26 Sep 1920
Page 1
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Newspaper
Daily Captial News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1920
Page
1
Cattle receipts at East St. Louis show mixed weekly changes with steers and cows down and hogs higher for top quality, while veal and other categories slide. Sheep sales are weak with no trading noted. E B Cook, a noted citizen, rests and shows signs of improvement though remains ill after a fever subsides.
Promoters announce a dance at Moreau Lodge with good music by the Jazz-Tickle Orchestra. The event features a fine floor and orderly crowd, led by cornetist teacher W. R. Penland. Jefferson Theatre location listed. Subscriptions advertised in the News.
Seven thousand acres in Cass County are leased for oil exploration with a geological survey planned to a depth between 2500 and 3000 feet. The Deroc Jersey hog sale in Newton County shows strong demand with an average of 162.50 dollars. Obituary notes editor C. F. Curtice's mother dies at 88 in Neosho. Knox County suffers storm damage to crops and buildings, totaling thousands. Oil drillers near Savannah strike salt water at 1120 feet, halting casing. County Courier reports various local happenings including coon hunting features, a soldiers memorial fund in Cooper County, and a fatal fall in Marceline. Coon hunters organize in Ray County while Buffalo plans a new Christian church. Richmond’s blind broommaker expands his shop. Communities push for consolidated school in Clarksdale area and Carrollton welcomes Rev J C Hothman. Brattin re elected Barre County Baptist moderator and state poultry show planned for Chillicothe with large show facilities. New bank cashier named in Stoutsville.
Marriage license listings show E C Miller and R D Payne of Kansas City. Dewey Dally and Beulah Bradshaw of Jefferson City. Otis Gale of Elston and Lydia Russell of Centertown.
Hugh Stephens Printing Co. of this city reports travels by Lafe Faughnn. They say eb wins with some special volumes Osage County Itigen, whose home is Linn, has accepted a place with offices.
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