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Farm mortgage ads and town notices from Hays City
Local items urge farmers with children to buy modest homes near town, listing prices from 360 to 650 dollars with part payment options. The Dave Taylor house near the Lippard brick place is nearly ready, featuring multiple porches, glass doors, and updated plumbing. Also reports of a lost bull, a special sale at Miss Markey’s, wheat threshing, a funeral in the Methodist church, a call to attend the State Normal school cornerstone laying, marriages in Wheatland and Ellis townships, bank data for the First National Bank of Hays City, and various local business and civic notes.
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