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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
8
Rainy week brings community notes from Grove area with visits, family gatherings, farm losses, and local loafing. It records ministerial appointments missed, kin visits near Brookfield Milan Green Castle and Kirksville, plus cattle sales and farm chores. Crime mentions include a liquor prosecution and a petty jail fine, with school moves and local business chatter.
Taylor community notes include farmers plaiting corn amid a late freeze impact, new druggist Forest Jacobs in town, people visiting relatives near Laredo and Green City, teaching assignments for Jimmie Neely and Stella Roach, and a Sunday rain that blessed the area. Events cover sales, horse transactions, a subscription school, and local church or market notices.
The shoe factory opened last week with 15 workers in stitching on the fourth floor. Daily additions increased total to 58 workers yesterday, including 10 men and boys in cutting. New hires will come as fast as possible, though the rise will be necessary.
Authorized notices name May Jones of Jefferson township as a Democratic candidate for County Treasurer and Geo W. Anderson of Enterprise Township 48 as a Republican candidate for Sheriff, subject to party decisions in Linn County.
Woodlots large in impact on timber supply exceed single tracts. Farms should dedicate 1/8 of land to timber, yielding posts fuel building material and even market timber. Woodlots protect orchards and buildings, reduce frost risk, shield livestock facilities, and curb erosion on slopes and riverbanks. Circular 138 from the Forest Service explains model woodlots, protection, and management practices.
Lee Shrock returned from Chicago Tuesday. J W Jones lost a valuable cow Tuesday. J L Mairs of North Salem was here Tuesday. Vic Fields went to Brookfield Tuesday. A few buggies at Fleming's to trade for stock. Harvey Dunkin went south Saturday returning Sunday. J A Street of Purdin was here on business Saturday. Will Donneworth visited at J H Dunkin's Saturday. Henry Harmon of Cora was here on business Monday. KE Harris was a pleasant caller at this office Monday.
J W Head of North Salem visited on business and Tuesday Winfield Edens joined as a new Leader-Record subscriber. Rev W E Royston called Wednesday. Nate Riddle and wife drove from Brookfield Sunday to visit B Hilbrun. C D Wright of Kelso Ark met Jay Adams earlier week. Mrs J B Harmon called at the Leader-Record office Wednesday. John Sharp of Humphreys visited with his daughter Mrs Sayers the first of the month. Verna Gibson planned a visit to J M Johnson’s home. Farm loans offered at low interest.
The Bucklin Herald reports small community notices including J T Smith buying a weekly paper, subscriptions from J H Hicks and Mrs F Grimm Brook tied, D B Stone and others receiving tickets, Miss Cable of New Bosta bitten by a mad dog taken to Kirksville, B F Johnson attending a stockholders meeting of the Saving Bank, Dr Ditzler of Louisville preaching at the M E church, Genevie Carter visiting with Mrs Harvey Filson, and a prompt inviting patrons to send the home paper to a friend.
Sheriff George W. Anderson, a Farm-raised former teacher and prominent Linn County citizen, announces his candidacy for re election as sheriff under the Republican banner. He is presented as an accomplished officer who won his first race and aims to continue serving the county.
May Jones, candidate for the Democratic nomination for county treasurer, appears in the Leader-Record. He has served Jefferson township and Laclede residents, aided citizens for years, and is qualified to hold the office he aspires to.
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