George Rappeen Smith Founder and First Mayor of Sedalia
The life of George Rappeen Smith traces a Missouri career from Virginia birth on August 17 1804 through emigration to Pettis County to Sedalia’s founding. He held roles from brigadier general in the Civil War to business ventures, state legislature, and federal posts, shaping early Missouri politics and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rappeen
Smith
Missouri
Sedalia
Ulysses
George Rappeen Smith
Virginia
Kentucky
Scott County
Pettis County
David Thompson
Georgetown
Boggs
Mississippi
New Orleans
Missouri Stage Line
Santa Fe
Henry Clay
Fayette
Timber Talk and Local Home Improvement Sparks
Mr and Mrs George Brantner start a new home in North Salem this week and consider a new floor 14 by 14 feet at 1050 per square foot. Prairie Mound District installs red cedar shingle roof on the schoolhouse. Fairview school uses Cook s paints discount to repaint. Many homes and barns expected to be painted this fall statewide. Frank Belzer repairs Clapp school and installs new Nu Wood bevel tile ceiling. Ellis Jennings repairs near North Salem. Verle Riddie farm home gets a new roof.
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George Brantner
North Salem
Frank Belzer
Shelby
G R Smith a Pioneer in Missouri Railroads and State Service
G R Smith issued a proclamation calling 42000 to serve six months in the State militia. He helped recruit organize and equip the Missouri forces in 1861 and signed early officer commissions. He resigned November 30 1861 over policy differences with Governor Gamble. Smith backed a Pacific railroad through Pettis and Johnson counties securing 170000 funding and helped found Sedalia later serving as first mayor after its 1864 incorporation. He died July 11 1879.
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Gamble
Missouri
G. R. Smith
Smith
Pacific Rail
Pettis
Johnson Counties
Pettis County
Georgetown
Sedalia
Wheat Crop Insurance Deadline in Sullivan County Ends Aug 31
Sullivan County farmers must apply by August 31 for Wheat Crop Insurance policies offering 50 or 75 percent coverage of a 1939 average yield. Most locals seek 75 percent coverage. forms available from Haskell Lee or the County Agent. After branch office check, a premium notice is issued and policy becomes active.
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Sullivan County
Haskell Lee
Wheat Insurance
Kansas City
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Hardware and craft items with low prices in a local sale
A dusty catalog fragment lists cookware, sewing supplies, buttons and tape, bleached sheeting, featherproof ticking, nails and staples, rope, wash boiler, garden rake, manure fork, axes, and a $75 economy range stove. It features multiple everyday items and prices, suggesting a local shop sale.
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
An Otate Historical Society OF
Springfield
Pacific Railroad
Washington
United States
Prairie Mound Dist
Fairview School
Cook
Ellis Jennings
Verle Riddie
Jesse W. Bunch
Humphreys
Harris
Browning
BIG Smith
Athletic Union
Work Shoesbuss
Milk OF Magnesia
BSC -Pastrell’s
PING
Sean
N. R
Miles
Jaynes
Vaporub
Vick
Ballon
K. C
Victor
BLISS
Alka Seltzer
Shere Tee
Dr. Hess
DMP
KOTEX
J. & P. Coat’s
Putnam’s
Voises & Batistes
Isis
Kkk
Wong i
Tere
Eveready
Timothy Seed
Putnam
Satara
Nual
Rexall Store
J. G. May Drug Company
Browning, Missouri
Farmers Store
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