Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-31
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Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Polzin,
Saturday, the 18th, son.
Mrs. Emil Schneweis Of near 0din
Is quite sick. Tom Connely's mother
Is also under the Doctors care.
A ten pound daughter was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Schultz of Eu-
reke township yesterday. Name Ethel
lucia.
A little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
viii Boyle fell in a sand pit Tues
day and broke her right arm near the
wrist.
Chas. Hoaghnd viii soon have his
new house on West Fourth street
ready for occupancy. 1t is said the
occupants are to be a bride and
groom.
Announcement was made at the
mock wedding party at Wildgen's
Monday night that the marriage Of
Miss Gertrude Bagley to Mr.. Judd
Watts will take place at the Bagley
home this evening.
Bert Stephens went to Council
Grove Saturday mounting o spend
few days fishing. Ed Chids, F. V.
Roesler and R. E. Ashburn went Sum-
day morning for the same purpose.
c. E. Coffey left Sunday night for
Holly, Colorado, where he expects to
locate and start cigar factory. Mrs.
Coffey and the children went to st.
Joe to visit her sisters for a while
before going to Colorado.
Mrs. o. C. Hoch gave a party last
Thursday afternoon in honor of her
daughters first birthday. Those pres
ent were iona Hoch, Tom Straw, jr.,
Keith and Marjorie Morrison, Esther
Cornelius, Katherine Churchill and
Ruth Howe and their mothers.
Dan King, Of Shields, trustee Of
the John Bitner estate, passed through
estate is to be settled up. NJ. C. Ell
more accompanied him from here.
yesterday enrOute to Salina where the
The Bitner store at Shields was sold
last week for $1,000 and the land is
to be sold at Salina.
We Sighted L. ]. Barrett somewhat
last week in stating that he was build
ing a One-rOom addition to his house.
The addition will amount to about as
much as the original house and will
consist of several rooms. Mr.. Barrett
Is also putting all modern conven-
fences in his house.
Frank Millard, Lee Webster, W. R.
Carpenter, N. B. Greenway and Frank
Temple returned from Bison Satnr-
day where they had been employed in
helping to rebuild the portion of the
town that was destroyed by a cyclone
a few weeks ago. They report that
all the buildings destroyed will be re-
built.
Mayor Hall was out to his farms
yesterday to see how prospects look
for wheat crop. He says it was an
agreeable surprise to see the fine
prospects for a crop and the general
condition Of the farming community.
Mr.. Hall had not been out to his
farms since early in the spring and
then some of the fields looked pretty
poor, but they have come out in fine
shape.
About $3.50 O'Clock Tuesday even
ing fire alarm was turned in from
the Commercial hotel. The fire de-
partment responded promptly and
with the chemical engine soon had
the blaze out. The fire caught on the
floor under a range in the kitchen
and was making rapid Roadway when
put out. The loss to the building was
small and was covered by insurance.
The second fire alarm was turned
in at midnight the same night and was
the tworoom house belonging to G.
H. Cooper In South Hoisingtou. 1t
was a mass of flames when the fire
department arrived and burned to the
ground. Mr.. Cooper carried $500 in
surance.