Taft in Colorado Sees Grand Valley Fruit Pride
S B Hutchinson writes from Grand Junction Colorado praising the Mesa County fruit display shown to President Taft and inviting readers to the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia to view what he calls the finest fruit in the world. He cites climate altitude rainfall and crop records and lists pear and apple sales figures from local growers.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Leader-Record
Browning
Taft
Mesa County Fair
Grand Valley
Chamber of Commerce
Missouri
Sedalia
America
R. E. Turpin
New York City
J. L. Eddy
Boston
Atlantic
Cattle Market Steady as Week Ends at Kansas City stockyards
Stock report from Kansas City on October 4 1909 notes the week’s cattle run at 91000 head including 18500 calves, with eastern orders heavy and meat demand rising from the Hudson Fulton celebrators in New York. Prospective feeders gauge prices and corn supply. country buyers took 1020 car lots of feeders last week, nearly 30000 head. Today’s run about 22000 head. market steady to strong with prime Nebraska steer delivery expected tomorrow at around 8.25. Grass cattle prices range 4.10 to 5.25 for bulk, with various values for calves cows bulls stock steers and feeders.
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Kansas City
Hudson-Fulton
New York City
Nebraska
Kansas
Chicago
Rangers
Northwest
Reading Bear
Livestock Prices Show Mixed Movements At Market Opening
Cattle prices firm or weak at the start with bears pressuring from packers and top hogs at 8.15 while bulk ranges 7.65 to 8.05. Sheep and lambs rise 25 to 50 cents on heavy runs 16 000 more today with demand wide and lambs top at 8 dollars while yearlings and ewes trade around 4.25 to 5.50.
No Drunks On Train To Brookfield
Local excursion trains will have sheriff or officers aboard to shield passengers from drunken rowdies. The new policy started Friday night and passengers praised the measure. The letter urges sobriety and warns that the law will act against intoxicated troublemakers.
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Brookfield
Browning Boys Defeat Purdin in 14-7 Baseball Clash
Browning visited Purdin for a baseball game and emerged with a 14 to 7 victory. Players from both teams showed satisfaction with the contest as Browning secured the win on the road.
Correction on sale terms for C. Jeromes sale
A correction notes the last issue misstated terms for C. Jeromes sale. The cash discount should read 4 percent instead of 6 percent.
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C. Jerome
Surprise Birthday Party For Miss Gladys Ford
Saturday evening October 2 friends hosted a surprise party for Miss Gladys Ford to celebrate her birthday. About thirty guests enjoyed puzzles, hat trimming, necktie contests and a phonograph program with refreshments and a postcard shower.
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Gladys Ford
Browning
Mark Alspach
Ruby Lantz
Clarence Head
Myrl Nickell
Gladys
Carrollton Goes Dry After Saloon Licenses Expire
Carrollton residents see saloon licenses lapse with all licenses expiring. The mayor refused renewal for a license on Southam Street after a dispute, prompting three aldermen to block consideration of remaining licenses and effectively close saloons in town.
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Carrollton
John Henry
Jackson
Southam Street
Brookfield Gazette
Seeds in the Jar Mystery At Har ness Shop
Jas Jacobs challenged J W Johnson's harness shop in a puzzle about the jar of seeds. The correct count was 6175 seeds while Jacobs guessed 6152.
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Jas. Jacobs
J. W. Johnson
Mr. Jacobs
Old College Building to Be Demolished for Profit
The piece laments the imminent removal of the old college building once a seat of learning. It argues the move prioritizes brick and timber sale over education, warns of lowered property values, and urges sustaining schooling for future generations.
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Humphreys
Annual Bank Meeting Called for Peoples Bank Browning Mo
Stockholders of the Peoples Bank of Browning Missouri are notified to attend the annual meeting at the banking house on Thursday October 28 at 2 o'clock. The purpose is to elect a board of directors and to transact other business. Attendance may be in person or by proxy.
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Peoples Bank
Peoples Bank of
Browning
Coal sale notice from Wm Harvey in Youngstown
A terse ad announces a load of No. 1 black coal from Youngstown on track with price requests to William Harvey. The brief notice invites inquiries for pricing and sale terms.
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Youngstown No. 1
Wm. Harvey
Horse loses neck in manger accident for D C Pierce
A valuable horse owned by D. C. Pierce broke its neck last week after its head became fastened in the manger. This is the fourth horse Pierce has lost this year and followed by crop loss from the flood, making a heavy season.
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D. C. Pierce
Mr. Pierce
Man of the Hour Opens at DeGraw Theatre Brookfield
Friday night R X DeGraw manager of the DeGraw Theatre in Brookfield opened his new theatre with Messers Badyard Grismers troupe. The play The Man of the Hour drew highly pleased audience members from the excursion.
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R.X. DeGraw
DeGraw Theatre
Brookfield
Messers Badyard Grismers
Family relocates to Kansas City for new Case Plow Works role
Frank Wiley traveled from Kansas City to assist packing and shipment of goods before moving his family to their new home. He secured a good position with Case Plow Works and left Sunday for the relocation, with well wishes for success in the new residence.
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Frank Wiley
Kansas City
Special Prices on Wire Fencing and Gates
For the next sixty days I offer special prices on all heights of wire fencing. See me for the best Page or Lyon woven wire fencing and affordable farm and yard gates. John Mairs.
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Reasonale
John Mairs
Printing delays blamed on old mailing slips
The office admits last week used three week old mailing slips caused many subscribers to miss papers. Officials express hope the issue will not recur and pledge improvements.
Leader Record Office Receives Fine Apples and Peaches
A reader letter describes G. W. Martin delivering a box of large apples and peaches to the Leader Record office on Thursday. The fruit is praised as exceptionally tasty and melty, delighting staff.
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Leader Record Office
G. W. Martin
Marketed Horses by Browning Buyer in St Louis
W P Carter Browning's hustling horse buyer was in St Louis Tuesday to market twenty four head of horses he had purchased last week. He then brings the horses home with him after the sale.
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W.P. Carter
Browning
St.Louis
TelePhone Board Elects New Officers
On Thursday the new telephone board met and elected John Gilmer as President and General Manager A M Elliott as Vice President and F R Duncan as Secretary and Treasurer They will meet again next week.
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Telephone Board
John Gilmer
A. M. Elliott
F. R. Duncan
Sec’y
Treas
Cassity Keeps Top Team Hub for Season Success
Cassity unveils a premier facility as the best place to train and store equipment for the team. The new site promises enhanced practice space, gear management, and organizational efficiency to support performance and preparation.
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Cassity
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James Goff
A. C. Newton
A. L. Zellers
J. F. Moore
A. J. Harvey
James A. Becker
Jonathan
M. F. Yeaton
S. B. Hutchinson
Stock Report
Purdin
Browning Boys
Purdin Boys
Carrollton “Dry
Coal
Man of the Hour
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