All Ready for Market Opening in Atchison
Woliday's Daily reports Atchison's new city market opens Saturday with early morning hours and continuous activity through the day. Local market gardeners from Atchison and nearby counties will offer tomatoes beans peas berries carrots cabbage potatoes sweet corn apples and more. Parking spaces will be prepared and the usual market fee will be waived for opening day inviting over a hundred wagons and teams to join the sale.
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Woliday
Atchison
New City
Farl Hellener
Doniphan
Leavenworth
Buchanan
Platte
River Erosion Advances West of Rushville
The Rushville district sees the river cutting away acres of land west of town. Rock Island firm begins constructing jetties to alter the current and divert flow away from the banks and tracks, aiming to minimize erosion along the rail line.
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Rushvile
Rock Island
Community Chatter Sparks Quarrels and Local Gossip
A humorous Atchison column roundups daily banter from residents and visitors. Vignettes include disputes over spelling shote versus shoat, a Memphis visit where Col Hartman learned to say yuh, and remarks on gardeners markets, wheat straw, and local social life. The piece notes small feuds and light observations about residents, travel, and local happenings.
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City National Bank
Bob Volk
Col
Jack Hartman
Memphis
Tenn
Col Hartman
EB. W. Emery
Charles Robinson
Fred Donovan
Bert Gilmore
Gilmore
Atchison
Donovan
Webster
Shore
Jim Servaes
Frank Shoemaker
Wills KOed in fourth by Appendix Erysipelas lookalike
From Thursday's Daily a colored pugilist named Harry Wills was knocked out in the fourth round by a fighter described as Appendix Erysipelas or something similar. The item mix includes local chatter and brief notes on sports and community life from Sumner and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wills
Nebraska
Jude Johnson
Lob Gaston
Caleaga
Chicago
Gomer Davies
Beloit
Bob Guston
Tiere Jarvison
Tob
Gene
Bob
Sumner Panther
A. W. Seng
New
Bob Gaston
Central Branch
Summer school ends with 26 complete course students
From Sundays Daily. Summer school closed yesterday with all 26 students in the senior English course passing. Miss Lucile Evans taught the class with no failures. Nancy Morrison and August Haegelin will receive high school diplomas in three years. Some students attended to make up work or to advance. the program covers a quarter of a school year in six weeks. The principal emphasizes summer school as economical, noting low costs and potential to finish earlier, freeing space for others. The piece ends by noting a Great Bend Tribune inquiry about where Colorado people vacation.
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Lucile Evans
Tonganoxie
Nancy Morrison
August Haegelin
C. O. Wright
Kansas
Great Bend
Colorado
Atchison Savings Bank
Oscar Yeager
Gunnison
Colo
Chamber of Commerce Credit Bureau of Credit
Atchison Fire Losses Fall Sharply in First Half
Atchison fire losses for the six months ending July 1 totaled 7594.65, far below typical figures. Property valued at 351315 was affected as 5433.04 in Marek losses led the ledger while February logged an unprecedented 5.50. Chief Bert Sowers credits improved prevention, equipment, and vigilance for the drop.
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Atchison
Bert Sowers
Sowers
Marek
Gardeners thank city and market backers for big day
Gardeners on the City Market thank city administration for a fine Kansas market site and support from Bert Wells and Earl Ellener. The Globe’s promotion helped the venture, and gardeners pledge to bring best garden and orchard products with full measure and courtesy.
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Kansas
Bert Wells
Earl [Ellener
Globe
Seng Named Atchison City Manager Succeeding Wells
On August 1, Mr. Seng becomes Atchison city manager following Bert Wells resignation. Elected Monday by the city commission, Seng previously served seven years as city manager of Hays.
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Seng
Atchison
Bert Wells
Hays
Will Kramer Seriously Injured In Accident
Will Kramer of the Kaaz planing mill was seriously hurt when a sawed board struck his side rupturing a kidney. He underwent kidney stitching and remains in Atchison Hospital in serious but improving condition. His home is at Seventh and T streets. A year ago he lost half a hand in a mill accident.
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Will Kramer
Kaaz Planing Mill
Kramer
Atchison Hospital
Mr. Kramer
Seventh and
T Streets
Atchison Newsroom Echoes From County and City
A mixed Kansas snapshot. Atchison figures debate vacant houses counts in Kansas City and county Farm Bureau size from 289 to 65 members over five years. Local tales include a near-murder dental scene, obituary of Mrs. F. M. Tracy, and a cigar ad revival after a constitutional ruling.
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Kansas City
Atchison
Atchison County Farm Bureau
Joe Goodwin
John O'Connor
Rooks County
John
Central Branch
Theodore Otis
Jim Reed
Reed
Eight Mile House and Its Notable History in Kansas Territory
In 1854 David Hurley staked a claim eight miles northwest of Leavenworth near the Fort Laramie and Riley military roads, opening the Eight Mile House tavern later rebuilt in stone. The famed stop hosted figures from Custer to Lincoln, marking a pivotal waypoint on the Oregon California trails before railroads shifted traffic to other venues.
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David Hurley
Kansas
Leavenworth
Atchison
Laramie
Riley
Eight Mile
Col
Ogden
Charles Augustus Murray
Francis Parkman
Capt
Stansbury
Oregon
California
Utah
Parkman
California and
Oregon Trail
Old Road
Hurley's
General Custer
Kit Carson
Buffalo Bill
Phil Sheridan
Gen
Harney
Miles
Sturgis
Magruder
Jennison
Abraham Lincoln
Eight Mile House
D. F
Bob”) Hurley
Lovemont
Bob” Hurley
Orphans Home Job Goes To Mrs. Roger Y Wilcox
Mrs. Roger V. Wilcox of 511 Laramie street is appointed state purchasing agent for the Orphans Home and will assume duties immediately. The position has been open about two months since Miss Grace Hutcherson resigned to go to Jefferson City Missouri. Local notes recall a busy week with market wagons, travels, and community updates across Atchison.
