Foster Fourth of July Celebration At Foster Grove
Foster residents plan a Fourth in the west Foster grove with a program and speakers including Prof. Chamberlin of Rich Hill. Invitations extend to all, with shade and water provided. bring dinner and enjoy a community event. Grandpa Crear dies. obituary to follow. W. P. Cobb and son sold five young mules and two horses to C. J. Sells of Butler for 655 dollars amid crop outlook concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Prof
Chamberlin
Rich Hill
Grandpa Crear
W. P. Cobb
W. P. Cobb and Son
Herald
C. J. Sells
Butler
Around Maysburg Neighbors Visit and Farm Notes
Reports from around Maysburg note visits by Dale and family, Sterling Harness, Snow, and Simpson parties, plus Richards from Butler and Tandy White. Local kinfolk travel, sick baby improving, farmers busy cutting oats amid a light crop and pending rain. Church attendance at Fairview, hay making short, and neighbors sharing dinners and errands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dale
Mable Dale Harris
Sterling Harness
Mr. Snow
Montie Simpson
B. F. Richards
Butler
Tandy White
Brown
Olive
Piper
Miss Ina
Stella Dale
Ethel
Ica Clark
Jake Barth
Sam Jacobs
Joe Jacobs
Fairview
White
Gilbert
Lula Dall
Guy
Rainy period leaves pastures dry in East Lone Oak
In East Lone Oak a light shower last Monday did little to revive dry pastures though corn prospects remain fair. Rev. Whitsett preached on The American Home. George Latham’s wheat yielded about 28 bushels per acre on overflow land from the Marais des Cygnes. Mrs Jessie Stewart Hornburger of Arkansas, formerly of the area, died June 22 of lockjaw. funeral at home of her parents C F Stewart and wife with Rev. Rose of Butler, burial in Fairview. George Requa died from a neck fracture after a hay wagon accident. funeral at 2:30 p m with Rev. Whitsett officiating. attendees from Liberal, Richards, and Parsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Humphry
Butler
O. T. Jennings
T. L. Blankenbaker
George Latham
Marins Des Cygnes
Jessie Stewart Hornburger
Arkansas
Lockjaw
Jessie
C. F. Stewart
Rose
Fairview Cemetery
George Requa
Whitsett
W. L. Requa
Liberal
Annie Wilder
Richards
Alice Benedict
Geo. DeWitt
Parsons
Kan
Pearl
Edith Walker
Mrs. Hale
Nevada
Edith Browning
Bonnie Ison
Fred Cox
Near la Cygne
Kans
Peter Denning
Ben Cumsford
Amsterdam
W. J. Smith
Elkhart News Reports Dry Summer Activities
Elkhart notes a hot dry week with no rain as oats and hay crops fail. Tom Rayborn and wife visited. Armentrout and Fritts plan thrashing. Hazel Dukes and Myrtle Knapp attended Butler exams. Mt Vernon ice cream supper raised 37.20. Wilbur Park heads to western Kansas to thrash wheat. Ed Bailie rumored blue. Nola Ellis returning to Bates County to teach at Miami Center. Armentrout’s trip from Sweet Springs noted. Johnny seeks a farm job at 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Rayborn
Writer’s
Tom
G. W. Armentrout
Butler
Elkhart
W. T. Fritts
Hazel Dukes
Myrtle Knapp
Mt. Vernon School
Wilbur Park
Kansas
Arthur White
Tom Brumer
A. Westover
Jake Lemasterson
Joe Rayborn
Nola Ellis
Bates County
Miami Center
Virginian visits Kansas City mother and farming notes
Frank Walker’s mother in Kansas City hosted last week. Many locals report family visits, dogged by thresher work and a late wedding delay until wheat is threshed and rain comes. Neighbors share health news, church events, and community gatherings across Butler and La Cygne areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Walker
Kansas City
Local Social Notes Highlight Orbits of Visits and Birthdays
Miss May Morgan returns from a seven week absence to Kansas City and Nashua while J L Fisher travels on Missouri business. Mr and Mrs Smith visit daughter Mrs J D Chappell then return to Stewardsville. Henry Martin goes to Quincy Illinois likely staying awhile. Tom Huffman enjoys a 75 friend birthday surprise as the Tygard Sunday school plans an ice cream supper. Mr and Mrs J D Chappell mark their ninth wedding anniversary with family and friends. Lena Meinen celebrates sixth birthday with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Calvert
R. C. Carr
Sedalia
Mary Hennessy
Butler
Mary Allen
Merle Hensley
Lou Garner
W. W. Walker
Wm. Allen
D. C. Wolfe
I. N. Deardorff
LaCygne
Kans
Geo. Thompson
Edna Fleming
Nevada
Mt. Carmel Church
Lawrence Burns
Rich Hill
Crosswhite
Hazel Burk
Hardinger
Mr. McCann
Passaic
Emmet Burk
Herman Hill
W. M. Hardinger
Mr. Burns
Kate Tucker
J. E. Leonard
Harley Warderman
Christian Endeavor Society of
T. W. Huffman
Mr. Huffman
Judge Fix
Prairie City
Missouri
B. Schuster
G. Seiders
Mary Seiders
Fred Smith
C. M. Rapp
Frank Rapp
Wm. Bolty
Rosa Vogt
St. Louis
Home Sweet Home
May Morgan
Kansas City
Nashua
J. L. Fisher
Mrs. Smith
J. D. Chappell
Stewardsville
Henry Martin
Quincy
Ill
Tom Huffman
R. D. Bond
Tygard
Mr. Shipp
Mrs. Shipp
Mrs. Chappell
Lena Meinen
Good Coal at Ran dall's Coal Bank Near Esenborth Mo
Coal bank offers plentiful fuel near Esenborth and Spruce, Mo. Open now with contact via Dell line. Address Martin Esenborth No 35 Montrose Mo 35-Bt.
