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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1908
Page
4
The document presents the annual disbursements from J. G. Hixson, treasurer of Ogallah Township, for the year ending October 31, 1908. It references other notices and local ads including medical syrups, fresh pork, and grain sales, with minor boilerplate and notices. The item mentions Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup and local business notices from Baker and Geo. Butcher.
Advertising rates shown for display and local ads with per inch and per line charges. Local news notes include illness, visitors from Salina, weather, post office contest, literary club events, a piano purchase, a box supper fundraiser, a church wedding, and fund drives for Collyer school. Mentions Miss Kirkendall of Voda, Irene Acre, and Chas Sete. a marriage at St Michael's and a personal testimonial from S W Matthews.
OGALLAH. J H Moorman head carpenter for H Bowman returned home to Smith Center for Thanksgiving. Cards announce the coming marriage of N H Hendricks and Marie Lindberg. Lumber yard reports brisk trade amid surrounding building. Crystal Vaudeville company shown here Monday and Tuesday. crowd fair Monday, frost Tuesday. Farmers' Telephone company event.
The edition notes growing interest in starting a bank at Ogallah and mentions a reorganized Ogalish Literary Society with an upcoming December 3 election. It also covers local happenings including hog shipments, a Brownell weekly paper, a box social at Miss Lillie Richardson’s school that raised 73.75 to buy an organ, and various town rumors and chatter.
Local diary notes ill tidbits from Bloody Run recount illnesses at home. A box social raised 38 dollars and a prize cake sold for 14.90. Events include a garden basket, breezy social life, and locals noted on Hide Park strolls with dog and gun.
Miss Finch expresses gratitude to Mr and Mrs Roach for hospitality and to Mr and Mrs Kirkendall Miss Kirkendall Miss Cook and Mr Parks for participation in the program Also thanks Mr W T Littlechild for his generous gift The piece mentions O Zone the squirrel and a wealthy gentleman landowner seen nearby with a gun and mouth piece and ends with a call to seize love and opportunities in a breezy rural tone
Chas Hubert returns from Decatur, Til M V Smith hosts visitors with J Irwin on Sunday. Wm Van Winkle herds cattle for M V Smith. Wheat straw sells 20c to 5 per stack. Hubert feed stable listed for sale. Mrs Curtis visits Kansas City, Relatives. Hawley Smith and Elmer due home next Saturday. Van Winkle helps Hubert prepare meat supply for winter. Mrs H Smith and Mildred plan to go to Iowa for winter. Frank Guilbert visits friends. possibly new land deal. IH Company rep transacted business in the neighborhood Friday. Box supper at Bethel school district well received. E and L Smith help Lawson Bros drive calves to Ellis for shipment to Kansas City. Mrs K W Rogers receives letter from son Wilbur about life at Pt Sill Okla. Officers duties show lieutenant earning pay. Great Music Offer offers postpaid popular music role for three performers, 25 cents, including Flight of the Butterflies and March Manila.
Boy or girl can earn a magic lantern by securing eight new subscribers at 25 cents each totaling two dollars. Send full amount and names to receive a lantern with 50 views. Lantern includes full usage directions. promote by canvassing with a white sheet for projection. Send payment by post office order or draft to The Kansas City Journal.
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