Purdin News Highlights Local Happenings
Purdin Cotter and Hutchison shipped hogs to St. Louis Saturday eve. Rev Bowles filled his M E church appointment Sunday night. Seals family moved near Milan to Helms farm southeast of Purdin. Rev Edwards preached Hale on Friday and Sunday. Floy Ogle family visited Wayne Alexander. Tom Biven nears completion of new residence. Bennie Johnson returned from Fayette for vacation. Millinery opening at Purdin Mercantile drew small crowd due to bad roads. Mrs Jas Buswell ill with pneumonia fever at her mother’s near Shelby. Wayne Alexander married Edna Ogle. they will live in Purdin. Roy Mathews plans to build a residence south of town. Mrs. Sayers lauded for class training. remains in Purdin to teach vocal music. A severe storm Sunday night caused damage. no deaths reported.
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Bowles
M E
C. A. Seals
Milan
Helms
Purdin
Floy Ogle
Wayne Alexander
Tom Biven
Bennie Johnson
Fayette
Undertaker Supplies Advertises Goods
Undertaker's supplies offered from high to low quality including copper lined caskets grave vaults robes suits and slippers of all kinds. Visit before you buy U B Mundell 134 miles southwest of Browning Mo.
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U. B. Mundell
Browning, Mo
Twin Cabins and Local Observations
Marvin Murphey is on the sick list. Weather has changed notably. The William Carlsted sale was well attended. Homer McKay visited Humphreys on Saturday. Fay Peterson and Frank McKay with wife were in Humphreys Wednesday. Ora Smith and wife traveled to Milan on business.
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Marvin Murphey
Homer McKay
Humphreys
Fay Peterson
Frank McKay
Ora Smith
Milan
Mrs. Sarah Spitler Returns From San Diego Winter
Mrs. Sarah Spitler arrived Monday after spending the winter in San Diego.
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Sarah Spitler
San Diego
Edison wax records at reduced prices
Advertises discounted Edison wax records with options of any 4 minute records at 81 cents and 2 minute records at 21 cents. Note claims prices hold until close out. Signed by A. A. Healy.
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Edison
Adv
A. A. Healy
North Salem Social Notes and Weather Woes
North Salem residents report poor road conditions after a storm that caused damage Sunday night. Miss Stella Peaveler works for Elmer Jennings while Emmet Abbot and wife visited G D Seymour’s. Georgia Brantner visited Vernice Purdin. Ben Cattey passed through toward Bill Morris’s. Ben Green family plan a March 19 move to Washington. Milo McCollum closed a subscription school Friday. Easter entertainment was cancelled due to weather. Mark O Herren from Kansas City visited Brantner uncles George and Rube.
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Ben Green
Washington
Head and McCollum family notes and storm impact
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Noah Head shows slow improvement while D H McCollum and I J McCollum recover from illness. Mr and Mrs Perry McCollum visit the latter's father M D Abbot. A severe wind storm hits the region Sunday night delaying church and gatherings at Cattey home and nearby areas. Arthur Cattey returns from a seven month teaching stint at Dickinson, with Ben and Arthur Cattey remaining in Sullivan county due to weather.
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Perry McCollum
M. D. Abbot
I. J. McCollum
Ben
Arthur Cattey
Sullivan County
Real Estate Transfers in Milan for Week End March 8 1913
Abstract books of Higgins McDuff Milan Mo list transfers including Alta Smith to J D Burwell 100 acres in sections 18 24 51 21 for 6000 Geo P Truitt to Geo Beall lot in Green City 500 Charles A Truitt to Hollie A Ford 80 acres in section 24 61 82 18 for 4800 Ella J Meals to Geo C Bledsoe 160 acres in section 16 63 18 $12000 Thomas S Hardinger to Charles A Truitt lot in Green City 125 M E Campbell et al to Charles A Truitt lots in Green City 228 Geo Tharp to Charles A Truitt lot in Green City 105 Frank A Wages to W E Hoover 80 acres in section 23 64 19 3600 J M Whitelock et al to John W Sharp Sr 80 acres in section 31 62 21 4200 John W Laws to Oscar T Wilks tract in Newtown 1100 Edward F Shoeley to Edward Shoeley 84 00 James Edson to DeVries Bros 40 acres in section 9 62 18 2700 Walter L Johnson to Loy C Payne 30 acres in section 23 63 19 1500 Edmund L Clapp to General O Smith 184 acres in sections 9 10 62 21 6700 Edward M May to General O Smith 80 acres in section 9 62 21 5000 Gustie C Hoskins to Wm F Mills 475 Green City lot Edward Sandefur to City of Milan 8.99 acres.
