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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1911
Page
4
O M Pryor promotes as successful auctioneer real estate and farm sales. Notices warn to keep off farms with gun or dog. Visits from Melvina Love Jeffer son McCown, Maggie Gilland, Frances Moore and others. Local ads promote shoes watches jewelry cut glass and china. Uncle G W Baker stroke update and upcoming horse purchases in Humphreys. Coal on track from Peters Produce Co. EK N Neely visits Brookfield. returning to Willapa.
Five shares of Peoples Bank of Browning Missouri stock offered for sale at $750. The seller notes Lender Record at $1 per year. Signed by J T Watkins.
A civic plea urges boys to stay in school during turkey picking season and warns parents of future grade losses. The message notes the high cost of schooling and questions whether families are fulfilling duties to the community by letting youths skip class for work.
The Browning Creamery Co offers 30 cents for No 1 separator cream testing 30 percent or more and 27 cents for gravity or hand skimmed cream. They promise fair weights and tests and refuse stale or sour cream. More pay possible when market allows.
J J Smith promotes a half page Leader-Record ad highlighting quality shoes for the whole family at very low margins. He urges customers to visit and compare styles and save money. The copy emphasizes latest styles and liberal pricing benefiting patrons.
Mrs. B. D. Harmon of this city died Wednesday morning November 22 after a period of illness. Her death followed a gradual decline and was not unexpected. An obituary will be published in this paper next week.
Editor Ormiston of Lin neus visited Purdin the first of the week. Editor Nickell of Browning was in town on Monday for business. A pleasant social occurred at the home of R. W. Cassity Thursday evening. Hog day was observed in our little town last Monday.
Usual number of hogs were brought to town. A M Cassity and brother Wm Cassity visited friends in Milan and Cora returning home Monday. Rev Smetzer of Liberty Missouri preached at the Baptist church Saturday night and Sunday. John I Purdin, in South Dakota the past two weeks buying horses and mules, returned home Sunday. Married at James Street home in the east part of town on the 18th, Ray Lee and Lelia Slater were wed, both esteemed by the community.
Edgar Cokerham delivered hogs at Browning on Thursday. Bob Shouse and wife shopped in Purdin on Saturday. Joe Edens of near Browning visited his son Fritz on Wednesday. Levy Burkholder and daughter Ida were in Purdin Saturday. Lick Garrett and wife were at Browning between trains Saturday. James Murphy of New Boston visited his grandmother Mrs Nevins Saturday and Sunday.
Edgar Shepherd has rented the Schrock farm and will move soon. Rev C Jerome of College Mound hosted Mrs John Jacobs Sunday night. L M Kenley sent a hog shipment to St Louis and cattle to Kansas City from Cora. H F Kille has a well drilled on his farm with Jess Hill operating a steam drill. Misses Veda Schrock and Maggie Greer of Can City Colorado visit relatives here and plan to return early next misenry Hall lost a valuable horse last week and Sherman Hoskins visited the same night.
On Saturday November 25 F L Biswell will sell 14 quart granite dish pans at 19 cents each. Only 3 dozen available and one per family.
Monday the deal closed between W. C. Tribble of Purdin and John Brumbaugh of this city making Tribble owner of Brumbaugh property. Brumbaughs returned from Green Castle where they contracted for city property and both families will move soon.
Peters Produce Co announces coal prices for winter and urges customers to buy now. Local shoppers are urged to compare prices and secure supplies before demand rises.
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