Alfalfa and Alsike Clover Boosts at Gorham Farm
The Gorham farm north of Fort Scott shows high alfalfa and Alsike clover yields. Thirty stock head pastured at two dollars monthly generate strong returns. first acre cut yields over two and a half tons, with potential seed and hay crops boosting 1907 revenue to about seventy five to one hundred dollars per acre.
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C. W. Legg
George Purdy
Fort Scott
Chas
Washington
Iowa
Mill Creek
Karsas
Gorham
Bourbon County
Insurance claims and school appointment in Iowa notices
The notice lists adjusted claims for the Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance association including William Gerot Riverside four steer thirty dollars and several other livestock losses plus calf, cow, mule, and hog claims with various local names and places. It also reports Miss Elizabeth Watson elected as a primary department teacher in Ainsworth schools and music supervisor, noting her education and qualifications.
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Washington County Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
William Gerot
Riverside
Joseph Walker
Hills
Antone Kupka
Chas. Durst
I. B. Hoxworth
Washington
Henry Sellers
Richland
C. Ende
Wellman
J. Greenwood
Elizabeth Watson
Ainsworth
Alpha Thompson
Miss Watson
Tarkio
Monmouth
Lil
Meteor sets inland water speed record at Peoria race
The July 4 harbor race on the Illinois river featured the Meteor owned by Walter B. Wilde. The craft covered twenty six miles in 1 hour 35 minutes, a pace of 16 mph, with official handicap time just two minutes slower. Wilde’s control and engineering are credited for the record performance.
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Peoria
Walter Wilde
Peoria Journal
Walter B. Wilde
Walter
Post Office Moves Delays Stamp Envelopes Orders
Notices warn customers to place orders for stamped printed envelopes within two weeks due to the Hartford agency moving to Dayton Ohio. Expect delays in filling orders during the transition. business leaders should plan accordingly. Local ads mention ice cream at Hays restaurant and Chamberlain's remedy stocked by Cherryville postmaster F M Hamilton, with Cook and Sherman selling it.
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Hartford
F. M. Hamilton
Cherryville
Ind
Chamberlain
Cook
Sherman
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Canvas Oxfords
Dougherty Bros
Are
W. C. Ralston & GO
West Chester
Chas. H. Gobble
Muscatine
The
Travelers Insurance Co
Fort Scott Tribune
Ira W. Kelley
Mansfield
Foley
Shallenberger
Chicago
John Breen
Hedrick
Lowa
India
New York
Bessie Purvis
Grace Conner
Marian Gibson
Hays
Mystic
J. A. Harwood
Nicola
Harmon
North Side
Tobias Minick & Son
Washington, Iowa
Edison and
Victor Talking Machines
Caner Music Co
Sesth Side Square
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