Infanticide and lynching rumor in Liberty Township affair
A disputed report from Saline County Index details a month old alleged murder of a Burnett child near Sweet Springs by drowning after neighbors seized him. The tale asserts vigilant justice as Burnett paid with his life in a river drowning, with later confirmation of a floater near Blackwater and involvement of Stephens' brother returning to Houstonia.
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Minter Hustler
Marshall and
Sedalin
Liberty Township
Saline County Index
Burnett
Sweet Springs
Blackwater
Man Attempted Suicide in Smith Drug Co Store
Stephens, from Houstonia Missouri, arrived with his son in Marshall Thursday morning and asked for poison claiming he was tired of living. Clerk Chapline prepared a dose he took and waited for death before the sheriff intervened. The son witnessed his father’s actions.
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Stephens
Marshall
Houstonia
Smith Drug Co
Chapline
Real Estate Transfers From Local Listings
Real estate transfers show multiple deeds detailing buyers and sellers in Sweet Springs Slater Malta Bend Marshall and other towns. Transfers include parcels in blocks and additions with prices from 250 to 4000 dollars and acreages up to 120 acres. Names include Stallings Thompson Lacy Rose and Denning with various specified lots and tracts.
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Eile Stallings
Deidrich Roepe
Sweet Springs
KE. W. Thompson
J. A. Marshall
Nelson
T. W. Lacy
J. G. Cunningham
J. M. Rose
Aubrey Conway
Slater
J. E. Spangler
A. B. Hoyland
Nelsons Mineral Well water analysis cited by Missouri Society
The Nelsons Mineral Well water study reports mineral content per gallon and fixed residue, noting analyses by Prof Schweitzer of Missouri State University. It names Hamilton M Dawes and Prof John T Buchanan as Missouri Society of New York committee members for permanent organization.
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Nelson
Prof
Schweitzer
Missouri State University
Lithia
Hamilton M. Dawes
Missouri Society of New York
John T. Buchanan
Miami Schools
Also Mentioned on This Page
South Saline
Napton
Nelson's Mineral Well
New York Missouri Society
S. V
E. M. Wright
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