Public Auction of Isaac Weaver Farm Goods and Livestock
The Isaac Weaver farm sale near Sylvania and Rockport bridge will be held Thursday March 14 1912 at 10 am. Livestock includes several Jersey cows with calves and milkers a Duroc sow a Poland China sow ewes and lambs plus various horses and a colt. Implements harness and farming gear plus a Lansing Stage Silo will be sold. Terms include 9 month credit on amounts over 5 with 8 percent interest if not paid and 3 percent cash discount on note amounts. cash for sums 5 or less. Lunch served on grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Weaver
Sylvania
Rockport Bridge
Eder
Gose
Poland
China
Satley
Thomas Joseph A. Weaver
Moore Col
A. G. Madden
R. A. McCord
Local residents visit and relocate in Indiana area
Dr W Williamson formerly of this place now in Indianapolis visited his daughter Mrs O V Spencer and family last week. Mrs Spencer and son Edward accompanied him home on Friday. Mr and Mrs Edgar Ephlin and Janie Drake left for their new home near Lafayette where Ephlin works as farmhand for Philip Ostheimer. J F Redenbaugh visited Terre Haute and dined with daughters Mrs Wm Dowden and Mrs Arthur Webster. Ros Parrett and family came from Russellville to visit Parretts parents. Andy Parrett and Dr F S Cuthbert plus family attended a funeral in Greencastle. G W Grismore went to Chicago to see relatives. Vero Barker went to Fowler to start work at Sleeper Bros garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Williamson
Indianapolis
O. V. Spencer
Spencer
Edward
Edgar Ephlin
Janie Drake
Lafayette
Mr. Ephlin
Philip Ostheimer
J. F. Redenbaugh
Terre Haute
Wm. Dowden
Arthur Webster
Wilbur Nesbit Recalls Brass Plate Honor in Xenia
Wilbur Nesbit, speaking at a banquet, recalls being born in Xenia Ohio and a resident presenting a brass plate on his birth house. He jokes about the simple inscription on the plate reading Main Street while praising his town for the gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Nesbit
Nenia
Ohio
Xenia
Wilbur
Xaenia
Bill
Not a good focus cited by amateur photographer Mr Hynson
The writer chides Mr Hynson for overemphasizing focus errors while noting his attempts as an amateur photographer. The remark suggests frustration over the difficulty of achieving sharp focus in a photo session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hynson
Devastating 1898 hailstorm hits Nodaway County Missouri
A severe hailstorm on September 5 1898 swept Nodaway County Missouri with a three mile wide by eighteen mile long path. Four square miles east of Claremont bore its heaviest violence and hail remained for weeks in unprotected areas. Residents harvested hail for ice cream and four inch long ice cylinders were found. Corn fields suffered near total destruction with almost no crop left in an eighty acre field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nodaway County
Claremont
Real Delicacies of New York
The well educated pigs of Perigord have been rooting for autumn truffles as New York shelves see a fresh import of goose livers. Truffles ship to Paris in earth then cleaned for New York at 7 to 8 dollars per pound. Goose livers arrive chilled priced 4 to 5 dollars per pound, served sauteed with truffles and rich enough to require strong digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perigord
New York
Paris
M. Lattard
New York Sun
Leap Year News Sparks Tales of 1908 Cowboys
A garbled quotation from the New York Evening Telegram hints at a dull leap year and suspicions that many men tied to 1908 events are now “telling tales” about past exploits, reflecting sensational urban rumor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Telegram
Also Mentioned on This Page
Claude B. Philpott
Covington
QO. S. Douglas
Lawygr
Fountain County
Ind
J. T. Redman
Office
C. M. Spencer
Undertaker
Kingmean
Indiana
A. L. Ratcliff
Kingman Bank Building
DR. F
Cuthbert
Kingman Hotel
Whones
Col
Claude Madden
Danville
Ilinois
Jackson St
Feed and Sale Stable
Wobby
T. M. Jackson
Kingman
E. E. Ewbank
D. D
New Opera House
O. C. Deselms
Optometrist
Attica
W. L. Douglas
H. P. McCrary
Hingman, Indiana
Ask Central
G. W. Spencer
Rockford
Rockford Watch Co
C. F. Smith
Ros. Parrett
Russellville
Mr. Parrett
Andy Parrett
F.S. Cuthbert
Robert
Greencastle
G. W. Grismore
Chicago
Vero Barker
Fowler
Sleeper ‘Bros
Real Delicacies OF
Kingman Hardware Co
The
Kingman Furniture Store
Eastimans
Colgates
Jergens
Pioneer Drug Store
Cory
C. L. Woody
Chas. M. Hudson
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