Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-12
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From The Leader.

with MIR. and Mrs. Frank Stivers.
Mrs. Brown and daughter came in
Tuesday morning from California for
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Nc.
Farland.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Tonkin and
children of Great Bend, visited here
with relatives Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Louis Schraeder returned Wed
neSday evening from a visit with rel
atives at Coldwater, KauS.
AIrs. A. Bunger is preparing to
build a handsome new cottage on heI
lots north Of the school building
George Barrows has the contract fou
the building.
Mrs. Thumow returned from a visit
with her sons at Macksville, Wednes
day. One son and family returned
with her for a visit.
Mrs. Bertha BOckemohle and sol
left Sunday evening for Tacoma
Washington, where they expect t
make their future home.
P. APPEL is busilding a fine new HON
Just west Of his present home. i
will contain eight or nine large rooms
viii be modern in every detail ant
when completed will be one of the
finest residences in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Clark left this
morning for Los Angeles, Calf.
where they expect to make their flu
ture home. Their many friends
here regret their leaving, but wish
for them much prosperity in theiI
new location.
Mrs. Alfred Koehling, who has
been visiting relatives here the past
few weeks, returned to her home in
Ford, Saturday.
VIII KoelSch came in from Denver
Saturday evening for a visit with his
for Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. DR.. Gafford returned from a
yisitin Nebraska the last of the
week.
G. E. Fairfield, an old friend of Mr.
and Mrs. John Meyers, came in from
Waverly, Iowa, last Saturday and
visited a few days with the Meyers
family. Mr.. Fairfield has been con-
Quoting a large bakery establishment
in Waverly, but he recently disposed
Of the same and Is now booking for a
new location and is going to take a
trip down through Texas in the
hopes of finding suitable place.
Karl Schmidt went up to the Bend
last Friday and is now employed
there with the Moore bakery and
confectionery establishment. Karl
formerly worked for this firm for a
couple OF years, but for some time
past has been assisting his father in
the cement business here.
The three months old son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Wum died at the fam
lily home northeast of town ON Mon
day of this week and was buried in
the cemetery here Tuesday morning
funeral services being conducted
from st. Josephs Catholic church
The parents have the sympathy d
the community in the loss Of theil
little one.
John Treutner, who has been IN
charge Of the Santa Fe section at AL
den for several months, came W
from that place Monday for a short
visit with Elhnwood friends and left
that evening for Trinidad, Colo.
where he has accepted a position
John Is mighty popular with all his
acquaintance and they regret hi:
leaving this part OF the country, buf
wish him success IN his new location
A fine nine pound baby girl wa
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Schpepel of the south side Sunda!
morning, March S1st. Mother AND
babe are getting along in fine shap'
and Lawrence says the young lad,
will be big enough to assist with th'
homework by harvest time.
Mrs. D. F. Deutsch was called h
Aurora, ILL.,, Sunday morning by
telegram that her father was dyinV
at his home at that place, Mrs
Deutsch arriving at his bedside jus
before he died Sunday morning. Sh'
was accompanied to Aurora by Mns
Phil Grommes, Mrs. Nick Kleppe
and Mrs. John Schartz, the two for
mer being sisters of Mrs. Deutschi
father. The sympathy OF the com
munity is extended to the relative
here in their hour of bereavement.