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Higgins & McDuff
Milan
Alta Smith & Husband
J. D. Burwell
Geo. P. Truitt
Geo. C. Bledsoe
Thos. S. Hardinger
Chas. A. Truitt
Green City
M. E. Campbell
Frank A. Wages
W. E. Hoover
J. M. Whitelock
John W. Sharp Sr
John W. Laws
Oscar T. Wilks
Newtown
Edward F. Shoeley
James Edson
DeVries Bros
Walter L. Johnson
Loy C. Payne
Edmund L. Clapp
General O.smith
Edward M. May
General O. Smith
Gustie C. Hoskins
Wm. F. Mills
Edward T. Sandefur
City of
Electrical storm damages homes and fuses hit two houses
During a Sunday electrical storm lightning struck and burned out fuses at junction boxes then hit B. T. Jolley’s house, tearing weather boards. Almost simultaneously it hit J. I. Harmon’s house, occupied by K. M. Duncan, tearing paper from walls and nearly deafening Mrs. Duncan and visitors.
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B. T. Jolley
J. I. Harmon
K. M. Duncan
Mrs. Duncan
Local Notices and Weather Damages in Scottsville Area
R A Thurlo visited Gale Thurlo and Charley Williams moved to his new purchase. Charley Campbell traded a farm to C Connel of Roger. Wm and James Rinehart visited Levi Rinehart. A storm Easter night caused damage including torn barns and hay stacks. Press Brassfield sold 40 near Warren school at 50 dollars per acre. Rinehart and Barrows aided Bar deal. A small cyclone damaged property around James Riddles and Thurlo place. Public health note urges mosquito and fly control with drainage and cleanup of manure and filth.
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Wm. L
James Rinehart
Levi Rinehart
Press Brassfield
Warren School
Wm. Rinehart
G. A. Barrows
M. M. Bar
James Riddles
Jim Hollon
Clum Thurlo
Oliver
For Sale Sprague Allison 50290 Stalion
Sale notice for a Sprague Allison 50290 Stalion with pedigree and full information provided by H Sorenberger of Brookfield Missouri. Seller cites other business needs and promises the right price.
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Sprague Allison
H. Sorenberger
Brookfield
Extermination of Insects Warns of Seasonal Rise
A public notice cautions that warm weather brings renewed insect activity and the spread of diseases such as malaria. It urges preventive measures as the malaria risk rises with the season.
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Purdin, Cotter and Hutchison
St. Louis
R.G. Edwards
Hale
Purdin Mercantile
Jas. Buswell
Shelby
Linneus
Edna Ogle
Alexander
Roy Mathiews
Undertaker
Wm. Carlsted Salos
North Salem
Stella Peaveler
Elmer Jennings
Emmet Abbot
G. D. Seymouur’s
Georgia Brantner
Vernice Purdin
Ben Cattey
Bill Morris
Milo McCollum
Mark O’herren
Kansas City
George and
Rube Brantner
Mrs
Noah Head
D. H. McCollum
Dickinson
Cattey
Pratt
Rexall
J. Roy Mairs
Universal Portland Cement
Scottsville
R. A. Thurlo
Gale Thurlo
Charley Williams
Charley Campbell
C. Connel
Roger
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