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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1911
Page
4
David Head is critically ill as scarce news drifts in. Will McCollum and kin mark events in his father’s family this Sunday. Aunt Mary J. McCollum visits W. H. Brewer’s household. Hank McCollum and wife visit I. H. McCollum’s home. Gertrude McCollum and two nieces return from Oklahoma where they spent a month.
The section reports busy farmers with hay and oat harvests, visits by Brookfield residents Homer Crea son and Max Jenkins, Mrs. Lew Westlake of Milan visiting Mrs. John Hilburn, and Jake Seaman of Canada departing after a stay with his sister. A planned Reger versus White Oaks game collapsed as Reger failed to appear. Joking about new fishing by hand, residents note catching fine fish along logs and drifts. Vera Tomlin hosted a Friday night party with friends and the gathering was enjoyed. Stock water becomes scarce prompting stockmen to cart water to creeks.
Wesley Johnson travelled to Brookfield Friday and returned Monday. A M Cassity visited his son A T Cassity from Saturday to Monday. John Sherk of Brookfield was in town Thursday and Friday for business. Cecil Cassity spent the Fourth of July at Brunswick Missouri as a guest of his lady friend. Jas Hunter and wife of Carrollton Missouri are visiting relatives in Purdine this week.
16 car loads of stock shipped from Purdin to Chicago amid a dry Fourth of July celebration with pleasant but sparse attendance. Reports include church services, a birthday social for Miss Bennie Johnson and Miss Taith Hisle, a moving-residence update for Ab Johnson, and travel notes from local residents. A humorous column on mispunctuation in classified ads follows.
North Linn residents and neighbors spent weekends visiting relatives and conducting business in nearby towns. Reverend Rutlege delivered a sermon to a large Jenkins congregation, while hay harvest suffers from dry weather reducing yields by about one third. Fanny Ogle died at her home Thursday night.
The funeral service was held Friday evening at 3 o'clock in the Ogle Cemetery with a large crowd of sorrowing relatives and friends in attendance.
Advice on separating pastures to keep ewes and weaned lambs apart so they cannot hear each other. After removal, provide good pasture and consider leaving gentle ewes with lambs to help them adjust. Weather conditions described as a factor guiding daily planning.
From July Farm Journal, advice on timing for weaning fall litters and start of dry feed. Wean spring pigs at eight to ten weeks, start crush grain or oats early, piglets may eat at one month with access. Begin weaning by removing the largest pigs first. Rings by Rings, Healy advertise solid gold rings priced 75 cents to 60 dollars.
Letters of administrations granted by Linn County Missouri Probate Court dated June 28 111 for Sydney M. Carter deceased. Creditors must file claims within one year to be allowed and within two years to avoid bar from estate benefits. Proceedings notify all interested parties to present claims.
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