Watson Merchants Highlight Oldest Town Businessmen
Watson correspondent profiles OQ Bayless grain coal and elevator firm run by Frank Bayless and later Orville Bayless with the Watson telephone system and Electric Theatre. McNeal Mercantile Co led by M. A. McNeal operates a large department store with twenty departments and two grain elevators. Grover Harmon later starts his own Watson grocery and dairy business, expanding into a larger Dr Johnson building. The piece notes Harmon’s ties to McNeal and praises local commerce, pricing, and community involvement alongside a brief market report on eggs and butter with storage figures and holiday demand mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Bayless
Frank Bayless
Watson
Mr. Bayless
Orville
Watson Telephone System
Electric Theatre
Lchison County
Mingk
John McNeal
Mack
Mercantile Company
McNeal
Rudd
McNeal Mercantile Company
Ior
Missouri
Grover Harmon
Harmon
McNeal Mercantile Co
Ness
Dr. Johnson
Dainge
Jeture
Thauman
Alwage
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Emda
Amy
New York
Ehivkvars
Local Items About Watson Folks
Local notes report visits and calls from Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. Lipps, Pauline, and Edna Mae Chastain with Addingtons in Nishna Craig and St. Joseph. The Glee Club performs a no admission Christmas program at Watson Presbyterian church. Thanksgiving river accident near Langdon ends with no loss of life as two youths escape from a Ford coupe that plunged into the Missouri river. families assist and the incident is noted as a Thanksgiving day event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bradly
Nishna
Hartman
R. Lipps
Pauline
Craig
Edna Mae Chastain
St. Joseph
Ghas. Addington
Edith Addington
Hamburg
Hallie Gaines
Tressa Smith
Honris Adams
Russel
Sedalia
Missauri
C. P
Homer Hudson
Ounaha
Tom Woolard
MaiQand
Dss Million
Glenwood
Phoebe Watts
Hudson
Harry Landen
Willard Gaines
Charles Woolard
Watson High School
Presbyterian Church
C. P. Church
Dr. Johnnson
Ozenbaugh
C. V
Mall
Langdon
Jerome Prather
Henderson
Missouri River
Armen Kilers Farm
Prather
Johnny Block
Web
Standford
Haarmen
Jerome
Tarkio
Atehiaon Ca. Mail
Full dinner pail slogan cited in prohibition era tale
A garbled reminiscence references a “full dinner pail” slogan and prohibition agents. The fragment hints at political sentiment and public perceptions of enforcement, but specifics are unclear.
Failed to Get Away In Griswold Corn Theft Case
A pair of Missouri men who came to Griswold last fall to pick corn attempted to flee with eleven dollars owed. They were tracked by officers and brought before Mayor Kuester, who ordered payment. The Griswold American notes their likely return caution. The Metlen tax proposal is controversial with critics arguing it benefits the wealthy and does little for the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyne
Griswold
Bill Sit
Rey Peebles
Utey
Kuester
Brown
Missouri
Metlen
Melewn
Elias
Mellon
Thia
Divorced Stations Tie to Relatant Sweet Installation
A garbled line from a historical paper suggests radio stations plan to begin broadcasting divorce medials and install a Relatant sweet. The readable fragments imply a promotional or satirical note about emerging broadcasting technology and consumer devices in a regional setting.
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Chyigmas
Dad
Sis
Clirisimas
Santa Claus
North Pole
McNeal’s
Don’t. Store
Watson, Missouri
Farmers Mutual
Fremont County
The
Mutual
Fred W. Hill
Lecy
Anton Miller
Pres
Tramburg
Towa
Coolidwe
W. H. Good
Olive Watson
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