28 Jul 1906
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1906
Page
1
Varied items from Wa-Keeney Kansas include sick child reports, new houses, plastering, local church services, hotel ventures, and births. Community updates mention travel, farming, peaches, fruit, weddings, weddings, and social events with regional names and places.
Albert Redmond transfers to Warton Eaton property in NWI 16 13 25 for 2100 dollars. Pharis transfers to Mary J Morgan lots 1 2 3 block 35 in Wa Keeney. William Power transfers to Collyer State Bank lot 13 block 23 in Collyer. Alfred Egger transfers to John Herbert 7 acres near northwest corner of NW 13 13 21. Eggs taken in exchange for merchandise at Moore's store. Wanted to rent a farm with buildings. WN Hach Wa Keenor Earns.
Correspondence notes a hot stretch and local events in Banner including births deaths and social events. Mentions new bank building on Main Street and a prohibition push on gambling. Reports on school terms, land sales, a fatal accident involving a child, a cream social proceeds of ten dollars, local sports and upcoming games at Ogallah.
Farmers around Voda report threshing and plowing with multiple crews. Gilbert Crocker and others farm 200 acres of wheat on R Owens land while 40 acre per day steam plowing by Schimkerwitsch Ze man crews continues. A new district vote on bonds for a school house ends with 24 ballots all in favor and a 22 by 30 foot building with a 5 by 12 entry.
Corn and other feed growing well. S H Yewell paints barn and granary. Bernice Boise visits Edna Biehler. Mamie Biehler returns from Quinter. Yewell elected clerk of school district No. 5. Wat Stimus and wife visit county seat. Residents attend ice cream social at Hanper. Larrabee party goes to Quinter. Newman and Swishes visit Larrabee sisters. Stanfield and Thomas visit Hatch family. Spillman, Moses and Leslie Surprise travel to Nebraska seeking homesteads. Bollingers from Utica visit EU Boltes. Glevenger family guests at WYewell’s. Surprise party for W L and Ruby Larrabee. jolly time. Downerain and RansomSenior score: Ransom 19, Stosses 11. Clarence Buell and father return to Wallace after harvest travels.
Local notes report camp meeting preparations in the tabernacle by the Holiness association for the first week of August. The new school board includes ord. A. Buchanan, T. C. Roberts, and C. C. Anderson, while various residents attend to daily chores, purchases, and local quests in the Ogallah area.
Order of service lists hymns organ solo and vocal selections with comment by Selo and quartette Dreams of Galilee and The Harbor Words by Tennyson. Lord's Prayer benediction choir response and hymn with period commentary. Weather notes from Wa-Keeney thermometer and local sale notices including cattle mules scales gag riddle about a pig balanced on a beard.
Alfalfa crop outlook notes some fields ready for a third cutting by next Monday. The report mentions J. Rife operating in Marion County, surveying local conditions.
A heavy soaking rain revived farm work with corn seen as a likely crop and wheat planting to follow this fall. Cha Cross visited John Allman, Tom Feezor leased land from G Purbeck for wheat, and Feezor bought a new horse. Uncle James Purbeck’s health remains poor as neighbors stay busy. W A Eppler sold half interest in his Blue Front Implement business at Ellis to Charles Brown of Salina, who will head the Kansas City wholesale firm for Partin, Orendorf and Co. Brown’s background includes work for International Harvesting Co. A sales stable for implements and harness is planned next spring.
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