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Newspaper
Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR reading notes a Missouri Pacific item with unclear phrases and missing context. The readable portion hints at a transportation or railroad reference but provides no concrete event, date, or names to confirm a specific report.
Locals report Frank Crass on county road business from Gilliam. Wom. M. Scott returns from Fullerton after two months away. Mrs. Ema Mt. Cheee hats offered, Mrs. Victoria Audsley and Hamner visit probate business. Several residents attend court, health updates, and family travels. Edwards, Donohoe, and Thomas families featured. Abram Myers weds Florida Yantis at Mrs. Hoy’s home with Rev. J. E. Abbott officiating.
Mt. Leonard notes visitors from Malta Bend Slater and Marshall. Reports of meetings, visits to relatives near Waverly and Nelson, a post office move to Grimes store with Arthur Miller as postmaster, a speaker Pentecostal at the Sunday service by Rev. Dottson, and local health remarks plus a tooth lancing healing update.
Mrs. Ema M. Chaffee announces a sale offering hats at half price. Shoppers are invited to visit her location to take advantage of reduced pricing on millinery items.
Readers from Blackburn Malta Bend Arrow Rock and nearby towns renew or begin subscriptions to the Republican and Daily Journal. Notable renewals include L B Curtins J B Van Stone and D N Goodloe with other locals like Caesar Hayes and Alex Greis contributing renewals or new signups.
Sharon reports slow recovery for Frank Rodgers and notes many households removing turkeys after Thanksgiving. Corngathering wanes while butchering spikes in the community as a box supper at Hupp schoolhouse draws a large crowd. Mr and Mrs Ace Allen are reportedly not well.
M W Walker returns from a two week stay in Texas. Miss Mary Duggine spends Thanksgiving with Miss Gertrude Carter. Oman Rogell and wife visit here with Olu parents for Thanksgiving.
Mrs Mary Delgar and her granddaughter visit brother George Kinnamon in Columbus. Junior League of the M E Church sends a vegetable barrel to Deaconess Hospital in Kansas City. Ladies Aid replenishes treasury by selling corn. J L Houston home progress. Dr and Mrs Stephen and Miss Bee McRoberts of Baldwin Kans visit Frank McRoberts for Thanksgiving. Survey crew scouts Sault Fork area. A Deweeness of Kansas City Training School to assist at M K Church Sunday.
The marriage took place at noon November 20, 1007 at the bride’s parents home four miles east of Malta Bend. Rev KD Burns, Malta Bend school principal, officiated with Rev W H Howard as moderator of the Free Baptist Association. The couple, Orella Turks and Burns, left for Kansas City that evening. their friends, including W H Howard, attended.
Mrs Ema M Chaffee offers hats at half price in a sale announced to customers. Shoppers can select a variety of styles while supplies last.
John Mikels moves property to Salt Springs in spring. Jas Saunders and wife from North Dakota visiting relatives. W A Hill family with daughter Rita visit Hardeman. Charles Fenwick from Kansas City. J T Shellenberger sells farm and shifts to merchandising in Herndon. Cumberland Presbyterian church plans Christmas program and tree for children. Dr J B Harrison visits mother in Mexico. B F Henley from Blackburn visits John Aulgar family. W P Hilton demolishes barn for new building. Charley Evans and sister Jeuse of Marshall in town.
Priests from De. Tlarrison and De. Derby with War County relatives visit this week. Walter Cllycomb leads Spartan efforts, having missed no shot this season.
The Malte Bend M B Church ladies are busy gathering corn on shares. They received three loads for pledges and sold 32 bushels at 75 cents each at Fulton’s, then 354 bushels at Waller’s for 50 cents per bushel. They plan more corn on T Wilson’s farm and Mrs. Meier seeks offers to test gathering a load for the church women.
W P Luse expresses gratitude to friends who helped during the death of their son and illness of other children. He reports the sick children are about well again.
The piece analyzes a 52.39 per lamp figure cited for Chicago's city lighting and argues the true cost is inflated by excluding interest taxes water depreciation rent and more. It notes poor service quality with frequent outages and reduced amperage, and says private contracts could offer lower or comparable costs with better reliability.
A city commission studying a plan for a municipal electric light plant reported mixed findings. The panel suggested it would seek a delay or change after the current contract expires, as officials weigh options to light the city.
The Cleveland Leader notes the sale of municipal property tied to a Lakewood tag. It reports an estimated rate of about 62.18 with figures around 108 and 200, reflecting the tax assessment context for the city’s financial matters.
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