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Newspaper
Hayti Herald
Location
Hayti, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
2
The Hayti Herald reports on a local Sunday business law debate sparked by stress over restrictions on selling goods on Sundays. The piece references Trot Morris and Charlie Ailiston in the context of a fatal incident involving young Williston, noting community concerns about morality and lawful conduct.
The note pleas merchants to advertise to sustain the paper in Mastis and nearby towns. It argues advertising attracts readers and helps finance operations, urges support from local businesses, and warns that without funding the paper cannot survive. It cites Sears Rovhnek Spiegel May Stern Co. and others as examples of advertisers.
An editorial notes the recent gambling tragedy that killed two men at a saw mill in the woods near Hayti. It argues such deaths should end local gambling and urges city authorities to act firmly to remove gamblers from the town.
A Northern town newspaper defends its mission against critics who oppose its stance. The piece labels persistent detractors as self interested and hostile to accountability, urging readers to trust honest, principled editors over quarrelsome critics.
A fragment discusses reforming city ordinances to replace defective rules. It notes a shift from elective to appointive offices, mentions attempts to remove the city attorney and appoint a street commissioner, and references an ordinance passed in 1903 repealing a prior elective charter. The piece argues for an election to let residents choose their servants.
A reader recalls viewing two gambler corpses and a brief write up, noting a surviving participant who warns the paper to “take back” remarks. The fragment hints at a den of gamblers turning on each other, with the home paper withholding coverage.
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