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

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John Doherty ard John THU went
to Wichita Monday for a visit.
Charley Kalenhoun came in from
North Carolina the first OF the week
/. to look after BUSINESS interests here.
} Mrs. John Hoffman and daughter,
lrma of LaTned. and Mrs. Schaeffer
Of Kansas City who has been visit
ing at Larled, came IN "Wednesday
for Writ win Mrs. Fred Wolf and 4,
} other relatives.
Mrs. w. E. Brown and daughter, oil,
, Hammond, Ind, are here ON a visit
10 Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Mcfarland,
while on their way 10 Los Angeles,
Calf. Mrs. Brown aud MTs. McFar.
land are sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roub and Mr.,
. and Mrs. Herman Wachmuch who
, have been visiting at the Mergers
home south of town the past few
weeks left Tuesday morning for ,heir
home in Wisconsin.
. Mrs Henry Achatz Went 10 Dart
D mouth Monday where she was called
. on account of the illness of her grand.
) daughter.
Joe Armstrong was here from Great
Bend Tuesday doing some expert adj
justing work on the cooling machin-
. cry in the Eureka Meat Market. Mr.
, Armstrong IS connected with the
i. Great Bend Ice & Fuel Co.
} R. X. Heagler went 10 Wichita
Tuesday morning to attend to some
business matters and to investigate
the proposition of installing oil burn
. ing in The light and water plant here
D instead Of using coal It is said by
. those who have had experience that
, The oil is a cheaper and more salts
faclory fuel i'm a plant of this kind
than coal, but the matter will be
thoroughly investigated before any
. change is made.
. J. c. McCracken returned We'd
. neSday evening from a business trip
) OF several days in Colorado.
Notice is hereby given thai the
partnership existing between Joe
Schermuly and Jake Hartmetz. of
the EllnwOOd Garage & Manufactr-
D ing Co., has been dissolved but The
business will be continued by Mr..
> ScAeTmuly under the same firm
name and at the same location. All
bills due the firm are payable 10 Mr..
Schermuly.
Leo Dresser Vece.ved his contract
D last week from Charles W. Murphy.
Of the Chicago Cubs, for the base
D ball season of 1912, and orders to re.
port for ;he spring training ttp on
March 2 at Chicago. The team will
open their training trip at West Ba-
. den, Ind. and the. Itinerary includes
! all the important CT les of the south
and concludes at indianapolis on the
! ION of April The reguy,r schedule
opecs az Cincinnati April II. The
contract rendered Leo was a very sat
isfactOry one, and calls for a larger
salary than is usually given a PLAYER
, for his first year in the big leagues.
, II is to be hoped that the training
] IMP w0l be successful one for Leo
and tha1 he VIII make good with the
team for the full season, but even.
should he not strike his gait so that
he stays with the majors Tits season,
the chances are that he would secure
good berth in the class next lower.
Leo Us steady, hard worker; Is tenn
perate and has no bad habirs, and
there are none OF the youngsters who
- VIII have their initial tryOut in the
National League who VII have any
license 70 beat him out, and d the
wishes Of his boss of EllnwoOd
friends are Of any avail he will be
the premium pitcher Of the worlds
series next fall