01 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1913
Page
1
Mothers praise Dr. King's New Discovery for children with colds coughs throat and lung troubles. Mrs Bruce Crawford of Niagra Mo reports it revived her pale sick boy. Ad notes Gibson’s store sells it. Also a farm loan offer and a residence exchange ad from Wa-Keeney Kansas.
The legislature approved a corporate tax law shifting annual fees from individuals to corporations. Domestic and foreign firms except certain non profits will pay yearly fees based on capital, with rates from one to several thousand dollars. Fees due when filing reports next January. enforcement strict. Governor and top officials supported the measure. nearly all lawmakers backed it. Most firms already filed under the old law, delaying payment this year.
Market tone strengthens as cattle receipts fall short of early estimates. Heavier steers command higher prices with some top figures reaching 90 per hundredweight, while lighter steers sell more freely. Hog prices rise, buyers pay up to 84 to 85 per hundredweight, with 16,000 head receipts and a top of 8.50. Lambs firm or easing, best ewes, wethers, and yearlings show varied gains. Market correspondent notes packers pressured but unable to resist rising live animal prices amid steady consumer demand.
E. P. Sullivan, a renowned eyesight specialist, will hold a noonday session at the American Hotel in Wa Kene y Priday in March. Adv.
An exchange jokingly debates initiative referendum and recall as tools for reform. Old Si argues reforms threaten stability while Heck mocks reformers as inconsistent. They discuss recall usage, elections costs, and the futility of attempts to shorten ballots. A final quip links referendum to rising living costs.
A Friday afternoon collision three miles east of town involving Trimble’s auto and a spring wagon left nine people injured, including Mrs. Whitman with a scalp wound and Mrs. Trimble with back injuries. Mrs. Gilbert and others sustained varying injuries while the baby escaped unharmed. Both drivers blamed the other as to how the crash occurred.
The Wa-Keeney area reports a two-vehicle collision near a culvert with no fatalities and minor injuries, followed by a wedding in Sterling where Catherine Clair Hiskey married Verne L. G. Smith of Colby. The bride, active in Christian Endeavor, and the groom, county attorney of Thomas County, Kansas, will relocate to Colby after a noon ceremony. Also noted are political remarks on sugar tariffs and a local optometry ad from E. F. Sullivan.
On Friday February 21 Locust club held its sixth annual baronet at Mr and Mrs I T Purcell home entertaining husbands. The dining room showcased crimson carnations and fine tableware. An auction featured rare items including small dogs and departed spirits. Piano selections complemented the evening as guests praised the banquet as a history making event with Mr Purcell as auctioneer.
In a wartime Versailles dinner, Dr Franklin, the English ambassador, and the French minister Vergennes offered toasts. The British envoy praised George III, the French minister celebrated Louis XVI, and Franklin honored George Washington with a biblical allusion to Joshua halting the sun and moon.
Government thermometer readings for Wa-Keeney show maximum and minimum temperatures for the week ending Wednesday noon. Five inches of snow since last report melted to about one third inch of water. Monday morning ranged to four below at Topeka and Wa-Keeney, while mid distance between them dropped 10 to 11 degrees lower in an unusual temperature swing.
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