Annual Kansas Picnic at Big Springs Draws 600
The fourth annual Kan sas people picnic occurred August 19 1916 at Big Springs grove 14 miles northwest of Clayton with nearly 600 attendees. Highlights include speeches by B A Jacobs Laura Coulson and H H Errett, races from saddle to tug of war, and a large communal dinner. J A Sowers elected president Laura Selvy secretary. storm affected ball games but dance at J W Coulson's barn drew a large crowd. Plant Herzstein fall wheat and rye advertised.
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Big Springs
Grove
Clayton
Pres
B. A. Jacobs
Gem Orchestra
Laura Coulson
A. P. Gaines
Mr. Beatty
Walter Selvy
Iva Wells
Atty. Woodruff
Mabel Hefner
Mae Jacobs
Mr. Law Ast
B. G. Layton
Joe Jacobs
Leona Fields
Silas Monday
Vincent Steele
Kansas
World
Franklin
Errett
W. H. Coulson
B. D. Coulson
H. Kilburn
Harold
Sowers
Mitchell
Fields
Selvy
Wilson
Alderson
Rinker
O'Donald
Hull
Gaines
Price
Chilcote
Giles
Barnett
J. W. Coulson
New Mexico
Rain brings healing hope to farming community
Generous showers last week followed by heavy rain on weekend and Monday night soaked the ground deeply. Farmers and stockmen report improved pastures and grains with wheat feeding conditions favorable. Several residents and visitors, including Mr. Taylor, Nelson Green, and Emil Polson, were noted in county activity as travel and schooling plans unfold.
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Mr. Taylor
Nelson Green
Leslie Horn
Lewis Green
Turpin
Emil Polson
Chas. Polson
Des Moines
J. HL. Bearrup
George Larkin
H. S. Carpenter and Sons
Burl
Theo
Ford
Albuquerque
Thedore
Polson
Oklahoma
D. C. Arkin
Helen Strumquist
Rose Hughey
Clayton
Hughey
Colorado Springs
J. E. Moore
Grenville notices mix travel, meetings and gatherings
Mrs V Steele visits daughter in Grenville. Locals report heavy weekend rain hurting crops. Kansans Light and Van dergriff enjoyed a picnic. Mrs Jungbluth leaves for Dedman to teach. Mutual Aid Club adds members and plans meetings Thursdays. Visitors include Mr Douglas from Henry Tenn and Miss Baldwin from Spread Lake Tex.
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V. Steele
Laurel Stone
Arthur Neves
George Boulderhouse
Jerry Forbes
Payamonte
Click Light
Robert Vandergriff
Kansas
Walter Jungbluth
Dedman
Mutual Aid Club
J. Jane
Douglas
Henry Tenn
J. Douglas
George Eberly
Clayton
Anderson
Dallas
Texas
A. J. Robenson
L. Swandle
Grenville
Holtzclaw
T. Smith
Folsom
Asker
Bert Allen
New home and community notes mix farming, travels, and fair plans
The column reports rain reviving farming, visits by families such as J T Dodds and Sefton, homestead filings by George Jones and Edwin Brooks, and people moving or adding rooms. It notes Averill Smith and Marion Dodds returning from Oklahoma, and preparations for the county fair with plans for new features and exhibits to attract interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 'T. Dodds
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Herzstein
H. Herzstein Seed Co
the Fair Association
Azar
Hayden’s
The
Azar Mercantile Co
Azar Mercantile Company
Haydon’s
Ibetf
Rexall
University of New Mexico
Mex
David R. Boyd
G. L. Cook Real Estate and Stock Exchange
Gray- Ae
Joseph Gill
Woodward & Blue
Attorneys-At-Law
G. C. Smith
First Nat'l Bank
Col. E. U. Jacobs
Mt. Dora, N. M
Fidelity Abstract Co. Incorporated
D. A. Paddock
Hiller
Dray, T
Geners
Alwa
Aes
John Win
H. L. McNeel Dealer
Socialist Party OF America
A. J. McDonald
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