Rev Haw A Powerful Evangelist At Tent Meeting
Rev M J Haw of St Louis Conference assists pastor Rev Joseph Dodson as crowds fill the large tent for nightly services. Haw delivers a masterful sermon on Sin will Gut with lessons drawn from personal experience literature science and divine word. The meeting draws hundreds and the Methodist camp burfordville mourns loss with resolutions and obituaries published in local papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haw
St.Louis
Joseph
Dodson
Dr. Haw
West
Snider
Tex
M. T. Haw
White Caps Foiled Down in Dunklin
Pink Curtis of Pee Dee Dunklin county swore warrants before Magistrate Haynes against Harvey Depew W M Knotts Jesse Thomas J M Thomas and J W Jones for felonious assault. Constable Summers later arrested them and they posted bonds for trial on Saturday August 3. Curtis said sixteen masked men rode to his home Monday night to flog him, but he identified several during the scramble before they fled.
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Pink Curtis
Pee Dee
Dunklin County
Haynes
Harvey Depew
W. M. Knotts
Jesse Thomas
J. M. Thomas
J. W. Jones
Summers
Kennett
Mr. Curtis
Resolutions of respect for James R Fulenwider
Adopted by Burfordville Camp No 807 M W of Americana in memory of James R Fulenwider who departed this life on June 29 1907. The members express sorrow at his loss and extend sympathy to his family and neighbors as they honor his service to the community.
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Burfordvile Camp
Jackson Herald
Missouri
Frank Burford
O.W. Hartle
YW. S, Noce
Burfordville
M. W
Americana
James R. Fulenwider
Wheat threshing yields and local commerce in Fruitland
Wheat threshing in this area yielded poorly on volume but good on quality. Magwie Phvis returned home with Miss Marle Short from Mills Hove, UL, and Mrs Juidwell Wheboewn is ill. William Wessell Jr. attracts attention by receiving comical postals. Rumor hints a hardware store may open. locals question Mr. Houck’s lack of an agent and rail crossing fines. The area ships more wheat than nearby towns and handles express shipments. freight issues at the station are urged to be resolved.
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Magwie Phvis
Ma Rle Short
Mills Hove
Vel
J. Wi
William Wessell, Jr
Houck
Marriage License Recipients Named in Local Column
Albert DeWitt and Magpie Taylor, W. H. Seabaugh and Iva Kurre, J. B. Johnson and Wilhemina Joellner, Walter Kistner and Mary E. Thomas are listed as marriage license pairs in the community notices.
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Albert DeWitt
Magpie Taylor
W. H. Seabaugh
Iva Kurre
J. B. Johnson
Wilhemina Joellner
Walter Kistner
Mary E. Thomas
Republicans Poised to Win Missouri in 1908 Campaign
Jefferson City Review notes Republicans united to carry Missouri as divisions grow in the Democratic ranks over law enforcement. Folk and anti Folk factions clash while Democrats split and Republicans rally for a decisive election. Also reported is the death of Frank Brown, 76, of Oak Ridge, buried at Apple Creek cemetery in Pocahontas.
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Missouri
Mr. Folk
Jefferson City
Oak Ridge
Frank Brown
Old Apple Creek
Pocahontas
Hand Injured At Handle Factory In Mishap
Walter Ballow, employed at the local handle factory, suffered a painful accident while operating turning machines. His right hand was badly cut and two fingers were amputated, with possible further loss of the hand. Doctors Winyard and Hays treated him. he is recovering at home.
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Walter Ballow
Central Business College praises and results from Sedalia
Letters from graduates and employers extol Central Business College Sedalia Mo praising its telegram and business training. Graduates report steady jobs with firms like M E T A R and Cu dehay Packing Co while guaranteeing placement and inducements to enroll. The piece touts nearly 25 years of success under top instructors and strong job offers.
School offers affordable board and room for August enrollment
The letter urges prompt action to secure housing for students at under 60 per month with a special offer until August 10. It notes rising August enrollments, the school anticipating a 50 percent larger attendance next year, and requests early correspondence to arrange accommodations and scholarships so students can start immediately and gain full advantages.
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Dom
Salvation of boys over political victory in Missouri
The message argues the saving of boys and moral reform far outweighs electing leaders or territorial gains. It condemns saloons as dangers to youth and urges voters to elect a general assembly that upholds good morals and law enforcement to remove these pitfalls from in front of your boy.
