County road contracts and court actions reported
County highway engineer reported contracts let for four concrete culverts at 319 dollars to Robert Tooke and for building three bridges at 1822.50 dollars to Bridge and Iron Co. Various road, school fund, and municipal actions followed including fence removal, road openings, bonds, warrants, and adjustments to bridge and road conditions. Court adjourned to December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Tooke
Bridge and Iron Co
G. W. Howard
Albert Humbeck
R. F. Huhn
J. E. Miller
J. L. Miller
H. A. Astholtz
Cape Fair
Jac. G. Putz
Farmers’ Institute
Jackson
Wash Miller
Oak Ridge Farmers’ Institute
Gustave Grieb
Cape Girardeau
Koch Farm
Emilie Steck
Sailor Security
W. C. Siemers
Gordonville
Dutchtown
Schmuke
G. F. Siemers
Goyer
H.F. Bode
A. W. Cowan
H. E. Kirchoff
Jacob Stoll
H. W. Hahs
C. §. Reid
R. M. Sawyer
Ben E. Masters
W. H. Willer
F. A. Kage
W. J. Misenheimer
H. F. Ueleke
W. A. Yount
G. T. Heise
G. W. Schack
E. Z Hitt
W. C. Musgrave
G. W. Miller
J. C. Snider
J. H. Howard
S. B. Points
Herman J. Weiss
J. W. Probst
Neely Road
Ohiver Farm
Frisco Railroad Co
Allenville and Ranches
Allenville and
Hickory Ridge
Snider Mill Road
J. W. A. Morris
Whitewater Station Road
Jackson Road
Sanford
Henry Kirchhoff
Egypt Mills
Falls City Construction Co
Court House
Securities
John H. Langston
Public dances blamed for divorces and social ruin
A homely letter warns that public dances break homes and provoke divorces. It quotes Judge Pratt condemning dances after Brock divorce and cites police and church leaders arguing dances corrupt youth, urging parents to keep children from public dance halls and dancing schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ce Ot
Jean
Brocks
Wis
St. Louis
M. T. Haw
Local items and notices from Pocahontas area
Pocahontas residents attended events at Oak a Binge and Oak Ridge. Reed moves to Jackson. Gordon Aberdah and family visited Longtown. Mr and Mrs. Knox celebrate golden anniversary in Shawneetown. Ward family guests from St. Louis. Oak Ridge visits include Maple Corner and Sam Jacobs. Wild animal mystery near Fruitland prompts a local appeal. Missouri Agricultural College expands Short Winter Course in Agriculture starting November 1 with new staff and facilities. An illustrated pamphlet on courses available by writing to Columbia campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Agricultural College
St. Joseph
Sedalia
Kansas City
College At
Columbia
Jackson Hi School Beats Poplar Bluff 10 to 5
Last Saturday Jackson High beat Poplar Bluff 10 to 5 on the gridiron. The school has moved into a new building and a revised schedule now runs from 8 40 to 3 10 with no intermission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Hi
Poplar Bluff
Goodin
Cicero
Emerson
Public Sale At Neelys Landing Road Fruitland
On Friday November 12 at the John Van Amberg place I will sell personal property including two work horses a milk cow and steer calf Empire drill harrows plows rock tools and household and kitchen furniture plus 500 or 600 bushels of corn The sale offers cash for under five dollars and ten months time with note for larger sums The notice also mentions Bruening Kerstner Dry Goods Company dress goods and silks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van Amberg
Neely’s Landing Road
Fruitland
For Sale or Trade Home in Jackson Offers Exchange
For Sale or Trade. I offer for sale my home in Jackson or will exchange it for farm lands near Jackson or Cape Girardeau. The home is one of the handsome ones in the city. Go see it and you will be pleased. For information contact Ed. How ard at Cape County Savings Bank or the undersigned at Cape Girardeau. W. H. MILLER.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Cape Girardeau
Ed. Howard
Cape County Savings Bank
W. H. Miller
Old Soldiers Homestead Claims Buyback Notice
Old soldiers who filed 40 40 or 120 acre homesteads before 1874 may have a government claim to sell if not previously liquidated. Widows or heirs may also sell. Those who never filed or who entered after June 22 1874 have no claim. R H Peale & Co Salt Lake City Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
R. H. Peale & CO
Judge Building
Salt Lake City
Utah
Real Estate Transfers Across Several Townships
Gustav H Berchelt and wife to B E Ervin acres in Sec 47 Twp 32 R 14 for 750 dollars F A Brandt and wife to G H Weiss and wife forty acres in Survey 2276 Twp 20 Range 14 for 1700 dollars P F Fiehler and wife to Mollie C Mogler Lot 10 Block 3 West End Place Cape for 1250 dollars Richard Hill and wife to J W Crump eighty acres in Survey 978 Two 32 Range 12 for 2550 dollars Amanda Hinkle et al to Henry nearly acre in Sec 7 33 Range 13 for 50 dollars Win Winkler and wife to Gordonville Roller Mills Lot in Gordonville for 1000 dollars F F Bonney to Stephen L Kasten two acres in 18 33-13 Rosina Noeninger to Southae Realty Co forty acres in Sec 30 Twp 29 Range 12 for 200 dollars August Windisch and wife to J H Simon Lot in Cape Range G for 900 dollars E W Flentge and wife to J H Hammon Lot 29 Range B Cape for 2000 dollars F Braun and wife to Tom Haydock and wife Range P Garaghty s Addition to be 475 dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav H. Berchelt
B. E. Ervin
F. A. Brandt
G. H. Weiss
P. F. Fiehler
Mollie C. Mogler
West End Place
Cape
Richard Hill
J. W
August Windisch
J. H. Simon
E. W. Flentge
J. H. Hammon
F. Braun
Tom Haydock
Range P. Garaghty
Heinberg's line and Oklahoma farm lands advertised
Elegant suits and skirts at Heinbergs paired with a land offer in McCurtain county Oklahoma Ten thousand acres of unimproved farm land priced five to ten dollars per acre health good climate mild with ample rainfall crop prospects cotton corn wheat and alfalfa great productivity seeks 600 farmers to relocate direct to Garvin Okla for details and business confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCurtain
Oklahoma
Garvin
Okla
Also Mentioned on This Page
County Court Proceedings
Indian Creek Road
Chas, Dankel
J. W. Hoffman
H. A. Siemers
G. W. Munger
Albert Grossheider
Franklin Meyer
Chas. R. Kuss
Thomas B. McCain
Shawnee Township
H. V. Harper
J. F. Oliver
Wm. Hoebel
Wm. Brunkhurst
J.M. Sells
Akkion
Great Western Cereal Company
Crating
COON
New Haven
New York
Iladelphia
Musburg
Albany ST. Port
Chicago
Castoria
Pocahontas
Holer Barber College of
J. J. McNeely
Jackson, Mo
College of Agriculture
W. H. Amnette
Bruening & Kerstner Dry Goods Company
Heinberg’s
Heinberg
Black
J. &, Deadk Micnicine Co
Kennett
Dr. Mack
Jefferson Avenue
Jonesboro
Ark
J. J. Sav
J.B
Black Medicine
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