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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1923
Page
4
The Browning Leader-Record enters Brown ing Missouri as second class mail matter on July 8 1897 with a notice dated Thursday November 15 19238 indicating publication status.
Arthur Pipes and sons were Sunday guests at E E Maxeys. H P Maggart family and Mrs Win Butler visited Friday with John Maggart and family from Pear Sticklerville. Billie Franklin shipped car cattle. Cora sick list includes Vesta Dodson. Miss Mary Bell Harris and Artis Franklin eloped with Fred Watson escorting to Centerville Iowa where they wed. Dinner, then reception at groom's parents.
Local visitations list Walter Patterson and family at Joe Schreckhise home and Frank Cassity's group at Wm Wakefields. Travels mention A. W. Cotter to Memphis for business and a fishing trip by George Jenkins, Rex Hale party on Grand River. Aunt Alice Dodge dies at daughter Mrs Jesse Hale's home. Poem by William Roscoe McCabe praising Missouri and national reach.
Fine weather gave way to rain by Monday morning. Emmett Abbott and family visited Perry McCollum near Green City on Sunday. Perry and wife toured Moulton to see Albert Baker and family. Mrs. Baker and baby Ivan returned home with them. Ben Cattey and wife with Mrs. Eat Abbott visited Oral Carter’s area near New Cambria on weekend. Allen Sill and mother visited Mrs. Sill’s sister near Milan last Friday. James Crist sold two year old steers to Ben Cattey. F. M. Cattey built a hollow core chicken house. Perry Christian is constructing a sheep shed. Otis McCollum and father added a cement top to their cistern and laid cement walks. F. M. Cattey and family attended church at Winigan and then drove Maddie to her school in Macon County. Lawrence Drier and wife visited grandchildren Earl and wife. Emerson Cordray drove to Kirksville to see his nephew Jef Nester who is in the hospital or nearby renewed care.
A promotional piece extols Missouri as the land of happiness and hospitality. It argues better agriculture strengthens citizenship and presents farm ownership as a secure, independent investment tied to sunshine and rain, likening farmland value to treasure and national resilience.
A letter from Ben C. Hyde, Supt, explains that Brown ing cities face an extra 10 cent per hundred fire insurance charge to cover municipal taxes. He cites legal advice against rate discrimination and requests public input on reducing Missouri fire insurance rates, noting historical reforms and the aims for a broader drop to save citizens money.
Roy Hart is appointed Administrator of the estate in Linn County Missouri by the Probate Court after the hearing on November 12 1923. Creditors must file claims within six months of letters grant or be barred. claims not filed within one year from grant are forever foreclosed. Arthur L. Pratt Judge of Probate seals the notice.
The Estate of David B Stone has been granted to J F Stone W D Stone as administrators by Linn County Probate Court on October 24 1923. They must be exhibited for allowance within six months or be precluded from any benefit. Arthur L Pratt Judge of Probate signs the notice.
Mr and Mrs M P Brassfield of route 2 entertained at their hospitable home Sunday with guests Mr and Mrs H N Thurlo Mr and Mrs K M Duncan and B T Jolley. A country style noon dinner was served by the host and hostess praised for a delicious meal and pleasant company.
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