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Newspaper
Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
2
Reading: Marshall Chautauqua events span Tuesday August 25th through Sunday August 30th with lectures, concerts, and community gatherings across town venues. Organizers invite residents and visitors to attend sessions featuring local speakers and performers.
Attorney General Hadley incurred many extra costs in his duties investigating and prosecuting trusts yet his total term expenses remained well below those of his predecessor General Crow.
Gov Folk and Sen Stone were invited to a joint debate at the Columbia Chautauqua on August 12 but Stone refused. His reply brands the Folk people as the other aide, signaling discord within Democratic ranks.
Gasoline wholesaling per gallon has fallen and goal oil price dropped 3c per gallon since Gen Hadley pressed Standard Oil. Fire insurance rates are down 10 percent due to his efforts. These measures affect every man and benefit consumers.
Republican candidate N T Gentry campaigned with his brothers in law Geo H Alt house and James Denny from Saturday to Monday. A local resident called him pleasant and honest and said he would be a credit to the state and office if elected.
Voters are reminded that candidates who failed to file declarations remain eligible if voters write in their names. Citizens may announce candidacy via notices and ask supporters to cast write-in votes to appear on the official ticket later published elsewhere in the paper.
A Lincoln county girl writes timeless counsel urging young women to work hard, save money, and avoid loa ting boys. She asserts she clothes herself and has bank funds, claiming to save more each year than nearby men, and urges girls to stand by working boys and ignore idle suitors.
The notice explains August 4 primaries require voting within one party ticket. Republicans should vote only for Republican candidates and Democrats only for Democrats. Crossing party lines ruins the vote as it counts for the voter's party and does not aid the opposite party candidate. If a candidate is objectionable, scratch his name and cast a vote for another candidate of the same party.
A state two cent railroad fare law is viewed as heartless amid the Chicago and Alton and Missouri Pacific strikes and flood losses. The C A sustained severe flood losses, two weeks of slowed business, bridge repair costs, and ongoing expenses. The commentator questions fairness of limiting railroad earnings while demanding good service and profits to cover extra costs.
At the Homeopathists National Convention in Casino Hall Kansas City Missouri Dr Hamilton Fisk Biggar famous as John D Rockefeller's physician offered to kiss the first five women who donated $100 to a propaganda fund. Dr Mabel Spencer and other women doctors followed suit amid cheers. The fund reached $5000 and the gathering ended with a hymn. Married couple Mr and Mrs White celebrate and plan a move to Mattison.
An expert urges farmers to plant a late crop of cane as a fast, hardy fodder. Cane yields 5 to 7 tons per acre, sometimes 10 tons, with minimal labor. It withstands drought and rain, cures well when bound, and can be sold near clover hay.
Joseph Scholl who assaulted Andy Judge at Shackleford about a month ago was tried before a justice of the peace and bound over to the criminal court for trial. Unable to furnish a $500 bond, he remained in the county jail awaiting further proceedings.
Miss Hazel Faye McMichael daughter of Mr and Mrs R McMichael of 315 East Pilmore Street quietly wed Orlando White of Mattison Colorado. The ceremony occurred in Macon Missouri on April 12 1908 at the Presbyterian church home of relatives Mr and Mrs J D Bpicker. The couple then began a wedding tour visiting relatives.
A garbled column recounts a series of sensational vignettes from different places. It mentions a man crossing tracks before a locomotive, solemn grave services, a Georgia worker accusing a darkey of tampering with a steam boiler, and a large body fragment found in a township.
A girl named Florence sings at the club and pleads for musical talent. Her father consoles her, saying her voice carries music and brings joy, noting he hears her laughter and a caring refrain at home each evening. The scene portrays hope, familial support, and the belief in hidden talent.
A fragmentary excerpt shows dialogue about listening to music and affection. A speaker praises a daughter's sweet voice and mentions doing the dishes at night. The tone reflects family warmth and reminiscence from a Round Table context.
Experiment Station notes profitable crops for reclaimed floodplains. Early corn varieties like Silver Mine and Pride of the North suit bottoms, with Reid’s Yellow Dent or Learning as late options. Millet, especially Iberian and German millets, yields hay or seed before mid July. borghum, cowpeas sown by July 15, also offer profit, with seed and baled straw market potential.
M F Miler of Columbia Missouri outlines planting methods for corn and beans. Doubling row corn planters at 14 to 2 pecks per acre or drill at about 3 pecks per acre. Forage drill at 4 pecks per acre. Broadcast sowing possible if land is prepared and harrowed. Field beans best planted late. Cowpeas or rape as pasture crops. rape 3 to 4 lbs per acre broadcast harrowed in.
The annual sermon of Eagle Rock Lodge UBI and the sisters of the SMT golden circle temple will be preached at Blackburn by Rev. E. D. Buros of Malta Bend on Sunday July 12. All neighboring lodges are invited to attend and hear the discourse and enjoy the dinner.
I. T. Russell has partitioned and finished the large room above Hayes and Russell's store into three modern office rooms, enhancing space for business operations.
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