American Heroines Nannie Hutchins Hero of the West
In 1873 six year old Nannie Hutchins helped curb a smallpox epidemic in Indian Territory. Her arm supplied vaccine via her doctor, enabling Wichita and Kiowa tribes to be inoculated. Chiefs Kiowa and Yellowbird later joined Fort Sill volunteers to defend whites, grateful for the girl’s rescue.
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Nannie Hutchins
Nannie
Cheyenne’ Agency
el Reno
Oklo
John D. Miles
Cheyenne
Wichita
Indian Territory
Doctor Given
Wichita ‘Agency
Kiowa
Yellowbird
Fort. Sill
Western Newspaper Union
Grain bin ads boost farmer purchases in rising price era
Hardware dealers across the region push a storage drive urging farmers to buy wheat storage bins and tanks now. The Columbian Steel Tank Company promotes its Red Top Grain Bin and Red Bottom Stock Tank with papers as the main channel, citing rock bottom prices and an expected boom for the year.
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Columbian Steel Tank Company
Othberg
Olson
Cfte
Scandia Hardware
Providence Chapel Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Ebert Thorp and Shirley Ann visited Mrs John Gile on Friday afternoon while men folk traveled to Concordia. Howard Donaldson and daughters were in Belleville Friday. George Fike and sons visited Bill Whitley Sunday. Floyd Nondorf and Roy Hall worked for Everett Taverner. The Donaldsons and daughters were Sunday visitors at Glen Housholder’s, and Everett Taverner and family were supper guests there.
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Ebert Thorp
Shirley Ann
John Gile
Concordia
Howard Donadson
Belleville
George Fike
Bill Whitley
Floyd Nondorf
Roy Hall
Everett ‘Taverner
Howard Donaldson
Glen’ Housholder
Dairy Industry Building to Highlight Century of Progress Exposition
The United States dairy industry will be represented at the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition with a separate Dairy Industry Building. The exhibit shows science driven progress from home hand methods to factory production, pasteurization, refrigeration, and quality control, featuring a two story cycloramic wall and halls dedicated to milk products, with a dairy cafe and library.
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United States
Chicago
Fike Home Visit and Waite Family Call
E. J. Fike hosted visitors Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Hilton Waite and their son Billie called at the Pat Kallman home Sunday.
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E. J. Fike
Mrs. Hilton Waite
Billie
Pat Kallman
Community Notes From Union News
Mrs Martha Bowersox and Elsie of Belleville visited Mr and Mrs Roy Hall and family on Sunday. Miss Helen Hall accompanied them home for a few days. Leslie Nelson assists Marlin Morehead with farm work as Morehead operates a north county combine. Junior Mikesell and Frank Charles Larson were ill early in the week. Edwin Holmgren and Ruth Moe host guests. the Houmgren couple return from Salina to Archie Larson’s home and plan to move to Rock Springs Wyoming soon. The Mutual Benefit club met June 29 with 23 members. embroidery was done and guests included Mrs Glenwood Freed and others. next meeting July 13. Dinner guests included Ernest Mikesell and others. Alice Coldazier visits great-grandparents Elijah Godwin in Scandia for the week.
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Martha Bowersox
Elsie
Belleville
Roy Hall
Helen Hall
Leslie
Nelson
Marlin Morehead
Morehead
Junior Mikesell
Frank Charles Larson
Edwin Houmgren
Salina
Archie Larson
Rock Springs
Wyo
Mutual Benefit Club
Ethel Olson
Ditch Digger Engineer Reassigned to Colorado Work
Ray Tingstrom a Rock Island ditch digger engineer was ordered to prepare railway ditch-digger equipment for shipment to Rosewell Colorado this week. The system has extensive plans for work there and ordered his transport to oversee the project.
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Ray ‘Tingstrom
Rock Island
Council Bluffs
Rosewell
Colorado
Screen Door Offered By A M Sanborn Lumber Co
A M Sanborn Lumber Co offers a serviceable screen door for sale at two dollars and fifteen cents. Local buyers may inquire at the lumber yard for details and availability.
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A. M. Sanborn Lumber Co
1000 Per Cent Error Turns Tiny Change Into Gold Windfall
Miss Blanche Thornton of Dunn North Carolina intended to deposit one dollar but received a bank envelope containing nearly 1000 dollars in gold coins. The teller had misdelivered the change and the bank recovered the coins after she opened the envelope.
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Blanche
Thornton
Dunn
N. G
Miss Thornton
Local Moves and Visits Stir Community Notes
Mr and Mrs Paul Doctor and Patty Lou and Agnes Albron moved into the Currie property on South Cloud Street. E M Boggess left Saturday for Kansas City and Richmond Missouri to visit relatives and friends for a few days.
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Paul Doctor
Patty Lou
Agnes Albron
Currie
E. M. Boggess
Kansas City
Richmond
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Louise M. Comstock
Grain bin Concern
Providence
Everett -Taverner
Union News
Glenwood Freed
Edgar Whipps
Dan Mosher
Ruth Moe
Ernest Mikesell
Edwin Holmgren
Archie’ Larson
Betty Irene
Chas. Larson, Sr
Alice ‘Coldazier
Mrs
Elijah Godwin
Scandia
Goodyear Pathfinder
Goon
Home Oil & Supply Co
Goodyear
Shine
Mac
Shine Parlor
Shaver
Kansas
SUN
Inc
S. D. Blakeley
South Cloud Street
ZAR
The
Concordia Creamery Co
Haggman & Wires
St. Louis
Ans. Mo
Kansas City Star and Times
Star and Times
Star and the Times
Associated Press
the Star and Times
C. V. Haggman
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