Local notes from Colby and area include weddings and lectures
Local interest items report J Penney's Colby visit, Dr Jordan's Kansas City trip, and many neighbors: Meyers of Bison visit Hays, Swan Compton ill, Leonard Wolfe travels from Lyndall for a sister's funeral, Geor ge and Cox family visits, Basgull from Bison, Picken and Light sick with grippe, county bonds approved, two Catholic weddings, J M Schaefer attends assessor meeting in Topeka, State Tax Commission briefing treasurers, Norton revival front page, Hays revival plans, G earhart lecture at Normal Auditorium Feb 3, Gearhart a popular speaker with strong prior lect ures and high ticket sales in Buffalo and Indianola Chautauqua circles.
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Ignatius Wasinger
Hays
Lucy Staab
Catharine
Andrew Schanfeldt
Dora Wasinger
J. M. Schaefer
Topeka
Kansas
State Tax Commission
Norton
G. A. Gearhart
Gearhart
Buffalo
N. Y
Indianola
Iowa
St Clair Matthews Tries Suicide In Ellsworth
St Clair Matthews attempted to take his own life by swallowing eighteen grains of morphine in Ellsworth near Krebbs furniture store. Doctors used a stomach pump and saved him. he was moved to the county hospital for recovery. Matthews, a former Baptist minister, had lived in Ellsworth since last October after arriving from Heys with a wife who supported the family through sewing. The incident follows rumors of marital strain and heavy drinking.
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St. Clair Matthews
Ellsworth
C.S. Matthews
Krebbs
Matthews
Heys
Salina
Russell Social News Highlights from Last Week
Mrs Close Levick of Hays visited her parents B F Himes and wife in Russell during the last week. Will Vogelgesang traveled to Hays and Walker Friday and Saturday to handle furniture business. Miss Bestie Leahy of Hays called on Mia E Dawson in Russell last Saturday.
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Russell Record
Publication Notice in Pietsier Court of Bike County
Legal notice records a divorce petition and counterclaims with dates Jan 22 1908 and March 16 1908, court clerk M Stanton, attorney David Rathbone, first published Jan 25 1908, plus a Homestead Contest Notice from the Interior Department Colby Kansas referencing contest No 12223 and a guardian appointment for Wannawaker minors in Ellis County Kansas dated Jan 20 1908.
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Legal Notices
Pietsier Court
Bike County
Kansas
Lonton Broce
J. L. Brock
Ol Beatbous
M. Stanton
David Rathbone
Department of the Interior
Land Office
Colby
William Ebeals
Winw & Wiswi
Otto M. Olsen
Yessimant
Army
Ellis County
Hays City
United States Land Office
John Thomas
State of Kansas
B. “Bivia
Frank
Elis County
Zexsel
Merthel
Elvin
Arthur Wannamaker
Currie James Wannawaker
Eli Canary
AM Putes
Saills
J.B. Gross
Topeka Daily State Journal Promotes Subscriptions
The Topeka Daily State Journal urges readers to subscribe for comprehensive daily news covering state country politics sports and markets. It highlights leased wire AP reports color comic pages on its own press official Kansas paper printing supreme court syllabi and modest rates for three months to one year with sample copy offered.
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Kansas
Hoch
Associated Press
Telegraph
Topeka Daily State Journal
Supreme Court
State Journal
Topeka State Journal
Topeka
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Baron Takahira
ReGeSeceseses Hi. J. Penney
Dr. Jordan
Kansas City
Alvin and
Richard Meyer
Bison
Swan Compton
Leonard Wolfe
Lyndall
Utah
Victor Holm
George Wilson
Grinnell
G. M. Cox
J. E. Basgull
J. E. Basgall
Profs
Picken
Light
Court House
Mir
The
Ter
H.h.winters
Sherwin-Williams
the Youth's Companion
Boston
Mass
Henry Tholen & Son
Victoria
J. B. Basgall
Beary Tholen & Son
Vievorte
J. H. Spratt
Nat'l. Bank
Isaac Zeigler & Son
Hays, Ks
Red Gross Pharmacy
Lowney’s Chocolates
Fref Press
the Continental Creamery
United States
H. W. Oshant
Real Estate, Insurance and Loans
Notary Public Peer Morteszes
Oper
Jean Hays
H. A. Cowan
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