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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1909
Page
2
Official organ of Cepe Girerdesu County Court announces publication details and rates for legal and display ads. Commentary touches on politics with Governor Hadley support and local candidates, plus editorials urging civic activity and progress in Jackson Missouri.
The railroad and warehouse commissioners require Mr. Houck to lay 2,000 new ties per mile from Thebes to West Chester. When completed, the Houck road should improve speed. Printers are praised for able price discipline, yet noted for price cutting in business. Postmasters Flentge and Puls push for an auto mail service between here and the Cape with two daily trips.
The piece notes talk of a short course in agriculture in Jackson, claims Governor Hadley may delay it yet expresses belief he supports progress. It laments loss of Herald correspondents across the county and suggests recruiting new local reporters while cautioning they can manage without them.
The Cape Republican argues sentiment remains against the Frisco as plans surface to move shops from Chaffee to Jackson, offering to buy Houck road grounds and maintain the division there for shop relocation.
The piece argues Senator William Warner deserves a second term, cites rail improvements and new lines in the West, and warns against lingering habits in politics. It notes a township primary for a central committeeman seat and praises the Cape Girardeau Daily News as a clean paper. It mentions the Houck line limited to ten miles per hour until the road bed is restored within sixty days and calls for compliance with railroad orders.
The court records show defendants with distinguished names such as Joe Folk, Andrew Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and John Q. Adams. Observers speculate these illustrious names may lead to lighter penalties, as authorities weigh names among sentencing considerations.
A reader notes a proposal for an observation car on the Frisco line linking St Louis and Memphis. The writer wryly questions whether the idea signals escape from this mundane world, while praising the observers who would enjoy the view from the car’s top.
The piece defends youth energy while praising restraint on Halloween night in Jackson. It laments insufficient space for school literary society activities after J. M. A. building plans, urges swift board action, and cites politics and public discourse around Folk Hadley and Jim Conran, warning against glorifying crime figures as role models.
The Southeast Missouri Teachers Association session at Frederick Town on the 25th and 26th promises a strong program with county superintendents and high school leaders. B. S. Starnes, Cape County native and association president, organized an ambitious agenda for teachers, who should attend and apply the discussed subjects in practice. The piece also praises the cast of the Muin Show drama Down in Maine, with Wilson La Pierre, Sloan Oliver, Albert Behrens, Lillian Armstrong, Ruby Walter, Flossie Kurre, Bessie Litzelfelner, and Morton Randol delivering strong performances including a Dutch song performances by Butch Mueller and Helen Williams.
For sale or exchange my Jackson home for farm lands near Jackson or Cape Girardeau. One of the handsome city homes, visit to view. Ed How ard Cape County Sayings Bank or W H Miller Cape Girardeau. Bucklen Arnica Salve cures burns scalds cuts and boils quick. 25 cents at drug stores.
Agent for M H Robb will sell at public sale at the Court House in Jackson Missouri on Saturday November 27 1909 at 1 pm the following real estate in Cape Girardeau County MO West half of Southeast quarter Section 24 Township 33 N Range 12 East about 80 acres West half and Northeast quarter of Northeast quarter Section 25 Township 33 North Range 12 East about 120 acres 87 45 acres North half of Lot No 2 of the Northwest quarter Section 30 Township 33 North Range 18 East about 237 45 acres total possessjon given immediately cash on delivery of deed sale also private sale to any buyer.
More than twelve counties have issued over a thousand hunters licenses each. If a county has reached about the thousand mark, it will be about 1100 by December.
Trust deed defaults trigger sale of forty acres in Cape Girardeau County Missouri. Trustee W J Roberts will sell at the Jackson courthouse south door on December 6, 1909 for cash to cover the secured note and costs. Additionally an advertisement notes an elegant line of ladies suits skirts and waists at Heinbergs.
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