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John Randall’s Coal Bank
Esenborth
Spruce, Mo
Dell Line
Martin /Esenborth
Montrose
Butler Chautauqua Opens With Hawaiian Island Talent
First day of Butler Chautauqua features six Honolulu natives in vocal and instrumental numbers including ukulele and taropatch. Hawaii’s performers, educated in Honolulu schools, return to America after successful appearances in New York and Boston. Capt Richard Hobson will headline the August 5 lecture following a Honolulu prelude. Missing this number promises regret.
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Butler
Honolulu
Islands
America
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Lyceum
Chautauqua
Richard Hobson
Santiago Harbor
Hobson
Butler Chautauqua
Uncle Sam
Appleton City man questions tariff protection in receipts
Thomas F. Parker of Appleton City recounts a customs duty on a Christmas package from Ireland. He paid 1.45 dollars on a 1.50 valuation and notes a brother facing 2.48 on 2.50. Parker urges skepticism toward protectionist claims and prompts others to reconsider tariff benefits.
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Thomas F. Parker
Appleton City
Mo. Rt
Customs House
Parker
Ireland
Par
Elias Orear Passes Away After Long Illness
Elias Orear aged about eighty died at his Foster Missouri home Tuesday morning June 27 after a long illness from paralysis suffered in youth. A Kentucky native who moved to Indiana then Missouri in 1869 he left twelve children seven sons and five daughters. Funeral services were held in Foster Wednesday at 10 o'clock and the body was taken to Oak Hill Cemetery in this city for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Orear
Foster
Mr. Orear
Kentucky
Indiana
Mr. Crear
Oak Hill Cemetery
Senate balks on voting dates in tariff reciprocity clash
Washington June 27 The Senate failed to agree on vote dates for reciprocity and tariff measures prompting a power struggle between insurgents standpatters and regulars. Pro gressive Democrats seek time to rally public support while Vice President Sherman to press questions on the bills. Senator Stone urges Democrats to keep reciprocity first in line.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
Penrose
Finance Committee
Sherman
Stone
Senate Democrats
Adjutant General’s Bond Not Filed in Salary Suit
In the Missouri man damus suit, Attorney General Major revealed that Adjutant General Rumbold did not file a new bond after his July 1900 reappointment. The bond lack may affect eligibility to draw $2,500 yearly salary after legislative changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Rumbold
Gordon
Supreme Court
Senate Flags Direct Election Amendment in Conference
The resolution for a constitutional amendment direct Senate election was sent to conference but not handed to the main supporters. Vice President Sherman excluded Borah from the Conference Committee, naming Clark of Wyoming Nelson of Minnesota and Bacon of Georgia. Bennett and Peabody tent shows head to Washington July 3 4 5 with a large troupe and free daily band concerts. Gus Bennett, a Butler student, is a proprietor of the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Sherman
Borah
Clark
Wyoming
Nelson
Minnesota
Bacon
Georgia
Bennett & Peabody
Gus Bennett
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J. W. Darby
H. W. Seig
Wm. Jennings
Clinton
M. C. Miller
D. C. Mize
C. B. Cullison
Maysburg
East Lone Oak
Ed Bailie
Russell Armentrout
Sweet Springs
Johnny
Virginia
Lena Englehart
Dakota
Ida
Carr Sisters
Messrs Clade and
Alonzo Jundy
Volney McFadden
Edgar Smiser
F. O. Laughlin
Fairmount News
M. J. Rapp
Jno. Marquart
Louise Hintz
Mathies Rapp
Nick
C. E. Vogt
Albert J. Klinksick
Ester Vogt
Taperville
Mrs
Miami
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