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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1909
Page
2
The Jackson Missouri issue announces W B Crites T E McNeely and A C Welker as candidates for county school superintendent subject to the April 1909 election. It includes political commentary on honest counts, recounts, and recent moves by Kaiser Wilhelm and the U S president, plus local notes on reforms and a jut of campaign theater.
The remark says voters desire low elections and questions who will provide them. It notes past attempts with Democrats in Missouri and presents a new chance to partially try Republicans.
A proposal suggests extending the country telephone line north of Jackson to a cay, enabling phone connections to all northern towns and bringing improved town service. This potential extension would connect communities previously without direct lines.
The Cape Commercial Club offers 200 dollars to a plan guiding citizens on how to boost the city. It notes the money would aid street improvement but stresses the difficulty lies in actually implementing the boost.
The piece notes Illinois Central railroad expansion hopes for Cape area residents and discusses local politics in Jackson including Gmelich’s lieutenant governor election and inauguration. It also covers W A Summers receiving a saloon license and comments on shifting public sentiment toward licensing and business interests.
State Superintendent H A Gass urges the legislature to address eight major education issues in Missouri. They include statewide county supervision, district consolidation and pupil transportation, state aid for weak districts, stronger compulsory attendance, a minimum starting salary for teachers, higher qualifications and experience for licenses, a teacher fund for retired and disabled teachers, and annual school health and vision screenings each September.
Abstracter offers to prepare abstracts of title and ensure deed validity for property purchases. Emphasizes that orders yield prompt attention and provides phone number 50 for contact.
Letters of administration on the estate of Willian Users have been issued by the Cape Girardeau County Court dated January 28. All persons with claims must present them for allowance within one year. if not, they may be barred from the estate. Claims not exhibited within two years from publication will be forever barred. Itosa Intens, Adms.
Geo L Snider deceased claims for allowance against estate in Cape Girardeau County and letters testamentary granted to Mary Snider Admx. Frederick Braier deceased letters testamentary granted to John Poinsett Executor. Claimants must file within one year or be barred.
Notice is given to all creditors and others interested in the estate of Chius Kerstner and John Kerstner that the executors Henry Kerstner and William Bruening intend to make final settlement at the next term of the probate court of Cape Girardeau County Missouri. The terms are to be held at Jackson Missouri beginning on the Sunday of February 1600.
Notice is hereby given to all creditors and others interested in the estate of Nicholas D Hale deceased that the undersigned intends to make final settlement at the next term of the Probate Court of Cape Girardeau County Missouri to be held at Jackson Missouri beginning on the Sunday of February. 1 John T McNeely Ackmor.
A probate court in Crawford County or nearby Missouri handles the estate of Joseph Litzelfelner. The filing is by Wamella V. Litzelfelner as executrix or administrator admx seeking court action on a Sunday in February.
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