Local notices from Graham County area in May 1908
Items include E F Sullivan optician. Jake Hobbs sick list. inquiries for cattle or horses. two good milk cows for sale Lorimer and Dorman Collyer Kansas. Henry Samson visiting Quinter. McCullum and Rhoades shipped hogs to Kansas City. Henry Meyer visiting from Adair. optician question Who is your Optician. E F Sullivan Stewart and Franklin from Graham County shipped cattle and hogs. W I Barber and family from Riverside patronizing photographer. W T Littlechild and Bob Kirk returned from Kansas City selling cattle hogs with strong cattle market. dance at Big Creek Hall May 16 1908 must buy a number. Wanted teams to break prairie Jacob Heckman Wa Keeney. J Ross from Ellis to Quinter. P W Toole from Banner transacting with county officials. Miss O Dwyer visiting Mrs Henry Cutler near Ogalalla. For Rent improved half section five miles southeast of town Herman Long 39 Wim. Shrenkler Walker busy man in western Kansas visited Friday. Mr and Mrs L C Mudge and son Seaparene left for aha on extended visit. Miss Mary Kepner left for Abilene to attend sister wedding then returned. Rev Bunge Logan assisted in dedication of new Lutheran church in South Trego. friends glad to see him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Hobbs
Will Rhoades
Por
Lorimer & Dorman
Collyer
Kans
Memorial Services at Collyer and Memorial Address
Notice states Collyer Post 107 will hold memorial services on May 24 conducted by Rev. Harper and the memorial address on May 30. Commander ordered observance. Adjutant C. S. Davis signs.
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Collyer
Harper
107. C
Davis
Kidney disease warning from Gibson
Kidney complaints kill more people than any other disease as insidious onset delays diagnosis. Early treatment can prevent fatal outcomes, says W. Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Gibson
Eye care ad and rural incident summary
An optician advertises eye retention at American House on May 13. A Hill City pair, Mrs Kackley and her daughter Ruth, visited Wa-Keeney by runabout. A horse suffered a fatal throat wound after saddle transfer during a country ride, a loss to Mr Acres.
Wa Keeney News Briefs Include Appointments and Local Happenings
Last Monday was pension day. Miss Emma Hattel and Miss Hattie Kirby visited in town. Bob Briggs visited the county seat. O L Cook bought the cottage east of the courthouse. Families moved to their farm in yer township. Mrs Smith sends her two sons to Culver Kan. Frank Curtis appointed assistant superintendent. Mrs Burns ill. wishes for recovery. J T Purcell in Topeka. flood from Ellsworth to Topeka. Glasses priced. B F Sullivan Optician at American House May 13. Frost damage noted. honey locust leaves wilted. Thaw case returns in NY courts. Latter Day Saints meeting to be held Saturday on the street and Sunday in the courthouse. Wa Keeney assessed valuation about 314000 in 1908. Rain shower noted as beneficial. Weather talk and almanac references. Poffenberger tidies Russian thistles. Postoffice Inspector Steadman visits Wa Keeney and route 2. Route 2 approved. John Thomas and Ralph Faxon in town. politics discussed. Republic candidates urged to announce via the World with $5 ad. Col. Irwin Cedar Bluffs visited. Joe with 1600 acres for sale at 15 per acre joked about marriage if sold.
Town Acts and Personal News Chronicle 1908
A week of small town notices records visitors departures and local events. Mrs Chas Steinberger visits Topeka while Mrs Perry Johnson returns from Kansas City. Mrs F M Morgan travels to New York for her sister’s illness. Rainy weather and school notes on the 1908 graduating class are included along with club meetings and family vignette about domestic life ending with an exchange critique of door to door tree salesmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
Searsbuck
Ann
High School Closing Exercises Week Ahead
Beginning Sunday evening May 17 the week is devoted to school closing exercises. The plan lists a sermon to graduates on Sunday May 20 commencement Thursday May 21 field day May 22. Full programs for each event to appear next week. For ae west of school house.
The Home Paper as Local Advertiser and Public Voice
Russell Record notes the country town paper fills a unique field as the local news purveyor and public opinion source. It draws readers from the surrounding area, relies on advertising for revenue, and proves its value by auction notices and support from the town’s leading merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jones
Russell Record
Easter Hats Price Rise Sparks Feed Driven Demand
The piece notes spring headwear priced higher due to higher fodder and feed costs carried over from winter. It contrasts a sailor model wide brim with hidden crown styles, describing how larger hats loom over heads while smaller brimless bonnets could be worn indoors.
The Book of Mormon Explored as Ancient American History
The Book of Mormon presents a history from 2200 B C to 420 A D detailing a mighty people, their city ruins investigated by scientists, and the ancestry and destiny of America. It describes Christ's ministry after his crucifixion on this continent.
