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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1902
Page
5
Announcement from Judge James H. Reeder of Hays and L. Pestana signals candidacies for Judge of the 23rd Judicial District. Reeder aims for Republican convention support in Oakley Kansas on April 15, 1902. Pestana is likewise a candidate subject to convention action.
The Twenty third Judicial District Republican convention meets at Oakley on April 15 1902. The Sixth District Republican Congressional convention is set for Norton on April 23 1902. The Republican State convention will be held at Wichita on May 28 1902. Trego county is entitled to three delegates at each convention.
Republican County Central committee will meet at the Probate Judge's office in Wu-Keeney on Saturday March 8 1902 at 1 30 p m to arrange a county convention for judges congressional and state conventions and to determine basis of representation for the townships M S Givier, Chairman.
Secretary William Smith recalls 1870s Kansas politics with Greenback activists challenging Republicans in Marshall County. A sequence of schoolhouse debates featured Irish anecdotes and repeated quips about the Greenbacker speeches, as Cald erhead and others countered with parallel tales and remarks.
A tumor of partisan bickering marks a crossfire after a story about the Irishupan and the tree toad shocks the Greenback orator during a debate. He cancels further joint events, declaring the discussion off after the last straw. Local notices report exams for common school diplomas set for March 29 and April 12 with subjects listed for each date and Kinsey as County Superintendent.
The Nebraska Colorado Express now leaves Kansas City and arrives in Denver at 3 15 p m cutting travel to Denver by three hours. The train offers chair cars sleepers and dining cars with through Colorado routes and early arrival allows a Denver visit before continuing west. A morning Denver Express via Scenic Colorado departs Kansas City at 10 40 a m and California excursions run weekly with tourist sleepers.
An old railway promotional note invites readers to describe a proposed trip to the Upper Northwest and receive printed matter and a quoted low price. Contact Crozier L. W. Wakeley at Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri, for details.
A dated classified notice seeks a reliable man to manage a new branch office in the vicinity. It invites strong references and mentions a Cincinnati wholesale house with an illustrated catalogue, offering payments and positions such as sheriff, register of deeds, probate judge, and other county offices, amid unclear figures and garbled text.
Public notice from United States Land Office Wa Keeney Kansas dated February 14 12 announces entry and filing of homestead proofs for William H Thornton and others. Witnesses Ramvel Kernen William Baretson Oxmitnn Kansas and Roell register details show witness list and proof to be made at Wa Keeney Kansas on a specified date in 1908.
Wa-Keeney Kansas January 26 1908 notice given that William J Spe has filed notice of intention to make timber culture proof for the northwest quarter of section in township and range west of the Sixth Principal Meridian. Land Office at Wa-Keeney Kansas. Names include John McNaughton Money Hobble and others. Notice signed T Purcell Register.
Final proof notice for timber culture land in Kansas dated February 16 references William Jr. and others, with April 6 as key filing date. Names Edward Monroe, Saliman, Oscar Revney, and Linder culture details for northeast quarter of section 20, range 2 West. Also mentions probate application in Pingo County and a list of individuals associated with the notice.
Notice of an application to purchase unsettled school land in Trego County Kansas. The filing seeks the court’s approval to buy the northwest quarter of section two township unknown. The applicant lists named settlers and residences and requests to prove settlement continuous residence and improvements. Names include George Barsich and Devid Bro son with residences in Wa Reavey and Wa Kkenney Kansas.
The undersigned gives notice that on the 8th day of March an application to the Probate Court of Trego County Kansas will be made to purchase the following described land in Trego County Kansas the northeast quarter of section 4 township 14 range 34 with the names William Stimite residence Bosna Kansas and Marion Epperty residence Hagnee Kansas to prove settlement continuous residence and improvements done at Wa Keeney County Kansas this 20th day of Penate
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