The Great Bend Weekly Tribune from Great Bend, Kansas • Page 6

GBSAT BD1TD 1 From Monday's ABOUT THE FIREJIEN. I John Brack of Otis was here' today cn business. Something About the Joys and Dis comforts of Fire USED on VICEROY The banquet enjoyed by the firemen Will Mull and son John were in from the west side Saturday. and their ladies the other 'night was the occasion of a flood of oratory that even the members of the company Will Sen warts was over from Hoisington Saturday on a business trip. art! (G)llt didn't know they had in their midst (0)1 HUT THROWER'S A 131 WAS BAD AM) POPULAR IiULER ONLY SLIGHTLY IIUHT.

and now they are thinking of developing a number of after dinner orators. One of the features of the social life John Cossman of Pawnee Rock was here Saturday on a shopping- trip. cf the town is the annual ball which Compiled and Published by The Tribune Publishing Company the Firemen give, on Thanksgiving the proceeds of which is used by the department in its benefit fund and the Fanuie Gwinn is home from Emporia to spend the holidays with her parents. ONE OF AUSMiAHTS KILLED Speedy Craddick and Harry Fitz- geralfi of Hoisington were over last plan by which the ball is made a sue- cess necessitates a banquet sometime after the ball which is of an exclu- sive instead of public nature and that feature is something the firemen lookj Police Surrounded House In Delphi Where Uoinb Was Thrown And 3Iade Arrests. evening.

I Mrs. J. Morris and sons Glen and Keith, will spend Xmas with Sam Deighton. Jesse Powelson and wife went to Garden City this morning to spend Christmas. forward to with eagerness.

The com -pany divides in two groups to sell tickets to the ball and the side which loses furnishes an' oyster supper to the winning side. Last week the banquet was given in the I. 0. O. F.

hall and it was an elaborate spread, an oyster supper and trimmings, after which a number of speeches were indulged in and the balance of the evening spent in games. The guests of the evening were presented with carnations. Mrs. R. Vancil went to Hoisington aturday evening to visit with Mrs.

Bert Barnd. -V'H -r if Ethel Dicus went to Hutchinson this morning where she will visit with' home folks. A Miss Fannie Fancy from near Hois- Delphi, Dec. 23. Baron Harding, viceroy of India, vas wounded and his attendant killed by bombs hurled at the viceroy from a house top as he was entering Delphi in state iu the last ceremonies in connection with capitol celebration.

The bomb struck the howdah of the viceroy's elephant, blowing the viceroy's parasol bearer to pieces and wounding the viceroy in the shouliler. Harding was taken to a hospital where his wounds were found to be slight. The vicer-ine who rode in the howdah is suffering from the shock. The affair occurred in Chandai Chowk, a- narrow business street. The assassin on the house top was onlyy a few feet from the viceregal party.

Members of the viceroy's council took harding's' place and the precession proceeded to the Durbar camp. The crowd cheered when it heard the wound was slight. Harding is one of the most popular rulers in India. The police surrounded the hous from which the bomb was thrown and made several arrests. DUGOUT HOME OF E.

J. DODGE ingicn is here to visit relatives for several days. The speeches were interesting, not only from a humorous standpoint but from the way in which furnished an sight into history of the depart- Nearly cM the speakers had something to say for the good of the; order and. nearly all' of them had; some hmorous personal experiences gained while serving the city, to tell. These facts.

are taken from some of the talks. The company consists, of Crtc of the Illustrations Mies Fannie Lowery gone to holidays has the' vansas uuy to spena yith relatives. Times, Statis-and Town- Anecdotes and Incidents of the Early tics, History, Biography, Cities Miss Mae, Wesley arrived Sunday evening from school to spend the hol- 16 members and there are two retired members, Will Stoke and Bob Ewalt who have been members of the com days at home. ship History, Lives of Old i Time Settlers lei Miss Lona Morris" of Scott City will pany for 27 years and who still keep on serving. The company needs bet-j visit with the Sam Deignton tamnyy for some time.

fiii1TriiirT (J A ATI A SOTES. Miss Florence. Hunt who is' attend ing K. U. is home to spend the holidays with her parents.

By Special Correspondence. Will Millberger, is at the Bend he is receiving medical Mrs. Sol Hoge of Kinsley is here to spend the holidays with N. J. Berscheidt and Mrs.

Hood. The dance and supper last Friday ter apparatus. This matter of always, being sure to save thelot and sometimes the foundation is 'something more than a joke. There are a good many parts of the town that are unprotected and the boys have a hard time keeping a fire down when discovered there. The equipment on hand now is fair but something better is needed.

