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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
1
Local items report Wheat at 7c, a recital at J M A hall, for sale counters and farming equipment, visits by Roy Wood and F G Meyer, and a noted burglary at the Bee store. Meantime Meier and Henderson promote Pittsburg Perfect fence, and various townspeople travel to St Louis and Little Rock with family news and community updates.
An old advertising note touts Scott's Emulsion for thin and weak people labeled chronic cases by doctors. It promises new flesh, stronger nerves, and better appetite, claiming ongoing benefit during sickness. Free sample doses offered. contact Scott & Bowne, 40 Pearl St., New York, via druggists.
The undersigned buyer, Robert Lulinberg, declares purchase of rags, iron, bongs, rubber boots and shoes, copper, brass, zinc and bottles as part of a trade or sale transaction.
Homeseekers tickets for lands across the Sunny Southwest through the Ozarks to Oklahoma and Texas go on sale on the first and third Tuesdays each month until April. Descriptive literature and particulars available from the nearest W. R. Power agent, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Fruitland Prohibition Alliance held Friday night January 15 with a speech by Rev Theo Whitfield of Jackson on Ways and Means. The group pledged energetic pursuit of temperance reform, urged giving silver and gold to support their cause, and invited supporters to the next meeting February 6 and a program at Fair view February 43, Providence permitting.
A series of property transfers listed include A F Stinson and wife selling 53.55 acres in section 3 township 27 range 11 for 8500 to Ferdinand A Nothdurft. Guy M Fulenwider and wife selling 5.53 acres in survey 322 township 31 range 12 for 8875 to W H H Dow. Wm D Henderson and wife selling 6 acres in survey 527 township 31 range 12 for 2500 to George P Bingenheimer. Wm Schwettman selling 40 acres in township 32 range 14 for 1600 to Louis H Schwettmann. Richard Pheland and wife with Thomas Horwell selling 16 acres in section 11 township 28 range 10 for 900. Louis Howell and Thomas Howell selling 120 acres in section 14 and 24 township 20 range 11 to Jesse and D W Barrow. Wm M Slinkard selling 7.85 acres in survey 2235 township 41 range 11 for 2500 to Artie S Slinkard. B S Lancaster and wife selling undivided half of 40 acres in section 14 township 30 range O to George W Wilson. St Louis Paint Manufacturing Co to Susan St Svevena 38 acres in section 12 township 31 range Li quit claim for 1. John W Brown selling 2.15 acres in Hgyot Mills quit claim for 225. St Louis & Gull Railway Co and Cape Girardeau & Chester Railway Co lots 14 16 and 16 in range B in Cape Girardeau quit claim 1.
The Fredericktown Bottling Works will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash on January 30 1904 at Fredericktown Missouri at 1 o clock p.m. For further particulars write T H Kinper Fredericktown Mo.
The next meeting will be at Jacksonson public school February 13 at 10 am. After committee reports Rev. A. T. Osbron will speak. All teachers in the county, school directors, friends of public schools and others interested in education are urged to attend. Program committee.
From Fruitland January 25 a local note describes deeper snow than the season so far and hints at more winter. Obituary reports Uncle J J Sawyer died on the eve of the 22nd and was buried at Pleasant Hill. most children attended except William of Greenville. Tie making and hauling rise as locals work to sell ties for Mr Houck while road complaints mount. N M Davis misplaced some market checks, later found in his shoes after a failed search. SCRIDELER.
The infant son of William and Nannie Schuette died at age 2 years and 2 days after death entered their home Friday night January 15. A funeral at Gravel Hill Baptist Church was led by the writer, with verses from Psalms and Thessalonians cited, and the body laid to rest at Gravel Hill cemetery awaiting Christ’s call.
Dr Huston died early Monday after a brief illness in Piggot Ark He had long been in poor health and his death surprised many in the town where he was a lifelong respected physician Raised in this county by M J Hines he received early schooling in Jackson and left many friends here who mourn his loss The community loses a good physician and a beloved citizen.
Judge John J Sawyer died Friday afternoon at his home near Fruitland after a week of ill health. A Republican and Presbyterian, he served as associate county judge and county treasurer, and three terms in the Missouri General Assembly. He leaves nine children and a large family, wife predeceased in 1900. His funeral was held at Pleasant Hill with an impressive service.
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