William A Rhoden dies after long life of service in Nebraska and Kansas
William A. Rhoden born November 6, 1851 in Schuyler County Missouri died August 13 1921 at his home four miles east of Wa Keeney Kansas at age nearly seventy. He taught in Iowa and Nebraska and moved to Wa Keeney area in 1910 with his wife Josephine Carper. Survived by widow three sons William LeRoy and Sterling two daughters, several grandchildren, and seven siblings. A Republican era Masonic and Christian church member, his funeral held Sunday with interment at Elmwood Nebraska under Masonic rites. remains shipped from Elmwood. MOORE BROTHERS funeral Sunday at Wa Keeney court house with Masonic and military burials. Reverend Allison to deliver sermon. burial in Wa Keeney Cemetery.
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William A. Rhoden
Schuyler County
Missouri
Trego County
Kansas
Mr. Rhoden
Nebraska
Nebraska State Normal
Peru
Iowa
Josephine Carper
Weping Water
William
Lincoln
LeRoy
Sterling
Elmwood
Bernice
Rhoden
Charles W
Masonic
Plattsmouth
E. S
Wa Keeney Lodge
Elarwood
Christian Church
Elwood
William Rhoden
Moore Brothers
List of Jurors for September 5 Term 1921 at Kansas towns
Jurors listed for the September 5 term. Names include Roy Mammert Collyer Collyer Kansas Chas Marcy Ransom Kansas C EB Cruson Ogallah Kansas Harry Rinker WaKeeney Kansas Arthur Morell Collyer Kansas and many others from WaKeeney Collyer Brownell Arnold Ogallah Ellis and Ransom. Sheriff James D. Glenn notes jurors will be notified of the date.
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Roy Mammert
Collyer Kansas
Chas. Marcy
Ransom
Kansas
C. EB. Cruson
Ogallah
Harry Rinker
WaKeeney
Arthur Morell
Collyer
L. K. Swartzlonard
Ted Weisgerber
Fred Schemm
A. J. Atherton
Cal Loyd
Jake Deatrich
Will Moore
Brownell
A. R. Mixer
L. F. Mollenkamp
Arnold
N. D. Ufford
H. A. Ward
Chas. Wynn
John Hixson
Tom Lawrence
Frank Miller
Osborne Spitsnaugie
Ed Dramond
Ellis
A. M. Berger
John Pearson
Ogalah
Glen Walden
Ernest Turner
A. S. Richardson
James D. Glenn
City School Opens September 12th
The new city school will start the 1921-22 session on September 12 with the second Monday in September as the first day. Faculty includes Gladys Kohler, Mary Groft, Edna Rogers, Minnie ONeil, Rebecca Cornell, Olive Neff, and D. O. Hemphill as superintendent. The district expects a large enrollment and draws students from outside districts. Distilled water, wholesale and retail Site Johnson & Yoxall.
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Gladys Kohler
Lincoln
Kansas
Mary Groft
WaKeeney
Edna Rogers
Clyde Kansas
Minnie O'Neil
Rebecca Cornell
Wakefield
Olive Neff
D. O. Hemphill
WakKeeney
Boy Found Safe After All-Night Search Near WaKeeney
In Trego county eight miles southeast of WaKeeney, four year old Edward Blakely wandered from home while his parents were away. After hours of frantic searching by about two hundred residents, the boy was found alive near the Tawney farm as dawn broke. He said he went out to fetch cows for his father and slept by the road during the night but was unharmed. The Blakelys and neighbors expressed deep gratitude for the community’s help and shared thanks through The World.
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Trego County
Little Edward Blakely
Guy Blakely
Wa Keeney
Mr. Blakely
Mr. Maxwell
WaKeeney
Edward
Chas. Tawney
Blakely
W. H. Wright
WaKeeney Tregonian
Shaw & Bingham
Kansas World
Tregonian
The
Wa- Keeney
Farmers Day August 20 Plan Social in Wakineey
Farmers of Trego county will gather at WakKeeney on August 30 for a basket dinner in the court house park. C N Barett national president Farmers Union and Maurice McAuliffe of Salina Kansas State Union will speak on farming topics. All farmers invited to bring baskets and attend for social and educational benefits.
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Trego County
WakKeeney
Farmers Union
Court House Park
C. N. Barett
Maurice McAuliffe
Salina
Kansas State Union
Notice to citizens of Wa Keeney on boarding students
The notice asks Wa Keeney residents to provide room and board or light housekeeping space for high school students. It requests names of willing households and details of accommodations so suitable placements can be arranged. Signed by J. H. Niesley.
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J. H. Niesley
SAYS LOUISE ANA IS ALL RIGHT IN LUDINGTON LETTER
James Hawkes, once of the Banner neighborhood, writes from Ludington La in August 1921 praising Louise Ana country as a thriving farming area. He notes cheap land around $25 to $50 per acre, fertile soil, abundant water, and potential for fruit, vegetables, pecans, and many hogs per acre. forecasts easy living but warns land price may rise. He describes locals as fine, with good schools, churches, and a need for farming machinery.
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James Hawkes
Banner
Cal Loyd
Ludington
Florida
California
Kansas
E. W
Charley Riggs
Tyne
North
Shreveport
Sam
Miracle Man at Garden Theatre features star lineup
Review and promotional notes herald the Paramount Artcraft feature The Miracle Man by George Loane Tucker. The healing tale stars Thomas Meighan Elinor Fair Betty Compson and Long Chaney. Also updates on Farmers Co-Operative Telephone Co construction and Wa Keeney newspaper acquisitions. W. H. Wright buys WaKeeney Tregonian assets. The World will suspend the Tregonian. Rhoades makes a business trip with daughter Katherine.
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Paramount Artcraft
George Loane Tucker
Garden Theatre
George M. Cohan
Broadway
Frank L. Packard
Hills
New York
Tom Burke
Rose, the Frog
Thomas Meighan
Elinor Fair
Betty Compson
Long Chaney
W. Lawson Butt
Farmers Co-Operative Telephone Co
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J. Straw
Edie
Day Moore
Hobroken
Court House
L. Allison
Presbyterian Church
Denver
WaKeeney Cemetery
City School
Johnson & Yoxall
Nteel
W. W. Gibson
Rexall
Louise
Ana IS
Arthur
James A. Hawkes
W. C. P. Rhoades
Topeka
Kansas City
Katherine
Margaret
Swiggett
Keeney
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