The business portion of the town been saved to a considerable extent by the fire company cn more than one occasion but sometimes it has been at bad odds. The company has its insurance for members and nays its own sick benefits. It has two 320 Pages, 232 Illustrations, Cloth Bound and Nice-' ly Printed SHOULD BE IN EVERY LIBRARY A Limited Number Will be Sold at Private Subscription. Elsie Troillet went to Hoisington evening were well attended and every bodyk had a jolly good Hester of Hoisington attend this morning. There must.be something very attractive over there.

ed the dance here Friday night and visited with relatives until Tuesday. Miss Lillie and Margaret Sullivan Archie Boyle of Olmitz was a Gala- of the north side, spent Saturday and tia visitor Sunday. Sunday with their uncle, James Welch George Houchin and family were shopping and visiting in Hoisington and family. Saturday and Sunday. at Tribune Office Will Werhahn of the west part of Mrs: Dan Tullisand daughter Flos the county was in town Saturday vis sie and son Boyd were shopping at iting relatives and shopping for Christmas.

Hoisington Saturday. fine rooms in the city hall, filled with handsome furniture costing several hundred dollars. They also have a janitor to take care of the rooms. That part of the fireman's life looks inter-, esting and entertaining but there is the other side. Often a man has to get up on a bitter cold night and pull the carts by hand several blocks a dry run and compensation $2.

On the Oliver Marmie and family who has been visiting at Topeka for some time HOSPITAL XOTES. returned home Monday night. There was a pound social at the Methodist church Tuesday night. Ev Set Mr. H.

W. Childers, wife and son Everet, came up from Hutchinson to visit Mr. H. S. Converse and family and other relatives.

Miss Clara Young one of the east side school teachers left this morning for Wichita where she will spend the Christmas holidays. erything in the way of eatables was A Few Items of Interest Concerning Patients at the Hospital. J. R. Baker, car inspector, who recently underwent an operation, is doing nicely and will be able to return deposited with the pastor and family Wileons, F.

E. Harmon, Sam Subscribers Sprague and wife, all of Wichita, are Galatia visitors this week. Julius other hand it may be a cold night and they may have to spend the night fighting fire and icicles, thawing hose, etc. Sometimes there is no way of reaching the fire with city'water and a bucket brigade is then formed. Often a man has to run to a fire in good clothes and he has the novelty of having them spoiled.

After a fire all the firemen must meet at 1 the hose house to help drain and reel the hose. wants to know what happened to Taft Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shapland Jo Cortie Touner and sister Rae of Ness City were here Saturday on their way home from Baker University to spend their vacation.

Hoisington visited Sunday here with home before' long. Pete Debes of Claflin who was operated on a few days ago for appendicitis continues to improve and will doubtless be able to be put iu a short Father Ernest of Colwich was here their son, Oswald and famil. Quite a crowd at the sale today.t Miss Marie Carter who has been at last week on his quarterly tour of in tending school here left this morning fcr.her home in Dodge City where she spection of the churches of the dis wil visit during the holdiays. Buy all you canof Tribune" Advertisers Give Them First place And on the meeting night in each month all members of' the company must be there or have a reasonable excuse and absence from three meetings in succession gives the. company the right to select a new member.

The town needs a better way of getting Bob and Otto Baumbach and Carl Hanel returned last evening from Omaha, where they have ben for the past two or three months. trict. MrMaxie, of the Moses store, who has been suffering from an attack of blood poisoning is getting along nicely. Changes are being made inthe operating and sterlizer rboms which will cut down the space of the operating rooms which need not be as large as it is and which will also add to the size of the sterlizing rooms and allow a room for the administration oc anesthetics. The institution is constantly increasing its efficiency.

C. W. Gustin and family autoed to i Hoisington Monday. T. C.

Brown, H. Cook, Conrad Baker, Alex and Jake Karst went to the Bend Tuesday evening. Mrs. Jake Gustin and family of Great' Bend came up Thursday for a visit with relatives. Harry Wildgen of Hoisington was at Galatia Monday.

There will be a Christmas tree at the M. E. church. Everybody invited. Ben Meyers and Frank Millard were shopping in Hoisington Saturday.

John Veselskyof Milwaukee arrived Thursday for a visit with relatives. Fred Barr, left Sunday for Grave, to look after his land interests Ahlrich is pretty poorly at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. J.

S. McCrory arrived Saturday night from their home in Lawrence to spend the holidays with their daughter, Mrs. R. C. Russell.

the firemen to fires than it now has and some day it will get it. In the meantime these, volunteer firemen are on hand anytime, when occasion 'demands and they can be depended on to give their best service at all times. The ladies, wives of the firemen, with two absent or rather with two bachelor firemen, who failed to bring some one because they had no wives to bring, were surprised and highly pleased with the success of the ban-quet and hope their husbands will not wait another year before giving as en P. N. Hanson and wife of Osage City has been visiting here for a few days left this morning for Wichita where they will spend Christmas before returning home.

The friends of Father Healy for a eph Nemlowill, treasurer. There is long time a resident of this vicinty not a better schoof board in the coun-and who recently resigned in order to ty. Guy E. Yeager is the teacher, find a better climate because of the ill The teacher's phone and address is child who had been taught that Socrates had a Wife who was unpleasant to him, and that the great philosopher drank hemlock, when asked the cause of his death, replied: "Socrates died from an overdose of wedlock." Strand Magazine. A Great Bend school girl knew Fri Conrad Baker has installed a furn ace In the basement under his store joyable entertainment again.

day that the Farmer's Institute was in session but she didn't know the Si Perkins company was to play at the health from which he snffared, will Olmitz. be sorry to hear that at present he is Hilda Lochnit is the latest pupil to not on the' road to recovery but is enroll. Hilda is a hard worker and a growing weaker if anything. He is is gocd girl. located in Del Nortn, Colorado.

