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Newspaper
Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
4
Editor calls for strict enforcement of local option after Ssline voters reject saloons. He warns bootlegging rises under lax conditions and urges citizens to report violations, saying noncompliance makes one an accomplice to the law.
Citizens declare no tolerance for bootlegging as saloons close. Officials failing to enforce laws must depart, and excuses won’t suffice. The public insists on a thorough house cleaning to restore order.
The first Missouri congressional district convention instructed fleet delegates to Chicago to support William H. Taft. The delegates were authorized to cast votes on all ballots for Taft’s nomination at the Republican National Convention.
The paper explains it is the only Republican paper in the county and cannot fully back either side of the local option fight. It admits some readers accuse it of bias, notes slight business loss from both sides, and pledges to remain on the side of right and good government while offering readers value through steady, clean reading matter.
The Miami News questions spending 50000 for new poor farm buildings and says its previous remark could be seen as dishonest. The piece hints at public confidence being shaken and urges clearer justification for the expenditure amid scrutiny.
The speaker warns that any two thirds vote for poor farm buildings requires Republican backing or risk to Democratic strength. They expect $50,000 worth of work once completed and call for merit based selection of architect and contractor with no political influence. Advertising bids and material purchases must be free of politics and funds paid promptly. A nonpartisan manager acceptable to Republicans should lead the farm.
An Atchison girl found love letters written by her mother to her father before marriage. She read them to her mother as if they were new, prompting the mother to express disgust and remark that such silly people should not be allowed to live. She added that she had more sense as a girl.
The ad states a yearly subscription rate of $1.50 for the Republican and Globe- Democrat newspapers. It implies a combined offer or shared rate, reflecting pricing practices of the era.
The Missouri Experiment Station at Columbia issues a detailed bulletin on profitable cattle fattening. Dean H J Waters summarizes experiences of about 1000 feeders across Missouri Illinois and Iowa and reports tests with various feeds ages and methods including shelter and market demand. It showcases fat steer prize winners and lists prominent feeders, ending with note that the bulletin is free distribution and available to farmers.
A C A agent was away at a temperance gathering in Norton last Thursday evening when a depot was broken into and the cash drawer stolen containing $7.00. The Mt Leonard depot was struck Saturday night with no money taken.
Sale notice for 300 acres of tillable land in Saline County. Possession available. 106 acres suitable for corn 100 acres for catt le and rye. Remaining area 124 acres in Marshall Missouri.
Locals report varied news with residents returning from trips to Excel Springs and Ottawa Kansas, relatives visiting or moving, and several social calls. Notable items include Roberta Napton and May Smith heading to California, Robt. Utz and bride arriving home after a wedding trip, and Dan O'Brien touring for the Eagles.
Berea College confirms Andrew Carnegie's $200,000 gift with condition that an equal amount be raised locally. The funds will create a Kentucky industrial school for Black youths, modeled after Hampton and Tuskegee, and part of the second $200,000 has already been raised. The entire sum will be used for Kentucky Negroes.
Kansas City Mo Jan 25 stockholders must provide 1.4 million to reopen the National Bank of Commerce with 1 million in capital and about 427000 in surplus. Dr W S Woods offered 50000 as partial subscription and a syndicate will take 1 million in new capital. Reorganization leaders expect comptroller requirements met. Assets charged off by the receiver may be converted to cash later. The bank had discarded a 30,000 head cattle ranch and a coffee plantation in Mexico valued at about 800000, and all real estate holdings because lending on real estate was forbidden.
Rev. John W. McGhee aged 87 and Pauline Hurt, formerly of Portland, married at the gray home after a brief courtship begun ten days earlier during a trip to the Inland Empire. McGhee declared love begins at any age, and fate decides when two souls unite.
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