Missouri Elks Pick Sedalia For 1915 Meeting
St Joseph Missouri June 11 After three day session the Missouri Elks Association closed with Sedalia as the 1915 meeting place and officers elected M D Webb St Joseph president Allen McReynolds Charthage first vice president Joseph Grady Springfield third vice president W E Browne Carrollton secretary E A Major Clinton treasurer E F Thomas Columbia door keeper S B Smith Sedalia sergeant at arms C F Gottfried Joplin Chaplain W H Rothwell Moberly re elected trustee
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St Joseph
Sedalia
Missouri Elks Association
M. D. Webb
St. Joseph
Allen McRey
Nolds
Chrthage
Joseph Grady
Springfield
W. E. Brownee
Carrolton
E.A. Major
Clinton
E. F. Thomas
Columbia
S.B. Smith
C. F. Gottfried
Joplin
W. H. Rothwell
Moberly
Elk Fork Stock Farm leader talks farming pride and methods
George L. Argenbright of Elk Fork Farm near Altona, Missouri, promotes pure bred stock and intensive husbandry. He describes twelve work mules, concrete water gates, hog and cattle care, alfalfa preference, and wage practices, emphasizing storage, cleanliness, and steady married workers. The piece also notes his transition from earlier, humbler beginnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argenbright
Poland
Kansas City
I’d Rather Be a Farmer Than a Banker
An interview with Mr. Argenbright reflects on farm life and expansion. He recalls starting with eighty acres, growing to 320, then 520, and his preference for farming over banking, boasting about managing and traveling to study other farmers and equipment markets. He rejects a trade for a city job, asserting the farmer’s advantage. The Kansas City Star quotes his view on farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
City
Timothy
Argenbright
George Argenbright
West
Bottoms
K. C. Star
Bates County Schools and Teachers
State and local officials discuss rural school testing and diploma options for students in approved schools. Teachers with first grade certificates may issue Common School Diplomas after two years in A class, with exams prepared and graded by the instructor. The article underscores duties of clerks, trustees, and the need for timely state reports, while noting rumors about teachers and a caution about livestock nuisances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Agriculturs
Soa Asten
Special Bulletin
A the Registar
Wanrensours, Uo
Howard A. Gass
Evans
Appr
Sallie Holwell
Etha Lincoln
Marie Lincoln
Ben Parker of Warrensburg Faces Bankrupt Creditors Meeting
Former Warrensburg promoter Benja min E Parker, tied to Warrensburg Business College, is noted by Warrensburg Star Journal as having many supporters despite his bankruptcy. A first meeting of creditors was announced by a U S referee in bankruptcy in Kansas City for June 15. Parker previously led Adrian schools and remains admired for effort and character despite misfortune.
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Warrensburg
Benjamin E. Parker
U. S
Kansas City
Parker
Warrensburg Business College
Ben Parker
Adrian
Dog Saves Master From Pack of Dogs In Kansas
Ottawa Kansas June 12 A farmer W C Parks three and a half miles northwest of Ottawa fell eleven feet from a tree and lay unconscious for hours. His collie guarded him against a circle of about 100 ravenous dogs killing one and mortally wounding several before help arrived a mile away.
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Ottawa
Kans
W. C. Parks
Park
Parks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Missouri Elks
Webb
Missouri State Bank
the Walton Trust Co
Butler, Missouri
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Bates County
Frank Allen
C. A. Allen
Dr. J. W. Choate
John Deerwester
C. H. Dutcher ,A. B. Owen
John E. Shutt
J. B. Walton
Wm. E. Walton
J.B. Walton
Normal
Lowney
Utler, Mo
G. L. Argenbright, M. F
Elk Fork Stock Farm
Altona, Mo
George L. Argenbright
Elk Fork
Elk Fork Farm
Mr. Argenbright
Weekly Star
Elk Fork Creek
Gosnell’s Grocery
North Side Square
Butler, Mo
P.M. Alaon
Warrensburger
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