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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1924
Page
4
The column notes warm weather and social visits around Purdin Missouri. Reports include Mrs. Lee Foster returning from Brookfield, the Southerland and Mollows families visiting Jeff Mollows, and numerous neighbors visiting relatives on Sundays. Typhoid recovery of Chester Bagley is mentioned and others journeyed to Ludlow Milan and Morris Chapel.
Names of new readers and visiting relatives fill the Local section. Families from Bucklin Paola Chillicothe LaPlata St. Louis Richmond Hayti Munsfordsville Kansas City Illinois Texas and Missouri share visits and trips with local residents and mention road conditions and an upcoming G A R encampment in Boston with 5000 veterans listed.
Gilbert Anderson born June 19 1849 in Ontario Canada son of Mr and Mrs Jacmes Anderson moved to Missouri with family in 1859 near Enterprise Linn county. He married Anna Bell Alexander May 5 1874 and had seven children including George W Anderson J H Anderson Mrs W F Peters Mrs Frank Young and Mrs Jay Knapp Petty D died earlier. He lived in Browns Browning Linneus and Enterprise across years entering mercantile work and joined Presbyterian then Methodists. He suffered strokes in January and died August 19 funeral at Methodist church with Rev Miller and local clergy. He leaves wife five children one brother three sisters and two cousins with many relatives.
We thank our many friends for kindness and sympathy shown during the sickness death and burial of our beloved sister Mrs Hattie Hers etary also Tot the beautiful funeral Mr and Mrs JB Harmon My and Mrs J ly Harmon
Ralph F. Lozier, M C announces two cadet nominations for the United States Military Academy at West Point. Applications due, examination on March first, 1925, entry July 1, 1925. Age 17 to 22, height at least five feet four, residents of the Second Missouri District.
Linn County teachers gather at the Brookfield New Adams Building on August 29 and 30 starting 1 30 p m Aug 29. A school board conversion meeting with the teachers follows on August 30. J Hortenstine Co Supt.
89 acre farm for sale priced to sell seven miles northeast of Browning. For information contact L B Lauck Cora Missouri or T H Lauck 1500 1st Ave Maywood Illinois.
Item lost on the road between Browning and Purdin is a Cupples Cord tire and rim 33x4 size. Finder should notify WL. Bond, Browning, Mo.
Dick Russell known as Black Dick or Richard Jordan died at his Linneus home on Friday August 8 1923 at age seventy. He lived many years in Browning and moved to Linneus about thirty years ago to work on the Moore farm. His funeral was held at his home by Rev Harris of Gallatin with a large gathering of relatives and friends. He is survived by his wife Katie.
Miss Chineese Emma Tharp died at her brother J. H. Tharp’s home 315 Ninth Street on Thursday from a complication of disease. She is survived by a second brother A. A. Tharp of Thayer Nebraska and two sisters Mrs T. D. Perkins of St. Joseph and Mrs. Nancy Wynn of Kansas City. Fu-
General services will be held from Elm Street Methodist church Saturday at 2 30 PM conducted by Rev Hanes. Interment will be at Edgewood. Miss Tharp, born in Linn County November 18 1857, Chillicothe Constitution notes.
Prayer meeting tonight at 8. Sunday is regular preaching day and also the pastor L B Hargrove's closing of his work with the church. Come.
The Morris Chapel revival ended after an all day service with a large crowd. Rev Capp of Linneus preached in the morning and Rev D L Sayers delivered the closing sermon at two. Eight persons were received into the church. Brother Drinkard and Rev Lindsay of Laredo attended.
The Brown ing church held the last meeting of the conference year with a young lady joining the church after Sunday night services. A revival began at Kaifong Grove church Monday night August 18 with the public invited to attend. James L. Bate, Pastor.
A Browning, Missouri letter dated August 15 writes from the 206 Wirthman Building in Kansas City. The writer owes $1.50 and encloses a check, addressing Dear Joe and noting a hoped-for scare to the wolf image in Browning lore.
In a cordial letter doctor P. G. Brumbaugh expresses satisfaction with his practice and the city. He notes many patients from North Missouri now reside locally and wishes the recipient good luck.
A diary style rundown covers a week of small events. Friday morning grind at school and waking early. Emmy shows coin collection. Sunday Ford trip amid traffic rule talk. Monday Joe Hix reports his ill wife. Tuesday pa earns crowd dispersal by donating a collected fund. Wednesday Emmy hopes for romance with literary flair. Thursday unfinished entry hints ongoing daily routines.
A speaker insists he will be 21 soon and that the only remark people will have is his reaching age. The fragment hints at perceptions of adulthood and identity amid informal dialogue.
Notice of sale by trustee in Linn County Missouri bids open August 29 in Linneus court house west door. Lands in Section 1 Township 59 Range 18 described as 41 feet east, 5 rods north, 41 feet west, 5 rods south from a fixed point. Triggered by default on a promissory note dated September 20, 1922 by Parke Randolph Davis and Besxnice Davis. John Davis, Trustee.
For sale is a well improved Potter County farm four miles from the railroad station in South Dakota. The property features a two story house, a good barn, windmill, well, hog house, corn cribs, grainery, and pipe water to yards. It is rented for one third of crops, with pasture at 2.50 per acre, and priced at 85 dollars per acre. Owner H C Edelman, Menno, South Dakota, Box 212.
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