Arkansas Valley Notes Highlight Diverse Local Happenings
July 4 celebrations loom in the valley with sports clubs forming and a push for a convenient railroad timetable. Holly readies a canning factory. schools prep commencements. Deputy Rosacrans completes duties. river flows rise with warm weather. Captain Wing relocates bees. fruit tree plantings surge. Tarbox sells out amid council press. Rocky Ford targets hotel rustlers. Bohannon jailed after murder. Squires struck by lightning. Arkansas Valley Fair set for Sept 6-7 with cash premiums. misc notices on Thompson’s corset and editor assignments.
Lamar’s Birthday Firemen’s Ball and Sports Day
Next Wednesday marks Lamar’s thirteenth birthday and the Lamar fire department invites all to join a day of outdoor sports including an exhibition base run novelty races tug of war and a baseball match. Prizes will be offered and a ball in the evening features a good orchestra with tickets at 1.00.
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Lamar
Elegant line of parasols at the Fair draws ladies
A long row of parasols arriving at The Fair drew attention from ladies and shoppers as they queued for the event. The sight highlighted a fashion moment amid the fair activities.
The Treachery of Sin Sermon Excerpt
Dr. W. M. Taylor warns of sin’s deceitful lure and subsequent bondage. A detective parable illustrates how deceit leads from pleasure to ruin, urging listeners to pause before embracing temptation and consider the final outcome.
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W. M. Taylor
Japan schedules 1902 World’s Fair to showcase progress
Japan plans an international exposition in 1902 inviting all nations to send delegations and exhibits. The event aims to display industrial prowess and study foreign achievements while promoting Japan as a modern power. The new patent-right law in Japan also opens to potential exhibitors.
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Japan
Salisbury as a Miner in Australia Gold Rush Past
Lord Salisbury, England's prime minister, once carried a pick and shovel during the great Australian gold craze. He traveled as a gold-hunter and the rough red-shirted miner's hovel he lived in still stands as a remnant of the era.
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M. Strain
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Arkansas Valley Notes
Holly
Rosacrans
Granada Times
Captain Wing
Syracuse
McMillin
Carlton
Granada
Will Tarbox
Coolidge
Tarbox
Rocky Ford City
Frank Bohannon
Fowler
la Jonta
Tom Squires
Springfield
Arkansas Valley Fair Association
Thompson
the Fair
Tim Short
Tim
Short
Jesus
Close Bros. & Go
Colorado
United States
Prowers County
Arkansas Valley
Amity Canal
Close Bros. & Co
Chicago, Ill
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