Granada County Correspondence Notes Local Happenings
The Oficial Paper of Prowere County reports cane and maize growers cheered by recent rains. Jno Q Hagerman works at Holly. Dr E M Manning flew to the county seat. D H Dickason appointed Granada teacher. Annie and Minnie Phillips from La Junta visit relatives. A large force begins laying steel rails for the A T & S F RR. David Barnes adds improvements to his Granada residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Manning
D. H. Dickason
Granada
Pleasant Valley School Notes and Local Happenings
Pleasant Valley news reports HL Taylor named principal at Great Bend while Corn crops prosper. Mr and Mrs Mail of Eads visit Mr and Mrs Thoroughman. Emma Lewis visits her father at La Junta and will teach at Eads next term. Local sickness noted and Dr Lee’s augury joked about. Pearl Gordon and Mrs Jones form a Sunday School committee. Sunday Schools of Prowers and Bent counties plan a picnic near Lamar in early September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Lewis
la Junta
G. F. Pearl
Ed Gordon
Mrs Jones
Pleasant Valley Sunday School
Prowers County
Bent County
Lamar
Horse Creek Happenings In Local Note Form
Miss Minervia Reynold visited Mrs. Royal and Mrs. Vincent last Sunday. E. K. Browns sheep scattered recently with about forty head still missing. Jacob Hugett of Shawnee county Kansas visited old friends while passing through. Mrs. Royal and Sidney spend a few days on her ranch while Oliver hunts cattle. Ira Fish J S Banks and W E Vincent planted late crops of corghum. Rain aided crops and grass though buffalo grass is sparse. hoppers are thick in patches and have cleared grass in spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horse Creek
Minervia Reynold
Jacob Hugett
Shawnee County
Kansas
Mrs. Royal
Sidney
Oliver
Ira Fish
J. S. Banks
W. E. Vincent
Attendance at Sunday School and local notes
Attendance at Sunday School is 48. Mrs. Horace Frisby is on the sick list. C. E. Crawford lost a fine heifer on alfalfa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian News
Horace Frisby
C. E. Crawford
Local Notes On Families And Farms In The County
John Hess reports a thriving herd of cattle. Roads and family move to the north side of Wilde. F W Davis repairs his binder for alfalfa seed. Lula Pearl and Dora Thurston visit Adrian Sunday school. Mrs W H Taylor of Great Bend boasts the finest garden on the north side. Maddox family of Lamar spent last Sabbath here. Wells sisters of May Valley attend Adrian Sunday School. Mrs H G Rowe and Mrs W C Bentley visit Mrs Harper. J Craig and niece M J McMillan of Carlton were here last Thursday. Knowltons sister and niece from Jersey County Illinois will stay here the summer. We saw fine alfalfa fields in the northwest part. Bentley has one of the best. Taylor now oversees Great Bend school and led pupils with care. Someries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hess
Mr. Roads
Wilde
F. W. Davis
Lula Pearl
Dora Thurston
Adrian
W. H. Taylor
Great Bend
H. G. Rowe
W. C Bentley
Pleasant Valley
Harper
J. Craig
M. J. McMillan
Carlton
Knowlton
Jersey County
Illinois
Wm. Bentley
Someries
M. D. Parmenter
Prowers County
Colorado
Lota
Parmenter
Lamar
Holmes
Holmes and Parmenter
Bed Rock Mutual Ditch Company
First National Bank
Court House
Prowers
B. B. Brown
Sure to Make and Inquest Needed in Odd Newspaper Snippet
A short, fragmented dialogue covers a Western undertaker crediting a ground up payment, cattle men misperceived, and a father advised to buy a sailboat. A mother reports a reservoir accident involving Mrs Winker's child with unclear cause. A joke asks a boy about his sick friend Sammy Slowgo and a farmer offers a grindstone sandal as a joke.
Incongruous Names and a Ward Policeman Anecdote
A compilation of quirky place names across the United States highlighting inconsistencies such as Soudan Mississippi and Nevada Arkansas, followed by an Artemus Ward anecdote from The Century about Ward and a metropolitan policeman. The piece also notes Biloxi bay’s sunken French warship relics from Iberville’s fleet, and ends with light vignettes including Always Clean, a piano stool joke, and tea politeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Soudan
Mississippi
Valhalla
Oconee County
South Carolina
Nevada
Arkansas
Freeport
Nebraska
Fairhaven
Kansas
Chicago Herald
Artemus Ward
Don C. Seitz
Little Theatre
Twenty-third Street
New York
Charles D. Shanly
Neil Bryant
Artemus
Biloxi Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Iberville
Louisiana
A Juvenile Theory Discusses Manners and Upbringing
A mother questions why her son is not as life like as Tommy Dodd. The boy answers that perhaps Tommy was raised on a rough street where bigger boys influenced him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Dodd
Notice to redeem Warrants in Lamar Colorado
Notice is hereby given that I will redeem at my office in Lamar Colorado all Warrants numbered as follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar
Colorado
Laxp
Coro
ICE
Elizabeth Henderson
Kote
Wm. Dargie
J. E. Moury
Theo. Pillaud
Chas. Crane
Cole
Jaylaugs
D. Foxp
Register
Lamar, Corp
Peter A. Oak
H. EB. Neme
J. W. Davidson
Phillip Sarah
M. Tayloe
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Lamar Register
Prowere County
Redstex
Tonsure
Cranada Items
Jno
Q. Hagerman
Holly
Annie and
Minnie Phillips
David Barnes
Pleasant Valley News
HL. Taylor
Angel of Death
Doctor Lee
Wm. Maddox
Misses Wells
May Valley
Bilkins
Wilkins
Johnny
Sammy Slowgo
Meadow
Pop
Pigo
C. ET
Hazeltine
Warren, Pa
Colorado, Co
R. Callupse
Arapahoe Street
Denver
Kirk
JAS. S. Kirk & CO
Chicago
Office OF County Treasurer
Prowrrs County
Soo
Aser
E. E. Pike
Issn Amr
Huppieston & Silver
Hess & Kuntzler
Colo
Laman
John W. Conklin
Sharpelaw Sandon
Michael Finity
Orado
Goopare
C.D. Foun
Frank Petrie
B.T Melave
Jay
D. Foun
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