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Newspaper
Hayti Herald
Location
Hayti, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
6
This office maintains a constant supply of Chattel Mortgages Warranty Deeds and Trust Deeds. Special forms are offered. All forms are printed correctly on good paper.
For rent a four room residence. Apply to T P Russell at aytl.
For sale a good almost new mare harness and buggy. Contact Mrs Mary Curtner in Hayti for details.
Seven room residence on ore Jot in a good Hayti location offered for sale on reasonable terms to an eligible party Mrs Mary Curtner seeks a buyer. The ad notes a solid property with favorable terms and contact through Mrs Curtner in Hayti.
C K Chism visited town Monday and discussed farming plans in his neighborhood. He has planted 60 acres of cotton of a food variety and 95 acres of Gorn, plus alfalfa and soy beans, with a bright outlook. He favors diversification over cotton, predicting a banner crop to feed people. He farms the JL Kohn farm, Mor ris place.
Mrs W H Bolen and Mrs Ollie Sanders with brother El mer Murphy drove to Caruthersville on Wednesday for shopping and a day out.
The Hayti Herald lists weekly publication on Thursdays, editor Popham and staff, subscription price 61.50 annually prepaid, post office entry as second class matter. Office location Herald Building Col Emerald and Carmine Streets Hayti Missouri, phone numbers for office and residence.
At the regular meeting Monday night the new city officers were installed and begin work. The city clerk election tied two to two, with the mayor casting the deciding vote for S. P. Oates. The mayor instructed officers on duties and ordered marshals to arrest varants gamblers and keepers of vice houses, providing citizens protection. The board’s first two meetings were praised as highly satisfactory and likely to spur further progress.
A blunt notice asserts attendance is impossible without associating with certain characters. It warns that remarks may offend, but states there is no alternative except obedience or removal from the event.
M G Manuel of Pascola was on our streets Wednesday on business matters. He favors a better road between this city and Pascola and estimates 150 dollars would place the road in prime condition for summer and winter travel. He notes three locals own cars and more will buy once the road is improved. urges county court action to find a remedy.
The piece urges prompt action on a bond issue to buy and equip the city hall building. It warns that earlier bluffing caused substantial losses and insists sound judgment requires voting the necessary bonds for the purchase.
May wheat rose to a new high of 3.01 as traders covered shorts and anticipated a favorable government crop report. July and other futures rose, while global supply signals and U S market activity pushed prices higher on Tuesday. Coarse grains followed the upward trend amid strong demand and uneven international data.
The data shows wheat at 46,513 bushels and corn at 1,783 bushels received in St Louis public elevators. Totals include 120,007 bushels of oats and 745 tons of hay, with miscellaneous receipts across grains and livestock.
Advice on preventing and treating poultry lice in sitting hens. Do not use medicated nest eggs containing naphthalene as they harm eggs and birds. Use lime and sulfur under nests and periodic sulfur dusting, plus sodium fluoride powder or dip for lice control.
The sentiment for purchasing block 20 and improving property for a high school building is growing an election has been called to vote the necessary bonds to purchase and equip this building vote the bonds and uphold the school board and teachers who have done much for our citizenship keeping our school on the first class list.
The city invites farmers to come and trade here as the county’s central market. Access is easy by train or wagon road and local stores brim with the goods they seek, promising favorable exchanges and abundant selection.
A directive instructs drivers to turn right in the traffic district and to obey the new traffic post placements. Signs will be erected at the street center and corner around the square to enforce the rule strictly.
Spring seedings are generally satisfactory, but in the South midwinter seedings yield excellent stands. Fall seedings are usually successful south of southern Ohio.
Automobile owners and drivers of Hayti set the pace and help instruct the outsider as to the new traffic regulation. The aim is to make the stranger and the good farmer feel as if he is wanted in Hayti.
Hay quotations list St Louis Hay Quotations Timothy Choice at 28420.50 and 2122.50 No 2 with Clover Mixed at 21.00 21.50. Prairie Hay Choice 20 No 1 24.000025. Alfalfa Hay Choice 330 No 1 2829 No 2 2527. Wheat straw 548.50.
