Local Notes On Farms Travel And Rail Warnings
A East Kansas farmer buys Bogart farm northeast of town to plant Kentucky crab apple trees for crab cider. Wm Byers, Kansas City cider magnate, purchased 640 acres below the station aiming for a large crab orchard and cider output. Railmen warn about thieves on the U P bridge after ten at night and a broken car wheel near the depot.
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Bogart
U. P
Wm. Byer
King Cider
Kansas City
Kentucky
Kansas
Missouri
Byers
Vinegar Works
Prof! Deal
Tacoma
Washington Territory
Endora
Pill Peddiara
C. Mercer
J. H. Haight
L. J. Skinner
Gov.Robinson
Mud Creek Hotel
Eudora
Dafe Reece
Massachusetts Street
Robbery near smoke house shot fired misses man’s head
Story details a failed early morning robbery near a smoke house where two thieves fired at a resident, the shot lodging in a building as the assailants fled toward Reno. The resident’s gun was empty, preventing a counterattack, and no meat was stolen from the house.
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Amoke House
Aoa
Amoke
Reno
Mr. K
Community notes from Twin Mound to Orchard Knor
Local diary items report church changes, property upgrades, and weather. Notables include Dr. Weed’s fence and water improvements, family updates, dances, plant sources, and a sawmill accident near Puget Sound. Agricultural notes mention chinch bugs, spring water Magic, and fruit tree planting by Captain Ward. A Greenwood valley Sunday school drew a crowd, and E.R. Baseball Club remains active.
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Stauffer
Quincy Hill
Greenwood Valley
E.R. Baseball Club
Paul Ward
Jimmy Davidson
Ed Duncan
Henry Davidson
Fred Hill
Chas. Hill
George Young
Charles Dummer
Will Glenn
Hesper Community News Highlights And Nearby Adventures
A report details a medical scare from concussion with recovery at home in Hes per and a scare on a road trip as a carriage crashed after frightening horses. Other notes cover a school picnic at Weaver bottom, prize fishing misidentified as a turtle, a Johnson county mission to Olathe, rain and farming improvements, a new ice cream shop in Vinland, and a creameries plan.
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James Sheely
Mark Bischoff
Lawrence
State University
Hesper School
C. H. Nowlin
Weaver Bottom
Peas Creek
Robert Bischoff
Harris
Lady
Olathe
Friends
Johnson County
Harvesters and Call Highlight D. M. Osborne Steel Frame
The notice promotes D. M. Osborne steel frame harvesters claiming unmatched performance in the market. It urges potential buyers to call for details and purchasing information.
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D.M. Osborne Steel
Ennes Promises Low Prices on Warm Weather Goods
The ad proclaims a thriving Kansas season with ready stock of dry goods and carpets. It urges customers who delayed Spring purchases to visit for the best stock and lowest prices in the state, promising ready service and warm weather goods of every description.
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Kansas
Ennes
GEO. Innes
Remarkably Low Prices on Sample Spreads at Ad Weaver
Local retailer advertises a large stock of counterpanes plus many sample spreads. These samples are offered this week at remarkably low prices, inviting customers to take advantage of the discount.
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AD Weaver
Busy Store Attracts Crowded Trade At L O McIntire
A busy place reports L O McIntire's store filled with customers. He has expanded his clerks and offers a larger cheaper assortment of dry goods than ever before. Shoppers are urged to call and inspect the wide selection.
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Hui
L. O. McIntire
Unprecedented Bargains in Dress Goods Department
The store announces a sale in its Dress Goods Department with all wool fabrics previously priced 65 to 75 cents per yard now at 50 cents. It invites customers to browse, stating bargains are available and free to look, with no blame for not taking part.
County Board of Equalization Meeting Set in June
The County Board of Equalization will convene at the county clerk’s office on the first Monday in June to adjust assessments as needed. Any party claiming errors in their returns may appear to seek correction. Jon. 8. Wars, County Clerk.
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County Board of Equalization
Wars
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Departmenta
Field & Hargis
Massachusetta Street
Neighborhood News
Gamtiea” Corpo
Abie
Fall
North Lawrence
Bismarck Grove
J. McCurdy
C. H. Richards
Silas Moore
Fort Scott
Charley Ridgway
A. W. Hartman
Colorado
Annie Humphrey
Greenwood
Butler
Henry
Humphrey
Jews City
A. H. Humphrey
J. Morehead
Fanny
Grant City
Baldwin
E. C. Boaz
A. B. Goodale
Big Springs
Simon Johnson
David Henry
Geo. Lambert
Jas. Young
Tecumseh
Robert Ohre
Richland
Mark Hill
Arkansas
Otto Durow
Wm.Pennington
Durow
G. W. Duncan
Durow & Thompson
U. B
Frank Keets
Shawnee
Fish Pole Cox
Mr. Greene
Jefferson County
Chase Hill
George Duncan
Warner
Pennington
Topeka
Lecompton
Dog Hollow
G. W. Severance
Mr. Severance
Jefferson Heights
Charlies Young
A. Harberson
Jobo Smith
Kaw
Burnett
Cady's Grove
J. Morgan
Ben Petefish
Adventventiste
J.J. Herb
Julius Jahn
Henry Weaver
Pittsburg
Conkle
Fred Copp
Jonathan Weaver
Salina
Kan
Weavers Bottom
Marshal Caldwell
Charles Pilla
J.J. Hidateston
Bismarck
P. P. Phillips
Mud Creek
Belleview
Annie Gilmore
Kaw Valley
George Whaley
Willey
Weed
Gay
Twin Mound
B. F. Vanham
Quenemo
Nellie McBride
Dr. Carpenter
J. M. Hockenberry
Quenemy
Jacob Badsky
Wichita
W. L. Stanley
Ed. Apitz
John O'Sullivan
Wakaruga
William Measirs
Mrs. House
Mr. Townsend
W. B. Kennedy
Huggins
Levi Chase
Poor Farm Bridge
Obie C. Eberhart
Puget Sound
Jack Glenn
Ward
Shirley
Emma Glenn
Gladden
Hearta
James Glenn
Choate
Arkansas Expedition
Messrs
Harrap, Hill, Cliff, Kearne
McCall
Joseph
Mother Earth
P. C. Eberhart
Mattie Walton
Lee
Harvesters
Prof
Samuels
Samuels Anye
Prof. Samuels
Jess—Nocon
Gtagle
Justus Howell
C. E. Merrield
F. Pirin
The
Pesce
Douglas County
D.B. Alford
Mer
Whitcomb Bros
Lawaanes
Mey 14
Bradesnonne
Peters Deere
Reese
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