Ellis Has Grammar School Commencement
The Ellis High School annual commencement will be held next Thursday evening with seven graduates four girls and three boys The Ellis High School faculty includes Superintendent B E Ford Principal M Ethel Hoar and Margaret A Cave as assistant Miss Cave is a Western Normal School graduate The eighth grade commencement exercises take place Friday May 29 with thirteen common school graduates
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Cement Works at Hog Back Impress Kansas Visitors
The Yocemento Cement plant near Hog Back in Ellis County showcases $900,000 facilities with immense machinery, oil burners, and an electric light plant. Visitors from Kansas City and Salina praised the operation as it nears first production for Yost's steel and cement mill at Hays, marking a proud milestone for I M Yost and J H Ward.
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St Johns Drops Second Baseball Game to Normal
St Johns lost the second game of baseball to the Normal here last Friday afternoon by 7 to 6. An Abilene pitcher and a Cedar Rapids second baseman, imported for the occasion, aided the cadets. Claude Rice hit a four RBI homer, and Mike Merrill umpired satisfactorily. The following day they were shut out 2 to 0 at Wa Keeney before returning to Salina.
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Husky Farmer Boys
Hamlet at the Normal Friday evening May 29 2011
The great Shakespeare play Hamlet was staged at the Normal on Friday evening May 29 2011. A Cement mill at Yocemento began grinding cement for commercial use and announced steady operation with ready market output, establishing a new industry in Ellis County.
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Courtesy and civic duty in daily life emphasized
A reflective piece extols courteous treatment as the path to respect and harmony, arguing that kindness and clear replies build trust beyond technical knowledge. It urges public servants to treat all people with courtesy and notes the practical payoffs in friendships and reduced life friction. plus local items about visits, pensions, and events follow.
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Memorial of Lydia Parrish Mills in Ellis Kansas
Lydia Minerva Parrish born Overton County Tennessee June 11 1821 died May 14 1908 at home of her daughter Mrs Mary Moore in Ellis Kansas age 86 years 11 months 3 days She married Eli Mills in 1845 moved from Tennessee to Illinois in 1850 then to Ellis Kansas in 1879 where husband died in 1884 She was mother of seven children two sons and three daughters living She joined the Christian Church at 21 later joined Methodist Episcopal Church Ellis a faithful member Funeral May 15 1908 led by Rev H H Bowen and Rev J E Chambers burial in Mt Hope cemetery Thanks note from Mills Moore and families
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Lake Tahoe Described As Spectacular Sierras Jewel
The piece extols Lake Tahoe as a stunning mountain lake at 6220 feet, surrounded by rugged peaks, twenty three miles wide and 100 to 2000 feet deep, accessible via the Truckee River canyon from Truckee California on The Overland Route. It notes nearby sightseeing, alfalfa crops, social visits, upcoming sales, and local happenings from Wakeeney Independent including school picnics, theater, and civic projects.
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