Community Event Highlights And A Local Wedding
The report notes an entertaining U club event with prize for best answers and a large crowd that filled the hall. A later item describes a wedding at 355 N Jefferson Ave with Stella ibaug and L D Logan, solemnized by Dr Creamer and followed by breakfast, with the couple later residing in Toronto.
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J. H.ibaug
N. Jefferson Ave
Stella
L. D. Logan
Dr. Creamer
Toronto
Canada
Grace St
Ohio
Browning School Opens Enrollment Total 186 This Month
The Browning school opened Tuesday with most pupils returning. Enrollment counts show 30 in high, 34 in grammar, 38 in intermediate, 36 in second primary, and 48 in primary, totaling 186 for the month and 211 for the term. One additional nonresident entered the high school and interest appears strong.
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Browning
Education Needs in Rural Missouri Schools
A Missouri report critiques rural school conditions, urging longer terms and higher salaries funded by broader property assessments. It notes half of teachers seek further study, while the other half lag in preparation, and calls for state action to equalize school privileges and burdens.
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Missouri
Doiang
Special Home Seekers Rates Announced by Burlington
The Burlington offers special rates to home seekers in the West and Southwest on January 2, 16, February 6 and 26. Round trip fare drops to three quarters of a regular fare. One way second class colonist rate is half fare plus $2 for all West and Southwest points. L. W. Wyckerr, Agent.
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Burlington
L. W. Wykkerr
The Show Draws Warm Response At Local Theatre
Last Saturday night drew a well attended show with pleased audiences. The same group will perform Joe the Waif at the Browning Opera House on Saturday January 20. An assessment by the Modern Woodmen for January leaves a balance in the benefit fund sufficient to cover four months of death loss. Can the Woodmen explain why.
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Joe the Waif
Browning Opera House
Browning Sees Prosperity Grow Through 1905
The Brown ing area reports a very prosperous year 1905 with merchants expanding stocks yet lowering margins. Banks show increased business, three banks total up $47000 in the last six months, and the region anticipates better times in 1906 as crops are good and trade is strong.
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Browning
Drill Team Rivalry Between Kirksville and Browning Camp
The Karksville Democrat criticizes Kirksville's drill team after a Leaper Record piece on Browning Woodman. The Hannibal escort at Macon sets the high standard, with Kirksville described as inferior beside Browning Camp andKansas City teams. Browning Camp claims readiness to contest Kirksville for money marbles or chalk.
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Karksville Democrat
Leaper-Record
Browning
Woodman
Hate
Kirksville
Hannibal
Macon
Kansas City
Browning Camp
Real Estate Transfers Week Ending December 30th
Abstracts from Miller Higgins Milan Missouri show transfers including Holiday to McDaniel for Pollock Lot eight hundred dollars. Weaver to Kain fifteen acres. Patrick to Lucas green city tract three. Cuntner to Knifong forty acres. Payne Sr to Payne fifty acres. Moffit to Young sixty acres. Lanning to Jeffries forty acres. Also Insurance official Vandiver wins fight and McCall pays two hundred thirty five thousand dollars.
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Miller & Higgins
Milan
Holiday & Wi
Jas McDaniel
Lotsin Pollock
John Weaver
Martin L Kain
Henry D Patrick
Thos L Lucas
Green City
Reuben Cuntner
A L Knifong
Addison Payne Sr & Wi
Jas Payne
Moffit& Ws
G A Young
Geo W Lanning
J H Jeffries
Sullivan County Plans New Court House Vote
Delegates from Sullivan County meeting in Milan on Monday agreed to submit a proposition to build a 75000 dollar court house to voters in a special election. The decision was nearly unanimous.
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Sullivan County
Milan
Court House
Missouri Industries Report Highlights Growth in 1905
Census Bureau data show Missouri with 6,456 manufacturing establishments valued at $377 million in capital and $438 million in product. Slaughtering and meat packing lead with $60 million product value. Kansas City notes 611 establishments in 1905, wage earners 11,054, capital $31.8 million, products worth $35.35 million, with notable five year gains.
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Census Bureau
Missouri
Kansas City
Special Counsel Harmoni on Santa Fe Rebates Case
Former Attorney General Har mon, as special counsel for the government, criticizes the Presidents handling of the Santa Fe Railroad rebate case. He says the ICC found years of illegal rebates, the administration pushed a letter trial, and the cross between not guilty and pardon was declared, leaving the prosecution abandoned and resignations issued. He asserts it is poor trial strategy to claim nothing exists and then entrust the case to an advocate with a favorable view.
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Harmon
Moody
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Judson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Six names travel to Milan New Years to build a court
Dave Burk John Gable G G Hersman C B McCollum Grant Lantz and J D Langdon went to Milan on New Year’s to work on a court. Mane Stricker resigned as Browning Telephone Exchange operator and was succeeded by Miss Roach of Haseville.
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Dave Burk
John Gable
G. G. Hersman
C. B. McCollum
Grant Lantz
J. D. Langdon
Milan
New Years
Mane Stricker
Browning Telephone Exchange
Miss Roach
Haseville
Missouri Surplus Products Highlight State Resources
Missouri's surplus products for 1904 top $240 million with Jasper County leading at $22.8 million and Greene County second. The pamphlet by Labor Commissioner William Anderson outlines dominance in minerals cattle hogs poultry and eggs, noting Ozark lands and broad agricultural wealth across counties.
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William Anderson
Missouri
Anderson
Ozark
Missouri Liver
Kansas Line
Mississippi
Jasper County
Greene County
Nodaway County
Seline
Clinton
St. Charles County
Boone
Franklin
Mississippi County
Scott
Saline
Atchison
Vernon
Pettis
K. C. Journal
Cured Lumbago Praise From Chicago Reader
A. & Canman of Chicago reports March 4 1903 that Ballard's Snow Liniment gave almost instant relief for lumbago after trying doctors and various remedies. Wuarsy & Sons sell the product and the testimonial adds the name to the benefactors list.
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A. &. Canman
Chicago
Ballard
Wuarsy & Sons
Wm and Kotty Waterne Return to School in Hepple
Wm and Kotty Waterne are back at school in Hepple after a Tuesday return. The report notes their attendance and the start of the new term.
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Wm and
Kotty Waterne
Hepple
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U. Club
FORDE
Ples
Alfire
Will Yg
Gants
Browning Up Woodmen
F M Bailey
Martin Dodson
A. L
W. Lantz
J. S. Kays
V. W. Hatch
Ten Haynes
W. Whaley
D. Reed P
Vandiver
New York Life
Pres. McCall
Nct
Industries OF State
Special Counsel
Harmoni
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