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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1902
Page
4
A fragment from the Evening Citizen of Poplar Bluff reports hoboes meeting in the woods south of stock pens. They form a convention and pass resolutions urging the Iron Mountain railroad to build double tracks with solid ballast along its entire system to prevent wrecks and loss of life.
At a meeting in Jefferson City sheriffs passed resolutions urging the next legislature to allow sheriff fees in criminal preliminaries where defendants are discharged by exam magistrates. They also seek a cash deposit in civil suits to cover preliminary costs. Finally they propose a constitutional amendment to make sheriff and coroner and all court officers four year terms.
Prof J Cobb of Cape Girardeau says he spoke with the Hegre troupe in New Madrid. A colored man walking with a girl of his color faced abuse as white youths snowballed him. After the play colored folks say whites shot at the stage. the colored retreated. Public tension and violence follow conflicting accounts. A crude croup warning ad follows.
Diverse Jackson and surrounding county properties for sale listed by L. M. Bean and Buchanan & Reddick. Includes numerous plots from 6 to 200 acres plus houses, timber land, cleared fields, springs, and barns, with locations near Whitewater Gordonville Del ton Cape Girardeau Jackson and others. many parcels note timber or bottom land, some with dwellings and improvements.
Directory lists Sith district counties Cape Girardeau Bollinger Butler Howell Christian Ditielis Donkin Mississippi New Madrid Oregon Ozark Pemlscot Ripley Scott Stod fard Stone w Taney and named officials including congressman Van diver, various senatorial districts, board of education officers, county officers, and court schedules. Names appear with term dates and meeting times, reflecting a 19th or early 20th century local government compilation.
Excelsior Lodge and several fraternal groups meet on specified Thursdays and Mondays with officers named. Churches list services, Sunday School and prayer meetings. pastors and times noted, including Methodist and Baptist congregations with schedule details.
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