Jefferson City Ledger Notes Legislature and City Graft
A St. Joe businessmen group asks for an investigation of the Jefferson City police payroll. Senators fend off highwaymen, Gov. Major attends Farmers Week in Columbia, and Farris teases colleagues. Clerk and page attendance is enforced as lawmakers discuss legal relics and the mayor’s Hadley farm purchase. Paydays bring paychecks amid jokes and rising prices as locals comment on drink and cat prices.
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St. Joe
Senate
Major
Columbia
Newlyweds Honored With Traveling Supper
Teachers at Linneus school honor Superintendent H Barker and his bride with a traveling supper Saturday evening. Guests visit homes of Miss Eula Davis Susie Betson Miss Bula Davis Opal Townsend Pearl Barker Prof Burress and others for multiple courses ending at Palm Garden Cafe with hot chocolate wafers and chocolate pudding.
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H. Barker
Linneus School
Eula Davis
Susie Betson
Jessie Dail
Bula Davis
Opal Townsend
Miss Pearl
Barker
Palm Garden
Prof. Burres
Ora Coleres
Five Executives Depart for Dundee Florida on Trip
G W West W E Davis V J Dodson Otis Lantz and J H McGhee left Monday for Dundee Florida on a business trip.
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G. W. West
W. E. Davis
Otis Lantz
J. H. McGhee
Dundee
Florida
Freshman literary program notes and school updates
Friday night the Freshman presented a literary program. Myra Broyles missed this week due to illness. Ross Burke visited the school Friday and T. J. Corn from Kirksville came Monday. The next literary program will feature the 7th and 8th grades, likely January 29. Thursday directors Elliott and Schrock visited.
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Myra Broyles
Ross Burke
T. J. Corn
Kirksville
Elliott
Mr. Schrock
Pie Supper At Sietic School By Athletic Association
A pie supper held by the Athletic Association of the B. H. S. at the seitic school building on Friday evening January 8 drew a large crowd. The program featured performances by the students and a standout Ramblers Quartet that sang several songs.
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Seitic
Ramblers
May Enter Back Report From Green City Officials
Report notes that several friends of S Hill, superintendent of Green City, are involved in ongoing discussions and preparations. The fragment suggests administrative motions in Green City governance with attention to the supervisor’s circle.
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Green City
Hill
Friends of
S. Hill
Green, City and
Our Defense of Newsroom Choices
The piece discusses editor judgment in selecting news items and the inevitability of omissions. It argues readers should credit editors for what is reported and suggests callers provide tips on items not covered.
Obituary of Elien Gier and family details
Elien Gier born in Linn County on September 27 1845 daughter of John and Historian Gier married Abner E Lambert on August 16 1866. Their union produced seven children with three died in infancy and four surviving Barclay J. appears among the offspring.
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Elien Gier
John
Gier
Linn
Abner. E. Lambert
Barclay J
Moreau Club Records Gratitude to Duncan Hosts
The document notes that the first party cooked a turkey with dressings for the Moreau Club and the second party ate and left, with no sympathy for them. It states thanks to Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Duncan for their treatment and entertainment and was signed by the party of the second part.
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K. M. Duncan
Bill Raisen
Guy Adams
Wasp
North East
Moreau
Hamilton Parson wedding in Kirksville to Fort Worth trip
Ralph Hamilton and Miss Frankie Parsons wed in Kirksville on Monday January 11. After the ceremony they travel to Fort Worth Texas for several days. The couple, from Green Castle, are praised as estimable youths with many friends and bright prospects ahead.
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Ralph Hamilton
Frankie Parsons
Kirksville
Fort Worth
Texas
One Clock Dinner Delights Browning Guests
Mr and Mrs C A Fleming hosted a five course one o'clock dinner at their home in west Browning on Sunday January 17. The gathering showcased hospitality and refined dining in a elegant social setting.
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West Browning
Calhoun, Calhoun, Penn, and Thornton Mentioned
Mrs. Hardy Calhoun, Misses Clair Calhoun and Martha Penn and Mr. C M Thornton are named in a social or notices list likely detailing attendees or associations. The fragment mentions four individuals connected by family or social ties.
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Hardy Calhioun
Clair Calhoun
Martha Penn
C. M. Thornton
Autobiography list of 41 automobile owners and names
A catalog of forty one automobile owners and accompanying names includes G T Carter J A ae F R Duncan K M Duncan A M Elliott E B Fields F A Fleming J J Garret S L Gibson J B Harmon Jno Harvey Wm Harvey A A Healey Dr Hunter Dr Ingram Otto Johnson L M Kenley L C Lantz Dr Mairs Jno Mairs Tom McQuown W T Moore Joe Nickell C W Peters Geo Peters B H Peterson Dr Robinson Rev Simpson L G Shrock Chas Thornton C L Williams E A Williams Dr Whaley and Jess Garrett.
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G.T. Carter
F.R. Duncan
K. M. Duncan
A. M. Elliott
E. B. Fields
F. A. Fleming
J. J.garret
S. L. Gibson
J.B. Harmon
Jno
A Dangerous Pastime in Early Social Etiquette
A reflection on how a man judges a woman's respectability from flirtation, arguing modest girls should avoid such behavior around strangers. The passage likens flirtation to exposing a peach’s down to reveal its beauty, which cannot be restored.
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Jefferson
Farris
Boyd
C. W. Thomas
Jefferson City
Hadley
Friends
Grere A Rice
Jim Ryan
Ryan
Missouri
Rinehart
Geo. Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Laclede High School
Glenn Freeland
Hazel Fields
Geo. Bailey
Carr
Hamilton-Parsons
Browning
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