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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
4
I J W Tripp Administrator of Blanche Tripp deceased will make final settlement at the next term of the Probate Court of Linn county Missouri to be held at Linneus on February 11 1918. Creditors and others interested are notified.
A harsh winter grips the region for three weeks. Robert Cattey suffers throat trouble while Charley Cordray reports two sick children Ruby and Loren with pneumonia and lagripp. F M Cattey and sons Ben and Arthur take hogs to Browning. Local trips include Otis McCollum, Allen Sill to Browning and Will Brewer, Jesse Head, Perry Christian to Linneus. Verlan Leroy born Jan 20 to Perry Christian and wife. mother and baby well though Perry is hopeful.
East of Cora residents Clarah and Mertie Step Henson visited with Mr and Mrs Lewis E Goodwin over the weekend. Muncey Houser and family visit W S Langdon this week. A H Tharp hauls logs to Pawpaw this week. G M Spencer and D G Havens shipped hog from Cora Tuesday. Cas Fanning and wife visited in Cora Friday. There will be preaching at Cross Roads Saturday night and Sunday at 11 00, and Sunday night Jan 26. German Pipes and family guests of T P and wife Sunday. H Tharp and family visiting J S Head. Cecil Dodson went to Milan Tuesday. Meeting begins Sunday night at North Salem Rev C A Bullock.
In a statement signed by Mayor F. R. Duncan, local leaders urge fuel conservation to aid soldiers and sailors. The message appeals to businesspeople and residents of Browning to comply with current orders and support national efforts.
Tom Coram reports he could follow the County Line road from Winigan for the first time since the big snow, but snow drifts crusted to three feet impede travel. Mail service has been two to four days late. trains are late and St. Louis mail is delayed. Carriers struggle to deliver as roads stay impassable and little mail is carried. Hopes rise for warmer weather and improved train service.
Notice of a pie supper Saturday night January 26 at the south Hooker school house to benefit the Red Cross. Roberta Seaman, Teacher. Plus local notes on visitors, sales, auctions, hog and cattle prices, and other community items.
Cattle receipts reach 16000 head with steers dominating and prices holding steady. Hogs numbered 11000 with markets steady to five cents lower, top at 16.35. Sheep and lambs 10000 with losses 25 to 40 cents and lambs up to 16.50. beef cattle arrivals higher than last week with top steer price at 12.75 compared to 13.30 the prior week. Colorado pulp
South Sullivan Alva Boyd remains a local merchant for Cora. D G Freelands and Warren Stephensons spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Earnest Warren. A Tuesday night party was held at Mr and Mrs Marvin Barrows home. Harry Neff delivers mail on Browning route four. Chester Lantz contracted with Russell Franklin and A R Dillinger to cut wood after snow melts. Dick Rottman rents the R L Moore farm with move planned by March first. C A Sides will farm on the Baker farm rented from J M Bailey. Some locals complain of missing mail since the last cold spell. A large meteor was seen Tuesday night near dark traveling southwest lighting the sky.
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