Purdin Items Show Local Visits and Events
Local notes from Purdin record visitors to residents and travels to nearby towns. Greed Moore, Henry Hunter and family, Opal VanHorn, Dr. H. P. Haning’s brother, and Mrs. Della Pounds are mentioned among guests and movers. Included are church services, a tragedy funeral for Thos. Pierce, a Bible reading visit by Bro. Burns, school entertainment, and Robt Hammock’s injury while repairing telephone lines.
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Thos
Pierce
Gary
Sandiana
Purdin
Bro. Burns
Pollock
Church of Christ
Cassity Hall
Rob’t
Local youths organize and hire band and acting groups
The hand boys staged a well attended Saturday night show at the opera house. On Monday they hired Mr Reed to teach them for weekly pay. The large band of twenty four may become one of the best in the region by fall.
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Hand
Opera House
Mr. Reed
Horses Wanted and New Theater Show At McCord
Horses and mules bought in Purdin on Saturday February 24 at top market prices by Cassity and Garrett. McCord Stock Company presents Roxy Pearl in a new line of up-to-date plays starting February 22 with When Man Finds His Mate and shows Thursday Friday Saturday nights.
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Purdin
Cassity & Garrett
The
McCord Stock Company
Roxy Pearl
Mr. McCord
Stock Report From Kansas City Yard February 19 1912
The Kansas City stock yards report shows mixed gains and declines across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle markets firmed after a weaker Tuesday with best steers near eight dollars while bulls and calves slid. hogs soften slightly but remain at high river prices. sheep and lambs recover at week end though already down from earlier highs. Receipts approach 12 000 cattle and 15 000 sheep with notable direct shipments to Omaha and Cudahy feeding lots.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Colorado
Arkansas Valley
Cudahy
Omaha
Nebraska
North Side Millinery Debuts New Spring Line
Knifong and Harvey, proprietors, have spent a week securing a modern spring millinery assortment for daily reception. W. P. Carter returned from Billing and Laredo with a large car of horses, including a span weighing nearly a ton valued at around three hundred dollars. He shipped two loads from the area Sunday.
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North Side
Knifong & Harvey
Laredo
Milwaukee
Sizable lot of horses mules and sheep for sale
The seller lists several horses in various ages from 2 to 7 years a bay saddle horse 4 years old and broken for children a bay mare in foal by a jack and a span of mares in foal along with well broken Shetland pony 6 years old and two spans of work mules. Also 200 breeding ewes expected to lamb in March and April with sales in bunches of 20.
Mec Cord Stock Co and Roxy Pearl In New Plays
Mec Cord Stock Co. presents three nights of up-to-date plays with Roxy Pearl the mystery girl. Mr McCord promises a better show than ever and urges crowds to attend tonight. H J Woolf and C A Woolf plan a farm sale on Wednesday February 28, with fine stock and promising horses.
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MecCord Stock Co
Roxy Pearl
Mr. McCord
H. J. Woolf
Near Haseville
C. A. Woolf
Harness Line Promises Quality Not Cheap Goods
J. W. Jones advertises a new harness line for farm and driving use. He invites customers to inspect the quality and notes there is no cheap option in stock.
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J. W. Jones
Concrete firm owner promotes Browning work
C W Haggard proprietor of Browning Concrete Co. advertises concrete services and invites local readers in need of concrete work to visit his line and discuss projects.
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C. W. Haggard
Browning Concrete Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Greed Moore
Henry Hunter
Linneus Sunday
Opal VanHorn
Browning
H. P. Haning
Kansas
Smelter
Baptist Church
Stock Report
Cardus
Whaley Drug CO
Haseville
Jersey
J. B. Fleming
Burlington
MC Hut
L. T.wykoff
C.B
QB. R
Jas. Neet
L. Gibson
Cashier
A. E. Lambert
R. C. Bailey
Ass’t Cashier
Phoples Bank
Browning, Missouri
J. G. Watson
Jas. Crooks
B. J. Lambert
Benjamin Mairs
Jas. Neet, M. P. Brasefield
W. £. Duckworth
H. C. Bailey
J. B. Stone
L. Ttibson
A. N. Thario. Pres
J. J. Harmon
J. A. Calhoun
R. M. Calhoun
Ass’t
Farmers’ Exchange Bank
A. W. Sevier
4. M. Thario
Missouri
A.N. Thaurio, Wm. Shepherd
J. I. Harmon
H. C. Pearson
L. G. Schrock
Ubristy
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