Uno's Letter From Millerville Reads Local Happenings
Mr C D Bedwell returns from St Louis while Mabel Huff teaches at Derny and visits home over the weekend. Bonnie Miller a high school student misses a week due to a sprained ankle. Grover Fulbright plans to attend Doniphan school as Ollie Miller and EB Miler mend the store porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Bedwell
St. Louis
Mabel Huff
Derny
Bonnie Miller
Grover Fulbright
Doniphan
Ollie Miller
EB. L. Miler
U-No
Lost His Seat as Alderman in Kirkwood
The St Louis court of appeals ruled that William Danworth forfeited his aldermanic seat by moving from the Third ward to another ward on April 26 1907 while continuing to perform duties. His removal was upheld by Judge Byers in Franklin county circuit court and affirmed by Judge Goode with all judges concurring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Court of Appeals
William Danworth
Board of Aldermen of
Kirkwood
Danworth
Byers
Franklin County
Goode
Ower Court
Globe-Democrat
Marriage Licenses Listed for Multiple Couples
A list of marriage licenses issued includes Lee Bledsoe with Sadie Holbrook, Daniel Price with Sophia Deevers, Wm Liles with Margarette H F Roth, Alvin H Levie with Clara Dickerson, Bern Sayers with Minnie Weiss, Nor bert F Lewing with Clara L Dickerson, Joseph Richter with Bertha Vogel, Anderson McGuire with Ella Bowman, and Wm O Bowman with Marie C Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Bledsoe
Sadie Holbrook
Daniel Price
Sophia Deevers
Wm. Liles
Margarette H. F. Roth
Alvin H. Levie
Clara Dickerson
Bern Sayers
Minnie Weiss
Norbert F. Lewing
Clara L. Dickerson
Joseph Richter
Bertha Vogel
Anderson McGuire
Ella Bowman
Wm. O. Bowman
Marie C. Jones
Yale Study Reveals Student Spending Tiers and Habits
Professor Bailey of Yale reports average annual spending by working students at 202.20 dollars. Most spend between 500 and 1,000, nine exceed 2,000, with the wealthy allocating 25 percent to clothes and eight plus dollars on tobacco and intoxicants. Wealthier students enjoy more leisure, gifts, and theater, while the poorest spend far less on tobacco and pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Yale
The New Education: Faunce on Attentive Minds and Change
Brown University President Faunce argues modern youth lack sustained attention and original thinking, preferring general trivia to disciplined study. He contrasts today’s broad information with deeper, methodical reasoning seen in past generations, urging clearer, calmer public thought amid unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faunce
Brown University
Saunce
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Dayton High School
Lincoln
Seward
Bryan
Goodwin & Jean Poultry Packing House Expands
The Goodwin and Jean poultry packing house rapidly grows and will cover extensive ground. The firm handles poultry game and fur, paying cash for all. The city is a major poultry center and expects large business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwin & Jean Poultry Packing House
Shawneetown Siftings From Correspondence
Several showers refreshed the area as water remained scarce. Health was good. Farmers finished sowing wheat. Buckeye district road work occurred. Barrett Cotner visited the Cape and returned. Pea hulls completed. not as good as last year. Appleton dance weak. music poor and some tea overindulged. Whitledge visited to check corn. Rudert returned from North Dakota. Conner and Ladniter sold their engine and saw mill in Bollinger county. Tom Miller has not recovered his stolen watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye
Barrett Cotner
Cape
Appleton
Whitledge
Adolph Rudert
North Dakota
Conner & Ladniter
Bollinger County
Tom Miller
Savers Weiss Wedding in 1907 Night Ceremony
Mr Bern Savers and Miss Minnie Weiss wed at the bride’s parents home Geo Weiss on October 27 1907. The well lit house drew a large gathering as Rev Killermann solemnly joined the couple with many presents given and warm congratulations from the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bern Savers
Minnie Weiss
Geo. Weiss
Bern Savers
Minnie Weis
Killermann
Whisker Length Debate Sparks Missouri Pride
A letter to the editor contests a claim about North Carolina whiskers, asserting Valentine Tapley of Frankfort Missouri has eleven feet of whiskers and that Missouri leads in facial hair. The writer challenges the rival state and asks for proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Post-Dispatch
North Carolina
Valentine Tapley
Frankfort
Missouri
Inmate Geo Grabach Charged With Cape Robbery
Geo Grabach, a switchman from Chaffee, is jailed on a robbery charge against an elderly Cape resident. His wife and two small sons traveled from Danville, Illinois to visit, unaware of his trouble. Grabach protests innocence and plans to await bond for circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Grabach
Bastile
Cape
Mr. Grabach
Chaffee
Danville
Circuit Court
Oriole Doings By Its Me It’s Me
