Death of Dr Monroe S Leech in Chicago and Bates County ties
Dr Monroe S Leech died at his Chicago home on June 23 1909. Funeral services were held in Chicago by Grant Post G A R, of which he was an honored member, with the body later brought to Mulberry for services by Rev C V Criss and burial beside his parents and daughter Minnie Leech. He was born October 9 1848 in Shelby Ohio, joined the 163rd Ohio at 16, and served three years. He later moved to Bates County in 1867, practiced medicine there until 1881, then built a large Chicago practice until his death. He married Mary A Braden. two daughters were born, Anna surviving his wife. He was remembered as a successful, genial, and principled man.
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M.S. Leech
Chicago
Grant Post
Mulberry
Robt. L. Braden
C. V. Criss
Minnie Leech
Bates County
Monroe
Mary A. Braden
William Braden
D. R
R. L. Braden
Anna
Child Mangled by Reaper in Wheat Field Tragedy
In Ural Ohio during July a farmer John Nichols killed his own young daughter when a reaper driven by him struck the child as she lay exhausted in a wheat field. She had wandered from home while seeking her father and slept in the grain before the accident occurred.
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Ural Ok
John Nichols
Ural
Nichols
Model Hickory County Missouri Sunday School Ideal
The Reverend Elmer E. Lacey describes Hickory County as a dry model where adults abstain from liquor and worldly amusements while Bible classes and Sunday School departments foster rival activities. He cites infant cradle rolls to draw families, a saloonkeeper converted by his children, and notes Hermitage as the county seat with limited railroad Sunday excursions.
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Missouri
Elmer E. Lacey
Missouri Sunday School Association
Hickory County
Laney
Cole Brilliante Avenue
Hickory
Hermitage
Frisco Railroad
Tortured on a Horse a Ky Man Finds Relief
L. S. Napier of Angess Kentucky recalls ten years of horse riding pain from boils and sores until Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. The remedy is praised as infallible for piles burns scalds eruptions and corns. 25 cents guaranteed by F T Clay.
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Iles
L. S. Napier
Angess
Bucklen
F. T. Clay
The Rural Philosopher’s Cowpoke Wit and Witlessness
A rural philosopher narrates tall tales and sharp vignettes on character. He mocks common opinions, praises practical insight, and weighs human folly against honesty as he recalls encounters with boot heels, a sheep, a hens and ducks, true liars, and a harsh horseman.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed For Backache Relief
Butler resident Mrs. E. J. Tyler testifies in 1908 that Doan's Kidney Pills cured her backache lumbago and dizziness after buying at Frank Clay’s drug store. She previously praised the remedy in 1906 and notes permanent improvement with occasional minor aches. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents USA.
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Dean
Butler
E. J. Tyler
Harrison St
Doan
Frank Clay
Robbins Sentenced to Two Years for Brother In Law Killing
In Circuit Court Rolla Robbins withdrew his motion for a new trial and Judge Denton sentenced him to two years in the penitentiary on the jury verdict. Robbins killed his brother in law after threats and a shootout near the house. Petitions for parole were denied and the jury noted the final shot after the man fell. If good behavior, Robbins will share Christmas dinner with his family in 1910.
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Rolla Robbins
Denton
Robbins
Rolla
Rats and Career Tales Run Through A Patchwork Page
The piece launches with a sobering note on rats consuming sixty cents of grain yearly and expanding to tens of millions in three years if unchecked. It then shifts to a portrait of an actress who began at fifteen, hit stardom by twenty, toured the States, married and divorced, and, at twenty eight, leads her own company despite time’s marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Footlights
Lightning Kills Valuable Mare Near Rich Hill
Lightning struck near Rich Hill killing a valuable mare owned by Andy Lipscomb in the southeast country. The loss to Lipscomb is keenly felt as a significant property setback for the region and reflects ongoing dangers to livestock from storms.
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Rich Hill
Andy Lipscomb
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Logan-Moore Lumber Company
PY NisSiunt
Monroe S. Leech
Dr. Leech
Reaper
Model Morel Mo. County
Afria
Oxford
Oxfords
Ladies
Hiram Nighols Shoe CO
the Big Shoe Store
Hank
Bates
Bankera
Bessie
BE. Walton
Dent
J. B Walton
Anid
Othak
J.B. Walton
Jase A. D
Oman
Ray K. Mooey
Notary Public
Boulware
Frank M. Voris
Missouri State Bank
Butler, MO
THE
Walton Trust Company
Vernon
Barton
Cedar
Dade
Polk
Oklahoma
Wm. E. Walton, Pres
Frank Allen
C. A. Allen
Pen
Ceceola Democrat
Peoples Bank
United States
J.w.raz
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