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Corder Notes from Higginsville and surrounding visits
A village round up of social calls and movements in Corder. Sydney Willis and Byrom Saunders visited Higginsville on Monday while Dr. Martin spent last Tuesday in Kansas City. Misses Mary and Sarah Jones travel to Richmond to visit friends as the Keith Ward show left Higginsville after a week here. Frank Garnett of Kansas City visited family, and Mr. Goodnight of Frankford, Ky. came through en route home from the West. A new confectionary and cigar store opened by E. D. Emerson in the Reynolds Opera House building with varied stock. Mrs. Guy Kirby and children of Blackburn spent several days in Corder with Mrs. Jasper Thompson. The moonlight picnic by the Corder band at Leiger's Grove drew many from across the county. Reverend W. H. Suddath preached twice to large crowds, and updates include Diana Bray's return from Chicago and Dr. Carthrae Jr and bride arriving home from St Louis for their future life here. Lincoln County schooling continued with Superintendent Phillips visiting schools. Various local visitors and sales, including Jersey cattle events and housing offers, filled Saturday into Sunday.