Toll Road Tolling Denied by Cape County Prosecutor
H E Alexander Cape Girardeau County prosecutor denounces the Cape Girardeau Jackson Gravel Road Company for illegal tolls since 1871. He states the Supreme Court finds toll gates unlawful and public nuisances. He warns no prosecutions will occur until the road is repaired and tolls cease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. BE. Alexander
Cape Girardeau & Jackson Gravel Road Company
Cape Girardeau
Jackson
Burfordville
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
St. Francois County
H. E.alexander
Cape Girardeau County
County Financial Report and Court Notices
County Treasurer reports funds and warrants across multiple county funds including Revenue, Road and Bridge, Pauper, and Court House and Jail with specific amounts. Coroner presents costs for inquests into Rowland Fulenwider and Homer Lesley. Dram shop licenses and petitions noted. road change approvals and bid advertising ordered. one dram shop petition refused for lack of majority signatures.
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John G. Putz
Common Pleas Court
Circuit Court
Court House
E. R. Schoen
Rowland Fulenwider
Homer Lesley
Riley Minor
Allenville
J. W. Digby
Cape Girardeau
A. D. Blomeyer
Otto Fr. Willa
August Peetz
J. W. Searcy
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Cape Girardeau Area
Multiple late transfers include Jas A McCullough to B L McCullough for 71.5 acres in survey 2253 Cape Girardeau Mo. Oberbeck to Henry C Denecke for 50 acres in Houck Mo. Martin Richter to Geo Schoults and Luecious McNeely for part an acre in section 7 township 33 range 13. College Hill Realty to Rose Lueders for lot 4 survey 2199 Cape Girardeau Mo. Blackbendt to Lizzie Steck for part of lot 122 in Jackson. S W Morgan to J A Vogel for lots 23 and 24 in Cape Girardeau. J A Vogel to S B Morgan for same lots. Jas M Morrison to Lawrence Morrison for lots 3 20 30 31 23 in Cape Girardeau ranges A H and O Quit Claim. Total sums noted include $1.00 $25 $500 $1200 and $800 as applicable.
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Jas. A. McCullough
B. L. McCullough
William Oberbeck
Henry C. Denecke
Houck
William Ates
Martin Richter
Geo. Schoults
Luecious McNeely
College Hill Realty Company
Rose Lueders
Cape Girardeau
Charles Blackbendt
Lizzie Steck
Jackson
S. W. Morgan
J. A. Vogel
City of
Gambling as a Warning in Rev Haw Sermon
Rev M 7 Haw argues gambling is a vice across eras and nations. He cites Blackstone and China's experience, notes Monte Carlo losses and suicides, and lists five social dangers including card games at picnics and embezzlement totaling millions annually.
Sheriff Sale Under General Execution in Cape Girardeau
Bernhard Gockel sheriff of Cape Girardeau County Missouri will sell at public auction on Wednesday August 20 1907 at the south front door of the court house Jackson Missouri the real estate of August W Davis Lot numbers 64 and 65 range D in Cape Girardeau city 914 feet front on Ellis Street by 180 feet to an alley to satisfy a general execution in favor of Louisa M Daves. The property will be bid for cash to the highest bidder.
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Circuit Court
Cape Girardeau County
Missouri
Louisa M. Daves
August W. Davis I
Cape Girardeau
City of
Ellis Street
Jackson
Jackson, County of
State of
Bernhard Gockel
Presidential Campaign Warm in the East
The East lights up as Knox gains Pennsylvania backing while Taft struggles in Ohio. Delegations from Illinois Indiana and others shape a multi candidate race ahead of Roosevelt's looming convention. A Missouri editor salutes press and pulpit as power players in politics.
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Missouri
Knox
Pennsylvania
Taft
Ohio
Joe Cannon
Illinois
Fairbanks
Indiana
Great Assembly
Roosevelt
Garfield
Cannon
Senate
House
Carrollton
Secrecy in Societies Versus Home Life
A discussion on Freemasonry and other secret societies praising their positive deeds while warning that secrecy harms families and communities if used for wrong aims. The piece argues standards from biblical and civic perspectives, urging balance and caution lest home life suffer.
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Free Masonry
Odd Fellowship
Knights of Labor
Solomon
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Gape County
H. E. Alexander
Rev. M
Alexander Dumas
England
Blackstone
China
Monte Carlo
St. James
Louisiana
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