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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 2014
Page
11
The Red Cross Campaign in Finney County shows progress toward the 1500 member quota with 625 memberships collected during a Wednesday drive by Canteen workers and the American Legion. District No 79 near Pierceville leads in signups, 24 of 26 adults subscribing, under Fr Dicks. Carter Bros store remains an enrollment point.
Wildwood, Garden Citys new hospital, is nearly finished and invites public inspection at a forthcoming opening. The building has been reorganized into twenty patient rooms with a second floor operating room fitted with a cement floor. Miss Josephine Bishop, a graduate nurse from Pittsburg, will lead the nursing staff once the hospital opens.
The law prohibiting killing prairie chickens has led to large bird numbers in western areas. Farmers report these fowls threaten crops, especially smaller grain, and view the ban as a hardship while prairie chickens remain plentiful in many sections.
City officials plan to enforce Ordinance Prohibiting sidewalk advertising with strict action. Residents have long used sidewalks to post event notices, but authorities say future violations will be prosecuted under the law. The emphasis is on advertising in local newspapers rather than on sidewalks.
In cooperation with Finney County Historical Museum The Telegram presents A Page in History November 1919 feature. Echoes from the carnival note Garden City boys enjoying harmless sports bull dogging dogs on foot and from bicycles with acting skills and growing craze for new dog sports among local youths.
Garden City Country Club members meet to adopt constitution and by laws at a Tuesday evening session in Garden City National Bank rooms. Membership fees set at 200 dollars with 50 dollar assessments. annual dues 24 dollars for active members and 12 dollars for nonresidents. Nonresidents of Finney county may join for one share of stock per 100 dollars. Club finances sound with land paid and plans for a clubhouse in spring. Regular stockholders meeting first Tuesday in March, directors meet first Thursday monthly. Golf course popular. large Sunday gathering and positive outlook for next season.
The city’s squirrels work nonstop to hoard grain and other edibles as fall weather warms, storing a winter supply. They appear fat and sleek, wandering parks and trees while dogs pose the main threat, though many retreats keep them safe.
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