Visiting residents and local notices in Sweet Springs
Walton Wright at Columbia visits T. C. Berry family while Richard Burkhart travels to Norborne. David Shanks and son Clyde head to Southeast New Mexico for prospecting. Mrs. Will Wolfrom and Miss Bertha Asche visit Bunceton. Mrs. J. C. Diggs to Liberty for her father’s illness, who died Tuesday. Mrs. Jos. Francisco to Kansas City then Cameron to visit sister, with Mary Olive Francisco. Miss Mayme Smith visits Houstonia. Dr. James of Elmwood with friends. Mrs. L. S. Norris visits sisters D. C. Reavis and Geo. Winston. Priscilla club hosted by C. E. Ferguson. Maury D. Wilson to Houstonia. Rose Bredehoff returns from Clarkton. Sweet Spring Mill closes for repairs and new smoke stack. Mrs. Forest Bullock dies at east Sweet Springs. burial at Fairview cemetery conducted by Rev. Edmund Walker of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Wolfrom
Concordia
Bertha Asche
Bunceton
J. C. Diggs
Liberty
Jos. Francisco
Roosevelt
Okla
Kansas City
Cameron
Mary Olive Francisco
Sweet Springs
J. D
Mayme Smith
North of Town
James
Elmwood
Maury D. Wilson
Houstonia
Rose Bredehoff
Clarkton
Sweet Spring
Forest Bullock
Fairview Cemetery
Edmund Walker
Columbia
South Grove residents share visits and well wishes
Mrs Jobo Wilcox visited W M Treeces on Sunday. Mrs Molly Harris and two grandchildren stayed several days with Mrs Esther Pittman. Mrs Ruby Buskirk and Mrs E J Cretcher visited George Gosale Sunday. Mrs Nors Barnes stayed with her sister Mrs P E Pitman. Miss Nelile Lee of Sweet Springs spent the weekend with her uncle John Lee. Mrs James Turner, ill, is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobo Wilcox
W. M. Treeces
Molly Harris
Esther Pittman
Douse Wood
John Lee
James Turner
Republican National Convention Chicago 0il June 17 Round wip
Raw notes indicate a June 17 round for the Republican National Convention in Chicago Illinois. Details are incomplete and trade terms appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
B- Berta
Train Timetable Scramble Leaves Kansas City Rail Confused
Fragmentary OCR shows disjointed travel notes and ticket mentions involving Kansas City and trains. The legible items point to a timetable or service confusion with references to events, tickets, and locations but lack clear actions or dates.
St Louis Live Stock Market Report June 3 1908
National Livestock Commission Co reports at National Stock Yards Illinois cattle receipts 3500 demand good prices 10 to 25c higher than last week prime steers 37 to 40 hog receipts 11000 top 5.55 bulk 5 40 to 5 30 sheep receipts 3500 trade active strong Tenn spring lambs 7.00 choice clipped lambs 6 35 choice wethers 5 75. Texas railroads strained likely light supply for a few days supporting market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Texas
Homecoming After Cumberland Assembly Travel Troubles
Rev Milton Clemens and Hugh Hayes faced severe travel disruptions after attending the Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly at Corsicans Texas two weeks ago. Flooded Texas roads and washed out bridges left them stranded in Fort Worth for days. They crossed the Red River into Oklahoma on foot and by hand car, then continued on with no further issues once in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Clemens
Hugh Hayes
Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly
Corsicans
Texas
Fort Worth
Red River
Oklahoma
Local subscribers renewals and new names listed
KE B Clawson renewed for his wife’s sister Anna Larmar of Thurber and Paul Simon of Boonville. Alonzo Piper from near Little Rock visited with his four daughters Julity Alma Sallie and Ruth. Hayper from Blater attended Cowherd speech and ordered the Republican. New subscribers announced for the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. B. Clawson
Anna Larmao
Thurber
Texas
Paul Simon
Boonville
Alonzo Piper
Little Rock
Julity Alma
Sallie
Ruth
J. . Hayper
Republican
Real Estate Transfers Involving Multiple Parties in City Blocks
Real estate transfers list several conveyances including Lepore Wille to A Henry in block 15 Eubank N Ex WIGIEE, Mead et al to Lucy Carter block 4 lot 9 West add, Slater J W Taylor and wife to M S Mc Guire in M 30-10, and E R Shepherd to Pauline Shepherd 20a lot 1661-10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lepore Wille Et al
Henry Part
Eubank
Wigiee i
Cratbaacce Eas
C Mead
Alfalfa in the North Wisconsin lessons from 1908
Prof. Br. A. Moore of the University of Wisconsin spoke to the cheesemakers association on growing alfalfa in Wisconsin. He urged germination testing of seed, noting low germination in recent years and heat damage. Advice stressed small first plantings on suitable slopes, not in low valleys, to adapt to northern latitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
BR. A. Moore
University of Wisconsin
Cheesemakers’ Association
Prof. Moore
Alfalfa Cultivation Tips For Wisconsin Soils And Harvesting
The article discusses alfalfa soil needs and regional prospects in Wisconsin, noting its deep taproot and nitrogen fixing ability. It advises sowing with oats or barley as a nurse crop, starting small with 1 to 2 acres, and harvesting practices to preserve leaves. It recommends hay caps and allowing sweating in the cock before barn storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Omer
Making a Brooder for Chick Rearing
A poultry keeper from Farmers’ Mallet and Breeze explains that using hens to incubate many chicks often fails as hens may abandon or harm them. He describes building a home brooder from sheet iron, boards, gas pipe supports, a lath rack, brown paper covering, and a hinged top. The outdoor setup includes a floor and run, with a lamp under the sheet iron to regulate heat, costing about $1.50 total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers
Mal
Hreeze
Hatchability Of Eggs And Individual Bird Variations
Observation shows great differences in egg hatchability among birds. Each bird has its own individuality, with some hens laying eggs that are more hatchable than others. The text notes a good layer and hens that laid fertile eggs, but the eggs vary in hatchability.
