Local Notes Frame Week of Social and Travel News
Locals report F A Hightshoe on a business trip to Kansas. Jacob Van Dyke returned Tuesday night from a week at Excelsior Springs. H C Kruger of Argentine visited his sister Miss Julia there this week. C A Knight had a horse injured by barb wire at the fair grounds Tuesday. J W Molineaux arrived from Blue Lick Monday, bringing a fine girl Sunday. Russell Simon and Allen Potter of Boonville visited E B Claneon several days this week. No marriage licenses were issued in Marshall last week. Recorder Swisher says young folks have little time to court. Mr and Mrs Fritz Roscher visited from Sweet Springs Wednesday. Mr Roscher spoke of Dr Tom Bishop’s marriage two weeks ago at Warrensburg. The couple were guests of his parents and will reside in Hughesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Hightshoe
Kansas
Jacob van Dyke
Excelsior Springs
Marshall
Recorder Swisher
Fritz Roscher
Sweet Springs
Mr. Roscher
Tom Bishop
Warrensburg
Chas. Bishop
Hughesville
Wallace Club Organized to Promote Wallace for Missouri Governor
A Wallace for Governor club formed in Marshall by about fifty Democrats meeting July 21 in the Circuit Court room. Dr Jno R Hall presided with officers Dr G E C Sharp and Dr D F Manning as vice presidents, Albert B Hoy secretary, W B Hupp treasurer. Members pledged to use honorable means to secure Wallace’s nomination and urged law abiding virtue. arrangements were reported complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
William H. Wallace
Missouri
Circuit Court Room
Wallace
Jno. R. Hall
G. E. C. Sharp
D. F. Manning
Albert B. Hoy
W. B. Hupp
State of
Saline County
William H. Wallace Club
Be INS aN Be INS aN DELIVERING MAIL Trolley System
A historical note describes a roadside mail delivery setup using a trolley rigged near a highway. A bent-arm post holds a wire from the house to the road, with a pulley system to pull mail between the house and the road and a box meeting the carrier to exchange letters.
May Stacking Device Lets One Build Stacks Fast Anywhere
A compact stacking device described by the Prairie Farmer uses two telegraph poles two guy ropes and an iron rod to carry a rune. It can be set up in a very short time and allows building large stacks quickly and more efficiently at any field location.
Speakers to Address Democratic Voters for Judge Wallace
At Marshall court house two hundred club members pledged support. Event set for Saturday July 25 at 2 o clock p m to promote Judge Wallace's candidacy among Marshall's notable citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Court House
el Ck
Marshall
Real Estate Transfers And Deeds Noted In Listings
Real estate transfers show Cooningham to Thomas Davis for two months in block 342. R Mitchell to KR W McClelland for 116 and 110 blocks. Patrick Holmes to Bridget Holmes for 120 acres with life estate to Patrick Holmes, remainder to Peter Homen. Same by will to John J Holmes for 40 acres in 1650 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Cooningham
Thos Davis
R Mitchell
KR W McClelland
Patrick Holmes
Bridget Holmes
Peter Homen
John J Holmes
Boston Return Fare Promoted By C A Railroad
Fare 49.95 for Boston and return offered to the public by the C A Railroad. Travel dates July 30 to Aug 3 with return by Aug 11, extension to Sept 15 on small extra charge. Stopover options and routes via railroad or boat. For full details contact O E Hawthorne, C A Railroad, Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic C. & A
Areouot Bupreme Lodge
Knights of Pythia
Hawthorne
Marshall
Change of Firm at Local Lumber Yard
The T. W. Balliew Lumber Co. bought the Whitman & Ballew Lumber Co. yard and C. L. Bramwell of Beloit Kansas was sent to manage the business. Bramwell took charge yesterday. Whitman will remain in Marshall and may visit the Pacific coast for rest.
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T. W
Subscriptions Filed From Many Towns in Regional List
New names join the Republican spread this week with subscribers from Oklahoma City and Ponca City plus several nearby towns. Among those listed are Vanhooven Slater Mrs Virginia Lewick Chas Jagnow Higgineville Mrs Dan Bryant Francesa JFu kerson from Sweet Springs and Jobo Yates from Norton who left a dollar. I L Auigur and Raymond Williams and W H Helden also signed up yesterday. Others include T M Pitaverald of Napton F F Huberman east of town J H Brayman and two children from Blue Lick Kk E Forman J T Jackson Monroe Jones E L Steel J H Callis F O Shepherd A J Beeble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanhooven
Slater
Virginia Lewick
Oklahoma City
Okla
Chas
Jagnow
Higgineville
Dan Bryant
Sedasiara
Francesa Jfu'kerson
Sweet Springs
Jobo Yates
Norton Yeeterday
Yates
I. L. Auigur
Raymond Williams
Ff. Huberman
J. H. Brayman
Blue Li
Republican
E. Forman
Ponca City
J.T. Jackson
Blue Lick
Monroe Jones
E.L. Steel
Marshall
J. H. Callis
Hughesville
F. O. Shepherd
Arrow Rockers
A. J. Beeble
Marshal
Local Notes From the Neighborhood
Mrs Annie Stiglenan is quite ill at present. Our neighbors report high water concerns. Mrs Jane Earp spends the week in Grand Paws with her daughter Mrs Demosa and family. Mr and Mrs Black Earp visited Mr John Earp. Edith Earp visited Ida Byars. Emos and Roy Earp were with Charley, Harry, George and Warren Byars. Walter and Leonard Argood visited Emos and Roy Earp. Apple picking season is near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Earp
Grand Paws
Mrs. Demosa
Emos
Roy Earp
Charley
Harry
George
Warren Byars
Walter
Leonard Argood
Student's life a hard one during Aberdeen days in 1830
London Saturday Review cites Lord Rosebery's example of a Aberdeen university student in 1830. With £12 total, £8 paid in fees leaving £4 for 20 weeks. Lodging cost shilling weekly, bread and cheese for food, treacle and water to drink, and no fuel in winter. The remark implies not a diet to imitate but a caution about university life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Rosebery
Robertson Nicoll
Aberdeen University
Aberdeen
London Saturday Review
Rockefeller Says Women Should Stay Home Keepers
John D Rockefeller argues that most women, if they choose early, should become homekeepers rather than bread-earners. He concedes exceptions where women excel in occupations like book-keeping, stenography, and clerical work, but asserts women are happiest as mothers and home managers.
