Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-19
LOCAL NEWS.

irom Einnwood Friday.
II was our pleasure to repressnA
the Commercial Club at the banquet
d the Hutchinson organization, On
Friday Of last week. The affair IVES
a large one, and such a one as every
Commercial club should pull of onoa
In a while for the reason, principal
ly, that 1t arouses enthusiasm. A
humber Of towns were represented.
and banners bearing the SLOGAN q
neighooing cities weue strung On
the stage and shown IN turn. Th$
one for Great Bend Is now hanging
In the post office OF this city.
Last Sunday was a very pecuNar
day. In the morning the wind blew
a gale, and in the Afternoon II wae
perfectly calm, however there was
such a cloud Of dust in the air that
1t was almost necessary to use hshts
In some Of the homes. The dust
gradually settled. 1t was evidently
the result Of the storm on Saturday
evening in eastern Colorado and wy.
oming. as the dust was Of reddish
hue, altogether different from any.
thing ever seen here, and so fine that
1t penetrated into the best built
homes.
Flem Harris has returned to his
home in Kinsley after a visit here
with relatives.
Mns. d. E. Weston OF Ellsworth.
visiting NIr. and Mrs C. L. Ryder, re-
turned home Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Mae Mason was in Hutchinson
Wednesday.
Fred Walker went to Newton, Mon
day, on business.
Miss Lucille Baker returned, this
week, from a several weeks visit IN
st. Louis.
Miss Catherine Brown left Tuesday
evening for her home in st. Louis.
Mrs. D. W. Pitts of Garden City,
has been here this week visiting Mrs.
E. C. Briggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hermes of Redlands,
CahF., arrived here last week for q
visit with. Mrs. Hermes parents, Mt.
and A.s!fSam Comfort.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Notney returned
Sunday to their home in Hutchinson.
Webb Beardsley is in Toronto, Wis
lting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Bngelhart and
daughter, Ida, left the first Of the
week for Hot Springs, Ark, for an
extended visit.
Miss Theresa Konz of Indepen-
lence, Kas., has accepted a position
is stenOgrapher with the telephone
company.
Mrs. 4. R. Moses is visiting friends
IN Kansas CITY.
Mns. G. n. Moses and daughter
have gone to California, where they
viii be for some time.
George o. Hunt and family are oe-
cupying the Moses home on Broadway
Miss Angie Nimocks was over from
Hoisington Saturday.
L. P. Aber is building a new ax
room cottage at the corner of 18th
and Baker.
Ed Achatz of Lakin township was
operated on at the st. Rose hospital
Wednesday, for appendicitis. The
case was a very aggravated one, hut
the young man stood the operation
very we'll and in rapidly recovering.
Hawkins & Hawkins, the suitator-
ium people, located in the basement
Of the Hiss building, have leased the
building on the corner of Forest and
Williams, occupied until now by Al
Johnson, and will fix up a fine estab-
tShment thene.
Richard Williams went up to Spear
vile the first Of the week.
Louis 0mer was here from Kinsley
Monday morning.
Miss Florence Lee attended the
vollmer- Clark wedding in Topeka Sum
day.
Miss Helen EpperSon visited In
ElhnwoOd Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Fay Gwinn attended the Voll-
mer-Chrk wedding in Topeka.
Mike Herr and wife were up from
near EllinwoOi Monday, shopping.
While here Mr. Herr called to SUBJ
scribe for the Democrat.
]. B. Prose and W. B. Lucas were
over from HOisington Tuesday q.
n. W. Keeper was a visitor from
EllinwOod Wednesday.
c. A. Hooper and Jay Smith were
up to Otis Tuesday delivering a piano
purchased by Avery Avis. one Of the
leading merchants Of that little city:
Phil Savoy aud wife are visiting In
Kingman this week.
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