Barton County democrat., 1915-02-12
d. OLMITZ.
Special Correspondence.

Mother POspiShel was reported
very i'll with heart trouble last
week.
Amos Wilson spent couple of
days visiting his aged mother near
Topeka last week.
Mrs. T. AbrumS returned home
to Colorado last Saturday night
after a pleasant visit with home
folks.
Mrs. R. E. Mauler returned from
Excelsior Springs last Wednesday
where she was taking treatment
for rheumatism.
J. w. Mering, the oil king Of
Great Bend. was in our burg last
week shaking hands with old ac-
quaintanceS.
Frank Nordman lost two more
of his horses with the pink eye.
That now makes seven dead out of
thirteen sick ones. However, the
others are improving.
The moving picture show given
by Luttrell during last week was
not very well attended on account
0! the bad weather and road con-
ditiOnS.
Alex Milberger, formerly the
hardware and implement dealer
here, was seen on our streets a
couple of days last week. He is
residing in Russell now.
Gus and Andy Galyardt were
over northwest of Otis last Thurs
day looking at their real estate.
They also were tranSacling bust
ness in Otis.
Rev. Huna was called to Frank
Panek'S, four miles southwest of
Timken last Friday. Mrs. Panek
is reported very sick and was not
expected TO live.
julius WeiSer from northwest
of Otis, was in town last Friday
to see his two boys who are at
tending the Catholic school here.
Mrs. C.. B. OchS and little Con-
Slanline came up from HOiSing-
ton Tuesday on the local for a
visit with her sister, Anna KreiSel
and other relatives.
Mrs. Anna Jilg and daughter,
Hermina, returned from a visit
with the formers daughter, Mrs.
Matilda Nidel, living in the east
ern part of the slate. Mrs. Jig
visit at her daughters home while
she was there.
George BarrOwS, formerly OF
Galatia, but now living near
Hutchinson, was here last week.
He sold his wheat per contract
so Ed Schrieber at S1.44 per bu-
shell. George reports wheat near
Hutchinson in good condition this
winter.
John Stencil and family OF
Fort Collins, Colo, are here for
a few days visit with his brother
Jake. John had been in business
here before he went to Colorado
where he now has a fine stock of
general merchandise and is doing
a flouriShing business.
Those who went to Kansas City
last Monday night to attend the
automobile show we're Andy Gal
yardt, NJ. f. Hickey, J. F. Wagner,
and f. J. Hlavaty. Galyardt and
Hickey are expected to run two
new Berff-BrOOkS autos for which
they are agents.
John Springer was taken to the
hospital at HOiSington last week
where he underwent an operation
performed for gall stones, oI
which he had been suffering fOl
about Two years. The operation
was successful and the last VT
heard he was getting along as
good as could, be expected.
Oh. OH How we missed thC
Walnut Valley News in the Tri
bune last week, especially abOu
Wake up, old sport, and don
be peeved, and tell us some more
about Mr.. Bahr and his son. W.
like to hear those news although
It's moi confirmed that he has ;
boy.
Henry Kittle was making tn,
figure 8 and the Philadelphia anC
grapevine twists and a whole 10
II OIbo, J;ff;out Ixx-icfc Tho OIba,
day when he was asked what tha
was on his arm at the show tn,
other night. For some reason o.
other he is Withholding the an
Swer.
ChaS. Konechy and Frank AK
man took the formers wife to 81
Louis to a hospital for the feebl
minded last week. Mrs. Kinech,
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