September 13, 2017
This is “Our Past Is Present” from the Geary County Historical Society.
Thomas
Dixon, who was a Geary County pioneer and Junction City’s well-known feed and
grain merchant, received word in September of 1908 that he had been awarded the
contract for furnishing oats for the two Kansas Army Posts – Fort Riley and
Fort Leavenworth. The contract called
for 18 million pounds of oats. There was to be 13 million pounds for Fort Riley
and 5 million for Leavenworth. The
contract was to begin October 1st of 1908 and end July 31st
of 1909.
Mr. Dixon
had the contract the previous year also, but the new contract called for
considerably more oats with this new one.
The announcement in the “Junction City Union” newspaper stated that “The
fact the contract was given to a man from this city means much to the farmers
of the county. Mr. Dixon will this year,
as in previous years, buy as much of the grain here in the home market as he
can. Of course, the quality must be the
best and for this the highest market price would be paid.”
This Sunday
is the Geary County Historical Society’s Ice Cream Social on the grounds of the
Museum at the corner of Sixth and Adams Streets. We will serve from 3:00 until
6:00. There will be homemade baked
goods, ice cream and other foods available and… free entertainment by members
of the JCHS Jazz Band and the JCHS Orchestra and you could win a free cake in
the “Cake Walk”. The proceeds from this
fundraiser will go towards maintaining the Museum facilities.
Thanks for
reading “Our Past Is Present” from the Geary County Historical Society.
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