Big Creek spring scene notes and local farm updates
Weather shifts into spring as seed corn and oats begin planting in Ellis County. Reports note high seed corn prices, disc plowing, sod breaking, and active farming through May. Local residents travel, purchase, and prepare for crops while minor frost risk and road bridge work are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Karst
Hiram Russell
Ellis County
Arkansas
T. C. Feezer
Emil Karst
Bruce Purbeck
B. Ridgway
Lew Morton
Ellis
A. L. Leonard
Big Creek
Jolly Joe Shaw
W. T. Clark
Frank Phillips
Kansas City
Mr. Close
Ellis South Side
Johnny Wage
A. J. Cromb
Frank Merril
Draw
Ogallah Baby Born to Mr and Mrs Hockman
A birth is recorded with the infant Ogallah born Saturday March 21 to Mr M K Hockman and Mrs Hockman. The newborn joins the family in Ogallah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
M. K. Hockman
South Trego Neighborhood News Snippets
Local items from South Trego note Mr Chances will move onto the old Scott farm next week and Mr Rogers sold a team of horses to Hiram Snyder this week. Clark Stettler visits La Crosse, while the Willower Bros near Ransom are breaking in. Mesdauimes H Welsh and Geo Blacksome of Ransome visit Hoobler home. Miss Hooker visits hubs in town then departs for Denver. Kenneth Scott stays with grandparents. Garnet family visits Blacksome and heads to Scott City. Verbeck Lucas offer lumber coal and building supplies at saving prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chances
H. Welsh
Geo. Blacksome
Ransome
Hoobler
Hubbert
Hinshaw's
Mary Scott
Kenneth
Ransom
Scott
Garnet
Blacksome
Scott City
Pickled pork and remedies advertised in local item
This short column advertises Foley's Boney and Tar for coughs in a yellow package, Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup praised for gentle bowels and infant safety, and Baker's pickle pork. It also notes a real estate for 160 acres sought by W A Smith near the depot and a vendor selling laxative syrup by W. Yehea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
W. Gibson
Kennedy
W. W. Yeheaa
W. W. Gibson
Subscription list arrears threaten April first cut
Notices warn readers in arrears more than one year that names will be dropped from the subscription list on April 1 by the post office order. Dropped accounts will be handed to a collector. Also includes local ads for Foley cures and various products, plus community notices and club reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Uncle Sam
Man Praises Doan's Kidney Pills in Wa Keeney Letter
A Wa Keeney Kansas reader prints a testimonial from Charles E. Ridgway, clerk of the court, who credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing backache and rheumatism after a kidney ailment. He says he uses them as a preventative and urges others to take the remedy for kidney issues caused by hard water. The ad-like note lists Foster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo as sole US agents and repeats the slogan Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa-Keeney
Charles E. Ridgway
Wa Keeney
Kan
Dean
Thad
W. W. Gibson
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doans
Farmers and merchants advertise remedies and land notices
Mr John Riha of Vining Kansas praises De Witt s Kidney and Bladder Pills for satisfaction and personal use. Also listed are Red Texas seed oats for sale near Wa Keeney, and Foley s Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy. Public notices include land contest No 12249 from Colby Kansas with date March 1 1908 and hearing May 21 1908, before the United States Land Office, Colby, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Riha
Vining, Ta
de Witt
W W Gibson
Texas
Lou A. Sigler
Wa-Keeney
Notics
Foley
Gibson
Department of the Laterior
United States Land Office
Colby
Kansas
K- Sauer
Momestead
Northwest Quarter
Sarah A. Currie
Navy
United States
Due
Brewer
Eec
John Thomas
Register
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D. Artz
Ross & Waldo
C. G. Stone
Bilis
Ogallah
J. H. Vetter
Salina
H. M. Davidson
LEE
Trego
Verbeck & Lucas
W. A. Smith
Depot
Baker's
Fotice
Dre. B. Spiegal
N. Vi
St. Evansville, Ind
Osterkamp’s
J.C. Owen
Skelton
Saline River
W.J. Skelton
A. J. McCollum
W. E. Swiggett
Thomas
Nancy M. Hanson
Hamburg, N. Y
Locust Club
C.L. Hoffiman
Blair
Plains
Mrs. Root
Kline
Sellers
Negin
Our
Republic
R. H. Burns
T. W. Bundy
DR. S. Huff
Mound Valley, Kansas
Esis Radhealy
Henderson Sil
Waleut ST
Inansas City
Mall Aed
A. B. Jones
WA-KEENEY _ KANSAS
Lindsay &A M.D
Crpecan
NEW Bank
Mangas
DR. C. F. Bohman
Office Howes
Jones
Postotice
John A. Nelson
Kas
W. H._SWIGGETT
WA Keeney, Kans
M. Hutzel
Keeney Kansas
H. F. Kline
Teres
Dasks Yng Canexe
Ontyo
Dr.coe’s Sanitarium
Sere
Cts
Childre SuEam
Rome
Callas
I Coe
Orrice
Qarwar
Fendreda
Erte Lake
Cancer and Itature
O. A. Johnson
Grard Ave
Kaesas City
MW. Manson
Fara
C. D. Vetter
Oeattan
Burns
REL
STH
Connecticut Fire Foothomte Company
Hartford
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