Brookfield fair draws high class race horses and outfits
S L Gibson returns from Kansas City. J W Fields buys four horses in Unionville. Attendees visit and attend picnics at Humpreys Purdin Milan Linneus and Denver. Brookfield fair highlights include vast corn and agriculture displays and special trains. Local residents travel to Kansas City and Denver for events and stock purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Missouri
Missouri State
State University
S. L. Gibson
Kansas City
J. W. Fields
Unionville
James Stinson
Brookfield Fair
Young Fields
Effie Carter
Humphreys
Lucy Price
Bolder Col
James Hollon
B. B. McCollum
Cora Bailey
North Salem
Kirksville
Ben Mairs
Page
Lion
Chas
Purdin
Herman, Knifong
Charley Britton
To Our Correspondents Note on Submission Timelines
The notice asks writers to send items for the weekly paper as soon as possible. It explains that items received Tuesday or Wednesday morning may still be used, but generally late submissions hinder timely printing on Wednesday. Editor urges promptness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eortor
Good Eatin and Farmers Share the Table
A lively note highlights communal dining, plenty of food, and the farmers’ presence at a shared meal. The tone echoes a friendly, rural gathering with emphasis on abundance and community.
North Side Restaurant Ad Tex
An advertisement invites readers to visit Mrs Sayers Restaurant offering meals at all hours ice cream and summer drinks plus fresh fruits served anytime on the North Side.
Coal for Sale and Poultry at Brookfield Fair
A car of coal arrives on track by August 17 with prices available from Cotter and Cassity. Brookfield fair runs August 18 19 20 21. White Plymouth Rocks for sale with pure bred young roosters at 50 cents each. Orders through Mrs. Ross Lantz Browning Missouri.
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Cotter
Cassity
Brookfield Fair
Plymouth
Ross Lantz
Browning, Mo
Heavy Load of Corn and Mine Fire Report
George Robison and Charles Williams hauled 45 bushes and 10 pounds of corn from S H Linhart to Browning on a hilly road last Saturday. The Andrews coal mine air shaft timbers caught fire Tuesday damaging a gasoline pump engine and risking major coal stores at the shaft mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Robison
Chas. William
S. H. Linharts
Browning
Andrews
Sumner Star
Postponed Hoover Cemetery Annual Meeting
The annual meeting at Hoover cemetery is postponed for the present and will be rescheduled. Due notice will be given of the new meeting date. J. R. Creason secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover Cemetery
J. R. Creason
Bivins Barn Sold to J D Knifong
J D Knifong became owner of the Bivins Barn after a Tuesday closing. He plans to repair the fence and clean up the property soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. Knifong
Bivins
Mr. Knifong
New Commercial Department At Kirksville State Normal School
The Kirksville State Normal School announces a new Commercial Department offering full courses in Book Keeping Stenography Commercial Geography and Industrial History at the fall term opening Sept 8 Tuition free in the departments Incidental fee six dollars and bulletins free The summer session closes Aug 20 and the faculty grows to forty teachers. President Joan R Kirk lead the expansion for Missouri training teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Normal School
Kirksville
Joan R. Kirk
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Green Castle
Minnie Elliott
Lena Brooks
Hiram Bennett
W. H. Graham
B.D. Bolling and
Willie Jennings
Pawnee
Oklo
Jake Fields
Marian Putman
Chillicothe
Earnest Haynes
Lee Haynes
Mendota
Rosalie Bradley
Martha Dryden
Linneus
Mrs. Crawley
Ed Jay Hicks
Winigan
Ann Brinkley
Rube Fanning
Cora
John Jacobs
Denver
Col
Clay Jones
Rummell
Frank Wiley
Neigh, Neb
Robert Isbister
P. J. Tatman
Sloan's
E. M. Neely
Curt Gooch
Robert Clark
John R. Creason
Gem City Business College
Mrs. Sayers
North Side Restaurant
John Biswell
Lyon
Page Wire
Bivins Barn
Kirksville State Normal School
Browning Rebekah Lodge
Anna Lantz
Kate Jones
V. P. E. D. Society
Browning Lodge
I. C. C. F. Bred
Pee
M.G. ER Lantz
Biswell Lodge
A. F
A. M
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