Local Notes From Ellis and Vicinity This Week
Collyer John Hutchins visits Saline on business this week while events thread through Ellis. Masquerade Saturday drew a large crowd with strong dancing and fine orchestra. Ed Cass left for Wa Keeney then Ellis to enlist in the aviation corps. Y P B met for Red Cross work with invites to all Tuesdays. Tom Tidball returned to Camp Funston after furlough. Ollie Inlees home from Montana, enlisting in the navy at Ellis. A. O. U. W. held annual election. Ed Briggs elected Master Workman. The Ellis G A R ball is for sale and Stegman estate sale scheduled December 20. Captain Platner returned to duty after a visit with Koran folks. Ellis dairy near steady under Frank Brussel. ice crop prospects rise with cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hutchins
Saline
John Briggs
Ed Cass
Wa Keeney
Ellis
Aviation Corps
Red Cross
Tom Tidball
Camp Funston
Tidball
Ollie Inlees
Montana
Ollie
Navy
S. EB. Steigelman
Waterloo
Tows
Steigelman
Ed Briggs
Ellis G. A. R
Stegman
Captain Platner
Frank Brussel
Wordy Christmas Reflections Amid Grain Shortage
A reflective note on wheat scarcity and the approaching Christmas season. It contrasts joy and sorrow, urging gratitude for life health strength and knowledge despite lean times and uncertain harvests. The speaker invites appreciation of basic blessings as winter nears.
Farm and Home Institute at Wa Keeney Kansas
Wa Keeney hosts the Farm and Home Institute on December 20 and 21 at the Court House. The program invites full participation to maximize benefits, with profit considerations for dairy cows and personal time value discussed to encourage attendance. Local notices mention attendees and a few traveling individuals, including Chas Phillips and Wrensel Cason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa Keeney
Kansas
Court House
Farm and Home Institute
Suedee Party Sary at Utica Enterprise
A large table was set and filled with many good things as the crowd celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Woods birthday. Attendees included Joe Haug and family Reinhart Haug and family Frank Lyons and family D H Hayes and family A B Beatty and wife Leis and Willie Robinson Chas Roach and family Mrs Mae Jacka Misses Amelia Lucky Pearl Pouppitt Julia and Mable Martin Dorsey Harry and Sophia Bassinger Ches Napp Guy Bramwell and Dewey Whistier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia
Mable Martin
Dorsey
Harry
Sophia Bassinger
Ches Napp
Guy Bramwell
Dewey Whistier
Utica
Enterprise
Turkey Thieves Caught After Thanksgiving Turkeys Missing
Evan McKinley discovers three turkeys missing from his shop the day before Thanksgiving. A pencil bearing Missouri Pacific imprint and a Hoisington freight crew lead to arrests, with the crew paying $5 per turkey. Also reports of a drifting army balloon near Gove City, damage from its cable, and local civic reflections on Civil War loyalties and an upcoming France deployment of Stanley RE. Scott as second lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan McKinley
Evan
Missouri Pacific
Hoisington
Utica Enterprise
Gove City
Fort Ombhe
Nebr
A. M. Walt
Walda Trimmer
August Glinke
Jerry Barton
C. E. Hall
Charley Hannaford
Trenton
Neb
Gove City Gazette
Stanley RE. Scott
France
Leutenant
Cardui advert and local news from Kokomo Indiana
Nervous Kokomo resident endorses Cardui as a safe tonic after years of ailment before her first child. Also notes a U S Department of Agriculture potato peeling tip. Walter Doerschlag returns from Camp Funston on furlough but misses train and later reports a non fatal car accident near Olmitz. car previously repaired after a prior smash up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
H. Hankemeier
Syi
Cardus
Cardui
Cardai
Walter Doerschlag
Camp Funston
Ransom
Olmitz
Walter
War Revenue Tax Provisions Take Effect December 1
The new war revenue tax measures begin December 1 and apply to checks drafts and other commercial paper with specific exemptions. No stamps required on ordinary bank checks or drafts payable at sight nor on bills of lading. Tax rates cover stock certificates par value 5 cents per $100. nonpar value 5 cents per $100. stock sales transfers 2 cents per $100. shares no par value 2 cents per $100 actual value. futures produce value 2 cents per $100 and each additional $100. immediate delivery sales exempt. transfers to clearing houses not sales. Promissory notes 2 cents per $100, or 50 cents up to $500 then 50 cents per $500 interval. Power of attorney 25 cents. Proxy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Revenue Tax Messares
For Sale Advertisements From Early Kansas Listings
Second hand Ford and Maxwell offered by Ray Shaw in Wa Keeney along with a second hand surry, a spring wagon, and single harness at Courtney's store. Corn for sale by Trego County Co operative at their elevator. The Knife Weeder sold by H D Clayton of Hill City. A pig weighed about 30 pounds found near German church. Farmers Elevator at Yoda to be open Thursdays. Modern rooms near Nor mal Electric with steam heat and bath offered by Mrs D Callahan in Hays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney's
Trego County Co-operative Association
H. D. Clayton
Hill City
Kansas
Wa-Keeney
German Church
J. G. Hixson
Yoda
Fred Schwanbeck, Jr
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad From Wa Keeney
Wa Keeney residents testify to Doan's Kidney Pills relieving backache and urinary troubles with Mrs. F M Braun of Wa Keeney praising the remedy after two years free of kidney discomfort. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Wa-Keeney
F. M. Braun
Wa Keeney
Doan
Notice of Final Settlement in E. F. Bryant Estate
In the Probate Court of Trego County Kansas E F Bryant deceased. Creditors and interested parties are notified that at the next regular term starting January 7 1918 in Wa Keeney the administrator H C Bryant will apply for a full and final settlement of the estate. December 13 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Trego
E. F. Bryant
Keeney
H. C. Bryant
A. D
Administrator's Notice in Trego County Kansas 1917
State of Kansas Trego County Probate Court notices letters of administration issued for the estate of Appolonia Stepman. Creditors must present claims within one year for allowance or be barred. two years from publication to claim. Dated November 24 1917 J C Kippes administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Kansas
Trego County
Fragments Note Responsibility for Debts and Checks
A fragment reads that someone will not be responsible for debts notes or checks, mentioning Mire J Wilson and an adv 42 3b 3.2, implying a legal or financial disclaimer amid incomplete text. The item preserves naming entities and a possible legal notice context within an OCR fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mig Wits, Mire, J. &. Wilson Adv
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter F. Swiggett
Santa Claus Headquarters
H. W. Finch
Collyer
Big Creek
Happy
Chas. Phillips
Arthur Law
Wrensel Cason
Ft Riley
Phillips
George W. Sidwell
Ness County
Hicks
U. S. Army
Fort Logan
Hoxie Sentinel
Baker's
Suefeee Party
Perry
Iowa
West Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
Tennessee
America
Judge Ruppenthal
Luray Herald
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Overland Garage
Ford and
Maxwell
Ray Shaw
Surry
Kansas World
Western Kansas World
J. C. Kippes
Estate of Appolonia Stepman, Decces
Deen
Ady
Aslee
Ogallah, Kansas
L. P. Arnott
Stanley J. Straw
John R. Parsons
E. D. Wheeler
S. M. Hutzel
T. W. Cloud
T. W. Maynard
F. H. Burnham
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