Barton County democrat., 1914-09-18

y. II. murphy, manager OF tne
light and water plant, went to
Kansas City Friday evening where
he spent a few days visiting and
looking after business matters.
w. P. FEEDER was here from To-
peka for a few hours Saturday
morning, on his way to Lacrosse
where he made an address before
a large gathering that afternoon,
the occasion being a big county
picnic. Senator Jouett Shouse al
so spoke at the gathering, which
was a very successful one in spite
of the heavy rain which fell in
that vicinity that day. Mr.. FEEDER
in his work as secretary of the
Public Utilities Commission, visits
practically every part of the state,
and he says that everything points
to the reelection of Governor
Hodges by very large majority.
There are but very few counties
in the state in which there is any
degree of Billiard sentiment, and in
these the Billiard movement is 60
ing to take fully as many votes
away from Capper as it will from
Hodges, thus practically insuring
the latter'S election.
Senator Jouett ShouSe, of KinS-
ley, Democratic candidate for con-
greSS from the Big Seventh, was
in the city Friday evening for a
visit of a few hours with his many
friends while on his way to Nc
Cracken and Lacrosse where he
made addresses the following
day. The Senator has been cam
paigning in the counties in the
southwest corner of the state and
is going to keep up a vigorous
fight until election day, and from
all indications is going to be elect
ed by the largest majority ever
accorded a candidate for congress
from this district. He will be in
Barton county on the 18th and
10th of October and will make
speeches in every town in the
county.
w. c. Howe was here from El-
linwood Saturday on a business
trip and for a little visit with his
friends. He has disposed of his
property in Ellinwood and will
leave shortly for Kansas City
where he and his family will make
their future home.
1t is not an infrequent occur
renee for some men to have
snakes in their boots, but so far
it has remained for Miss Ellen
Ewart, of Spearville, to institute
the fashion of ladies having
snakes in their shoes. Last Fri
day morning she went to clothes
closet to get a pair of shoes, and
in putting her hand inside of one
of them felt something cold and
decidedly clammy, which, upon
investigation, proved to be a good
sized bull-Snake. And it was the
real article, too, and not the kind
that comes out of a bottle Of
'Bootlegger'S Delight"
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Everitt, of
this city, have issued invitations
to the wedding of Mrs. Everitt'S
sister, Miss Flossie Irene Mu-
Shaney, to Mr.. Noah Wedel, of
Pawnee Rock, which will take
place at their home, 1908 East
Broadway, Sunday evening, Sep
tember 20, at 6 o'clock.
Attorney R. j. McMullen was
up from Stafford a few days last
week and the first of this looking
after the wheat threShing on his
fathers farm, west of town, and
reports that the crop made an av-
erage of about 20 bushels per acre
He says that the wheat down in
Stafford county has been turning
out remarkably well and thai
crops of all kinds are very good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Swartz
and baby visited with friends in
Ellinwood Sunday.
John Mering returned the last
of the week from a business trip
and visit of several days through
Oklahoma and the eastern part Of
Kansas. John sticks pretty close.
ly to business, and although he
combined business with pleasure
on this trip, yet he reports thai
he enjoyed a fine time. He Wis
tied with some of the big politl-