Lively times in Oriole as Sclaw Health improves and trade picks up. Local sales see John Noland sell hill farm to Tom Singleton for 700 dollars, D M Margrave sells Oriole property for 700 to Charles Young, and others outfit barns and shops. Prospects of prosperity eyes the town as schools and churches report steady progress, with residents planning new projects and awaiting squire books and saw mill. Dr Hempstead and Dr Rinehart move within the region. Math Edwards travels to Indiana seeking relatives after thirty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Noland
Tom Singleton
D. M. Margrave
Charles Young
Charles Hughes
Ed Sids and Son
G. W. Pierce
Bud Allen
Chas
Rayman
Henry Bowers
A Curtright
Cape
Egypt
Dr. Hempsted
Rinehart
Neely’s Landing
Stoddard County
Edwards
Oriole
Indiana
Indian Creek
George Doyal
McLain Chapel
Iva
Margravs
Chas. Young
Jeff McLarin
Pocahontas Pickups by Phenix
Health is good overall with a few colds. Miss Alpha Conner visited Oak Ridge. Abraham Sample and two sons were in town Thursday. John Kasten and Joe Engelhardt left for Jonesboro Illinois to visit friends and relatives and will return next Wednesday. Bowman Milling shipped another carload of flour to Oran Friday. Speener Kieninger and Dago Bowman made a business trip to Jackson Monday. Paul Linders and Theo Leiner of Frohren Perry County were in town Sunday. Ludwig Gerler and wife of Ridge Perry County visited Joe Lichtnegger and family Sunday. Martin Koch from near Apple Creek had business in town Monday. Born October 27 to Jo We M Gaebler and wife a baby. Christian Reisenbich had
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Conner
Oak Ridge
Abraham Sample
John Kasten
Joe Engelhardt
Jonesboro
Ill
Bowman Milling Company
Oran
Speener Kieninger
Dago Bowman
Jackson
Paul Linders
Theo. Leiner
Frohren
Perry County
Ludwig Gerler
Ridge Perry County
Joe Lichtnegger
Martin Koch
Applecreek
Jo We M. Gaebler
Christian Reisenbich
Bible Allusion Ignorance Among Youth Alarming Loss
A columnist laments widespread Bible phraseology ignorance among youths and even college students. Examples include students mistaking Shekinah and Shibboleth, mixing John the Apostle with John the Baptist, and failing to explain Calvary. The piece warns the loss of biblical allusion harms literary richness and cultural heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lot
Orpheus
Whittier
Daniel Webster
Ichabod
Joseph
Brown
Charles
Harvard University
Many Pearls Being Brought Into Burfordville
Out-of-town dealers present in Burfordville tout new pearls, with Mr Propst showing whitewater pearls in three bottles. Prices range from $1 to $5, and he reports a jewelry firm offered $10 for two pearls but delivered substitute yellow specimens when returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burfordville
Propst
City Prepares Electric Light and Water Plant
The council rushed plans for a city electric light and water system. Superintendent H. H. Alexander says both services will be ready within two months, with water mains nearly complete. The town weighs how to make the venture profitable, suggesting possible sale to a company to run water and light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Alexander
Anna Team Visits JMA In 23 to 0 Defeat
The Anna high school football squad from Anna Illinois played the J M A team last Saturday. The teams were close in weight but J M A dominated every phase of the game, winning 23 to 0. A future game with the Normal at the Cape is being arranged for an early date with strong prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna, Ill
Cape
Real estate transfers listed in local deeds record
Wm. R. Thompson to Oscar Thompson 77 to 100 acres in section 14 township 338 range 12 at 2500 dollars. Wm. S. Hopkins to Wm. Bowmann 300 feet off tract in section nine to 30 range 11. Mahala Jones to Ben J. La croix 40 acres in section 35 township 30 range 12 at 100 dollars. Wm. M. Parish to Milton A. Grissom lot 4 range B Cape Girardeau at 1260 dollars. Clara A. Searcy and husband to Jacob Waddle and wife lots 1 2 and 3 block 4 White Water Missouri at 1250 dollars. C. H. Walter et al to William Byrd lot 2 block 1 J A Hope addition to Jackson at 2500 dollars. W. A. Strong and wife to W. L. Moore and wife lot B Be Hamath's addition to Cape Girardeau at 1400 dollars. Sarah A. Jackson and husband to Grant Wolff 12 acres in section 16 bp St rd 1524 Painter Reilly Cowping to Chas el Danes south half of lot 15 Wilke Girard Missouri roy w50)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. R. Thompson
Oscar Thompson
Wm. S. Hopkins
Wm. Bowmann
Mahala Jones
Ben J. Lacroix
Wm. M. Parish
Milton A. Grissom
Cape Gi
Cape Girardeau
Sarah A. Jackson
Grant Wolff
St. R Ld
Reiliy
Chas
Prompt Flagging Prevents Major Railroad Wreck Near Houck
Agent John L. Sibley of Houck flagged an approaching northbound train after discovering track damage caused by a late Cape bound train. Train No 1 tore up several feet of track southeast of town, forcing a switch maneuver that narrowly avoided a collision with an Iron Mountain coach. Steps were damaged but no serious injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Sibley
Houck Road
Cape
Iron Mountain
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Uno
Millerville
Shawneetown
Savers—Weiss
Sclaw
Mence
J. M. Conner
Alfred Vogel
Pocahontas
Phenix
STUD
the Bible
J. M. A. Womby
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