Multitude of Local Happenings Across McLouth and Surroundings
Community news notes Easter services at United Brethren Church and Round Grove School events with a basket dinner and a Maypole dance. Local injuries occur as Charles Kuchura and daughter Geneva suffer a serious buggy accident west of town, while residents and visitors from Wichita to Chanute and Kansas City share visits, purchases, and moves. A new waterproof telephone cable serves southwest residents, a Keech Freezer Counter is installed, and regional social ties deepen through weddings, funerals, and relatives gathering. A St Patrick era mural panel set, associated with Anning Bell, is celebrated, and Frau Krupp donates woodland land for a public park near Senermany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grashong Clothing and Furnishings
J.L. Heard Hardware
United Brethren
Supt. Testerman
Eastex
Round Grove
Gladys
Wellman
Charles Kuchura
Geneva
Kuchura
Coulsons
Minnie Blair Dunsmore
Chanute
John Dick
Lennington
Baldwin
Exster
McLouth
Ian Edmonds
Elia Jones
B.F. Harris
Kansas City
Ester
R. B.jones
Hunolt
T. E. Dick
Albert
Edmonds
Springdale
Tabor
Virgil
Thornton
Leavenworth
James Rogers
Southwest
C. H. Lewis
Hesse
Oskaloosa
Tonganoxie
Neely
E. F. Peterson
R. B. Jones
Frank Landon
Fred R. Cox
Knight -Tenplers
Topeka
Elia Bradford
Midland
Mabel Wray
E. D. Bradford
Indianola
Iowa
Martha Bracken
R. M. Boyd
H. G. Boyd
Hobart
Herries
Thomas Houston
Loretta Wellman Thomas
E. B. Houston
Liberty
Missouri
Troost
Joe R. W. Reynolds
Byron Swain
Warvey Miller
Harry Willitts
Carol Ridgway
Robert
Emporia
Willitts
Ridgway
Isostasy Theory and Earth Movements Highlight Hayford Work
Imperial era science notes recount Director Hayford's isostasy theory proving mountains rise due to Earth's bulk movement, not subterranean gases. It discusses weight balance to 70 miles depth, pendulum pull measurements across 200 U.S. sites, and cross nation translation of his studies. The passage also updates local society items and school news from De Soto and Pleasant Valley, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayford
Royal Geoforce
Beneat
United States
American
Atlantic
Yorks
Pike's Peak
Holyford
DeSoto area notes include deaths farms sales and weather
A long Desoto district column reports farm sale of Pleasant Valley Farm to Mr McVey of Kansas City who will hand it to his sister’s family by May 3. It notes the Williamses’ move, a damaging windstorm, and Mrs Heckert’s death in Kansas City Mercy Hospital. It covers local obituaries, school events, sports at Linwood and De Soto, church activity, mov es, visits, milk routes, and community notices with many named residents and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Henderson
E. E. Tillotson
Lawrence
A. J. “Williams
Pleasant Valley Farm
Super
James A.eastwood
Kansas City
John Whitelaw
Farmers’ Union Livestock Commission
L. Large
de Soto
R.W. Phillips
Whitaker
Rubie, Warsop
Villa
Kansas
Kansas’ City
Morse
Mary
Dent
Ary Toom
Shhipwho
Fredonia ‘Silvers
Twilight School
B. 0. Whitaker
Spring’ Hill
Kans
D Whitaker
Frank Sheldon
Herbert Sand
Harold
Sheldon
Curtis Sheldon
Belton
Olin Jewett
Louise
Ad. Williams
Pleasant Valley
McVey
Kanity
A.J. Williams
Bell Memorial’ Hospital
Heckert
Athenaeum Club
Bertha Blaylock
Nell Reed
Fred Gordon
Gwendolyn Brasfield
Holliday
C. S., Hambleton
Research Hospital
Kansas ‘City
George B. Roberts
St. Joseph
Ws. Frank
Souie
DeSoto
Vinland High School
D. RH
Shelton
Frank Shelton
Christian Church
Press Siveanly
de Bote
Morning Star School
Nof
Perry Nease
Nease
Linwood
Oro
Cis’ Mason
Merle Blaylock
Wiley Atkinson
Frank Golden
R. J. Robinson
Mabel Sherman
Colorado
DeSota
Hambleton
Miss Sherman
Whitelaw
Kidder Institute
Kidder, Mo
Theodore Glasier
Baldwin
William ‘Wacker
Tattle
Clarence Barbee
Chari
Glenn Flora
Standard Oil and Refining
Sam Wymore
Mac
Anna Fehannis
Duke Blair
Topeka
William Clark
Haas
Homer Gibson
Sarah Gibson
Otta
William Wacker
Tod Baldwin
Thesday
Excelsior
J Misges Esther Johanning
Letha Montgomery
Foul Franklin
Dunlap
Joe Urnbaker
Mabel
Ottawa
Hiis
School House
David’ Wymore
Lester Brubaker
Oo George
Jesse
Fred Disque
Tesiier Brubaker
David Wemoré
Union School House
Harry Flory
Anna, Hock
Will Johanning
Helen
L. W. Haas
Harry Worx
Farmers’ Union of Number Ten
J. L. Montgomery
Giensa
Letha
Neva
Fay
Etta
Kenneth
Chas. Bighapenige
Tom Gilliland
Fire destroys McLouth main block in 1910 blaze
A disastrous fire in McLouth's business district began at The Daylight dry goods store and quickly consumed the meat market, the H. H. Kimmel building, the O. H. Lewis shop, and the Central Hotel. Firemen from nearby towns aided but could not prevent total losses estimated at thousands of dollars, with several structures left as charred ruins. The Daylight's origin remains unknown and the main business block was left in ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. B
McLouth
R. Garrett
Central Hotel
Oskaloosa
Ahi
Winchester
W. R. Garrett
H. H. Kimmel
O. H. Lewis
Myers
O.H. Berry
Oklahoma
Patron Saint Honored in Parliament Hall Panels
London AP reports the final of four mural panels representing the four kingdoms in the central hall of the Houses of Parliament. The ceremony honors a patron saint, marking a notable decorative and ceremonial addition to the historic building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Patrick
London
Associated Press
Houses of Parliament
Also Mentioned on This Page
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Anning
R. A
St. George
St David
St. Andrew
Fra Krupp
Parl Senermany
F. ‘A. Krupp
Lee
By Ahern
Charley Gilliland
Hazel
Glenn
Vane Kring
Elda
Francis Nadine
Fraundefelder
Lena
Mary Jessee
L.A. Flora
llaVerne
Charley Elm
Max
Iva
Inna
George Simmers
Centronatis
J. Underwood &.Sons
Purina
Chick Rane
St. Lawrence
Cra
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Standard Oil
10Th and
New Hampshire Sts
Indiana Sts
Mitchell’s Growers
Pennsylvania Fritz Company
E. 8Th
Red Ball Transfer Co
Vermont St
F. P. Lavin
Stull
Kan
Walter B. Pine
Fort
W.im. Cox
Sibleyville
L.P. Arnott
Edward Buntzen
Moore & Wiebel
Lawrence,Kansas
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