Seduction charge against Steele man jailed
J L Ward former Steele mayor and hotelkeeper was jailed on seduction charges involving Pauline Howard 16, who says the affair began in Memphis in January 1916. The girl’s mother prompted disclosure. Ward was arrested after a call to his wife in St Louis. A carnally knowing a female under 15 charge followed. federal Mann Act suspicion noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Ward
Steele
Pauline Howard
Memphis
Carnally
Mr. Ward
United States
Local Social News and Obituaries From Caruthersville Area
Sunday guests and family visits fill the week with gatherings from the Lewis Ayers and Sanders families to the Lowry and Chism households. A newborn son arrives to Mr and Mrs Joe Foust. war registration takes place among local youths. a death mourns Mrs George Hutson, 28, who leaves five children. Weddings, schooling, and crop news blend with rain and church activities as the community stays busy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Ayers
J. B. Sanders and
Family
George Hutson
Dyer County
Tenn
Caruthersville
Card of Thanks for Kindness During Grief
We thank friends of Micola and Steele and the doctors Swearingen Phipps and Denton for their kindness during the illness and death of our child May God bless and keep us so we may meet little Zettie Mr and Mrs S A Michie Micola Mo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micola
Steele
Swearingen
Phipps
Denton
Zettie
S. A
Michie
Zettie May
A. Michie
Culp Cemetery
Huckaba
Veedol Oil Shipment Reaches Caruthersville Hardware
Motorcyclists urged to use Veedol extra heavy cylinder oil for efficient operation of air cooled motors. A shipment just arrived at Caruthersville Hardware Co in Caruthersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caruthersville Hardware Co
Caruthersville
Turnbaugh's Jewelry Store Ad and Local Notes
Hayti register shows 231 whites and 14 blacks, total 245, with 75 whites and four blacks without dependents or disability. Locals Elmer Stephens and Jas Jackson report odd road conditions after a Sunday county drive. Turnbaugh's Jewelry ad promotes diamond rings from 10 to 880 dollars and Buckley's Buckley receipts with every purchase. Bill Lambdin of Stuttgart and Nick Frederick of Caruthersville visit. Peter Streiff and wife attend business matters in Pas gore. Includes terse local notices on silverware stocks and a sick list, with references to Rub-My-Tism antiseptic and Anodyne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayti
Elmer Stephens
Jas. T. Jackson
Turnbaugh
Caruthersville
Bill Lambdin
Stuttgart
Ark
Nick Frederick
Fix The Road Between Towns, Anglin and Whitelock Say
J N Anglin and Willis Whitelock told the Herald Saturday that with minor work the road between this city and Braggadocia could become a year round route. They pinpointed the worst stretch between O M Kiest’s farms and Mrs R Y Henry’s and said county court cooperation could remedy it. They urged action to benefit both towns and urged road district effort to secure county support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Anglin
Willis Whitelock
Herald
Braggadocia
O. M. Kiest
R. Y. Henry
Notice to Poll Tax-Payers in Road District No 5 East
Road Overseer Gro B Webb warns poll tax-payers in Road District No 5 East to pay a 5 poll tax during June 1917 at the Bank of Hayti or face legal action. Webb notes the notice is funded personally to aid taxpayers and emphasizes fair treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Webb
Town Lots for Sale in Southwest Hayti
Good lots for sale in southwest part of town. For prices and terms see Mra. L. Oates, Hayti, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Oates
Hayti, Mo
Local notes from Caruthersville and neighbors
Trade chatter and social updates from Caruthersville today. Mentions M G Manuel of Pascola passing through en route to Caruthersville. Reports on local visits, purchases at Buckley’s and Turnbaugh’s Jewel ry, and various patent medicines advertised for malaria, eczema, colds, and rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.G. Manuel
Pascola
Our City
Caruthersville
Much Drainage Work Being Done In City
City administration along with Mayor B L Guffy and Street Commissioner Sam Lefler push drainage improvements. Ditches and box culverts are being laid with 10 to 18 inch tile across Diamond avenue and along streets to channel surface water toward a large new ditch by the Frisco right of way. The work follows Engineer Boyle's grade plan as heavy rains test the system. Local landowner E B Britton agrees to allow tile placement and even to lay tile if city provides it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Guffy
Sam Lefler
Boyle
Diamond Avenue
Brown Street
E. B. Britton
Frisco
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Herald Phone
Concord News
Nicodemus
Dolly Jones
Mrs. W. T. Lowry
Joe Foust
Concord
Bayou
Miss Lillie Kesner
Misses Pearl
Gladys Chism
Lettie Patrick
Dry Bayou
J. W. Jones
Misses Lillie
Myrtle Kesner
Pearl
Gladys
John Kesner
Jack Knight
John Terrell
Drewie Sanders
I. Kohn
Mr. Shamski
Kohn Farm
Will Jones
Senath
the Hornet
Lula Pool
Ben Jones
Dollie Jackson
J. J. Wilson
Effie Ball
Ellen Ball
William B. Hailey
Minnie Sanders
Clara Fry
Elva
Goldie Massey
Dollie Tanher
Bryan Averill
Norse Haden
Earl Watson
Buckley
Peter Streiff
Evelyn
Pascora
N.C. R. Service
Buckley's
Walter Schilling
Turnbaugh's
Blair Boyle
Attorney von Mayes
Lee Wolf
Eli Shamski
Kohn
Squire F. M. Gwin
Popham
Kennett
Ora Curtis
Tom Coleman
Squire Brown
Geo. Curtis
Mr. Coleman
Cotton Exchange Bank
J. N. Ballentine
Tula Bell Travis
Blytheville
Chas. Howard
Newt Maxwell
Lara
Jackson, Tenn
Annie Laden
Stella Turley
Sarah Cotney
The
Cape
Ruby Lipscomb
Ruth Funderbuck
S. A. Michie
Fannie Green
Tom Green
rLefler’s
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