The Buhler Herald from Buhler, Kansas • 1

THE BUHLER HERALD VOLUME 1- NUMBER 37 BUHLER, RENO COUNTY, KANSAS THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1914 Lightning Does Damage During the storm Monday lightning struck the big implement shed on Abr. Wiens' place southwest of Inman, burning it to the ground. Lightning also struck two stacks of wheat the same day on the Aaron Thiesson farm west of Inman. This also was a total loss. Mesdames H.

H. Adrian, P. H. Adrian, J. C.

Ratzlaff, C. P. Froese and J. J. Buhler formed a fishing party out on Little River Tuesday afternoon.

John Hildebrand, Miss Gertrude Balzer and Jake Balzer were callers at the Peter Balzer home last Sunday afternoon. Mrs. C. D. Wood of Elmdale came in Tuesday for a visit at the W.

A. Nickels home south of town. The Primary is August 4th, 1914. Call for a Republican ballot and vote for RAY H. TINDER CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY REPUBLICAN He has been in the active practice of law in Hutchinson for the past 6 years.

Qualified by age, experience, education and moral stability to render efficient service. ls the ONLY candidate for office that is a graduate of our own University of Kansas. GIVE A KANSAN'S SUPPORT TO A KANSAN --and-- TENDER THE OFFICE TO TINDER We had a hail storm here Sunday night. It damaged the corn somewhat. About three miles east of here they had a big hail storm.

The hail stones went through the roof of Peter Kaufman's large barn which was built last winter. They had considerable wheat to cut which was distroyed and will not be cut. Quite a number of trees were blown down here by the storm. Rev. Abraham Ratzlaff's visited Sunday at D.

D. Unruh's. Henry Schroeder's windmill blew down Sunday evening at the Lake Shore lake. G. D.

and Lizzie Heidebrecht went to Inman Monday on business. Henry Ediger's visited at J. D. Gaeddert's Sunday evening. Miss Marie Klassen of Inman attended the telephone switch board while A.

Q. Heidebrecht and family attended the funeral of his mother last week. The Buhler State Bank, while acting as an employment bureau placed about 100 harvest hands in the fields here. F. P.

Wall and wife and H. A. Martens and family were Sunday visitors at the H. B. Gerbrand home.

B. W. Klassen and family of Hillsboro motored over Sunday to look after their farm. P. F.

Wall of Hillsboro came over to help during harvest. John Unruh and wife enjoyed a visit from the former's brother and sister last Sunday afternoon. F. F. Matthies was in Hutchinson last Friday attending a convention of the Southwestern Lumbermen's association.

They talked lumber from the retailers point of view. J. R. Bergen and J. R.

Friesen were Wichita business visitors Wednesday. Advertising Pays Lake Shore Items week H. H. Adrian adthresher cots for sale The Herald. Up to noon he had sold 16.

advertising pay? Fargo Takes U.S. Exp. Office The Wells Fargo Express Co. took possession of the U.S. Exp.

Co. business along the Frisco yesterday. The recital given last night at the Dotts home by Miss Ella Mc Mullen's music pupils was enjoyed by all present. The trio and the duet by Miss McMullen and Mrs. F.

F. Matthies were especially fine. Katherine Peters of Hutchinson spent tne fore part of this week with her parents here. Mrs. Peter Heidebrecht.

Mrs. Peter Heidebrecht died at her home in Inman on last Monday evening, June 22 at the age of 74 years, 7 months and 25 days. The cause of her death was heart trouble and dropsy. She had been sick about a month and the last week she was very sick. She had a desire to see her children in Oklahoma so Mr.

and Mrs. Heidebrecht went there, returning about a month ago. She was taken sick in Oklahoma and was in a serious condition ever since. She had not been very hearty for a number of years. Elizabeth Nachtigal was born August 27, 1839 in Landeskron, South Russia.

She was baptized on Pentecost, 1857, by Elder Peter Wedel in Waldheim. On Oct. 28, 1859, nearly 55 years ago, she was united in marriage to Peter Heidebrecht. To this union 16 children were born, of whom 1 daughter and 3 sons preceded their mother to the great beyond. She had 55 grandchildren, 5 of wnom are dead.

There are 12 great-grand children. Rev. and Mrs. Heidebrecht came to America in 1874 and located on a farm southeast of Inman. She leaves a devoted husband, 12 children and a large circle of friends to mourn her death.

The children are P. G. Heidebrecht, Mrs. H. H.

Janzen, H. A. Heidebreeht, J. B. Heidebrecht and Miss Lena Heidebrecht of Inman; C.

C. Heidebrecht, J. L. Heidebrecht, D. A.

Heidebrecht and A. Q. Peidebrecht of Buhler; Mrs. Jacob Buller of Plains, and D. C.

and G. W. Heidebrecht of Nowata, Okla. The funeral services were held in the Hoffnungsau church east of Buhler last Friday morning at 9:30 and she was laid to rest in the church cemetery. Mrs.

L. D. Ferguson of Hutchinson visited at the H. W. Woods home the first of the week.

Anna Bartel of Inman met friends from Wichita here last Thursday. H. Rogalsky and family motored from McPherson and spent Sunday at A. A. Janzen's.

Stewart Simmons of Hutchinson was trading in Buhler Monday. The rain this week started in about the time the second crop of alfalfa should be cut. Rev. J. F.

Balzer delivered two sermons in the Hoffnungsau church here last Sunday, one in the morning and one at night. They were well taken by those who were in attendance. When you are tired and hot stop at our Fountain and get cooled off. We serve anything in the soft drink line. You can imagine even the famous Mint Julep.

We serve fruit and chocolate on our cream. Ice cream IN clean dishes, sodas in clean glasses. J. C. Ratzlaff DRUGGIST The Nyal Store Buhler Last vertised through yesterday Does.