last mask skate of this season
E. ]. Bvelefgh was here from Boyd
Friday, Mr.. Eveleigh has a big
scheme on foot to reclaim some of
his land on the bottoms that now af-
fordS good duck hun'ing when cover
ed with water. The plan is to dnain
what is known as the Rush lake or
Black swamp by digging a ditch to
Long lake. He proposes to keep what
l.. known as Clear lake for the bene-
fit of the hunters.
]. R. Underwood has some fine
Hamburg hens that had scaly legs,
so Jim concluded that he would put
some tar on them. So one cold even
ing two weeks ago he caught them
and tarTed them all. They flew up
TO roost in some trees. Next MORN
ing at feeding time Jim had some
fun getting his hens fed. They were
an tarTed tight to the Limbs of the
trees.
FOrty-fiye years ago last Sunday
NJ. N. Towers lost one of his lower
limbs by ampu. alton. The INJURY to
his leg which caused the amputatiCn
was from a fall on the ice which was
aggravated by white swelling. MAJ
mas naVigated the world with conSid-
cradle success, although minus one
leg for fOryfive years, and his ex-
ample is good one for others in ike
Circumstance to follow. He don't
have much use for the class of people
who travel the world begging and
show am arm minus a hand or a sore
on their shin bone as a cause for
sympathy. Mat came to Barton coun-
~ thirty years ago and has Jared well
all through the ups and downs OF the
county even though he was minus
half of his lOcOmotion. Sunday being
The foctyffth anniversary Of the am
pu,aIon of his limb, the event was
celebrated at the home of his daugh-