Kansas Pride Amid Prosperity and Past Hard Times
A visitor notes Kansas's rebound from prior droughts and booms, praising steady crops, rising land values, and farmer resilience. The piece contrasts Kansas's hardship era with current wealth, citing examples of land sales and rent, while praising state loyalty, industries, and corn abundance.
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Sunflower
Kansas
Rockies
Colorado
Wm. Allen White
Kanas
Haviland
Union
School Opens With Clean House And New Fence
The article notes a Tuesday opening of the school with a clean schoolhouse and a new front fence. Mrs. Libby Stichler is seriously ill with pneumonia and needs friends to assist. Christian Endeavor work paused for three months until bad weather ends. The W C T U will meet with Mrs Homer Palmer next Thursday and invites all neighborhood ladies and interested gentlemen. Pacific College President McGrew and Professor are mentioned.
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Libby Stichler
Christian Endeavor
Homer Palmer
Dressmaking by Mrs Woodruff and Miss Hurford
Mrs S C Woodruff and Miss Lotus Hurford are first class dress makers offering up to date tailor made skirts. Call to view their work at Main Street two doors north of First location.
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Harlan Smith
Ona David
J. L. Haworth
Levi Lewis
Dallas
Lagrippe
A. H. Christenson
Omar Fendall
Ruby Jones
Amity
F. H. Vinton
W. T. Vinton
McMinnville
Geneva Vinton
Walla Walla
Washington
B. E. Christenson
S. C. Woodruff
Lotus Hurford
Main St
First
Local News Snippets From Salem Conference And School Roundup
Crumley attended the Friends church conference at Salem during vacation. Miss Myrtle Gause received a surprise party on December 28. Professor Partington spent the holidays with relatives in Seattle. Miss Hazel Crozer has entered the preparatory department. Alvie Heater returned to school from Springbrook. Miss Jessie Gardner enrolled in the preparatory department. In the Junior class contest held Tuesday evening Ralph Rees won first place with Paul Maris second.
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Crumley
Friends Church
Salem
Myrtle Gause
Professor Partington
Seattle
Hazel Crozer
Verda Crozer
Alvie Heater
Springbrook
Jessie Gardner
Ralph Rees
Paul Maris
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Elsie Winters
Albert Heater’s
Hunnicutt
Groover
Springbrook Literary Society
Elwood Knight
West Chehalem
Dundee
T. H. Hunt
Portland
Chas. Parrett
Mr. Hendershot
Hans Nelson
Brown & Co
Mr. Tucker
Harold Prince
Rina Groth
U.S. Naval Service
Uncle Sam
Prof
Clemenson
John E. Brown
Ladies Aid
Groths Hall
G. W. Byers Jr
Lena
Gertie Imus
Portland Business College
Gertie
Sherman County
L. P. Richardson
American Falls
Idaho
H. L. Hagey
Chehalem Center
Pacific College
McGrew
Oregon
Hudson Bros
Clothiers
Mills Svar
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