Kinney to leave Bell Telephone for Hamburg post
Kinney is named successor and manager of the Bell telephone office in Hamburg after a period as night supervisor. The Hamburg exchange gains 135 phones and full day and night service under his management. Bell officials praise Kinney as one of the state’s best managers and regret his departure. Modern Woodmen delegates convene in Hamburg with J. T. Wind as chairman and R. B. Armstrong named state delegate. A gold ore strike near the Big Four mine is reported, with deeper shafts yielding richer ore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bite Weneger
Bell Telephone
A. Din
Kinney
Bell
War Kvinger
Will
Wistt
Bell Exchange
M&uney
Hamburg
J. T. Wind
W.H. Miller
Bartlett
Sik Heid
Parragut
Wear
Wonsylvania
Wichison County to Have a Jail
Wichison County voters approved a jail measure in the recent special election in Atchison County, carrying by a wide margin over the two thirds needed. The vote was hotly contested as Rock Port would gain a permanent jail and potentially move the county seat there, switching from Tarkio. Local society notes and town news follow, including social events, visits, and upcoming church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison County
Serkio
Rock Port
Quescio
Gink Port
Tarkio
Local notes from McPaul and nearby towns recounts and visits
A miscellany of town visitors and shoppers including Maggie Maxwell ill in bed, C H Harris in Omaha, Jacob Gerrean on business, H Morgan in Tabor, and Harry Taylor working for Cash Hopkins. Reports cover Prairie schooners on spring days, travelers from Nebraska City and Glenwood, and several residents visiting or returning from Omaha, Hamburg, Percival, and South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Maxwell
Ae C. H. Harris Tinais
Omaha
Jacob Gerrean
A H. Morgan
Tabor
Harry Taylor
Thurman
J. ‘Hr. Taylor
Cash Hopkins
Henry Study
McPainl
BR. Bordwell
Nebraska City
Guy Coster
Hugh Johnson
Glenwood
Henry Hostetter
Emerson
Iowa
C. H
Maggie Harris
Samuel Orton
T. W. Sheldon
Percival
Nrick
Lulu
Council Bluffs
The
King School
Walter Johnson
City Officials and Teachers Elected for Ensuing Year
The article lists elected officers including Chas Aitken as superintendent Fred Rector as assistant superintendent Miss Rosa Ryckman as secretary and treasurer. Teachers named are Chas Aitken Belle Riggle Mrs H Morgan and Mrs H F Roth with Ian Underwood of Omaha visiting. Sperry declared elected. canvassing board led by Mayor Cooley and City Clerk August Wagner met to canvass votes noting a four vote plurality for Sperry over Doyle due to a second ward error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Aitken
Fred Rector
Rosa Ryckman
Belle Riggle
H. Morgan
H. Froth
Sperry
Mayor Cooley
August Wagner
Doyle
Miss Grace McClury Teaches at McPaul Sunday Evening
Miss Grace McClury went to McPaul Sunday evening to be gin teaching school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hoyt
Percival
Grace McClury
McPaul
Dedication of New K P Hall by Zermatt Lodge
Zermatt lodge No 217 will dedicate their new hall on Wednesday April 15 1908 a full and complete programme will appear in the next issue of this paper
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zermatt Lodge No. 217
Col Bain Delivers Lecture On The New Woman And The Old Man
Col George Bain spoke at the opera house on Wednesday night presenting The new woman and the old man to an attentive audience. Dr and Mrs Chappel of Sidney attended the lecture. Dr Gilmore of Creston visited Hamburg to see a son of Leon Smalley. Mr and Mrs Milt Sproul planned to move to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Beach
Cornell
Omaha
Col. Norton
New York
The
Presbyterian Aid Society
John Gottsche
Col. Geo. Bain
Opera House
Mrs. Chappel
Sidney
Col. Bain
Gilmore
Creston
Hamburg
Leon Smalley
Milt Sproul
San Francisco
Also Mentioned on This Page
Midi Strikq
Wichison County
Church of Christ
Male Ran
de Bree
Bible School
Jones
Burlington
Charlotte Fraisher
California
Frank Nye
Jissex
J. H. Easley’s
Mattie Reynolds
Mrs
George Bartlett
Charley Faxon
Rev. Noerr
H. C. Coolbaugh
Geo. E. Draper
Henry Wright
C. G. Fisher
Lincoln
Miss Stackhouse
Harry Thuma
Mrs. Hayes
Farragut
Chas. Smith
John Stoner
F. BE. Cowden
Riverton
Hr. Bedford
Thurman Mirror
Mose Goldberg
Charley Smith
Dick Lindsay
R. S. Tate
Jas. Norris
Indianapolis
Ind
E.C. Davis
St. Edward, Neh
Mr Davis
J. T. Nace
James Barnes
Barnes
Ed. Mincer
University of Chicago
Chas. Taylor
Ralph R. Armstrong
Randolph
Armstrong
Woodmen County
Barlett
D. Garrean
Grace Harrington
Wife Sunday
C. H. Harris
David Holsclaw
John Hoagland
Lydia Zimmerman
McCracked
Ella Howe
Britton
S. D
J. K. Potter
Agnes, Virtue
Susie Dinisdon
F. E. Lindstrom
Wm. Anbery
Chas. Jackson
J. H. Ryckman
K. of P. Lodge
Pacific Junction
Ferrell
L. 8
McCracken
Christian Sunday School
Craig Armstrong
Gordon
Aed
Forest Mills
Ian Underwood
Omasha
K. P. Hall
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