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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1906
Page
1
OCR text outlines financial figures for Browning Bank Farmers Bank and Peoples Bank. It notes assets over $407,000, liabilities around $265,000, capital stock and profits near $95,000 with key officers in charge of city growth and fiscal activities.
The piece describes a bustling Midwest farming season in 1906 with vigorous fieldwork and planning. It highlights two farming types, stresses energetic farmers, and notes Linn counties readers stay informed through The Stockman from Kansas. The Stockman subscriptions are being promoted.
Mary A. Wampler Williams died March 23 1906 at Kaifong Grove after a short illness four days after her husband Uncle Tommy died February 5 1906. Born April 17 1857 near Browning she married James Summers in 1878 then Thomas A Williams January 16 1881. She left five children two daughters and three sons and was a Primitive Baptist for about 20 years. Funeral at the house with the writer and burial beside her husband.
David Thornton born September 1 1822 in Ontario Canada emigrated to Wisconsin at 21. He married Amy Daniels of Illinois and had six children. He died March 1 1906 at age 83. funeral held at home and burial in Jenkins Cemetery. T. B. Price notes he lived uprightly and was a true citizen.
A Black inmate named Anderson at the Missouri penitentiary in Jefferson City stabbed guard J W Wood of Macon with a shoe knife on Monday. Wood died and fellow guard William Sheridan and two other convicts were seriously wounded. Guards shot Anderson to kill after attempts to wound him failed. Additionally Speaker Cannon kept enough Republicans in line as the statehood bill advanced to conference by a 175 to 155 vote. Thomas M Casey, former cashier of the Salmon and Salmon bank at Clinton, pleaded guilty in Harrisonville circuit court and was sentenced to five years. Seven relatives across three generations died in a Sunbury Pa train wreck while en route to a family reunion.
Two officers and several privates wounded in the Philippines a few days ago, Governor Curry and two others missing. J. W. Babcock retires as Republican Congressional committee chair, likely to be replaced by Sherman of New York. Century Coal shaft gas explosion at Century West Virginia on March 22 entombs two men, many killed or injured. Former president McCurdy of Mutual Life of New York sued with kin for 3,370,000. Judge Wofford of Kansas City urges firm punishment for bus that steal rather than imprisonment. Yes.
Tuesday evening Roy Havens found a broken rail about a half mile above town opposite XC.H. Wallace's. He alerted the depot and agent Wykoff flagged the approaching train to prevent a wreck.
Mr J Wesley Jacobs died last Monday evening at about eighty after living on a farm two miles northwest of town for sixty five years. He was buried yesterday evening at Hoover Cemetery.
During a Saturday night session a lamp fell and started a small blaze in the Browning Odd Fellows lodge. Members extinguished it quickly with limited damage to a robe or two used to smother the flames. This is the third fire linked to the same lamp.
Full line of farm implements including plows cultivators barrow and planters offered with prices and terms by E A Jones.
Hereford breeders led by R L Lane H W Roh E M Harbor W A McVey Joe Bean and others will hold a combination sale in Trenton Missouri on Monday April gth. The event promises some of the finest Hereford cattle with choice bulls up to 2200 pounds and cows from 1600 to 1896 pounds, aimed at stock improvement for local breeders.
The text outlines that Arizona and New Mexico, between 103 and 113 West, have grown in population to about 500 000 together with Arizona around 175 000 and New Mexico about 325 000. It notes their combined area and compares them to other states in wealth and size.
Township board of Benton township met in Browning on April 13 1966 to transact business that may come before the board Those having business with the township take notice
Wisconsin Experiment Station endorses formaldehyde treatment to prevent oat smut. For every 30 bushels, mix one pint 10 percent formaldehyde with 36 gallons water, soak oats ten minutes, drain and dry before sowing. Leftover seed can be fed to stock. Georgia B. Ents, Missouri State Board of Agriculture secretary.
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