Liverpool May 8 cotton market opened quiet yet steady with firm spots. Sales totaled 000 bales and receipts of 000 bales included 5,400 American. Middlings priced at 12.83 pence per pound.
East St Louis and National Stock Yards Illinois report cattle hogs and sheep arrivals. Cattle receipts 4800 head with varied prices for native beef steers yearling steers cows stockers calves and Texas steers. hog receipts 12500 head with prices across mixed good and rough categories. sheep receipts 1200 head with ewes yearlings and lambs trading at steady to firm values.
Chicago stock market recap reports steady trade with hog receipts around 15 000 head and mixed prices from 14 50 to 16 50 per hundredweight. Cattle receipts about 6 000 head show Beeves 8 90 to 13 20 and calves up to 18 25 with stockers and feeders around 7 15 to 9 71. Sheep receipts 9 000 head stabilize with natives 11 25 to 18 60 and lambs 15 78 to 17 25 in the Western market 14 25 to 17 90.
Market notes from St Louis list fresh and secondhand case prices for eggs butter poultry and meats. Items include creamery butter 48c firsts 85 36c seconds 38 0, hens 20c, ducks 12c, turkeys 18 24c, Guinea round 3.60 per dozen, roasting pigs 3 5 per head, potatoes Western 2.78 2.88, onions Texas 1.60 1.80 crate, sweet potatoes southern 1.75 2.35 per hamper, cabbage Mobile 6c, lettuce Southern 1.50 per ham per box 35 40c, beets New Orleans 20 45c per dozen bunches, radishes Southern 25c per dozen, turnips New Orleans 20 40c per bunches homegrown 70 90c.
Theatre goers and ice cream parlor visitors praise the mayor and board for directing marshals and police to stop undesirables from attending these places. The measure follows a period of concern over attendance.
Apple ranks as the leading fruit in the United States by quantity and value, with widespread cultivation and distribution across major growing regions. Apples contribute significantly to national supply, reflecting extensive orchards and steady market demand.
On Monday night May 7 1917 reports describe actions against certain city residents deemed undesirables. The account notes police or civic pressure leading to increased harassment and social exclusion of targeted individuals.
Out of office on May 15 16 and 17. Dg BR Cress will be away. Destination not specified.
The Board of Aldermen has used county equipment to grade most main streets toward Frisco station. Concrete walls along the route and 100 watt street lamps at midblocks and corners will illuminate the thoroughfare. Merchants are urged to keep lights in show windows all night and residents to light front porches along the route.
Duncan Downing died of tuberculosis in Chaffee on Wednesday morning. He, his mother, and family once lived in the city and were well regarded. The note recalls he was a nephew of local resident C. L. Leller. K. W. Steinbraker of Caruthersville visited Hayti Tuesday, reporting irrigation water issues delaying crop planting, and renewing his subscription. Mr and Mrs W. E. Hopkins and their son visited and will stay with Mrs D. L. Hayes while he receives eye treatment in St. Louis. Mrs Leota Post, district deputy grand matron QC, E 8 of Kennett, visited the Hayti Chapter meeting and stayed with Mrs Wm Finch. Rev J R Sitton of North Missouri is expected February 15 to assist in a Baptist revival.
A brief note indicates Cerva is served at Dutch lunches, picnics, and social affairs. It highlights the beverage as a featured drink for gatherings and informal events.
Clyde Lonon a Caruthersville butcher visited Tuesday afternoon, greeting friends and viewing a bustling town. He looked over a display at Turnbaugh's Jewelry Store in Caruthersville showcasing cut glass, silverware and Parisian ivory.
A Cincinnati authority promotes freezone as painless treatment for corns and calluses. A few drops applied to tender skin allegedly stop soreness, dry out the corn, and lift it away without inflaming the surrounding area. A small bottle is inexpensive and available at drugstores, or can be ordered if not in stock.
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