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America
B. C
Christ
School Report for district No 19 May 1 term
Report of school district No 19 for month ending May 1. Number pupils enrolled 19. Number days taught 20. Average daily attendance 17. Cases of tardiness 4. Those neither tardy nor absent during the month Samuel Stroub Harvey Stroud Grace Stephens Chester Stephens Theron Drury Viola Drury Everend Drury. Those neither absent nor tardy during the term Samuel and Harvey Stroub. Lecia G Kelly, Teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Stroub
Harvey Stroud
Grace Stephens
Chester
Stephens
Theron Drury
Viola Drury
Everend Drury
Samuel
Harvey Stroub
Lecia G. Kelly
New Line to Yellowstone Park by Union Pacific
Tourists may reach the park edge via a new scenic line offered this summer with very low round trip rates. Information on the Yellowstone line is available from BR B Morse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Park
Yellowstone
Union Pacific
BR. B. Morse
Real Estate Transfers Listed In Public Record
Jacob H. Deatrich transfers lot 5 block 2 and related parcel to Arther B. VanSeyoc. W. B. Lawrance deeds west half of northwest quarter 28-13-22 to J. W. Hil. John T. Danby conveys west half of southwest quarter 28-13-22 to J. W. A. Union Pacific R. R. Co. transfers west half of west east corner 28-11-22 to Charles Hillman.
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Jacob H. Deatrich
Arther B. VanSeyoc
W. B. Lawrance
J. W. Hil
John T. Danby
Union Pacific R. AK. Co
Charles Hillman
Wec
Fresh and secondhand goods advertised at Baker's and town shops
An assortment of local ads listing fresh pork pickled pork and home made lard at Baker's, new dishes and cut glass at the Book Store, a second hand auto for sale, and various services. John W. Spenn and W. H. Swiggett offer abstracts, plus notices for land for sale, seeds, a DeWitt's product line, and an Edison phonograph bargain. Also health remedies and tools like a Port Huron engine and Avery separator offered by John W. Spena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker’s
Big Reduction on Flour at Osterkamp’s Feed Store
On Monday April 20 H F Osterkamp announces a closeout sale of all High Patent flour at 125 per sack. Each sack guaranteed first class. The store, opposite the post office, cites a business change as the reason for the cut.
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H. F. Osterkamp
Osterkamp
Paint cost and sales pitch from Devoe ad letter
A historic letter to J T Purcell praises Devoe paint and reports savings on coverage versus competitors. It details gallons used, cost calculations, and mentions Verbeck Lucas as distributors. A cough syrup advertisement by Kennedy’s Laxative Syrup claims non constipation and child friendliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
W. W. Gibson
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. F. Sullivan
Optician
May Sth
Henry Samson
Quinter
McCullum & Rhoades
Kansas City
Henry Meyer
Adair
Stewart
Franklin
Graham County
W. I. Barber
Riverside Township
W. T. Littlechild
Bob Kirk
Big Creek Hall
Prairie
Jacob Heckman
Wa Keeney
J. ©. Ross
Ellis
P. W. @ Toole
Banner
Miss O'Dwyer
Henry Cutler
Ogallah
Herman Long
Wim. Shrenkler
Walker
Kansas
City
L. C. Mudge
Little Son Seaparene
Aha
Mary Kepner
Abilene
Bunge
Logan, Kans
South Trego
American House
J. H. Acres
Robert Briggs
Albert Acres
India
Allalis
T. S. Howe & Son
H. M. Shaw
Emma Hattel
Hattie J. Kirby
Bob Briggs
O. L. Cook
Yer Township
Hattie Buchlam
Grace Allman
Allman
Riverside
Twnship
D. Smith
Frank Curtis
R. A. Burns
J.T. Purcell
Topeka
Ellsworth
C. D. Smith
Culver
Kan
B. F. Sullivan
New York
Wa- Keeney
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Court House
Wa Keeney City
Wa-Keeney
Herschel
Jaynes’ Almanac
Lineman Poffenberger
Postoffice
Steadman
Keeney
Mattingly
Mr. Stedman
John Thomas
Colby Land Office
Ralph Faxon
Senator Long
Northwest
Col. Irwin
Cedar Bluffs
Joe
Page Creek
Chas. Steinberger
Perry Johnson
Mr. Johnson
F. M. Morgan
Common School
A. T. Greenwood
Locust Club
A. H. Blair
Ae West
School House
Home Newspapers
Baker's
John W. Spenn
W. H. Swiggett
R. H. Burns
W. R. Waite
DeWitt
W. Ww.arsson
Katie
Fred Plyr
Too
Soran
Port Huron
John W. Spena
J. T. Purcell
Keeney, Kans
Fair Ground
Cobleskill
N. Y
Devoe
F.W. Devor & Co
Chicago
P.S. Verbeck & Lucas
Ayer
Wis
Lowell
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