Prairie settlers begin land claims and roughing it
Fourteen and Twenty two in Saskatchewan become sites for new homesteads as two friends and the girls file claims, move in with a wagon outfit, and build shacks and a stable. They navigate land laws, stock purchases, and a night under the stars with oxen Buck and Bright and a moving, hopeful sense of possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake
Jack
Democrat
Regina
Prairie
164
Jean
Marjorie
Mounted Police
Frank
Vanoss Area Notes Include Meetings and Community News
Eld. Woods began his meeting at Lightning Ridge last Sunday. Numerous locals, including Jack Jones and Bud Baker, returned from the National Guard encampment. Marriages, visits, church additions, and moves populate the week, with several townspeople traveling to Sulphur, Ada, or Shawnee. Hobart votes Sept 4 on natural gas franchise for Myers and Mosley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eld. Woods
Lightning Ridge
Jack Jones
Alis Jones
Bud
Roy Baker
National Guard
Virgil Norville
Ima
Steward
Bob Tilly
Texas
J. S. Jones
Anna Chambers
Burch Feek
George Carter
Oakman
Jim Sutherland
Commodore
Coda
West Texas
Inez Martin
Daisy Norville
Black
Vaness
Luke McNair
Clarence Johnson
W. W. Simmons
Burkhart
R. H. Patterson
Clara
Mary
Helen
Ada
Ada Buck
Eld. Hardee
Eld
Hardee
P. A. Templeman
Shawnee
Bill Richards
Wilson
Pleas Richardson
Alta
Rubie Bradley
Anniebelle
Mattie Collins
Jamie
Dorothy Watters
Callie Templeman
Charlie Auten
Carl Solomon
Davis
Bulah Shaw
Ross
J. J. Shaw
Ray Auten
Colorado
John Auten
Adellia Jones
Cuba
Vanoss
Sam Woods
C. L. Berger
Vanoss School
J. B. McCauley
D. W. Hodges
P. G. Smith
Lois Williams
Francis Smith
Grandpa Smith
Mill Creek
Bill Beckam
Stratford
Clint Twarnmond
Hunt
Freewill Baptist Association
Sam Hunt
Carl Auten
Civil
Will Collier
Catron Place
B. D. Garland
White
Former Empress Zita Aims to Make Son Ruler in Exile
In Legusilio Spain Zita de Bourbon-Parma continues to press for her offspring's rights, citing royal blood and futures as she keeps guiding Archduke Otho and the family. The exiled royals travel with a modest court and a family coach provided by King Alfonso while awaiting a potential return to power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andre Revesz
International News Service
Madrid
Legusilio
Alphonse Daubet
Zita
Hapsburgs
France
Perry
Henry V
Zita de Bourbon
Prangins
Strasbourg
Vienna
James Lasuen
Paris
Charles Iiv
Austria
Hungary
Miguel Sanchez
Musidora
Spain
Pierre Benoit
Don Carlos
Lasuen
Exsovereign
James Lasnen
Sanchez
Frdoedy
Charles of
Bourbon-Parma
Baron Gudenus
Sequieu
Alfonso
Lourdes
Archduke Otho
Legitimist
Felix
Archduke Robert
Jake Chases Partners Across Town in Bus Boy Notes
In a hotel lounge the guide Jake bursts in, boasting he has pursued the group across the city. He declares his singular follow up style as they compile a list of necessities on the back of an envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake
Oklahoma Leads Standardizing Broomcorn Market
Oklahoma takes the lead in standardizing the broomcorn industry. A free school for broomcorn grades will run in September to teach grading inspection and sampling. Attendees may be chosen for state and federal inspection roles. The program is arranged by W A Wheeler with bureau staff G B Alguire and K B Seeds overseeing grading and regulatory work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Ed C. Dustin
State Market Commission
United States
Dustin
W. A. Wheeler
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington, D. C
G. B. Alguire
Bureau
K. B. Seeds
Buy It Rent It Find It With a News Want Ad
Classified notice urges readers to place a want ad to buy rent or find items of interest. Includes call to action and contact cues for submission through the newspaper office.
New York to Abolish Parole System in 1926 Session
Albany reports drastic legislation to curb crime. Lawmakers believe the 1926 New York legislature will abolish parole, arguing released offenders drive many crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York State
A great man and a small one in a costly clash
A Baltimore Sun line notes how a celebrated figure gains nothing from quarreling with a lesser foe while observing a rusty car can damage a six thousand dollar limousine, signaling the futility of ego in minor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
Four Icemen Form Fresh Ice Into Penn Baseball Circle
Four University of Pennsylvania undergraduates from Ocean City New Jersey form the Four Icemen of the Diamond a unique baseball quartet. Roger Lindsey Harvey Mathews Eddie Armstrong and Johnny Trashian plan to start with the Penn nine after work hours at Ocean City they already train at the ball park with Armstrong at short Mathews catching Lindsey at first and Trashian at second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bloombargh
International News Service
Hiladelphia
Notre Dame
Ocean City
N. J
University of Pennsylvania
Icemen
Roger Lindsey
Harvey Mathews
Eddie Armstrong
Johnny” Trashian
Penn
Lindsey
Freshits
Armstrong
Eddie Farrell
The
Giants
Mathews
Trashian
Ball Park
Ted Knoblock Pitenes
Henry DuBois
Lehigh University
Clyde Plank
Gettysburg
Eddie Plank
Community News From Lightning Ridge and Nearby
The Lightning Ridge area reports a largely failed corn crop with cotton showing promise. Numerous social visits occur among local families including the Shooks Dunns and Pattons. A musical at Stewart’s and school progress are noted, with church and Sunday school events announced by Rev. Woods.
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Robert Stead
Acthor
WNU Service Coatwright
Oxep
Buck
Bright
Fle
Harold Brook
Hobart
Myers and Mosley
Chapter
Mamye Solomon
Jack Dunn
Doris
Edith Shook
Alma Dunn
Naomi Stanfield
Lillie Wells
Joe Ables
Doss
Frances Heath
Tishomingo
Pearl Wass Pearade
Stonewall
Charley Dunn
Dallas
Claude Hartman
W. C. Patton
Artie Belle Stephens
Irene Shook
Shook
Fay Pendleton
Hennigan
Miss Georgia
Dosson
Rubye
Earl Stewart
Mrs. Hennigan
Georgia Hennigan
J. A. Shook
Jeff Fussell
J. C
Bernice Patton
Roff
Chloe, Jewel
Opal Fussell
Nell Killion
Artie Bell Stephens
Rubye Stewart
Nola Lunsford
Bonnie Kitchens
Killion
Mayme Dosson
Brother Stringer
Ova
Lillian Wells
Mae Belle Coffey
Mattie Patton
Chersie Rhodes
Pet Solomon
Oliphant
Doyle Dalley
J. C. Wells
R. H. Davis
A. Hennigan
Stanley Lunsford
Charley Kitchens
Lois
Elmore Patton
Violet’ Parker
Lloyd
Craig Parker
J .R. Woods
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