Norway Happenings and Local Visits Last Week
Community notes record visits by Mrs. Bartlett and Mrs. Kelly near Highland and Norway. Grandmother Ainsworth ill with La Grippe. Wright and Lew purchase Bert Ainsworth sheller and engine. Sam Logsd's corn shelled Wednesday. Chester Ainsworth and wife from Courtland visited Bert Ainsworth. Mr. Medlin moved cattle to Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Kelly
Norway
G. W. Wright
W. A. Lewis
Bert Ainsworth
Sam
Chester Ainsworth
Courtland
B. B. Medlin
Kansas City
Executrix Notice in Estate of Lars L Wallin Deceased
Notice is given that on December 27 1910 Letters Testamentary were issued to the executrix of the estate of Lars L Wallin deceased who has qualified. Baldwin and Lash, Belleville Kansas appear as the executors. A separate item notes a conscience money receipt for 50 cents from a farmer near Durr Oak. The Western Advocate comments on subscription nonpayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kantas
I Republic County
Lars L. Wallin
Durr Oak
Western Advocate
West winds and farm life notes from the week
Farmers stored ice at the start of the week. Geo Stromberg and family visited Paul Erickson’s. Elmer Everett sick with La Grippe. John Williams family visited A C Thompson’s. Week’s sale saw strong demand. Aspegren family visited Theo Danielson. Dwight Garman back in school after whooping cough. Forstrom reports good weather in Texas and land purchase. Brown family visited Jay Bell’s.
Skating Noted In Norway Roundup As Guests Visit
Brief notes from Norway record visits and travels. Mrs Frank Reynolds returns from White Rock while Ruby Jacobson visits Geary Oklahoma to see sister Mrs A Thompson and friends. Leonard Anderson of Zeandale visits sister Mrs R Scott and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Reynolds
Friends of
Norway
White Rock
Ruby Jacobson
Geary
Oklahoma
Mrs. A. Thompson
Leonard Anderson
Zeandale
Mrs. R. Scott
Local Teachers Association Session Program and Community Notes
The Courtland event on Saturday January 21 features forenoon sessions on agriculture and school life topics with authors including Maye Baleh Chaps 8 9 and Edna Roberts Chaps 12 13 Oscar Sjoholm and Winifred Hanna Faculty pieces cover schooling themes and curriculum. Afternoon sessions include violin solo Lois Tebow and varied talks on schooling methods and boards with notes from Alex Johnson Mrs Cameron and O H Kinman. Community notes report visits and social calls around Norway Republic and Burr Oak with local families and improvements to school grounds and playgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinnman
Kenneth Thomas
Snider
Rita Edson
Lavinia Garman
H. S. Girls Quartet
Teachers Association at Nor Way Meeting Program
The program for the teachers association to be held Saturday January 21 outlines speakers Marsh¢ Wilma Lewis Elements of Agriculture and Chaps Della DeWaide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’s Association At
Nor Way
Teachers’ Association
Marsh¢ Wilma Lewis
Della DeWaide
Office deadline for item submission
Items must reach the office by Wednesday noon. late submissions will be published the following week.
Bigamist wordplay and bids for Concordia medical care
Exchange Gleanings notes a misused phrase on bigamy. A donor presents a towel at Glen Elder Sentinel. Two doctors, Davies and Hageyaman, bid to provide medical aid to Concordia’s poor. county commissioners award the contract to the highest bidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia
Davies
Ir. Hageyaman
New York Pig Tobacco Tale Echoes Local Wit
A fragment from a lively local page notes New York boasting of a pig that chews tobacco and compares sidewalk scenes to a carnival of peculiar animals. An adjoining county resident recalls tribulations and a humorous tale of Jason and a nervous bout ending with a joking forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Laime
Jason
Yander
Miss Francis A Keller Named Chief Investigator in New York Labor Dept
Francis A Keller passed the civil service examination to become chief investigator of New York State Labor Department. She helped create the bureau and, though 30 applicants were men, her score was the highest, earning the new post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis A. Keller
Labor Department
State of New York
Bureau
Civil Service
Simple magnet pencil holder devised for desks
A small magnet with a steel cap is described to fit the end of any pencil and hold it on a writing desk when not in use. The device aims to prevent pencils from being misplaced and provides an unobtrusive, lightweight solution.
Advancement In Telephony Device for Handwriting Transmission
An English invention perfects a device to connect to an ordinary telephone line enabling handwriting to be transmitted to distant points, marking a notable advancement in telephony technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. A. Nichol
Scandia Journal
Belleville
Kan
C.V. Hageman
Scandia
First Natl. Bank
OK. Ekblad
M. Dd
Ee ‘ Ie Piysician No 1
Riley ‘Building
Manden Pikone Offica
Voip VM Rugs Beitive S00
Len Keestibeiee
Woritues
Drotse
Niahtasdis Extra Chars
John A. Freeburg
Kansas
L. N. Hendrix
Real Estate and Insurance
Mrs. B. P. Bartlett
Mrs. Harley Bowling
Highland
Grace Park
W. A. Lew
Ainsworth
P. P. Hammar
Mabel Young
Della Tate
Ada Logan
Anna Rimol
Fannie Small
Floyd Ames
Esther and
Adolph Jensen
Barbara Steing
Bonine Hansen
Wilma Lewis
May Belle Blosser
Margie Carpenter
Serid Wallin
Baldwin & Lash
Monuments
Belleville, Kans
Western Winds
Geo. Stromberg
Baby
Paul Erickson's
Elmer Everett
John Williams
Delphia
A. C. Thompson
John Aspegren
Theo. Danielson’s
Dwight Garman
Chas. Forstrom
Texas
J. M. Brown
Jay Bell’s
Charley Blosser
Russell Jacobson
Floyd Bartlett
Mabel Stensons
P. Thompson’s
Fred Dutton
Dale Logsdon
Clyde Norris
Ed. Pittaway
A. C. Thompson’s
P. Hammer
Oll Hammer’s
Teacher’s Association
Fanny Greer
Republic Sunday
Larson
Mr. Philips
Burr Oak
R. MccGregors
John Kullberg
Addie and Pearl Thompson
Arthur and Russel Jacobson
M. Stensons
Tom and
Harry Gile
A. D. Norris
Mrs. O. Hammer
Sgandia
G. W. Nimocks
J. H. Sandell
Bricketts
John Botts
Mgr
Glen Elder Sentinel
Miles
Henry Courter
Boonton, N. Y
Dr. Miles
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