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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
5
The Western Kansas World issue carries the Thursday publication schedule. It notes post office entry at Wa Keeney Kansas as second class matter and offers an annual prepaid rate. Established March 2 1879.
A wave of local reports in WaKeeney and surrounding area praise white sweet clover for pasture and hay. Farmers including Judge I. T. Purcell, W. A. Rhoden, J. Greenwalt, and Fred Rensmeyer note strong growth, easy sowing, and potential to improve dairy and hog production across western Kansas.
A call is issued for farmers to send unfavorable and favorable reports on white sweet clover. The initiative aims to give equal attention to all submissions and gather observations from every farm across the country.
Local items report WaKeeney hosting Ransom in baseball today. R. C. Wilson travels to Topeka on business and plans to return late week. Children’s Day services slated for next Sunday at 10:00 AM in the Presbyterian church. Five carloads of livestock shipped Tuesday from the station including cattle and hogs by Frank Johnson and John McCoy. Early arrivals of I W W harvest guards noted. In S J Straw absence, Grace Hancock, Albert Acre and George Niesley cover undertaker duties with an embalmer on call. Mr and Mrs S J Straw with children and Mrs Julia Lahman proceed to Shrine meeting in Portland, Oregon.
Public notice announces a special election in Wa Keeney Kansas on July 1 1920 to decide issuing bonds of sixty one dollars for water and electric lighting improvements. Polling place is the sheriff office basement courthouse entry open 8 am to 6 pm. Signed by Mayor H F Kline and City Clerk Herman Long with city seal.
Republican and Democratic voters in Trego County hear candidate notices for sheriff county clerk treasurer county commissioner register of deeds county superintendent clerk of district court and other offices. Names include James D. Gienn A L Fox C H Benson A S Peacock O B Kessler Lew H Galloway James O Toole Ernst Myssemann Edith Shaw J F Barclay and W T Cox with August primaries and filing through August.
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