Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-08
News From Over The County

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Mike Spanier Is here from Pueblo,
Colorado, for a visit with friends and
relatives.
Miss Manila Item is visiting friends
and relatives in Hutchinson this
week.
Lewis FoSha, Of German Valley, H.
has been here the past week for a
visit with his daughter, Mrs. H. A.
KoSSack.
John Werner returned from Kins-
ley last Friday after attending the
funeral of the little son Of his broth
err, George Werner, and wife.
Mrs. Lester Wooley returned the
last of the week from visit with
her brother, Bert, and family at New
ton.
The Misses Ruby and Della Rey-
nolds expect to leave this evening for
visit with their sister, Ethel, at In
dependence, Mo.
Robert Lyle, one OF the engineers
at the light plant, has gone to Cincin-
Datti, o., for a visit of month with
home folks. Mr.. Fisher is employed
in his place during his absence.
Miss Bertha Hendricks returned
last week from a visit with her cou-
sin, at Claflin. Miss Kate Soeken, her
cousin, returned with her for few
weeks visit.
Mrs. Milton Bose entertained a
number of the high school students
at her home Friday evening in honor
of her sister, Miss Madeline Butts
and Miss Marie Dunno of Wichita
who came the last OF the week for a
visit.
Henry ]. Sprinkler came in from
Newton Tuesday for visit of a few
J days with relatives and Old time
time friends, and left for his home
in Roxy Ford, Colo, Wednesday even.
ing. He had been in Newton on a
deal for a big furniture and under.
taking business at that place.
John Denker, Jr., who is now locat.
ed on one of his father IS farms down
near Hudson, came up Saturday for a
visit over Sunday with home folks
and friends and was forced to extend
his visit a little on account Of the
roads. john says that he is develop
ing into a first class farmer, and is
already getting things in shape to pu
out big crop this spring.
Tom Miller and Harry Collins, OF
the south side, and w. o. Hughes, OF
Pomona, Kansas, who has been visit.
ing with the Collins family fer some
time, left Friday morning for Lam
port, Colo, and the boys will look
over the country, have a good visit
with relatives, go up into the noun
tains for a hunt, and may decide to
locate out there.
John Berscheidt, Sr., who has been
having a serious time lately from
spinal trouble and also a partia
stroke of paralysis, has been under
going a very severe attack of inflam
matory rheumatism the past few
days. Mr.. Berscheidt has certainl!
been having more than his share Of
sickness of late, and his many friend:
hope for his speedy recovery.
Joe Birzer was in from Route 2 Sat
urday and made a nice call at this OF
flee. Mr.. Birzer says he has not paiC
much attention to the wheat field
and does not know whether it is shOV
ing up much yet or not. Joe is evi
IDENTITY of the opinion that the crol
must be killed a certain number o
times anyway before it can make ;
good crop, but he isn't going to b,
the one to turn in any killing reports
Mr.. and Mrs. n. N. Blough return
ed from Harper, Kans., Sunday morn
ing after attending the funeral Of
niece Of Mrs. Blough. Their son start
ed in from the farm south Of town TO
: them, but the big drifts were tO'
much for the team and he was forces
to turn around and. go back home
They visited with MI. and Mrs. Nj,
Sprinkler until Tuesday morning whel
9 they succeeded in getting a way HON
: MANY DRIVEN FROM HOME.
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