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Newspaper
Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
2
July 4 marks the filing deadline for county office candidates with the county clerk in Marshall. The upcoming season centers on a chautauqua as the main attraction. Residents are urged not to let campaign, election and Fourth of July celebrations keep them away.
Encourages readers to commit to attending every chautauqua session to gain lasting experience and reduce worry, emphasizing the broad social benefit of staying engaged with neighbors and the wider world over the summer.
The Piper family endures a week of tragedy as James dies in the asylum, the father dies by his own hand, and Mort’s home is destroyed by fire. The community offers sympathy while mourning a somber sequence of losses.
The second National Corn Exposition will be held at Omaha during the first half of December and should receive the support of every Missouri farmer who grows corn. Last year at Chicago the event was held too early but still a great success and inspiring to attendees. Missouri farmers won some top premiums but were not as well represented as they should have been.
The National Prosperity Association of St. Louis highlights a soil based prosperity in a circulating extract. It cites a winter wheat condition at 105 and notes farmers gaining labor from rail layoffs, predicting a larger crop than in years past amid favorable weather and expanding planting.
The speaker calls for rebuilding confidence to revive the pace of commerce and restore prosperity after a period of low mood and hard times, noting the rapid decline from a height of prosperity to economic hardship.
Jackson Kentucky May 5 Ed ward Callahan former Breathitt county sheriff and ally of Judge Jas Hargis is dying from wounds after a store fight at Longs Creek. John Spicer Callahans son and Spicer die in the same melee. The feud era claims another victim amid a history of assassinations in Breathitt county Kentucky.
John Abdoler announces a new store in Grand Pass selling cotton buttons at 3 for 25c, $100 dress shirts for 50c, and 18 lbs sugar at $100. The brief ad invites customers to call and visit for prices and service.
The Republican county convention adjourned February 3 reconvenes Saturday May 24 1908 at 11 am in the circuit court room in Marshall to suggest a county ticket for the August 4 primary and handle other business. Official delegates listed by township with alternates and some missing delegations noted.
G F Jennings offers four room furniture for sale with option to rent the house at 207 Bell Ave. Suitable for a arriving buyer. Includes living room dining room bedroom pieces and miscellaneous items. Contact G F Jennings at the Bell Avenue address for details and arrangements.
A college Friday afternoon baseball contest at the college grounds saw M V C defeat Baker University Baldwin Kansas 2 to 1 before about 400 enthusiastic spectators. The Methodists showed a strong lineup but fell short.
The 120th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States opens May 21 at Convention Hall in Kansas City and runs through June 1. The consolidated church now has 1,250,000 members, with 800 commissioners plus church leaders attending. A College Conference precedes the assembly, with presidents of about sixty Presbyterian colleges and universities participating. Notable speakers include Dr. J. C. Baer, Dr. S. T. Wilson, and Dr. L. Holden, and a May 24 mass meeting will address church and labor relations with speakers Rev Charles O. Stelzie and John B. Lennon.
About fifty guests gathered four miles east of Napton for a festive day at Mr and Mrs Charley Niemier s country home. A noon feast featured ham turkey salads pickles baked oysters bread coffee ice cream and cakes prepared by Mrs C Niemier and daughters Anna and Mrs Henry Niemier and Mrs Joe Thorp. Guests from Marshall Slater Napton Miami and Nelson joined local neighbors for an evening of music before departing with best wishes for another such day.
Simon Peter William Heor Perry Oliver Lemuel N Twiggs was seriously hurt here while riding a horse near Whiteside Missouri on May 7. The accident occurred at the end of the road and did not draw immediate aid as a passerby rushed to Lincoln County for help.
Dr J T Hood and T F Graham announce the Redpath Chautauqua system will bring six days of programs to Marshall with 17 lectures and 25 attractions. Season tickets priced at 1 50 to business leaders, 2 00 to the public, discounts available until advance sales end. Notable speakers include U S Senator Bob Taylor and Capt Richard P Hobson. entertainers include The Royal Hungarian Orchestra and Sterling Jubilee Company. Seton Indian work for children and morning round tables complete the schedule.
Luke Howery of west of town reported finding Geo. Fenwick's dog advertised in the Republican several weeks prior, prompting local curiosity about the listing and the animal's whereabouts.
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