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Newspaper

Western Kansas World

Location

Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1918

Page

8

ill health and deaths among local residents

Mrs. C. E. Downie travels to Kansas City for ill health. W. H. Miles dies in Denver from pneumonia after influenza, with Mrs. Miles in poor health. Adelaide Riggs dies at twenty from flu after training as a Red Cross nurse. Many local families mourn deaths and sickness amid a busy week of visitors, hospital stays, and plans for an opera house event.

C. E. Downie Kansas City B. Kessler Richardson Marie Miller W. H. Miles Denver Adelaide Chicago Red Cross Hay France Camp Funston Yara Polkowsky

Birthday visit from relatives surprises Benisch kin

Elizabeth and Daisy Benisch hosted relatives from Renfrew Oklahoma and Wilson Missouri who gathered Sunday for James Benisch's home. The group included Mr Louis Honomichl and others as a surprise 58th birthday celebration for his daughter.

Pel Elizabeth Daisy James Benisch Jas Benisch Renfrew Okla Louis Honomichl Wilson Chas Folkers Soloman Dienes William Grekel Joseph Ptachek Ellis Rohn West Ranch Franklin Township Rauch and L. Honomich Jr Wilson, K TJ. Klima George Rosa South Trego

Merry Xmas Weather Predicts White Christmas Fun

From the appearance of the weather the earth will be clothed in white for Xmas. Bradley Brown left Sunday night for Denver to attend the funeral of HOW Miles. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Dolezal spent Sunday evening at J. D. Vandewaters. Several families sick with flu along Big Creek this week. Various visits and gatherings noted among local residents and relatives.

Bradley Brown Denver How. Miles Emil Dolezal J. D. Vandewaters J. Griffith Griffith Big Creek C. Sherfick E. Shriner A. D. Parsons John Nulton Lennie Zeman R. Kristof S. John Nurton Drs. Miller Hays John W. A. Baker R. Owens Jas. Benisch Amd V. Benisch V. Malinowsky Steve Erbat

East Trego Locals Weather and Local Notes

A sleet morning accompanied by reports of increasing insects over the past weeks. Wheat shows good growth though a bit more moisture would help. Mrs. Wm. Dite visiting Ellin with daughter Mrs. Wm. LaShbell. Jas. Weisner digs an excavation for a new store north of the M C A in Ellis. No new flu cases. residents recovering. Berths Nimegan visited John Glass family Sunday. Adv. for old mon rat J Shaw.

Wm. Dite Ellin Wm. LaShbell Jas. Weisner Ellis

Notice of Final Settlement in Bernett Estate

Notice in the Western Kansas World announces a probate estate final settlement for Almira Bernett in Trego County Kansas. The hearing and settlement will occur January 6 1919 at the Wa Keeney Probate Court with claims and administrator fees set for consideration and heirs to be adjudicated.

Kansas Trego County Almira Bernett Wa-Keeney Said

For Sale and Wanted Advertisements and Public Notice

Classified notices advertise fresh beef at Bakers Advit smoked meats lard and kitchen cabinet for sale mules gunny sacks pure bred poultry and laying strains from Wa Keeney and Collyer Kansas plus a public notice in Trego County Kansas naming multiple defendants. The notice requires a response by January 16 1919 and involves partition of land in section 20 township 25 range 23 with executors administrators and heirs named.

Bakers Baker's Wa-Keeney Hardware] Co Wa- Keeney Mildred Benson Collyer Kansas F. W. Hacker Wa-Keeney State of Kansas A. E. Arbogast Nellie Arbogast C. C. Arbogast Mattie Arbogast Ed Condra Mary Adamson Elza Adamson Verl True Leon True Willis Keller Frank Keller Trego County J B. Arbogast G. M. Arbogast J. B. Arbogast

August Flower Remedy Claim Stated for Digestive Ailments

An old advertisement touts GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER as a household remedy for indigestion nervous dyspepsia and liver trouble. It claims to ease headaches loss of appetite heart palpitations and other symptoms with a few doses and notes it is a gentle laxative sold by W W Gibson Adv.

W. W- Gibsom Adv

Men Wanted for U P and Garden City Jobs

The U P seeks 50 men at Hays Kansas while Garden City requests beer men at Garden City U S Employment Office. Hays Kansas or Farmers Elevator Wa Keeney.

U. P Hays Kans Garden City U. S Kansas Farmers’ Elevator Wa-Keeney

Donation list for Czechlovak Army Lodge Radhest 285

A short listing shows donations for the Czechlovak Army Lodge Radhest Number 285 including a five dollar contribution from a donor in support of the lodge. The item notes the amount and recipient without further details.

Czechlovak Army Lodge Radhest

Administrator's Notice in Probate Court for John J. Kahn

In Trego County Kansas probate court letters testamentary for the estate of John J. Kahn deceased have been granted to I C Kippes on December 16 1918. Creditors must present their claims within one year after the letters date or be barred.

John J. Kahn Trego County Kansas I. C. Kippes Trego

Wa-Keeney notice and local ad clutter

A Wa-Keeney resident publicly endorses a local poster and cites merit. The fragment mentions Daan estate and neighbors, with ad lines for potatoes at Farmers' Store at 150 per unit and a hunting prohibition notice across sections and ranges.

Daan C. Hefner Wa Kbeney Mr. Hefner Minnesota Red River

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Merry Christmas Walter F. Swiggett Hille. Pree ST State Bank Wareerey Sketion F. S. Dievoia W G. Baxer Wrwss Hardman Lumber Co EE. W. Allman Dell W. Hubbard Commission CO Ome Live Stock Exchange J. M. Perry A. R. McKinley Herman Litz Willie Schneider Clarence Rep- Shire Ohio Ralph Kristof Dick Owens Vivian Erma Shriner Yoda Geo. Schonpel Ransom Chas, Folkers Wally Folkers Jacob Blohm Russell John Wiedeman VODA East Trego Rat J. Shaw Mound City Paint The Verbeck Lumber & Supply Co Keeney, Kansas Kansas World Siberea Ibisse Zein Kate DRE U. S. Miller Jientiat Stanley J. Straw Caress M. Hutzel J T. W. Cloud E. D. Wheeler Keeney Mankin Ieee Mankin’s Remedy CO Obklabosia City Oblahom Keeney News Ady Ba
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