Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-24
ELLINWoop
From The Leader.
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Walter Isern Of Alden was an Ell,
hnwood visitor Tuesday.
Miss Anna Habinger went to EN-
poria Tuesday morning after a visit
hene with reivatieS
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Koehler went to
Raymond Sunday evening where
they will make their futune home.
Miss Esther Brodie, who has been
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. D Bose, the last few
weeks, returned to her home in WITCH
lta today
Henry KoelSch, Sr, left for Kan
sas City Sunday evening on bust,
ness trip. From there he will go to
Excelsior Springs where he win take
treatment for a couple of weeks for
rheumatism.
Mrs. John SessIer, of the south
side, and Mrs. Martin SeSsler, of
this city, left for Denver, Colo, Wed
nesday evening to consult an eye
specialist in regard to the elder Mrs.
Sessler's sight.
Word was received here Sunday
of the birth of a fine twelve pound
baby girl to Mr.. and Mrs. F. Wolf,
of this city. Mrs Wolf is in Kansas
City at the home Of her mother, Mrs.
Schaffer.
Last Sunday evening a crowd of
young folks gathered at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Schultz where
they enjoyed a fine evening playing
cards and other games, singing and
playing instrumental music.
The fire new farm home of Her
man KnOp is being completed rapid
ly and will be entirely finished in a
few weeks. The fathers are now at
work and the plasterers will start
next week. 1t is going to be ONE of
the finest houses in the community.
This spring George Klein offered a
prize TO s. 30 the party bringing hin
the greatest number of crippled
ducks during the hunting season,
and he informs us that Ed Weikert
took down the money by bringing in
total of twenty-eight.
N. N. Blough and wife were in
from the south side Tuesday, shop.
ping and visiting with friends. Mr.
Blough was one of the farmers who
were unfortunate enough to have a
good part of THEM wheat crop de.
stroyed by the wind and dry weather
last fall, and as a result has a lot OF
ground to plant to corn and he has
two listers at work getting the CROP
In. He also Intends putting out
quite a lot of listed kaffir corn, and
he says it furnishes about as much
grain as corn, and is of almost
as much feeding value, besides il
furnishes lot Of fodder and will
stand the dry weather better than
corn.
Frank Obert, Of Newton, Ills.
came out last week for a visit witt
one of his old friends, Chris Hammer
and family. The Hammer famil!
have also been enjoying visit thi!
week from Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Hoeme, who were formerly RESIDENT
Of this community but now residing
at Pratt, Kansas.
John SeSsler was in from the Sout
side Tuesday and reports that hi
corn is about all up and appears b
be a. fine stand. He says that ht
hears some complaint of damag
from the cut worm but that 1t doe
not seem to bother any in his local
ity. He says some of the wheat field
out that way are a little spOtt bu
the most Of it is looking fine.
Louis Mische, Of southwest of tow
was among the big crowd of farm
ers who were in town Saturday, AM
he was wishing for a little less rail
and a little more sunshine so tina
the crops would get little more hui
tie on themselves. He says that hi
wheat is a good stand but it doe
not seem to be growing as fast a
It should.
Nick Sprinkler is this week putin
in a fine cement sidewalk in front &
his grocery store and also in front
the building occupied by the Turne
Smoke House. That's the prope
thing to do. If all the old boar
walks were taken up in the bushes