Democratic Speaking Dates For Saline County Candidates
Saline county Democrats set speaking events across towns from Slater to Marshal. Meetings occur July 20 25 26 27 28 and August 1 3 with times listed for each location, inviting residents to hear candidates and discuss issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline County
Slater
Gillam
Miami
Maita Bend
Grand Pass
Blackburn
Mt. Leonard
Sweet Springs
Many Years in Alaska by L Nadeau of Ketchikan
L Nadeau, 70, has lived in Alaska for 43 years and would not live elsewhere. A former Hudson Bay Company employee, he knows Alaska’s history well, lives alone in a Ketchikan cabin, and is surrounded by friends, with his closest companion a large dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Ketchikan
Nadeau
Old
Hudson Bay Company
Drum Fish Captured Off Sugar Loaf Measured 23 Inches
A drum fish was caught off Sugar Loaf by J. M. Berg and placed in the local aquarium. It measured 23 inches in length and weighed a little over six pounds.
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Sugar Loaf
J. M. Berg
Oyster Shell Bark Louse Attacks Seven Ash Trees
A Farm and Home writer details how seven black ash trees aged 15 to 20 years were infested with the oyster shell bark louse. After two trees were killed and others damaged, a radical one season treatment used kerosene emulsion cured the trees. The process involved boiling water, soap, and kerosene, applied with brushes after pruning dead limbs and burning them. The owners paid for the treatment.
Among Our Subscribers List Appears Mixed
The latest two week period shows new subscribers including B F Henley Blackburs Mre J T Featherstone Marshall A Hallenbeck Houstonla Mrs Matilda Taylor Marshall and B C Bale Breet Prine with names repeated in error indicating entries finalized for subscription records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Henley
Blackburs
Mre
J.T. Featherstone
Marshall
A. Hallenbeck
Houstopla
Matilda Taylor, Marshall
B.C Bale
Breet Prine
Farmer life tips from a changing rural scene
A fragmented excerpt describes polite treatment of family and neighbors, practical farming advice, and evolving methods. It notes farmers adopting autos and modern plowing, with mentions of wire netting to protect corn and weed control, hinting at a shift in rural norms and technology.
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Jones
Colleen and Fe Wet Meeting Reported
A fragmented OCR note mentions Colleen and Fe Wet in connection with a meeting or event. Details are unreadable but names are clear. Further context is not available in the readable text.
D. D. D Prescription Credited With Eczema Cure
Mrs E Hegg of 1550 West Madison Street Chicago writes that after three years of weeping eczema it cured with D D D Prescription. She details severe itching and sleepless nights before treatment and claims the skin became clear. The notice promotes D D D Prescription and D D D Soap as remedies available at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
E. Hegg
West
Madison Street
Cece
Lafayette County Fair Train Tickets Announced
Hig ginsville Missouri hosts Lafayette County Fair August fifth to eighth 1908. Chicago and Alton railroad offers round trip tickets for Aug fifth to eighth with return valid through Aug tenth. Extra equipment added to trains fourteen sixteen and seventeen to handle crowds. Inquiries directed to O E Hawthorne ticket agent.
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Chicago & Alton R.R
Higginsville
O. E. Hawthorne
Tkt
Agt
Chicago & Alton
Local Notes From Cow Creek Community
C C Miller traveled through the town on Friday. John Vardeman John Duckworth John Griffitts and Alex Yates took a quick trip to Marshall on Friday. A N Yates and wife and child were dinner guests of John Griffitts and wife Sunday. Lee Moody and wife visited Click Yates and wife Sunday. Charley Vardeman, son of Mr and Mrs Vardeman, is on the sick list with typhoid fever. Al Ballew and children returned to Blackwater Sunday after two weeks with his parents. G T Nichols was in the neighborhood Tuesday pest hunting threshing bands. T R Griffitts made a flying trip to Fairville Tuesday morning. Tom Mugen passed through Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C.miller
John Vardeman
John Duckworth
John Griffitts
Alex Yates
Marshall
A. N. Yates
Charley Varderman
al Ballew
Blackwater
Ballew
G. T. Nichols
T.R. Grifitts
Fairville
Tom Mugen
Also Mentioned on This Page
H.C Kruger
Argentine
Miss Julia
C. A. Knight
Fair Grounds
J. W. Molineaux
Russell Simon
Allen Potter
Boonville
E. BB. Claneon
Wallace Club
Beins An
I. O. Striker
Boston and Return
W. H. Helden
Napton
T. M. Pitaverald
Annie Stiglenan
Mrs. Black Earp
John Earp
Edith Earp
Ida Byars
John D. Rockefeller
ST Saved MY Life
Lafayette County
Cow Creek
Lee Moody
Click Yates
Wife
Castoria
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