Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
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From The Leader


Miss Gusta Schauffer returned
from Great Bend the last If TIE
WEEK after visit c: a few days with
her brother Geo. Scheuffer, ard fam
lily.
Mrs. Emily Trump ard daughter,
Miss Mona, and sen, John, left Tuss-
/ day morning for California where
they will make their future home.
The charge is made in the hopes
that the change of climate will be
beneficial to Miss Mona s health.
Mrs. Fred Stephan and daughter,
Viola, spent Sunday in Great Perd
visiting John Steuri and family.
Fred Isern is having a fine new
two story house built on north Main
street and the runner has it that it
VIII be occupied Immediately upon
its completion by couple Of newly
weds.
! Mrs. Amos Johnson is here frcm
Great Bend today visiting her son,
Clint, and family.
Karl Schmidt came down from
Great Bend Tuesday and will be en-
ployed at A. A. Thomas Jewelry
store during the holidays.
DR.. Gafford went to Hiawatha the
last Of the week where he ives called
on account Of the serious illness Of
his father.
Mrs. James Tonkin was here We'd
nesday from Great Eend visiting
with relatives.
R. ]. McMullen was here from
Stafford a couple Of days the first Of
tie week to attend to some bus n, SIS
matters.
Frank Hammond was here ir,m
Great Bend Monday at:rloon on a
short business trip.
= Mrs Gilmore, mother Of H. VI.
Gilmore, visited with friends at
Great Bend Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schultz, Of west
of town, are rejoicing over the. ar
rival of fine baby boy at their home
last Wednesday. It's a dandy, and if
you doubt the statement, all YOU
have to do is to ask Grandpa Schultz
and he will vouch for it.
It's Daddy johnson now if you
please, a fine little daughter being
born to Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. johnson
Wednesday morning of this week.
Mrs. johnson and the little miss are
getting along nicely and Clint is do
ing the honOrs of the occasion with
the eXuberant joyousness of a six
year old boy with his first pair of
brass toed boots.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lies former Ies-
idents of this vicinity, living in the
st. Peter & Paul vicinity, but for
the past ten years living near Wheat
on, ILL.,, came in last Saturday even
ing for a visit with their daughters,
Mrs. Tony Heinz of this place, and
Mrs. Martin keenan,, of Clarence
township. Mr.. Lies is engaged in
farming at Wheaton but says he had
reached the age when he takes things
easy and his son looks after the
place. The main crops there are
corn and oats and an excellent crop
of both was raised this year. Mr..
Lies still owns a farm southeast Of
town and may sell the same while
out this time.
Some one appropriated load of
ear corn from one of Fred SteckePs
cribs on one Of his farms southwest
of town one night last week. Tracks
leading away from the crib showed
that the wagon had been drawn by
a team of shod mules. The wagon
was tracked down through the brush
had evidently done some turning
and twisting and turning to throw
any one off the track and here the
trail was lost. There has been con-
siderable petty thieving going on OF
late in different parts of this com
munity and some of the thieves are
going to be treated to a surprise
party some night if the work keeps
up.