Freed prisoners leave Missouri Penitentiary in tailored suits
Jefferson City reports inmates released today depart the Missouri penitentiary in neat checkered suits made to measure from prison cloth. Warden D C McClung expanded commissary operations with a new building and strict ticketing to allow inmates to buy clothing and goods at cost, improving appearance and morale.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Penitentiary
D.C. McClung
Cou
McClung
Carl McClung
Weds Cousin to Get Ranch and $25,000
Miss Ruby Rosen Droom of Council Bluffs, a member of the Bluffs Bachelor Girls club, must marry her cousin within five years to inherit her uncle’s ranch in Colorado and $25,000. The cousin must stay in Denver and is named in the will.
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Iowa
Bachelor Girls’ Club
Council Bluffs, Ta
Ruby Rosen Droom
Bluffs
Colorado
Denver
Sunday Converts 6332 in Boston Sermon Rally
Down the awe struck trails of the tabernacle Billy Sunday delivered his famous chickens-come-home-to-toast sermon. The Sunday rally drew 3,702 new converts, boosting the total to 6,332.
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Boston
Tabernacle
Billy
Chicago Markets Wrap: Live Stock Prices and Grain Quotations
Chicago market notes show hog receipts near 4,000 with light to heavy hogs priced from about 9.40 to 9.95 per cwt and cattle receipts around 20,000 with veal and butcher cow values listed. Wheat No 2 winter near 1.75, corn varying 92 to 1.21, oats about 0. fic. Butter and eggs quoted with standard dairy values. East Buffalo reports cattle 200 cars steady, hogs 80 cars strong with heavy at 10.25 to 10.35, yearlings 9.00 to 14.00, and lambs up to 11.75.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Dunning
Stevens
W Y
Program Pleasing Fairfield Musical Concert At Methodist Church
A full Methodist church enjoyed Prof C W Mountain and local groups presenting a Fairfield Oratorio Society style program. The event featured quartets, choruses, and soloists including Delbert Pierce John Gates Miss Bess Dickerson Miss Margaret White Miss Luella Fern Young and Mr H Worth with the BeDuoin Love Song and Mandalay encores. The audience gave enthusiastic praise.
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C. W. Mountain
Fairfield Oratorio Society
Albia
H. C. Worth
Evangelist Peacock
Mandalay
Cox Hickenbottom case ends after expert testimony
In District court the Cox versus Hickenbottom trial nears its close as evidence ends at 3 30 PM. The dispute centers on a Short Horn Guernsey steer Cox claims was taken by Hickenbottom with two similar calves shown by witnesses and four expert doctors testifying. The case will go to the jury at 5 30 PM. Separately the Girls Loyal Temperance Legion will sell candy Wednesday afternoon at Crail Foote Meat Market to fund final Peacock meetings and Xmas baskets.
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Cox
C. L. Gamrath
Tom Bates
Wit. Smith
Henry Bureker
Loyal Temperance Legion
Crail & Foote
Endurance Piano Feat Sets Long Distance Record
W G Baxley of this city played the piano for fifty hours and five minutes with no rest. Food and drink were brought to him, attendants wiped him with towels, and friends offered encouragement as neighbors watched. The feat spanned more than two days and drew varied local notices and committee reminders for upcoming meetings and lodge events.
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W. G. Baxley
Melody
Bagley
Fairfield Golf Club Holds Annual Meeting and Elections
The Fairfield Golf Club annual gathering in the library elected officers for the coming year including President J B McKenney and Vice President Dillon Turney. Dues were raised to 15 dollars for men and 7.50 for women to support club upkeep and grounds development.
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Fairfield Golf Club
J. 8. McKenney
Dillon Turney
W. D. Hunt
Frank Ricksher
C. W. Rains
Chas
H. Heer, Soard
W. C. Spalding
Fred Speilman
Vernon funeral set for tomorrow afternoon
The funeral services for Wm. L. Vernon, who collapsed and died yesterday, will be held tomorrow at 2:30 PM from his residence on East Jefferson Street.
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Wm. L. Vernon
East Jefferson Street
WINS LAND BY 25 CENTS DRAWING IN SPOKANE
George Len non a Spokane laborer won the first prize in a government land drawing on the Colville Indian reservation near Spokane He paid 25 cents to enter and was drawn first from about 410000 names for a 160 acre quarter section of land from roughly 350000 acres The drawing selected about 1500 parcels with 5500 names entered and four Spokane girls drew the winners on stage The Colville reservation lies within fifty miles of Spokane.
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Spokane
Wash
George Lennon
Colville
Uncle Sam
Colville Reservation
Are Your Feet Well Dressed for Turkey Day?
Readers ponder footwear choices for Thanksgiving gatherings as comfortable, stylish options surface for the holiday.
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Maree
Perry Parsons College
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Vo Boon
Gillette Parsons
DR Sci Desponinnier
Hubert Male
Mascherone
Bess Dickerson
Margaret White
Strauss Fairfield
Beduoin
Mr. Worth
Rees Prothoe
Luella Fern Young
the Roses Kivans
Fairfield Ladies
Rys Herbert
Fairfield
Lawveily
Huvett Gaines Evans
Maile Wieve
Young
Pierce & Gates
Adte
Veeses
Reese Reese
White
Cox-Hickenbottom
Yeomen Lodge
Mrs
Ernest Border
Kerrick
M. H. Cuddy
Br. Bailey
Ida J. Stephenson
Jefferson County Fair Association
Court House
Sanford Zeigler Jr
Masons
Peacock Tabernacle
Masonic Temple
A. F. Greef
W. T. Dixon
J. C. Thorne
D. G. Higley
Fred J L. Hunt
Roscoe Thoma
C. Ei. Bock
C. F. Anderson
the Lamberson Pattern Hat Shop
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Roth @ Co
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Liead
Jonathon
Florida
Bunte
Ray Maxwell
Iowa State Savings Bank
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