The Coming of Steam Fire Engines in St Louis
Floyd C Shoemaker recounts how St Louis shifted from volunteer to paid fire service, starting with the 1854 adoption of a steam engine from Abel Shank and the 1857 establishment of a paid department led by H Clay Sexton. The piece details riots, disbanding of Union No 2, moving to a paid squad, and the 1858 parade with eight engines plus the last horse drawn runs in 1927.
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Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
St. Louis
Union Fire Company No. 2
Frederick M. Colburn
Old Union No
Colburn
Steam Fire Department of
Union Company
Abel Shank
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mississippi River
John How
Washington King
Mr. How
John M. Wimner
St. Louisans
H. Clay Sexton
Fire Department of
Union No
Fifth and Pine
Fred Asman
Trenton
T. Arnold Breen
Brookfield
Aaron D. Peterson
Browning
Orville Ma Jhurin
Laclede
W. E. Bealmear
Marceline
Poultry Outlook Raises Fewer Birds for Profit
20 percent lower prices push farmers to rethink flocks. Hatcheries push chicks, but the key is laying hens and market timing. The Missouri Game and Fish section reports on Bennett Springs opening to bait fishing, a loyal 90-year-old license holder, bass and crappie catches, drought impacts on ducks, and calls for responsible land access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Priebe
Missouri Game and Fish News
Bennett Springs
G. B. Herndon
Game Fish Department
Lebanon
Cliff Eddy
Susie's Eddy
Niangua River
B. F. England
Jefferson County
Game & Fish Department
England
Missouri
Bennett Springs State Park
Rush Tower
H. H. Ruddell
Springfield
Toneycomo
Rockaway Beach
Camp Ponca
A. J. Coughan
Seymour
Henry Rolfing
Baring Lake
Knox County
C. Mert Smith
St. Louis
Eminence
van Buren
Shannon
Carter Counties
F. P. Riley
St. Clair Ocrat
Sac and
Osage
Professor Carmack Visits En Route to North Salem
Prof J A Carmack who has been teaching in Texas arrived here Saturday en route to his old home near North Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Salem
J. A. Carmack
Haseen
Texas
North Salem
Grantville Items Show Dry Spell Persists and Harvest Aid Noted
The town records a dry spell with a call for rain. Jolly Jones Liu hosted a pe k dinner in Dave Monroe pasture last Sunday with guests reporting a pleasant time. Vera Kirk assists Mrs. Alex Finney in cooking for harvest hands while We cit Simpeon is listed on the sick list.
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Grantville
Jolly Jones Liu
Dave Monroe
Vera Kirk
Alex Finney
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W. H. Dickinson and
Harvey Fields
J. R. Wood
D. F. Uppinghouse
Benjamin Byers
Canton
Gertrude Fields
Clay Adams
Lloyd Bowyer
Guy Adams
Laura Fields
Lulu Carter
This City
Carrie Bowyer
Sear Shafter
Fay Bowyer
Lloyd E. Bowyer
John A. Browning
Harrison County
Parks
St. Joseph
Sullivan
Linn
David G. Browning
Humphreys
International Baby Chick Association
Michigan
Chicago
Rome
Schlute
Red Hixon
Red
Root
Jake
Wensday
Mr. Gillem
Coffy
Ben
Hogles Creek
Osceola
Weaubeleaut Creek
Bert Dark
E. T. Sheldon
Roland Lusk
Hagles Creek
Will Innes
New City
Fayette
Innes
W. E. Bealmer
Santa Fe County Club
Bealmer
North America
North Dakota
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Advisory Board, Migratory Bird Act
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Jewell A. Jones
Stewartsville
Lake Taneycomo
Frank Guyton
Kansas City
Florida
Minnesota
P. J. Barbee
Clark Chroncle
Truesdell Farm
Clark
Randolph County
Mr. Barbee
Game and Fish Commission
Missouri River
Jefferson City
Game and Fish Department
New Fish Commission
Callaway County
Cedar City
M. E. &T. Railroad
Centra Missouri
State Capitol
Big Muddy
Wecit Simpeon
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