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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1908
Page
8
A long list of local sales and notices appears. Fresh pork and goods at Baker's and Osterkamp's are advertised alongside farm land for sale and rent. J. C. Gwen travels to Salina. Simon Motz, early Ellis county settler, dies in Hays. Several farm sales draw crowds. proceeds cited. Obituary mentions a pastor Bunce bidding farewell. Community events include school, church, and tax season notices with various names and places in Kansas.
The notice lists prices on lumber coal varnishes and building materials from Verbeck and Lucas with a sales pitch that they will help customers save money.
The report notes a week ending Wednesday noon with five degrees below zero as the coldest Saturday morning. Tuesday featured a southeast wind lowering fog by midday and a northwest wind fog in the evening, with four hours of bright sun in between. A stormy Tuesday evening kept Colonel Gearhart’s lecture from drawing a full crowd though teachers students and young people attended. he delivered The Coming Man, an address full of wholesome advice and wit, urging those who missed him did miss a treat.
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