Local notes on farms and ranch life in distant lands
Frank Lewis place sold to Big Bena gic Froman who now farms it. S. C. Needham visits family at his ranch near Eads. Harley Lamson reports fox predation on J. R. Gordon's poultry. Lilburn Needham thrown from a broncho and badly shaken. Water is abundant for irrigation after two weeks of heavy rains. Henry Hainline bruised shin after bicycle mishap. Charles Miller’s wife and son visit from Boulder Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Benagic Froman
Frank Lewis
S. C. Needham
Eads
Lilburn Needham
Henry Hainline
Charles Miller
Boulder
Colorado
Granada Brews Rain and Community Happenings
Granadan residents describe heavy rain nearly daily this week with many locals visiting the cemetery on Decoration Day to decorate graves. Visitors from Lamar and western Kansas came for work. Granada Lodge No. 78 L O O F initiated Ira Pratt and H D Edwards with several Lamar members attending and a luncheon at Hotel Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Goldsberry
Granada
Missouri
Kansas
Ira Pratt
H. D. Edwards
Carlton
Granada Lodge
Lamar
Walter Heaton
C. B. Thoman
Jas. Boyd
W. B. Barker
C. M. Lee
Griff Williams
Willis Wilson
A. van Deusen
M. D. Parmenter
Geo. T. Feast
A. V. van Etten
Brunswick
May Valley Rain Delivers Historic Field Flooding
A 48 hour rain soaked May Valley fields deeply while northern workers Horace Williams and Otto Morris arrive to complete their work. A nearly two week continuous wet spell has left all growing grain crops thoroughly irrigated and saturated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Williams
Otto Morris
Alfalfa Cutting Returns Amid Rains and Rusty Machines
The passage notes vigorous crop growth after the week of rains and urges farmers to mend and resume work with the mowing machine left at the field. It recalls a 1803 era scene of a forgetful farmer returning to the device, which had suffered neglect and required smithy repair to function again, amid high interest on their note.
Notice of Abandonment Suit and Trust Sale in Prowers County
Notice lists a complaint against May Newmyer and Charlies Newmyer heirs of George H. Newmyer affecting Homestead Entry No. 00 in Lamar area. It also announces a trustee's sale by W. R. Herrick under Elwyn M. Slater's deed of trust, with property in Prowers County Colorado including water rights, to satisfy installments and costs, at the Denver court house front steps on June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laxpatrick
Lamar
Coto
Ellery E. Vincent
May Newmyer
Charlies Newmyer
George H. Newmyer
Michael Finity
Colo
Prowers County
Colorado
Tomax
Elwyn M. Slater
John H. Croxton
Prowers
State of
Seid
Amd
Crippen, Lawrence& Co
Salina
Kansas
Denver
W. R. Herrick
New Texas
Court House
Herrick
W. KR. Herrick
Crippen, Rece & C
Elwyn M.S
A. Dolars
Berrieswovse & Croxtow
Uitable Bldg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arch
Aea
Harley Lamson
J. R. Gordon
John
Grant Dickinson
Zack
May Valley
A. B.stehewart
Falkner & Davidson
Ninejanden
Ninejen
Lotala
Cc. C. Goodale
E. M. Slater
West Olive St
Lee’s Cash Store
D. C
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