Schools Visited December Record of Attendance
On December 7 Concord J C Edmunds colored teacher reports enrollment 26 present 30 Liberty Gusta Woods enrollment 23 present 19 December 8 New Wells Harlan Reid enrollment 13 present 7 Shawneetown H R Stevenson enrollment 36 present 28 December 9 Buckeye Clark Reid enrollment 36 present 2 Appleton Harry Cotner teacher enrollment 24 present 22 Appleton Dora Robertson colored teacher enrollment 21 present 12 December 10 Oak Ridge L K McGhee Ora Conrad Esther Ellis Annie Jenkins teachers enrollment 120 present 111 December 11 Horrell O J ye teaches yeenrollment 32 ent 22
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
J. C. Edmunds
Liberty
Gusta Woods
New Wells
Harlan Reid
Shawneetown
H. R. Stevenson
Buckeye
Clark Reid
Stray Notice From Cape Girardeau County Court
Taken up by F. L. Jones and posted before Justice G. W. Holmes in Kinder township on December 5 1908. Describes two mares a black mare about 144 hands with three white feet star on forehead bell worn and an iron gray mare about 144 hands with no marks or brands. Appraised at 130 dollars by L. F. Thomas J. B. Burnett and C. C. Kinder, appraisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Jones
G. W. Holmes
Kinder
Cape Girardeau County
L. F. Thomas
J. B. Burnett
C. C. Kinder
Sheriff sale under transcript execution Cape Girardeau MO
Sheriff’s sale under transcript execution where Jowit Meyers and others levy on five acres in Cape Girardeau, describing two five acre tracts from Out-lot 45 including NW corner and adjacent parcel, bounded by a branch and lines through the city plot, returnable to the January 1909 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowit
Charles Meyers
Carl Junger
Daniel Maurer
Frederick Strauss
A. Strauss
Carl Jungers
Daniel Mauer
James Thompson & Bro
County of
Cape Girardeau
of Missouri
Towit
Ignatius R. Wathen
Alfred P. Ellis
Herman Bader
Althea B. Sloan
Outlet No. 45
Public Auction of Real Estate Seized in Cape Girardeau County
Sheriff Bernhard Gockel of Cape Girardeau County Missouri announces a public cash sale of a five acre property tied to Carl Jungers. The auction, to satisfy an execution and costs, will be held at the south door of the courthouse between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the sale day, with deeds recorded in Book 32 page 49 and Book 33 page 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Jungers
Bernhard Gockel
Cape Girardeau County
Missouri
Jackson, Mo
St Louis Live Stock Market Prices Dec 14 1908
Cattle receipts 5000 with trade slow. black yearlings about 1150 lbs sold at 8.00 per cwt. Hog receipts 8000 with best hogs steady to lower. tops 5.85, heavies 5.75 to 5.85, pigs 4.25 to 5.50. Sheep receipts 2000 with choice steady. lamb tops 7.65, yearlings 5.75, wethers 5.00, ewes 4.50. Prospects for steadier market and higher mutton sheep and lambs noted. National Live Stock Commission Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambs
National Live Stock Commission Company
Marriage Licenses Include Numerous Cape Girardeau Pairings
A list of marriage licenses shows couples from St. Louis and Cape Girardeau including Edgar J. Wilson and Emma Whittaker, John M. Keys and Minnie Clark, Louis Moser and Susan Wittmore, and Wim R. Hill with Elmura Lynch. Other pairs include Marion Sandlins and Mattie Green, Jesse Mixon and Edna Billings, Ira Haynes and Beulah White, Aug A Heuer and Laura Meyr, with ages ranging from 18 to mid-30s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar J. Wilson
St. Louis
Emma Whittaker
Cape Girardeau
Carlin Israel
Abby Perkins
John M. Keys
Minnie D. Clark
Louis Moser
Susan Wittmore
Wim. R. Hill
Cape Gi
Hunters Notice Prohibits Hunting on Farms
The undersigned forbids hunting on their farms with prosecution to the full extent of the law. An ad for home music devices from McCombs Furniture Store promotes piano player piano and Edison Talking Machine sold on easy payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
McCombs’ Furniture
Look at Your Date on the Herald subscription notice
A dated subscription renewal notice urges continued readership and states that if no response is received within sixty days after the due date the paper will assume the subscriber does not want the service and will discontinue the subscription.
