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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1905
Page
1
A Friday gathering honored Abielee Johnson on her seventeenth birthday with relatives and friends. The event featured social games and best wishes, and attendees departed in good spirits despite damp weather.
A lamp fell and spilled burning oil at the Rebekahs' Odd Fellows Hall Friday night. Water caused flare ups before E. A. Jones hurled the lamp from a window and the fire was extinguished with little damage. The hall had recent lightning damage and lingering superstition surrounds the date.
Milan's water system and light plant were placed under a receiver as the city faced chronic mismanagement. The water service was poor and of little benefit, while the electric plant was losing money, prompting the move to reorganize and secure funds for rehabilitation.
Mrs. J. J. Harmon and Mrs. J. B. Harmon were visiting in Opel vicinity last week.
The Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland Oregon opened yesterday to mark the centenary of the Lewis and Clark discovery. The fair runs until October 1 and promises ample sights for the average visitor, though on a smaller scale than St. Louis.
The Ladies of the M E Church South hosted a reception for Mr and Mrs Colson with Old Maids Association helpers. The evening featured singing and social entertainment. Refreshments of ice cream cake and strawberries were served as guests departed late, after a very pleasant evening.
W Bb Witter of Milan dies at 1025 years old after a long Sullivan county life. He served over sixty years in Sullivan county and more than fifty-five years in Milan. Witter was Milan's first mayor and Sullivan County's first State's Attorney. The note thanks agent Mr. Wykoff for efforts to obtain the paper after freight trains were removed.
Japanese fleet clashed with the Russian navy over the weekend. The Russians were beaten within an hour and fled, sparking a lengthy pursuit. Japanese forces captured or sank twenty two Russian vessels and took about 3000 prisoners with many casualties.
The union of C. B. Keithley and Miss Belle Crist occurred at the bride’s home on the 18th with Rev. Pipes officiating. The couple, recently recovering from illness, held a small ceremony amid warm wishes for a prosperous life together.
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