Resolutions of Respect for Brother Richard M Freas
Resolutions from Ring Lodge 373 J O O F honor Brother Richard M Freas who died May 3. He was one of the oldest faithful members and will be missed by the lodge. The bereaved family and friends are asked to accept condolences, and copies of the resolutions are to be sent to the family and paper for prayer and filed in records.
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Ring Lodge
J. O
Richard M
Subm Freason
Odd Fellows
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Pratier
Desperate Trials and Turbulent Times Across Nation
Reporting notes a murder trial in Patterson with jurors unable to reach agreement after three trials. Destructive storms in Oklahoma devastate towns with 120 dead and many injured. Communities rally to aid homeless victims as strikes and violence unfold in Chicago with clashes at workplaces. A seafaring race from Sandy Hook to England begins as eight American and three other yachts compete for a German cup. A fatal shooting in Chicago follows strike violence tied to coal interests.
Farewell Note From Local Recorp Editor
Kind Readers farewell as -toraper- Recorp passes to L E Ryals. All subscription accounts placed in his charge while editor cites thirteen months of service. The writer praises community ties and urges churches and Sunday Schools, thanks readers, notes new subscriptions, and wishes happiness for town.
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L. E. Ryals
Ryals
Cour
Savings Bank Reelects All Stockholders for Year End
The Savings Bank held a stockholders meeting at which all elected officers were reappointed for the coming year. Reelected were B D Bolling as President J B Harmon as Cashier Duncan as Assistant Cashier and Martha Penn as Bookkeeper.
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He Savings Bank
B.D. Bolling
Presit
J. B. Harmon
Duncan
Martha Penn
Young Superintendent Emerges From Kirksville Schools
Kirksville papers announce Harry H. Laughlin as the new superintendent of Kirksville schools. Described as the youngest man in the state supervising a corps of more than thirty teachers, the writer predicts he will become one of the best superintendents despite being only twenty five summers old.
Browning Sees Rapid Residential Growth Amid Town Finishes
Over the past eighteen months Browning has averaged one new residence per month, concentrated mainly in the east. Dr Bert Trippeer completes a roomy home on the old Baptist site, Mrs J S Duncan moves into a rebuilt house, and J P Newton advances a premier eastside residence. Additions to many homes, multi family use, and business houses sharing space show lively development, with housing shortages and eager renters as more buildings rise.
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Browning
Bert ‘Trippeer
Old Baptist Church
J. S. Duncan
J. P. Newton
New Road Law Sets Farm Assessments and District Elections
The legislature approves a road improvement plan where farms near roads pay based on land value. Within one mile 100 percent, one to two miles 75 and 50 percent, with districts led by elected commissions and an engineer. Voters in each district cast one vote per acre, plans require a majority, and nonrenewal for two years. Payments may be cash or extended up to twenty years, bonds possible, poll taxes in money.
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Ill
Richmond Democrat
Hiram Cronk Last Surviver Dies at 105
Hiram Cronk, the last veteran of the War of 1812, died at Sun Brook on the 13th two weeks after celebrating his 105th birthday. He served as a private in Captain Fuller’s company, 157th regiment, defending Sackett's Harbor. Kansas City World.
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Hiram Cronk
Sun Brook
Capt. Fuller
One Hundred and Fifty-seventh
Kansas City
Local editor vows fair coverage and community service
The Serapex Brookp editor pledges fair news on current events and local conditions, aims to defend community interests, seek reader advice, and support neighbors in improving the city and neighborhood.
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Serapex- Brookp
Missouri Homespun Philosophy in a Missourian Column
A Richmond Missourian column on rural manners offers ironic maxims about faith, gender roles, marriage, and farm life. It jokes that forgiveness follows misdeeds but notes a matrimonial refusal as a sharp social quip, reflecting frontier values and humor.
Pickle Raising Profits and Local News Gleanings
Pickle raising offers quick money with per acre returns cited at 150 to 200 dollars on good land. Best soil for pickles is sandy loam. Mr Hlaggart answers questions from locals on pickle farming. That Sunday night the depot window was broken and raised but nothing stolen. Nearby stores were broken into or tried. B F Lane, cousin of banker S L Gibson, reports striking oil worth millions. Elizabeth Crookshanks, widow of first husband Wm. Hooker killed at Patsburg Landing, is restored to the pension roll after her second marriage.
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Hlaggart
Elizabeth E. Crookshanks
Wm. Hooker
Patsburg Landing
Weekly Crop Bulletin Weather and planting update
Warmer conditions and general showers dominated the past week with heavy rainfall in Rae rati and rath areas. Corn planting continues with fair establishment in central and north central counties, but substantial replanting in the southern sections and delays in southeast cultivation due to rain and worms impacting crops.
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Rae Rati
Rath
Taos
Distillery Output and Costs Highlight Prohibition Era Debate
The Lincoln Neb Journal notes a Kentucky distillery turning 1200 barrels weekly, totaling 62 400 barrels yearly. Output value exceeds 274 000 dollars with 1 to 2 dollars profit per barrel to wholesalers, while taxes and costs drain the operator’s return to about 24 791 678 dollars after transportation and licenses.
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Kentucky
Lincoln
Neb
Chicago Live Stock Prices Slump on Large Receipts
Chicago live stock report shows cattle price declines and hogs easing due to bigger early week gains. Readers see ranges for steers from 4.90 to 6.75 and cows from 3.30 to 5.50, with calves and bulls listed and hogs priced between 4.75 and 5.40 per hundredweight. A warning note from G. G. Hersman restricts entry to enclosures with guns or dogs.
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