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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1907
Page
8
A bustling column lists town residents, visits, births, travel, and small-town happenings. It mentions Judge Howe, Tom Bundy, R. Kirby, Sheriff Drummond, Rev Jeffer, H. E. Purdy, and many others with notes on illness, travel to Ellsworth and England, a death in Sturgis, and local business exchanges.
Local items describe Collyer ball club formation and upcoming work by Curtis pee spenes while Banneris ing to work in the bladsmith shop. Reports mention hospital patients F Walz and Rob Taete, Friday fish sales by Jim Vanda, and a Forty Hours devotion at St Michael Church ending with benediction.
Miss Grace Davidson arrived from Salina Monday. The Monday shower helped the wheat. Roy and Miss Nellie Davidson have had measles. C W Barnes of Plattsburg Mo visits at Mrs D Artz. John M Anderson bought the house and lots from W F Corwin. Tawney bought the shop. Corwin plans to leave soon. Ben Tarpy returns to visit sister Mrs A Lindberg and friends. he is working at Codell.
In Wa-Keeney last week farmers report corn steady and hog butchering by Swen Pearson. Wheat damaged by late freeze, potatoes suffer frosts, and a big rain Monday evening boosts prospects. Visitors include Andy Peifer of St Peter and Mollie visiting W F Cross. Board of Equalization gathering noted.
Miss Faith Wanner recovers from a poison oil incident after a creek injury. The Epworth League held its first cabinet meeting at Mrs. Long’s home, electing officers and assigning tasks as the group grows. Postage stamp slot machines will be tested nationwide, with plans to install if successful. H. E. Tripp visits his father from Hoyt Kansas. A. A. Herren of Finch Arkansas praises Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and lung trouble, claiming it cured consumption in early stages.
I F B Acre Clerk of District 2 Polya township Trego county Kansas will receive bids for a two story 42 by 56 feet four room school building to be completed by October 15 1907 Bids open June 13 at 3 pm from June 3 to June 13 Burdock Blood Bitters advertised as a blood purifier is mentioned along with paint from Verbeck Lucas Mound City strictly pure paint.
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