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Roger V. Wilcox
Laramie Street
Wilcox
Grace Hutcherson
Jefferson City, Mo
Republican Party
Plan Sunday School Institute This Fall
A twelve weeks Sunday school institute will be held in Atchison county this fall under the Kansas state Sunday school council Atchison Ministerial association and local officials. The institute opens September 26 with Rev M Owen Kellison named dean and Frank G Richard present. Sessions will be held Mondays at a to be chosen location for Atchison county teachers officers and workers.
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Atchison County
Atchison County Sunday School Coobecil
Kansas State Sunday School Council
Atchison Ministerial Association
Atchison High School
Frank G. Richard
Topeka
M. Owen Kellison
The
Christian Church
William K. Wheeler
C.K. Davis
W. ©. Shank
A. P. Eymann
Diverse Kansas anecdotes mix work meals and travel tales
A collage of local items from Kansas features Frank Egan praising state orphanage food, notes on recent drunkenness misreadings, and quirky signs. It also covers the Missouri Pacific train cancellations affecting local merchants, visits by out of town guests, and colorful mentions of Knockout Carey and the Horner and Mattocks party buying an ocean liner in New York.
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Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Omaha
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Central Branch
Knockout Carey
Knockout
Atchison
Wichita
Horner and Mattocks
New York City
EU Mattocks
Rain Boosts Bright Outlook for Corn Yields
Rain added to Kansas crops with 1.24 inches Saturday and prior 0.0 inch last Wednesday, boosting prospects for a good corn yield. Farmers in town jubilant over moisture. precipitation was general across the region including Concordia, Atelison, Northwest Missouri, and parts of Nebraska, per Kansas City weather reports. P Connor forecasts a fine Sunday.
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Kansas
Concordia
Atelison
Missouri
Atchison News Highlights Include Vacation Plan and Local Happenings
Atchison residents discuss an organized farmer vacation idea, with a chef and caravan planned for Minnesota, Iowa, and Ames. Other items note property sales, crop yields, street incidents, civic notices, and local travels as the community stays active through summer.
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New Mart
Rushville
H. W. Rudolph
Minnesota
Voigts
England
Ralph Fletcher
Denver
Frank Ryan
Wilson & Co
Smithville
William Grable
Doniphan County
Edgar Mattocks
Tom Horner
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Tarry Quigley
Concordia Travelers
Base
Dalsaines
Mont Ball
Barry
Earl Hellener
Hank Biche
Roy Lister
Iere
Albert Tucker
Sam Christian
St. Louis
Sam
Charlie McKee
Gus Kaufman
Bridge Gang
Scandia
Kas
Lee Canfield
Downs
Ed Lindstrom
Booster Orchestra
Henry Heldberg
Chester
Salem Evangelical Sunday School
Jackson Park
Will Aimes
Chester Moore
E. R. Hoter
A. Storbeck
Curly” Childers
Atchison Racing
Bert C. Wells
Frank Little
Tulsa
Okla
Ples Little
East Atchison
Frank Kelly
Atchison Monument Works
Iions Park
Charlie Redman
Frank Brox
McGrath
Ralph A. Prouts
Union Depot
Karl Williams
Troy
Danville
St. Joe
South Sixth Street
Papa
F. M. Tracy
Vermont
Co. A
Kansas Volunteers
Wilson Creek
the Globe Today
State Supreme Court
Virginia
C. C. Tucker
Marcelline, Mo
Effingham
Roger Y. Wilcox
Commercial Street
Ed Batty
Alex Glenn
Jim Conlon
Bill Mangelsdorf
Harold Seager
Harold Chew
Ben Boeh
Hell
Heaven
Guy Symns
Thelma Halt
Atchison Optical Co
Lawrence
Sherman Lentz
Ethel Bales
Public Health Association
Norton
S. J. Blythe, Sr
C. H. Cousins Lumber Co
Tom Barber
Sam Elliston
Indiana
St. Benedict’s
College Grounds
Ed O Neill
Plan Sunday School Institute
Frank Egan
State Orphans Home
Frank Roche
Otto Keinig
Sarah Weaver
J. N. Merritt
Effingham Road
M. C. Comstead
Linley Motor Co
Texas
Frank Dowling
Falls City
Iis
Oscar Osthoff
A. R. McEvoy
Riley Street
A. E. Ricks
McEvoy
A. Y. Ritter
Excelsior Springs
Ed Schahback
Evira
Max Rotter
Lucile
Will Klostermeier
Weston
John Grundmann
John Cady
Fayette
Mary Fiss
Sheffield Ingalls
Lon Smith
Iowa
Sugar Lakke
George Edwards
Waterville
Tom Newburn
Joe
Minnesota Lakes
Great Agricultural College
Ames
Helen Elizabeth Johnson
Seneca J
Amos Starr
Leroy Brink
Atchison Street
Frank Shumaker
Charles Runbeck
Cornell Grove
Dorsey
Cummings
South Atchison
K. W. Richards
Fifth
Richards
Guy Sharp
Fox Hunters Association
Platte and
Buchanan Counties
Sugar Creek Church
Cawker City
E. R. Palmer
Palmer
Atchison-Jackson County
Frank B. Harnt
Lisa
Gwine
Exust Mound Street
Mr. Kaiser
Kaiser
Gladys Swartz
Bethany Hbe
Kenneth
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