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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1912
Page
8
Green Valley and nearby towns feature a stream of social visits farm work and illnesses. Reports note sick residents Van Fossen Moberly Cutberth Dunlap and many local households. A death Mrs Perry Callihan is reported with husband and child. A surprise birthday party honors Geraldine McCalley amid busyness and town chatter. A light rain fell Friday night with cooler temperatures affecting corn and vegetables.
Street and Johnson shipped hogs Monday. Uncle Tom Fields is able to be around again. Geo Crockett of Unionville passed through our city Saturday. Sid Morris plowed for Miles Hutchinson last week. Miss Ara Neet visited friends in Purdin Friday and Saturday. Ed Powell of Linneus shook hands with friends in Purdin Saturday. John Calhoun and family visited friends Sunday. Fred Armstrong and parents visited his brother Tom in Purdin Sunday. Chas McNeiley and wife from Browning visited Tom Woods family Saturday eve. Miss Nora Myers and sister visited Saturday evening and Sunday. Beulah Cassity returned to Milan after two weeks with grandparents. Irene Baskett left for Kirksville to attend graduation exercises where her brother George graduates. W G Beckett took a crowd of girls on an outing to Brookfield in his new auto. Purdin Commercial Club printing stationery with officers and committees. School board employed Miss Blanche Maxwell and Miss Mary Trumbo for the intermediate and primary.
Local voice recounts Sunday evening chatter about yard work and farming. Albert Smith is planting corn this week after seed rotted when the ground stayed cold two weeks ago. The speaker cautions patience and warns against rushing the season or waiting for frost to save the ground.
For rent 135 acres of blue grass pasture with ample shade and water. 50 acres of corn land available on share or cash basis. Inquiries at Peoples Bank Browning Mo. Contact Jas Neet and S L Gibson.
Prof. Melvin is employed with a corps of teachers to lead the school for the coming year and Purdin provides insurance for staff.
Advertisement offers tracts from 39 to 880 acres in Arkansas at four dollars per acre. Describes fruit land, corn and vegetables, fine pasture and abundant range. Respond to O. M. Pryor of Havana Arkansas and mention reading in the Leader-Record.
Letters of Administration granted by Linn County Probate Court on May 15 1912 for the estate of R T L Curtis. Emma L Curtis and John Marrs serve as administrators. Creditors must file claims within six months for allowance or be barred. one year from publication to avoid forever losing rights to the estate.
C N Russell announces Hal Lane Jr. a red sorrel horse 15 1 2 hands high and 1109 pounds will stand the 1912 season seven miles west of Browning. He offers gaited saddle and driving qualities and foal getter with terms eight dollars to insure colt to stand and suck. owner not responsible for accidents.
Notice declares Letters Testamentary issued to William J. Gooch as Executor for the estate of Robert D. Crookshanks in Linn County Missouri and sets six month allowance period and one year claims bar from publication date.
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