Gossip and notices from rural Kansas papers
A collage of short items from small town papers recounts local remarks on bread prices and a big man, travels of Mrs Schaefer, a death in Hiawatha, sugar sales to France, new grass in Gove City, town debt, editor claims, a weather storm, and Salina Miller’s Senate bid. Notable names include Ellis Headlight, Geo Schaefer, E A Rea, Hays News, Osborne Farmer, Gove Republican Gazette, Jewell Republican, Lozan County News, Cheyenne Wells Herald, Salina Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gove City
Gove
Gazzette
Feist
Jewell
Lozan County
Republic
Salina W. Miller
Hays
State Senate
Miller
Kansas
Senate
Salina Union
Don’t Dive Into Shallow Water Near Creek
Jesse Binder son of Wolf Binder of this city had a near fatal fall Sunday while swimming with several young men. He headed into shallow water and struck the creek bottom, injuring his neck. He was taken to the hospital and a physician summoned. Recovery expected in a few days, per Hays Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Binder
Wolf Binder
Hays Free Press
A World For Sale sd will sell it
A brief notice states that A World For Sale sd intends to sell an item or asset. The exact details, including the nature of the property, seller, and terms, are not fully provided in the fragment. Authorities or involved parties are not identified in the readable text.
Wry musings on prices and politics in a Kansas diary
A comic column notes Ohio naming a chairman Hynicka amid soaring costs and sugar shortages. It wryly questions price gouging, references Palmer, and mocks local curiosities from Topeka’s council to a loveless divorce amid inflation, ending with a quip on last year’s potatoes.
Publication Notice of Divorce Petition in Kansas Court
State of Kansas to Agnes E. Bryant. You are sued in the District Court of Trego County for divorce from Barry C. Bryant. You must answer by July 16, 1920, or the petition will be true and judgment will dissolve your marriage and award costs. Clerk F B Acre, WaKeeney, May 29, 1920. Attorney Herman Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas World
State of Kansas
Trego County
Agnes E. Bryant
23Rd Judicial District
Trego
Barry C. Bryant
WaKeeney
Kansas
Gyou
Harding Inauguration Promises Senate to Presidency
A commentary notes that Harding’s inauguration will mark a President rising straight from the Senate, calling the career path notable and noteworthy in the current political climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
United States
Senate
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M. W. Mason
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Seal of the District Court
Herman Long
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