Old Si Sermons and Social Jabs From a 1914 Column
The column ridicules school shoe policy and teacher fitness, mocks cat and boy safety issues, and laments political clamor. It recalls past school work in Trego county, mentions Miss Edna Mapes and her daughter Paith Marie Scott of Platterville Colorado, class of 1914, and hints at digging through local archives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trego County
Edna Mapes
Ogallah
Paith Marie Scott
Platterville
Colorado
Twenty Years Hence and School Edges in Retrospect
The writer recalls a class address titled Twenty Years Hence and notes a mother of three UKely sons, one a graduate. A classmate once spoke on Private Lives of Our Presidents, now a bank cashier who may lead the bank. The piece comments on graduation ages, arguing against sending children to high school too young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tagen
Fails to Appear at Parker Horse Theft Preliminary
Ellsworth reporter notes the preliminary trial of George Parker for stealing Milt Payton's horse, forfeiture of his $1,000 bond after Parker failed to appear. County Attorney McCoy and Sheriff Storey built a strong case with evidence of fifteen horses shipped to Wichita and Ellsworth, tagged to owners, and a forged Roy Grand check implicating Parker. Parker fled Ellsworth, driving to Plainville and Stockton before vanishing toward Colorado Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth
George Parker
Milt Payton
Plainville
Stockton
Colorado Springs
Parker
George McCoy
Storey
Burmaster & Jelinek
Wichita
Payton
Parn
Sheriff Storey
Messrs. McCoy
WaKeeney
Zahradnik
Wa Keeney
Ellis
Roy Grand
Ellis State Bank
Arrest and Flight After Livery Barn Accounts
After his arrest the man left Ellsworth and secured 1300 with Central National Bank by a building and loan account and mortgage on twenty horses, only six found. He prepared statements owed to him, with the check book, in the livery barn desk. Officials McCoy and Storey meticulously built the case, aiming to relieve bondsmen and creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth
Central National Bank
McCoy
Sherif Storey
Vic Murdock Weeps At Progressive Convention Collapse
Victor Murdock of Kansas sobbed on stage at the Progressive convention over the party’s wreckage and betrayed hopes. He lamented leaving the Republican fold, hinted at disillusionment with Perkins, Roosevelt, and other leaders, and warned the Wichita Eagle against backing a socialist candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abdiel
Kansas
Victor Murdock
George W. Perkins
Murdock
Congress
Cannon
Colonel Roosevelt
Mr. Perkins
Republican Party
Hiram Johnson
Ibles
George W Perkins
Perkins
Victor
Wilson
Wichita
Eagle
Kansas City Journal
For Sale Farm Land Near Ogallah and Mules Ad
For sale the north half of the Henry Cutler farm three miles east of Ogallah. Address Mrs J F Barclay Ellis Kan BR FD L Adv 15 41 For sale team of mules three and five years old inquire at this office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cutler
Ogallah
J. F. Barclay
Ellis, Kan
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Clyde Poffenberger
Chicago
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Goodyear
Firestone
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Piqua
Ohio
Vic” Murdock
Oregon
Washington
Union Pacific
Thos. Feeney & Company
Keener Kansas
Poland
E. Cass Collyer
Smith’s Barn
Wa- Keeney
Tata
Col J. W
James Gick
Travis
Collyer
Julius Hillman
General Farm
Wie
Kansa
A. B. Jones
Ann Sumczon
Keeney, Kansas
C. S. Wall
Onice
Wa-Krenty
U. S. Miller
Wa-Keew
J. B. Colvin
Wa-Keeney
Stanley J. Straw
C. T. Binder’s Harness & Shoe Shop
Ogallah, Kansas
Stockton Marble & Granite Works
L. R. Moore
Salesman
Bilis
E. H. Hillman
LANDT
Land Witch
Simost
W. H. Swiggett
the American Insurance Company
Old Line
Margaret Swiggett
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