House Debates Over Penitentiary Contracts And Bird Bill
Capital City notes a partisan clash over renewing penitentiary contracts to 1921 with Republicans and Democrats at odds. The legislature also engrossed a uniform text book bill and faced gag rules during the Damron anti shipping measure as reform efforts stall and a possible extra session looms.
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House of Representatives
Rep
Farris
Lee
Jasper
Boone
Mississippi County
Penitentiary and Reform Committee
Boyd
House
Good Farmer Friends
Friends of the Bird
Adamses Host Dinner Party With Trut Society Initiation
Saturday evening February 27 Mr and Mrs Guy Adams entertained Mr and Mrs W H Dickinson and several guests. After a fine dinner Mr Enyeart and Miss Nickell were initiated into the Trut Society by Miss Maude Fie, Miss Cora Garrison, and Mr Nickell. The group enjoyed conversation and games.
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Guy Adams
W. H. Dickinson
Alice Ficklen
Mabel Kraft
Cora Garrison
Maude Fields
Bernice Bolling
Messrs
Buel Enyeart
Ray Nickell
Mr. Enyeart
Missing
Trut
Maude Fie
Mr. Nickell
Haley School Closes After Successful Term
A successful term ended at the Haley schoolhouse last Friday. Patrons arrived at noon with well filled baskets as the crowd joined in the closing activities and the chor Mis
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Haley
Mr. Enyeart
Prairie Seminary
Party honors Washington with games and poems in Browning
A Browning gathering at Mrs. C B Fleming’s home featured decorations of Washington images, red and white carnations, and a contest spree including song prizes, guessing cherries, and a stump gift. Lunch included humorous misnomers and a scramble for flags. Miss Maud Fields won. The piece ends with obituary notes for W. W. Clay and funeral details at Mt Zion.
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F. A. Fleming
J. J. Smith
C. B. Fleming
Jas. R. Williams
Washington
Lelia Nickell
Kate Calhoun
Laura Jessie
Bernice Bolling
Ocean
Maude Fields
Browning
High School Notes and Enrollments Report
Cecil Taylor has been absent due to illness. The grammar department presented a program at the high school Friday night. Seven new pupils from rural districts enrolled in grades Monday as rural terms closed Friday. The March examinations will be held on Saturday. Miss Maude Fields took charge of the grammar department.
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Grand Jury
Congress
House
High School Literary Society
Cecil Taylor
Gen Hugh L Scott Pacifier of Uncle Sam Illustrated
Special illustrated article profiles Gen Hugh L Scott titled Uncle Sam's Pacifier. The Leader Record editors call it an extraordinary sketch of a remarkable man and describe it as entertaining reading for school boys.
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Leader Record
Hugh L. Scott
Sam
William Theodore Steele obituary records long life in Missouri
William Theodore Steele born in Pike County Illinois April 11 1841 died February 22 1915 aged 73 years 10 months and 11 days. He crossed the Plains to California in 1859 and after seven years returned to Missouri settling in Schuyler County. About 1830 he moved to Sullivan County to a farm where he lived most of his days except one year in Kansas. He married in 1867.
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William Theodore Steele
Pike County
Illinois
Plains
California
Missouri
Schuyler County
Sullivan County
Kansas
Lambert Mairs Pair Married in Linneus Courthouse
Alfred Lambert and Miss Lizzie Mairs were wed at the Linneus courthouse by T. B. Bower on February 24. After a brief visit with relatives they plan to decide their future home. The couple comes from local farming families, with Alfred the eldest son of Herman Lambert and Ben Mairs. The LEADER-RECORD offers congratulations.
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Alfred Lambert
Lizzie Mairs
Linneus
T. B. Bower
A. C. Jones
Mendota
Alfred
Herman Lambert
Browning
Ben Mairs
The
Brookshier
Leader-Record
Prairie Seminary six month attendance list names
Those who were present every day without tardiness during the six month term at the Prairie Seminary School include Taylor Marie Taylor Henry and Harold Patterson Erwin and Bessie Smith Jimmie Louise and JL Frances Reidel.
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Prairie Seminary School
Taylor
Marie Taylor
Henry
Harold Patterson
Erwin
Bessie Smith
Jimmie
Louise
JL Frances Reidel
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Capital City Notes
Roney
Jasper County
Damron
Simpson
Farris Sharp
Carr
Literary Society
Mt. Zion
Jean
Earth
W. W. Clay
Poe
Lambert-Mairs
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