Western Kansas notes include sales, travels, and harvest
R H Burns spends week in Topeka Alfred Greenwood speaks in Gove county on life insurance. Mrs M E Kulp visits Ponca City Okla. Dr and Mrs Herrick of Rus sell guests here. Arch Lorimer back from Wendell Iowa. Hog shipments by Rhoades and Hixson total over 40000 since last Feb. Harvest nears. potato crop looks poor. multiple local notices on farming, travel, and society life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Lorimer
Collyer
Wendell
Iowa
Arch
Kansas
Rhoades
Hixson
Kansas City
Trego County
Barns and misfortunes in a small town
Ralph Kristoff spilled red paint on his roof and sides while painting. Bob Kirk visits the round barn site with plans to build. T. Spena and W. D. Austin purchase roller bearing wagons. A family group from Collyer and neighbors share ice cream at W. D. Austin’s. Fred Schwanbach injures his hand in a car door but avoids broken bones and recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Kristoff
Bob Kirk
Bob
T. Spena
W. D. Austin
C. Thiel
Collyer
Big Greek Harvest Moves Amid Heat and Dryness
Thos Mills near Ellis began harvesting Tuesday as George Glass started his header last Monday. T C Peeter bought a new header for the big wheat crop while corn cultivation rushes to be ready for harvest. Much wheat injured by dry weather. Chas Wheeler of Ogallala is building a cement dairy house. Marriage noted June 18 1910 Miss Georgia Fidler to Mr A Parker Cement City Mich. Ridgway Sunday school held Children Day exercises with praise for the children, superintendent, officers and parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Brown
Randall
E. Hiatt
Kansas
V. Mader
F. J. Spena
Lenexa
Chas, Seirer
Sylvan Grove
Mr. Seirer
Thos. Mills
Ellis
George Glass
T. C. Peeter
Chas. Wheeler
Ogallahtp
Georgia Fidler
A. Parker
Cement City
Mich
Fidler
Horace Fidler
Michigan
Trego County
Ridgway
Weather and local notes from Wa Keeney week report
Government thermometer readings for Wa Keeney cover the week ending Wednesday noon with max and min temperatures. Local farmer W Donington sold an 18 month old red hog weighing 475 pounds to Rhoades and Hixson for 40.85 dollars at 3.60 per hundred. William Bertran is building a cottage south of the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa Keeney
W. Donington
Rhoades and Hixson
Its No Picnic It Is No Picnic Store Displays Quick-Prep Foods
A shopper's note extols ready to eat items for outings including biscuits potted meat canned fish fowl olives and more. The ad promises quality and price guarantees and highlights convenient display of goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Asvise Euting
Tables and chairs and hammocks for harvest time
A local notice invites shoppers to browse a large harvest table assortment and dining room chairs. It also suggests selecting a hammock for rest after a hot day’s work.
Local Library Receives Large Donation and County Clerk Race
The Wa Keeney library acknowledges gifts from Mrs Phares and Mrs Peacock listing numerous titles from Wormwood to Sustained Honor plus works from the State Historical Society and other societies. Locust club donates Daily Notes of a Trip Round the World and Blue Waters and Green. over fifty volumes donated since February 19. C C Hickman of Collyer announces Republican bid for County Clerk of Trego County. he cites town roots and business experience. Ed Monroes house caught fire. damage paid under policy. Chase Wilson settles damages under insurance. Charley Folkers presents daughter with new piano. Bank financial statements printed for Collyer State Bank show resources, deposits, and liabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa-Keeney Library
C. C. Hickman
Collyer
Trego County
Mr. Hickman
Ed. Monroe
Chase Wilson
Grainfield and Quinter Battle Ends With Quinter Victory
Two autos head to Grainfield for a Grainfield versus Quinter baseball game. Quinter scores in the first and seventh innings to win 2 to 0 as Grainfield fails to score. Blackman brothers learn of their mother's death in Dodge City and travel to attend the funeral. Prof. Sherwood visited from Lawrence earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grainfield
Quinter
Ryan
Royer
Matson
Kerans
Blackman
Dodge City
Prof. Sherwood
Lawrence
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trego County State Bank
Keeney
Torst
Taoie
Von
A. EL Blair
R. H. Burns
Topeka
Alfred Greenwood
Gove County
M. E. Kulp
Claries
Ponca City
Okla
Mrs. Herrick
Russell
Ruppenthal
John Spena
John
Dan McKnight
Banner
Mr. McKnight
Wm. Hiter
Wm. Schrenkler
Walker
Kan
Laurel
Mont
Laurel Outlook
Mr. Hiber
Montana
Murray
John Frank
Hickman
Wa-Keeney
Elmer Tilton
John Glenn
P. Wynne
St. Anthony's Hospital
J. Leahy
Mary Dunavan
New York City
John Kessler
Arch Lormier
Idaho
Glenn
Chris
VODA
Promised Land
Wm. Cox
A. G. Schwanbach
Geo. Kristoff
J. Horak
Shamrocks
Fin
Kirkendall
Fitz
A. Courtney
Wm. Bertran
Max Minaday
Sue
Star Grocery
Larabee Furniture Comp’y
Library Notes
Charley Folkers
Hank
State of Kansas
State of
Tenosa
John J. Harrison
Said
Bani
Aioe
Chase
Downie
Stabe Notary Public
State Bank
Bronson’s Clothing House
East Side Main, Wa-Keeney
Cooper and Fish Bros
Haddock
Emerson- Newton
Marquand & Myerly
Wakeeney
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