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Local farm visits and threshing notes from area families
Town readers share weekend travels with relatives in Leavenworth Lawrence and Braymer Mo. Many residents report threshing with Fletcher's machine, visits by relatives, and Sunday school attendance. Owl: McLouth and Braymer names recur among Petrie Eggert Smith McGee Ward Chinn Slawson Snyder and Ward. The column also notes postal routes and local shopping in Lawrence.
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Valley Grove
Brother Thompson
Dan Smith
Petrie
Slawson
Lawrence
Millard Stewart
Topeka
Millard
F. M. Stewart
Blanche
Charlie Stewart
Leavenworth
Orville Smith
Mrg. Dan
Orin Smith
Fletcher
W. J. Smith
W. Stewart
T. McGee
T. J. Mason
Dire
Charlie Petrie
Otis
Agnes Smith
H. E. Eggert
James Holiday
Wm. Osborne
Co. G. Petrie
Bessie Begett
Cecile Ward
Osborne
Howard Eggert
Lige Fowler
George Chinn
George
Braymer
Chinn
James Gorida
Orin
Smith
Charlie Petrie, Jr
Cousins
McGee
Alfred Edmonds
Stanley
Fred Champion
Smith Brothers
Nathan McGee
Sam Gross
Sam Petrie
Floyd
Mr. Petrie
Grace Snyder
Ghend
Mr. Snyder
George Snyder
Tom Tar
Win. Oaborne