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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1906
Page
1
The Browning Doys and Hale nine played a double header with the Hale team winning the morning contest amid a jolly crowd. Browning struggled without their regular scorekeeper as the afternoon game ended fair with Hale ahead in the scoreboard.
Robert Cotter died at his sister Mrs Jas Smith’s home in Smith Moat after a long illness since serving as a soldier in the Spanish American War. He passed away Tuesday morning following years of sickness.
Allen from St. Louis, member of the State Committee at large for the Republican convention, was struck in the face by Bratner of Kansas City in a hotel lobby. He fell, was dazed, and taken to a sanitarium for the day. Bratner was arrested and released on bond after explanation that Allen had promised him a job he did not secure.
A mostly warm week with average temperatures around 82 degrees, cooler Sunday. Cloudiness persisted with localized relief in several counties and scattered showers previously, while most areas experienced over five weeks with little rainfall and generally subdued activity.
Walter Williams recalls George R. Wendling one tour in Missouri where his lectures elevated him to fame. Wendling, once a Shelbyville lawyer, became a renowned lecturer with works like Saul of Tarsus. A Daily Gazette anecdote cites a young man dying while debating Christian faith, calling Wendling the greatest fee he ever received. Hale ball team members listed: G. W. Anderson, Guy Adams, F. R. Dankin, and others.
Mrs. E C Bailey and Miss Coral Buchanan, married in Denver on July 23 1905, reside in Browning after a visit to Mr Bailey's sisters. Bailey, popular assistant cashier at Peoples Bank, and Mrs Bailey, former Browning High School assistant principal, receive community honors as they settle at home on 7th and Line Streets.
G M Crockett of Unionville Marble Works shipped a car load of fine granite and marble monuments to Browning at the start of the week. He placed them in Knilong Grove Hoover Mt Olive Mundell and Schrock cemeteries marking his second full car load for the area.
A city marshal orders homeowners to remove manure and rubbish from the alley to enable drainage and travel. Reports indicate Pendleton Oregon faces homelessness and Umatilla River flooding with Walla Walla partially submerged and a dam washed out leaving the city without power. May floods have damaged rail lines and killed horses in Nevada. Senate canal reports discuss costs and timelines versus sea level option.
A two story burding collapsed killing one and injuring others as a foot and a hat of snow fell in parts of Colorado on the 23rd and 24th. Tornadoes hit Nebraska and Iowa causing property loss and injuries. A family of seven struck by lightning near Matay, mother killed, five children injured. Numerous other regional incidents are noted including a Tulsa dynamite blast and a Grand Army encampment in Missouri.
Dr. Foster Burk of Laclede examined a Linn county case suspected as smallpox. Sam Sayers, son of James Sayers, is reported to have had the disease for some time and possibly contracted it in St Joe. Quarantine begun to prevent spread.
A Linn County farmer struggles to harvest a bumper corn crop leaving fields unplanted for the next season. The excess yield may force him to alternate ground use and crop planting every other year.
A column extols hearty laughter as healthful and uplifting. Advice urges telling stories, keeping troubles private, avoiding gloom, and greeting friends with a cheerful demeanor. Includes notes on a visiting elderly suitor, farm losses, and a Chicago grain elevator fire with substantial losses.
In a reflective voice the speaker explains Decoration Day as a tribute to the Civil War dead and to national unity. He notes that the war was a family conflict with losses on both sides and urges the boy to love country and be ready to lay down his life if needed. The piece links memory, patriotism, and unity to a yearly parade and flag symbolism.
An accident at the Jenkine Hay Rake and Stacker wood shop left Saturay Downing with severe hand injuries while removing a blockage from a saw. Toppece and Epperson treated the wound, amputating the thumb at the first joint and the third finger at the second joint. a small finger remained injured but not removed. This marks the second accident recent to Downs ing, with a third worker already reporting an injury within ten days.
The B and O enjoyed a sunny Sunday at Me and Meg McCollum home with about forty guests. A bountiful spread, lively storytelling, and numerous group photographs marked the pleasant day, with the hosts pleased and planning another outing there.
A tale recounts a man who repeatedly spends and recovers a dollar in Jasper town. He buys a dress for Jane and later sends the dollar to a mail order store where it disappears for good, teaching a wary moral about money and choices.
The piece urges readers to rely on inner strength and personal effort. It stresses self reliance, taking responsibility, rising above envy, and applying energy and determination to achieve goals and do good with wealth.
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