03 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1907
Page
1
Local column records illnesses of W Yanda Mrs Herman Ehrichs and others. weather and weather related events. town improvements new cement walk near bank. livestock losses by lightning. church services catechism and eclipse clouds. farmers discuss rural delivery and school status District 5 has no teacher. social visits and family moves. residents gather for dinners with neighboring families.
Voda Elmer Pearl seeks a work horse while Banta Bros thresh Wednesday. V Mallinosky bought a fine team from P F Scherer. Ralph Kristof drove to Collyer Wednesday and thresher was pulled out Tuesday. Harvest ends, fields ready for plowing to beat the band. Mr and Mrs C Thiel and family of Collyer visited Geo Kristoff. Carrie Stradal is recovering after illness. Chas Bordosky also recovering from typhoid. W D Austin injured by jar lid, cutting thumb. Walter and Albert Krhut start farming 160 acres of wheat. P F P Slecher has sold his fine...
Auction at the seller’s farm one mile south of Bosna ten miles south and five miles west of Wa Keeney and seven miles east of Banner on Wednesday August 7 1907 at 10 a m. Described lots include horses mules mares geldings and brood mares plus cows calves hogs farm implements tools and house hold goods with heavy equipment like McCormick binders plows cultivators and a Daisy DeLaval separator. Terms cash for amounts up to five dollars and eight months on bankable notes for larger sums with four percent cash discount. Auctioneer M W Mason. Clerk Co R Hizie.
A letter from Voda describes moving a farm to Dickinson County and details nearby stem plow outfits run by Schimkowitsch and others. It praises Ellis as a growing town of about 1200 with shade trees, a park, and Union Pacific involvement, and mentions local developers, editors, and engineers.
Big Greek notes plentiful rain and active farming with plowing, cattle issues from blackleg, and cattle trades. Jacob Armbruster moves into Ellis. John Herbert sold calves to L G Johnson. Camp meeting at Ridgway runs through Sunday August 11. Adelaide Maxwell attends institute in Hays. local road repairs and sulky plow sales reported.
The Sunday Star recounts Ogaliah Forestry Station and a practical forester who learned his new duties as he went, stirring country interest in trees around Ogalish. It notes the era’s hardships and sod houses shaping attitudes toward forestry.
Ellis Headlight reports on the Ogallah tree station in Trego County where Commissioner Ridgway, a progressive farmer, renovates facilities and expands tree shipments. He advocates a small 1 cent per tree charge to reduce waste, improve stock control, and fund station needs as farmers neglect or misplant some orders. The station ships hundreds of thousands of trees to western high plains, with ongoing challenges in maintenance and funding.
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