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Mssouri
How Harry Orchard Planned Explosion
The account details Harry Orchard's confession in August McClure's about rigging a mine shaft blast at the Vindicator mine. He describes soliciting money to kill workers, testing a triggered six shooter, and setting fifty pounds of dynamite to blow the shaft. He notes the plan aimed at scaring non union men, and reflects on the deaths of McCormick and Beck.
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Harry Orchard
Vindicator
McClure
Parker
Easterly
Orchard
Aikman
McCormick
Beck
Jackson and Fruitland play by light crowd on open date
The Jackson ball team arranged a game with Fruitland last Tuesday to fill an open date. Attendance was small as the venue drew casual fans. The contest remained close from first pitch to ninth inning with Kuttland delivering the best pitching for Jackson.
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Jackson
Fruitland
Kuttland
Weale
Timen
Davis
Fai Ind
Loreal
Eney
Sibley
Akays
Alont
Cash
Burfordville Crop Activities and Local Events
In Burfordville Poole reports threshing wheat as heads ripen and caps looking good. A public sale of James R. Pullen’s personal property is planned next Saturday. Craigs mule injured a youth named Singer, who seeks damages. Two cream parties occurred last Saturday at Be Singers and Lesleys near Gravel Hill. Leopold Catholic church will hold a picnic on August 7 for church benefits, with annual picnics drawing crowds. An ice cream supper is set for Burfordville city hall on August 3. Frank Proffer’s wheat threshing last week sparked a fire from engine sparks.
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Poole
James R. Pullen
Sarre
Aneuetaria
Everhart Mersingerdins
Craig
Craigs
Wotelburhood
Hersinger’s
Hef Lesley
Burfordville
Frank Proffer
ECON
In Memoriam Funeral For Little Son Of James Taylor
The funeral for the infant son of Mr and Mrs James Taylor was held last Friday afternoon at the Presbyterian church with Rev C P Browning officiating He spoke with tender sympathy and Christian hope and the child rests in the family lot in our Silent City Death came gently and Heaven was conveyed to blossoming thereafter
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James Taylor
C. P. Browning
Presbyterian Church
Card of Thanks for Baby Taylors’ Sickness and Death
To those who kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our beloved baby we extend sincere thanks. We shall ever remember their kindness James and Lena Tay lor.
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James
Lena Taylor
Shawneetown Post Office To Close After August 15
Announcement that the Shawneetown post office will be discontinued after August 15. The note recalls Shawneetown’s past bustle with wagonmakers, blacksmiths, and a thriving mill, contrasting then and now with a sense of town decline. A separate civil writ from Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court is mentioned, involving Pittsburg Plate Glass Company and defendants.
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Shawneetown
Circuit Court
Cape Girardeau County
Missouri
Pittsburg
Real Estate Transfers in Cape Girardeau Area
Orren Wilson and wife transfer lot 9 block 3 Russell addition Cape Girardeau to James Albright and wife for 1,000 dollars. Johanna Seelig Rust and husband transfer south half of lot 12 survey 2119 township 31 range 12 to Columbus Gladish for 900 dollars. Edward D. Hays and wife transfer lot 6 block 2 West End addition Jackson to John G. Henberg and wife for 1875 dollars. Caroline Harenberg transfers south half of lots 9 block 3 Morgan's first addition Jackson to W. J. Gibbs for 1,000 dollars. South Side Realty Company transfers lots 14 and 15 block 4 Smelterville suburb Cape Girardeau to Ph. C. Knott for 2,000 dollars. Joseph C. Bruhl and wife transfer 112 acres in section LI township 3 R 18 Quit Claim to . Morvan for 2 dollars.
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Orren Wilson
James Albright
Russell
Cape Girardeau
Johanna (Seelig) Rust
Columbus Gladish
Edward D. Hays
John G. Henberg
West End
Jackson
Caroline Harenberg
W. J. Gibbs
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M. J. Haw
Snider, Texas
Fruitland News
Handle
Central Business College
Senalia, MO
W. Robbins
Sedalia
Telegraph College
Paul Grotchel
Kansas City
Centlemen
Central Busiess College
A. A. Lamar
Cudehay Packing Co
Omaha
Neb
St. Louis
Eldon
Vermot
Seagals
West End Place
Court House
City of
County of Cape Girardeau
State of Missouri
Bernhard Gockel
Sheritt
Memoriam
Market Report
Jet
Brad
Joer
Heinen
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