Sunbeams Wit and Worms of the Week in Gessler Tale
A humorous but unruly Sunbeams column opens with an old village tale about a pompous man named Gessler who commanded respect by a hat on a telegraph pole. A defiant villager shoots down his arrogance with a bow and arrow, prompting a punchy reflection on humor, life, and a travail with creditors and weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jock
Gessler
Ben Davis
Earth
Jim
P. Comnor
P. Connor
Double Branch Pick-Ups Share Local Notes and Losses
A crowd gathers as wheat is cut and residents like Mrs. Naius and children visit Arcadia Kansas. News includes births deaths and funeral details for Clyde Woods and Rogers graveyard interment, along with updates on farm folks such as Gough, Morgan, and Seifers.
Mt Carmen Weather Report and Social Notes
Mt Carmen features hot dry conditions with pastures drying quickly. Local social notes mention visits from Mrs. W. Y. Osborne and family from Butler, Zelma Steele from Butler, Miss Edna Dillon from Pleasant Gap, and gatherings at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Cox and relatives. Rev. Wright conducted services at Mt. Carmen on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. K
W. Y. Osborne
Lillie
Butler
Near Butler
Taylor
Martin
E. W. Cox
Edna Dillon
Near Pleasant Gap
Guy Thomas
Rev. Wright
Mt. Carmen
Fair Mount News Harvest Notes From Dry Hot Period
Fair Mount area reports continued dry heat with no rain and some harvest activity. Multiple local families hold gatherings and dinners, with visits among the Marquardt, Rapp, Fleischer, Bracher, Schmidt, and Schellman families. Prairie City plans a July Fourth celebration with a band and park events.
Mulberry and Western Bates Community Picnic Notes
A Friday gathering of farmers from near New Lancaster Kansas traveled to Mulberry led by Elton Masterson for a trip to Marins des Cygnes. Attendees included Albert Holly and son George Rev Branon Walter Mills and son Willie Joe Patterson and Edgar Winters. Mosquitos were plentiful but few fish were caught. The Mulberry Farmers Co-Operative Club plans a big July 4 celebration at Old Mulberry with all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lancaster
Kansas
Old Mulberry
Elton Masterson
Marins Des Cygnes
Albert Holly
George
Branon
M. E
Landcaster
Walter Mills
Willie
Joe Patterson
Edgar Winters
Mulberry
Sarah Masterson
Drexel
Fred Ewbank
Sone Perry
Walter
Hazel
J. Kelly McGuire
Kansas City
Claude Morwood
H. K. Dykman
Frank Stilwell
D. C. Clark
Jake Mills
Kanasa City
Peru Items Mention Harvest Weather and Local Happenings
Fine weather for harvest. Henry Gough returned from Idaho last Saturday due to his father. Elias Harper drove a fine lot of six hogs to Butler Sunday night. The Y P B group hosted a good entertainment at Peru last week. I cleared about 18 dollars on the ice. The infant son of Mr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Gough
Idaho
Elias Harper
Butler
Peru
Herrell Happenings from a Warrensburg Visit
Community notes from Herrell recount visits and outings among residents. Families like Wayland and Ellington are mentioned with kin from Warrensburg, Iowa trips, card nights, dinners at Mr. Blankenship’s near Altona, and local church Sunday school attendance. Several small events shape a lively, interlinked local scene with neighbors, travel, and casual gatherings.
North New Home Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Miss Alta Regeris and Miss Bertha Craven spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Linendell. Meritt Pickett bought a new cream separator. Jack Skaggs and family visited relatives at Johnstown while Joe Stanley and Mrs. Patterson with daughter Ruby went to Pleasant Hill, returning Sunday. Mrs. McDaniel attended her nephew's little son funeral in Rich Hill. Jack Skaggs purchased a new spring wagon. Neighbors worked on Mr. Starks' house. other families visited Clif Ehart's Sunday. Clif Ehart began cutting oats on J. F. Kern's farm. There is talk of opening a store at Nyhart to aid local farmers.
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Ben Baa
John
Lord
Baker
Rich Hill
Martin Rapp
Nick Rapp
Anna Schmidt
Yarick
Theo Marquardt
Fred Schmidt
George Brown
Rockville
C. M. Rapp
Nettie
August Schellman
Harwood
Mollie Fleischer
George Engle
Walnut
Kansas
Theodore Marquardt
Butler
Conrad Kugler
Joe Bracher
Schell City
Henry Kunksick
Sencox
George Seider
Prairie City
Grand Park
Mathias Rapp
Colorado
Theodore
Martha Schellman
Lydia
Nora
Hilda Rapp
Clara Lindenman
Appleton City
Priscilla
Mr. Wayland
Ruth
Kathleen Wayland
Walter Taylor
Little Herbert
Warrensburg
Ida Misner
Connie Sells
Helen Clark
Vera Ellington
Ruth Jones
Oscar Price
Wicky Ray
Joe Clark
Sam Roberson
W. O. Card
Sallie Kinney
Lela Wayland
Sallie McCrutchen
Wick Ray
Lela Ruth Ashby
Henry Wayland
Tom Wright
Wilma
Kansas City
Fisk
T. C. Jones
Iowa
LaFollett
LaFollett Sawed Wood For Mr. Weyland
Cy Walker
Willie
Alta Regeris
Spruce
Bertha Craven
Linendell
Meritt Pickett
Jack Skaggs
Johnstown
Joe Stanley
Patterson
Ruby
Pleasant Hill
Mr. Stanley
McDaniel
W. L. Keele
Bud Berry
Frank Miller
Nyhart
Mysteries of the Registration Reveal Shifting Growth
The Census Bureau’s registration figures show broad patterns with manufacturing states exceeding estimates and agricultural states falling short. Eastern states largely surpassed predictions while west of the Mississippi the trend reversed. Washington state posted the poorest performance, with Wyoming and Oregon high on the misfit list.
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Census Bureau
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Ohio
Ton
Wyoming
Oregon
Washington - Oregon
Michigan
Montana
Secret Service
St. Louis Republic
Missouri Legislator Dies in St. Charles at 60
R. C. H a member of the Missouri House of Representatives died last night in St. Charles Missouri at age 60. The death occurred June 25 per bulletin. He served in the state legislature and was noted as a public official.
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St. Charles, Mo
Missouri House of Representatives
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Arcadia
Wix
E. A. Gough
Job Utley
Mexico
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Cora Bentley
Bert Harkrader
Alice Baker
Ghere
Grandma Nafus
Elmer Robin
Lee Seifers
Mr. Ison
Brethern
Happy Hill
Nicolay
Little Clyde
J. C. Woods
Scott City
T. Nancock
Orchard Grove
Rev. Hood
Adrian
Rogers
Vernie Ghere
A. W. Padley
Henry Walters
Geo. Jobe
Ceder County
Bates County
Mt Carmen
Fair Mount News
Herrell
North New Home
Black Sea
Logan-Moore Lumber Company
Autrrs
Enail
Okland
Pontiac
Mich
Newlon’s Garage
Main ST
Missouri
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