Spelling match draws crowd at McFerron school
From Cane Creek scarce news. Thursday night spelling contest at McFerron school drew a large crowd. Edward Lewis and D E Talley plow for spring. Bud Powell took his best girl home. Russell Talley spent Saturday night in Millerville and attended the spelling match and pie supper. Mrs Dee Turner was guest of D E Talley family Sunday. Miss Myrtle Lange visited home folks near Appleton. Hunter Seabaugh sold two mules for 451 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFerron School
Edward Lewis
D. E. Talley
Bud Powell
Russell Talley
Millerville
Dee Turner
Myrtle Lange
Appleton
Hunter Seabaugh
Rieman School Reporter and Local Observer Note
From Millerville comes a school update detailing a crowded pupil pool for the Jackson Herald correspondent bid. The Rieman School sits west of Millerville under a stable instructor, with enrollment at twenty eight and daily attendance around twenty four, plus a hopeful note on graduate Stella Miller. A horse note closes the item with a race stride fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rieman
Jackson Herald
Millerville
Stella Miller
Real Estate Transfers in Cape Girardeau Area
Christian J Reisenbichler and wife transfer lot 16 block 4 Russell and Whitener addition to Cape Girardeau to Walker Johnson and wife for $1200. George Kauffmann and wife transfer 103 acres in section 14 township 32 range 12 to Otto H Kauffmann and Maud Kauffmann for 34000 dollars. Walter Noland and wife transfer 40 acres in section 10 township 32 range 13 to John Wachter for $1700. Painter Realty Company transfers lots 7 and 8 block 5 and lot 4 block 4 West End Place Cape Girardeau to Union Lumber Company for $1400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian J. Reisenbichler
Walker Johnson
Russell & Whitener
Cape Girardeau
George Kauffmann
Otto H. Kauffmann
Maud Kauffmann
Walter Noland
John Wachter
Painter Realty Company
Union Lumber Company
West End Place
Republican State Committee Ends Campaign Finances
Four weeks after the election that toppled Missouri Democracy the Republican State Committee closed the 1908 campaign. Chairman Dickey moved to the 1910 effort while fundraising produced 84,598.72 dollars in receipts, paying all bills with a small balance remain. Cyrus P. Walbridge became treasurer October 2, with John W. Dunn handling funds at headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Democracy
Missouri
Dickey
Cryus P. Walbridge
John W. Dunn
Missouri Republicans claim clean campaign accounts and strong fund drive
Col Walbridge and Chairman Dickey filed financial statements showing receipts totaling 84 598 72 and expenditures of 81 429 19 by December 2. The campaign cost exhausted 82 tall, enabling a Republican win with Taft and Sherman. National Committee contributed 33 000 plus literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Walbridge
Dickey
Missouri
Republican State Committee
Treasury
Walbridge
House of Representatives
Taft
Sherman
Republican National Committee
State Committee
National Committee
Hadley
Gmelich
Rabbit Time Ruckus Sparks Local Chatter
Goodwin G Fea calls for aggressive actions during rabbit season sloganing to rally public support. Nearby residents express concern over harsh rhetoric and calls for humane wildlife control measures. Local officials urge calm and adherence to existing hunting regulations.
Misunderstanding on corn show and farmers institute
A letter from io B Ellis, secretary, explains the mix up over the Jackson venue. He notes the planned short course will be at Cape Girardeau in January and an institute meeting for Jackson may follow, emphasizing Jackson as a key institute point and promising a date when fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Institute
John G. Putz
Jackson
Cape Girardeau
Io. B. Ellis
Kage School Notes and Local Farm Activity
Health generally good in Kage with crop prospects fair as almost all gather corn. Farmers plow ground for next spring. Mrs. August Kurre recovering from rheumatism. Mrs. Erich Weiss and daughter visited Grandma Franck in poor health. Hanover Church had services. Sunday School well attended. W Hoffman bought a fine Jersey bull calf from Kinloch Farm Kirksville. EF Weiss and family hosted a houseful of visitors. Lee Joyce keeps busy with gasoline engine and saw for two weeks sawing wood for neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kage
August Kurre
Erich Weiss
Grandma Franck
Hanover Church
Tno
W. Hoffman
Kinloch
Kirksville
EF. H. Weiss
Ringwald
Theodore Busch
Adams
Rank and Family
Will Hobbs
Charles Randle
Lee Joyce
Pleasant Hill School News and Community Notes
Health is good in Pleasant Hill with no known sickness. Farmers plow for the next corn crop. Love Feast at A. M. E. Church reported as a lovely time. Pleasant Hill enters the 14th week of a six month term with 24 students enrolled and good attendance. Visitors listed include Supt. T. BE McNeely Jackson Mo Rev J E Allen Springfield Mo Mrs Alma Patterson Jackson Mo Mrs Emma Snider Jackson Mo Miss Mary J Goodchilds Cape Girardeau Mo Miss Florence Ingram Oak Ridge Mo. Pleasant Hill School Correspondence. A rocking chair is suggested as a Christmas gift with Mc Combs rockers favored by Santa Claus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
T. BE. McNeely
Jackson
J. E. Allen
Springfield
Alma Patterson
Jackson, Mo
Emma Snider
Mary J. Goodchilds
Cape Girardeau
Florence Ingram
Oak Ridge
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Cane Creek
Goodwin G Fea
Crete
Ecient
Esiacettekac
Mc Combs
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