Trego County High School Offers Broad Curricula
Trego County High School presents English and music by Jean MacNeil and Emerson Williams. It is accredited by the State Board of Education and the North Central Association, with leaders including Minnie ONeil and Geo. M. Afford. A recital by Miss MacNeil and Mr. Williams is set for Thursday in WaKeeney, with tickets via WaKeeney Drug Store. Dr. F W Swearingen will be in WaKeeney on September 23 at the Penny Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie O’neil
Thes
O'Toole
Geo. M. Afford
R. C. Wilson
W. A. Tawney
Herman Ehrichs
Frank Eaton
Trego County
Us County
State Board of Education
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Middle West
Peoples School
Jean MacNeil
Emerson Williams
Garden Theatre
MacNeil
Mr. Williams
Bonnie Scotland
Williams
Chautauqua
WaKeeney
Kansas
F. W. Swearingen
Topeka
Penny Hotel
Trial of State v Hutzel and SWW cases drags in court
The state’s case against S M Hutzel for attempted fraud occupied three court days with a guilty verdict and appeal noted. Separate juries were granted for each SWW defendant to extend proceedings as attorney Caroline A Lowe pursues appeals and tactics. Five naturalization hearings occurred including Margheim who did not appear. Bower denied due to wartime alien enemy exemption and Rasek Tauscher Landbower continued until peace treaty or permit.
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S. M. Hutzel
Angof
SW. W
Caroline A. Lowe
Chicago
Lowe
Murphy
Attrney Lowe
L W. W
Kansas
Fred Margheim
Wm. Bower
John Rasek
Rudolph Tauscher
Carl Landbower
Fire at City Light Plant Disrupts Service
A late night blaze at the city light plant disturbed residents around 10 40 p m. Fire officials extinguished the flames near the exhaust pipe on the Fairbanks Morse engine with nearby hose carts preventing major damage. The plant remained out of service until Thursday afternoon as water and a wet switchboard halted operations. Wa Keeney firefighters request ladders axes and better bell repairs and urge voluntary tax to fund needed gear.
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City
Fairbanks Morse
Wa- Keeney Fire Department
Caught at Wakeeney in high speed car chase
Sheriff DeBoer acted on a Salina tip to arrest two men driving a certain automobile. Deputy Fox, Lee Nelson, and a quick chase at the Fair Grounds ended with the pair halted at Franklin street and Russell avenue. The older suspect, William Mozingo, was wanted on a rape charge in Kansas City. the other man was released.
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DeBoer
Salina
Fox
Fair Grounds
Golden Belt Road
Wm. Mozingo
Kansas City
Trego County Fair Sees Busy Week Despite Rainy Start
The 1920 Trego County fair extended into Saturday with fair weather the last three days. Attendance met expectations as thrilling events continued daily including county trot races potato races and pony races. WaKeeney teams dominated baseball with wins over Collyer Ellis and Ransom and a standout WaKeeney defense in a near perfect game by Krhut.
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Trego County
Carnival Company
Simpsom
Collyer
Ellis
Ransom
WaKeeney
Fair Grounds
Wakkeeney
Kansas
Ransom Boys
Krhut
Skansom
WaKeeney Battery
A Fascinating Bible Story Evening Service
The article notes an eight pm service on the subject A Fascinating Bible Story. It mentions a pastor leaving for another field and records Mys tic Shrine members traveling to Norton for a big Shrine meeting. W L Caston from Ogallah township stood as the only candidate from the county among 185 class candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic Shrine
Norton
W. L. Caston
Ogallah Township
High Jack Hold-Up Quietly Ends WaKeeney Poker Game
In WaKeeney two men with cloth over their faces entered Sprague barn during a gambling game and demanded money. They collected about sixty dollars before a confrontation with a brave player led to their retreat. Police pursuit followed but the culprits escaped northward.
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WaKeeney
Sprague
Presbyterian Church Notes
Next Sunday services at the Presbyterian church include a morning sermon and a congregational meeting where the treasurer will present the quarterly report. Evening programs offer Christian Endeavor and preaching. Tonight at 8 p.m. a dramatic entertainment Three Scenes from the Life of Joseph starring Guilford Hall of Kansas City, admission 25 cents.
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Presbyterian Church
Joseph
Guilford Hall
Kansas City
History of Treog County Resources and Fort Downer
A historical sketch describes Trego County geology with white magesion limestone along the Smoky Hill and tributaries and soft magnesion limestone near Satine river and Big Creek used in the courthouse opera house block and railway depot. It notes hard conglomerate rock in foundations and native lime shipped west. Yellow ochra and gypsum occur along the Saline. the Smoky Hill route era began about 1857. Fort Downer, 1863, protected the route. in 1866 Indians besieged, the garrison largely perished after three days. the narrative ends with to be continued.
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Smoky Hill
Court House
Satine River
Big Creek
Opera House
Union Pacific Railway
Saline
Trege County
Great American Desert
Mitchell's
Couny
Denver
Colorado
Trego County
Fort Downer
Section 16
Corte 14
Downer Creek
Holliday
Stage Line
Lutheran Church Notes German Services and Supper
Lutheran church notes announce Sunday services in German with observance of the Lord's Supper at 10 30 a m and confession at 10 00 a m. Also include note to list land with Cave Realty Company WaKeeney and H F Kline.
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Cave Realty Company
WaKeeney
H. F. Kline
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Trego County High School
Helen L. Houghton
Science and Mathematica
Helen Fair Allison
Jean MacNeil and
Cave Realty Co
Salina, Wakeeney, Grainfield
Oakley
Rogers Clothing Co
Wa-Keeney
Trego County Fair
Baptist Church
Joshua Groft
Lutheran Church Notes
Margaret Swiggett
Wa Keeney
W. W. Gibson
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