Some of the larger pupils are out Father; Davern was up from Chase of school this week preparing for last week with Thomas Murphy, a pa- Christmas. Thought Samuel Was a Thief. It was the Scripture lesson. The theater that night. When she got subject was the call of Samuel.

The home from school she informed her parents that the farmers institute had children had sung, "Hushed was the evening -hymn," which describes the tient. a bunch of farmers playing in the band and that they were pretty good call. The teacher then asked a few questioner, one being, "What did Sam players too. It is rushing the season just a little bit but we are working out our base ball team every day now. Several, pupils were out of school last week on account of tonsilitis or Enjoyed Social TIme The Albert school cloosed Friday night for a week's holidays.

Mr. Miller left Saturday for Lamed where he will visit his parents. "The parents and teachers' meet-' ing," under the management of the W. C. T.

U. at Albert was a success after which the teachers were invited to spend the evening at Miss WJn-get's home. All enjoyed the social. George Green arrival Weekly Report and ews From District 42. District 42 is located about five Ward Lobdell is home from Manhat tan for the.

holidays as is also Walter uel do while Eli Was asleep?" "Stole his watch," was the prompt reply from one of the girls. The teacher, somewhat annoyed at such an apparently senseless answer, called for the second verse: His watch the Temple child, The little Levite, kept. Now came the child's turn. yilinwood Rojs Good The boys of the Ellinwood High School made a good showing in agricultural and manual training lines, at county institute here here last veek and went home with several dol-jlars in prizes and in addition with a replication for doing some very effective vwork. rProf.

Powers, superintendent cf the Ellinwood school was here the following members of the agricultural class: Elmer and Milton Schrepel, Elbert Smith, Fred Sprinker, Uarry Sprinker, Fred Back, Stanley Koch. Andrew Wirt, Frank Robi, Halph Rinker. The -girls of the Do-raestic Art department received $5 in iwizes for the display they made and he boys also got $5 in prizes! The lirizes for the best corn grown in the ccunty by the boys went to Fred jiloore's sons, who won last year as well. And for the second time the younger brother took first prize over the older one. miles northwest of Olmitz; has ah a first cousin to it.

enrollment at prtbent of 31 from the It seems to me that each and every ages of 5 to, 7. The names of those teacher owes it to himself or herself in the primer class are: Chas. Nem- and to his school to at least send in lowill, Tony Springer, Willie Scha- the monthly report and a few items ber, Johnny Lausch and Frank Stoss. of the district. Personally I think Ffrst frrarie: Frank PosDishel.

Law- this columh or columns can be made Deal who is another of the Great Bend contingent attending school there-Harry, Elmer and Dee Bird, sons of Dan Bird and Jesse wing, son of Dave Eewing, are Clarence township boys going to the Agricultural College who also came "home the other night for the holidays. Please, teacher, doesn't that mean rence Nemlowill, Adolph and John one cf the most interesting sections of that Samuel kept the old "man's watch Springer, Helen Kittle, Mary Wiser, the weekly Tribune. I have spoken to for himself Strand Magazine. Dave Schaber, Jce Kremla, Fred and several teachers concerning this mat- ter and some are highly in favor of There are no holidays this season in the school in the Caud Kelly district in the northeast part of the county The scholars don't want anything of night for a visit with his wife and daughter who have been here for some time and with his mother, who lives north of town. George looks about as heavy and active as when he left here a few years ago but he is incapacitated somewhat just now with a severe case of rheumatism and it is almost impossible for him to walk George is on the road as a traveling man with headquarters now in Omaha and his Vacations have been somewhat far between cf late years w.

Geraldine Pospishel and Jimmie Stoss. Fourth grade: Anna Pospishel, Anna and Mary Lausch, Hilda Lachnit, Fred and Chas. Stoss, Stoss, Dave Schaber, Mary: Eighth grade: John Stoss, Albin Scholler, movement but a. few lack either the time or energy. As a rule the teachers who are workers, get whatever place they want while those of the other brand get whatever they can.

the sort and neither does Miss Dick-erson, the teacher, so school is being Miss Ethel Chaddock, one of the east side teachers, left this morning for her home in Rush Center where she will spend her. C. S. Donner has traded his prop- held every day. Christmas and -New Yer's days will be the only holidays Aya and Minnie Schaber and Joe and erty'in the west end oof town to Willie Nemlowill.

The members of the school will take. And the pupils will get that much more vacation in Andy Merrick and wife of are here to visit during the What Socrates Keally Died Of. The misunderstanding cf words frequently causes strange answers. A Fredrick for a half section oof land the school board are Frank Suchy, many old friends here are glad meet him again. the summer time.

north of Snearville. clerk; John Stoss, director, and Jos- I.