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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1909
Page
4
A sprawling, quizzical roundup of Western Kansas lore and humor. The column riffs on a mock press clash over a Great Scott joke, river and snake curiosities, rising U.S. wealth figures, local papers and a string of small-town anecdotes from Hutchinson to Noblesville, plus farming notes on wheat and broom corn and a wagging list of season irritants. Notable names include Beloit Daily Times, Osborne Farmer, Hutchison Gazette, Sedgwick, and Wichita.
President Taft praised base ball as the clean sport during a conversation at the Lasghne residence on Sunday. He contrasted it with bunting games and expressed disappointment when a hit did not result in a run, saying he prefers games with more slugging and strong action.
Voda district notes include bull loss, farm land offers at 35 and 52 per acre, livestock events from lightning, road work by J Connor, social visits to Knapps and Wa Keeney, and weather impacts. Residents report hail, wet fields delaying work, water bound travelers, and a near drowning rescue. Wheat filling, heads swelling, and reports of cattle and grass conditions follow.
Nebraska Kansas Southern pushes progress as a mixed crew of laborers under R C Wells works along the northeast rail line. Ties laid rapidly, freight cars carried steel toward the end of the first section, with more workers arriving and an engine awaited. A humorous farm anecdote closes the item.
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