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Newspaper
Chariton Democrat
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
2
The Corning Free Press unveils a refreshed body style and design, celebrating its distinctive weekly edition. The note extends congratulations to a person named eisses and notes the Free Press as a leading country weekly reaching The Democrat audience.
Charles A. Walsh declares for Hearst for president and J G Johnson of Kansas leads the national executive democratic committee in backing the move. The speaker argues Hearst can beat Roosevelt and urges Chariton to unite for water works sewerage and a new opera house in 1904.
Chairman James K. Jones issues a call for the Democratic National Committee to convene in Washington on Tuesday January 12 to decide the time and location of the next convention. Milwaukee Chicago and St. Louis seek the honor of hosting.
The Indianola water works company has collapsed and left the town without a water system. The city now bears hydrant rental costs of 2450 dollars annually for fire protection, a burden the Advocate Tribune says leaves Indianola worse off than during the previous bucket brigade era.
The Advertiser absorbs the Gazette to form the Advertiser-Gazette with Mr. Skirvin as manager. The Democrat praises the move as sensible. Creston's two papers, a Democratic morning and a Republican evening, may improve financial viability. The Democrat hints Chariton could follow Creston’s example.
Cedar township resident P. P. Prather and his daughter Artie were in Chariton last Thursday with Mrs. Leroy Larimer, sister and daughter, while returning from an extended tour of Colorado California and Oregon.
A long notice lists various residents and visitors in Chariton including Miss Laura McNeer of Milo, Mrs. J. O. Becker and daughter Fay Curtis traveling to Des Moines, and many others from Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Mississippi. The items include visits, a Baptist ladies sample sale, cloak promotions at Chariton Dry Goods, and a staff change at Stanley's store. Health concerns move Miss Cleo Bryan to Homestead Oklahoma, while Edits mention optician E. C. Geenge and Dr. T. P. Siar locations.
Read about Texas Indian and Oklahoma Territories offered on the first and third Tuesdays each month. Booklets titled Business Chances and Indian Territory brim with information. Send a two cent stamp to prepay postage to George Morton at The Wainwright, St. Louis.
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