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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
1
Auctioning 18000 acres of choice bottom land near Cape Girardeau Missouri owned by an English estate with perfect title dating to 1873. Describes fertile tracts, timber, railroad access, towns and schools nearby, and flexible payment options with excursions and hotel arrangements.
Person seeks buyer for a well established blacksmith shop with steady work for two men in a good town. Bargain price. seller plans to quit trade within 80 days. Contact F. W. Kaiser at Fornfelt post office Edna Missouri.
Denver dated January 21 05 editor writes about the Longmont canning factory and prior notes on pea raising harvesting and hauling. He explains the threshing cylinder used for peas is different from ordinary machines, describing eight foot long spokelike rods attached to a central shaft.
The Missouri Experiment Station at Columbia releases a detailed bulletin by Dean H J Waters on profitable cattle fattening. Based on about 1000 feeders across Missouri Illinois Iowa, it covers age weight season feed shelter and market demands with illustrated beef cattle types including prize winning fat steers shown at Inter-State Fair Sedalia Kansas City and Chicago events. The bulletin is free to farmers and citizens and the station offers more free bulletins on topics like cowpeas alfalfa and winter cattle feeding.
The Missouri law states that any loan of school funds to an individual must be secured by a first mortgage on real estate valued at twice the loan amount, plus a bond and personal security, and no loan shall be made without these protections.
The text argues for abstracts of title for loans and purchases, noting that officials with land knowledge should verify titles. It promotes Vandivort Abstract Company in Jackson Missouri, offering title abstracts, plats, deeds, mortgages, inventories, title perfection, field notes, and notary services.
Republicans of Byrd township met at the Jackson courthouse to appoint delegates for the February 1 convention. Chairman Col I M Bean and secretary Fred Goyert oversaw a three member precinct committee that named delegates and alternates from Court House and Turner Hall precincts. The lists, read aloud, were unanimously adopted with numerous named delegates and alternates from both precincts.
Town readers hear a rumor about a roaming creature, and the investigation reveals the culprit is a Hickey. The piece notes the Hickey is harmless unless provoked and warns that disobedient youths and adults wandering at night may provoke it.
W W Taylor and family on the sick list but improving. Public sale Feb 15 1908 includes fifteen thousand feet of lumber. John Remsburg of Cole Spring visiting Southeast Missouri from Bloomfield and will be in Jackson soon. Piano tuning requests via Miss Winnie Jones or Mrs Helmkampf. Gordonville precinct meeting Jan 25 elects ALPF Delecke president and J H Kerstner secretary. delegates named to county convention. Southeast Missouri Trust Company opens in Himmelberger Harrison building at the Cape with grand quarters. Obituary: Mrs Emma Jenkins Batesville Ark wife of J H Jenkins. Sympathy to the bereaved family. Louis Pepper and wife visiting from Hoxie Ark. Miss Ruby Futrell Oak Ridge guest of Miss Bessie Samuels.
Pocaontas notes busy with Phenix pickup handling, a clearing sale by Schoen & Bro, court trip to Cape by Carl Ruff, Miss Clara Mirley passing through, golden wedding in Fountain Bluff, and a baby girl for Lienbach family. Delegates elected at precinct meeting include Dr. G. H. Sample, Joe Thompson, A. B. Mizer, James Davis among others with several alternates named.
The state will vote on eight constitutional amendments in November. Proposals include initiative and referendum, city debt limits for large towns, third class city waterworks loans, legislator pay raised to 700 per year, a permanent county road fund, 25 cent tax levy for roads, increase Supreme Court justices to nine, and separation of state and county taxes. Examinations note A M Spradling passed the law exam in Jefferson City last week.
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