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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1902
Page
4
Memorial Day observance urged with Eli Torrence proclamation inviting public schools to cooperate. Notes: salute to fallen Union soldiers, ceremonies, and church participation. Details call for religious services, school services, and flags, with list of local notices about sales and community events interwoven in the issue.
Memorial and Decoration Day program outlines services at Wa-Keeney City Hall on May 25 at 11 a.m. led by Dimond of Park Kansas with choral music. Decoration Day at the court house on May 30 with G A R veterans assembling at 10 a.m. for a march and a sequence of songs and flag and Gettysburg remembrance.
Collyer Post will observe Decoration Day on May 30 as usual with exercises and a sermon to be preached Sunday May 25 by Rev. Guackel. By order of Committees. Also notes on coffee pricing and a miscellaneous sale notice.
At the Court House on Friday evening May 23, 1002, at 8 o’clock. The program includes Wanre-Viseas Panapese, May 3 ceremony, Sono Masmany Owt, Wa-Kenoay Band, Wa-Keonsy Band, Double Quartette. Features Rev. HL Onemons and Honor Gardowar, musical selections by J. Kener and CNRS Countriors, plus Istran and Mina performances.
The notices list quotations praising a series of lectures with endorsements from church leaders across major denominations. The drive emphasizes a Sundays to Wednesdays sequence starting Sunday afternoon for children and continuing through Wednesday evening, with free lectures and a voluntary offering.
Rain fell Wednesday night as wheat grows well and prairie greens. Dor Wilson reports a fine well on his old place. Austrians arrive in Ellis this week. Coyote Pete and E Overstreet stake claims. Local buyers sold out near the gold fields with a Kansas boom expected to grow. John Herbert digs on east half of 13-13-21 and will move his Ellis county house. George Henderson's Bilis store builds above basement. town expects it to be a notable ornament.
Ogallah wheat is in the lead as Dr. Kurtz buys Mr. Benson's teams and breaks sod. A. Frogge sells grain business interests to Rosa and Waldo of Ellis. Mrs. Marguerite McKintery dies of heart trouble near Warren county. Miron Benson sells household goods and plans to move to New York state. Residents praise the recent 0.29 inches of rain and look forward to better yields as sod is broken and fields recover.
Collyer residents report a Saturday night dance at John Razack's and a local elevator project discussion by WN Work of Ellsworth. Visitors include W F Moser and family of Wa Keeney, while Dr. Dillon from Osborne County plans to settle in Collyer. The Catholic Bishop arrived on No. 5 and was escorted to St. Peter by a rider squad. Concerns about county office campaigns prompt calls for candidates to announce themselves locally.
Notice states the firm Jones and Gibson dissolved by mutual consent on April Br day of April 102. A H K Jones sold his interest to D C N Gibson. All indebted parties urged to settle at once. A B Jones and W W Gibson signatories.
Sumner Crocker and O B Rackney announce a public sale at the army fort 32 miles south near Paleo and 6 miles northeast of Gibbs grove on Wednesday May 28 at 10 am. Auction includes 15 two year old steers 10 one year old steers 8 one year old heifers 6 two year old heifers 1 registered Hereford bull four years old and head of cows aged 3 to 7 including milch cows. Two year old steers cash sales only. Four mounts time on sums over ten dollars with note and security. If unpaid at due date 30 percent interest.
For sale dark red short horn bulls aged serviceable with strong Scottish Gold Dust sire lineage. Bulls described as short legged, meat compact, good conformation and color. dam noted as one of the great cows. Prices and info via Jonas & Gimox Wa Keeney Kansas. Cattle shipped and available at Jones & Gibson’s butcher in Big Creek. Smoked hams at Haker’s. Bring job work to us.
Season of 1902 at a ranch 8 miles north near Wa-Keeney offers mares insured for 102 dollars to insure a foal. Policies cover mares old or removed from the county with a return fee twice the amount. Care will be taken to prevent accidents but no liability is assumed.
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