Funeral Rites for Mrs H J Woolf Held at Local Methodist
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church for Mrs Mary Prather Woolf age 40. She leaves a husband H J Woolf and six children. remains sent to Browning Missouri for interment.
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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1913
Page
1
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church for Mrs Mary Prather Woolf age 40. She leaves a husband H J Woolf and six children. remains sent to Browning Missouri for interment.
A vivid suggestion for gifts to distant relatives or friends. The LEADER-RECORD is praised as a weekly reminder of home that recipients will value for a year. Subscribers are already buying this gift for about one dollar.
Elliott W. Major took the oath of office as Governor of Missouri in a noon ceremony before a joint legislature session in the Hall of the House of Representatives. Justice Lamm administered the oath, followed by a 21-gun salute and an inaugural address.
The text outlines tiered parcel rates by distance and weight, noting lower costs for small parcels and short distances versus current express rates. It states that five pound parcels approach express charges, while larger/heavier items exceed them, and suggests both express and postal rates on small packages may drop soon.
The Grant Chief notes owner W C Muilenburg runs the paper and staff, while Tom the printer owns only a few items. The editor jokes about government acts, office purchases, and plans to publish personal details and jokes on clothing, marriage, and living arrangements if blanks arrive.
A west pocket pamphlet from the Missouri Geological Survey highlights Missouri as the top producer of zinc lead barytes and tripoli with important coal seams top limestone granite fire clays and glass sand. It notes cobalt nickel copper pyrites iron ores mineral paints and rich mineral waters totaling over 45 million dollars annually.
The Dr Joel S DeWitt estate 975 acres sold by retiring sheriff J S Shaw in partition sale for 45192. Four parcels totaled with 276 acres to S C Booth 12282 361 acres to Clarence DeWitt 16105 320 acres to Ike Hoselton 16500 and 10 acres to Charley Ford 305. The sale trims the estate value though notes and funds may raise totals.
Dr W C Ingram requests all debtors to call at once and settle balances by cash or note as his books must be balanced to the first of the year. Avoid receiving a statement by getting busy.
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