Egg hatchability and vitality in poultry incubation
W R Graham describes variability in egg hatchability noting fer Ule eggs or fully formed dead chicks, and hens whose eggs hatch poorly under artificial conditions. He reports some hens produce hatchable eggs under many conditions, while a minority hens yield eggs with high vitality that hatch despite incubation stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Graham
Ontario
Hive Scraper From Buggy Spring and Hen to Rooster Facts
A Bee Culture correspondent describes making a hive scraper from a wagon spring and sharpening a thin end for cheap use around apiaries. He also shares poultry notes stating 26 to 30 Leghorn hens with one cockerel can yield hatching eggs, recounting an 1895 mixed pullet pen and a neighbor’s egg exchange resulting in 24 to 26 chicks from 30 to 60 eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Judd Farmer
Light Seed and Plant Growth Observations
A brief excerpt notes that light seed will produce light grain and has been proven many times. It states light seed lacks sufficient power to push young plants during early growth, resulting in stunted development.
Double Disk the Corn Stubble and Harrow Before Sowing
Double disk the corn stubble before sowing to oats. Harrow with the disk and cross harrow to ensure a prepared seedbed and avoid future worries about seedbed quality.
Repairing buggy wheels for easy fix
Instructions from Prairie Farmer describe making a repair jig with a box at the bottom and a top box, a half inch iron screw hook and eyebolt, to secure a wheel during repair. A box is placed over a screw hook set in the shop floor, the eyebolt catches the hook, a wheel rests on a board washer, and a nut tightens the assembly.
Profit On Small Farm And The 20 Acre Plot
A farmer from the middle western states shares figures from a 20 acre field once poor land. He outlines production and income from a single season, illustrating how limited space can still yield meaningful returns despite initial poor soil conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Western States
The Disk Harrow Sharpening Advice for Farmers
The article advises farmers to sharpen dull disk harrows during the next town visit. It suggests using stormy days to have the blacksmith work and warns against overwhelming him with tasks, noting winter may be beginning and weather wise.
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County News
Walton Wright
Columbia, Mo
T. C. Berry
Richard Burkhart
T. C. Andrew
Norborne
David Shanks
Clyde
New Mexico
C. E. Ferguson
Priscilla Club
South Grove
Altos R
Peoria
Chicago & Alton
O. EF. Hawthorne
Marshall
Delare
St.louis
Mperial
Marelall
National Stock Yards
National Livestock Commision
Indianapolis
Chicago & Altoo Railroad
Seengerbund
United States
O. E. Hawthorne
Missouri Drummers Association
Mexico
Chicago and Alton
Hawthorne
Ph Williams
Silexz
Shackleford
Stephen Downes
Arab Wilkison
South McAlleter
Oklah
E. VanBuskirk
J M. Williams
Miami
G. W. Dowers
Thos Brown
Marshal
Jobo F. Aulgur
E. E. Elsen
Mareball Coo
Nichole
Mareball
Clay Brown Schoeswsubiokass
Marehball
W. S. Moore
Pee Reer
Marshall T. R. Edmonds
Seenees
Napton
Cassie Brown
Oowenee
Esau Thornton
SpNke Boyoton, Okla
Marthy Tansimore
At. A. Cartee
Marehall J. L. McCormick
Maryville
Helder
Vanpeeeersenee Aennes
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