Deaths Touch Nelson Community in 1908 Tragedies
Notices report the death of Randolph Howell at Nelson aged 11 months 10 days from diphtheria with funeral at Brownlee cemetery led by Rev. Ben Andres. Aubrey Lutz, 30, of Atlanta Ga, dies of stomach hemorrhage. burial at Ridge Park with pallbearers his brothers and brothers-in-law. Albert T. Davis, 62, near Little Rock dies of pneumonia. Civil War veteran. funeral held Sunday. community sorrow and sympathy extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Howell
Wade Higginbotham
Nelson
Brownlee
Neson
Ben. Andres
Napton
Aubrey Lutz
Atlanta
J. W. Uts
Fairville
Hia Winess
Jno, Feilers
West Arrow St
Albert T. Davis
Little Rock
Mr. Davis
Miss Leontha Montgomery Dies in Kansas City at 20
Miss Leontha Montgomery daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Montgomery died in Kansas City on November 15 1908 from acute septic peritonitis aged 20 years 9 months and 12 days. She had been returning from a visit to her sister in Devils Lake North Dakota when illness began while passing through Kansas City. Her body was moved to Sweet Springs and buried at Antioch Cemetery after services at her brother A F Montgomery's home. She leaves her parents two sisters and three brothers including G W King Medicine Lake Montana J R Diday Devils Lake ND A F Montgomery Sweet Springs T H Montgomery Devils Lake ND J W Montgomery Marshfield MO. May the family be comforted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leontha Montgomery
Mra
W. Jr. Montgomery
Cretcher
Marshfield
Kansas City
Miss Montgomery
J. R
Devils Lake
N. D
Sweet Springs
Antioch Cemetery
A. F. Montgomery
G. W. King
Medicine Lake
Montana
J. R .Diday
Devils Lake N. D
T. H. Montgomery
J. W. Montgomery
Marshfield, Mo
Miss Gertrude Shemwell Dies of Pneumonia at 18
Miss Gertrude Shemwell 18 daughter of A T Shemwell City Hotel Blackwater proprietors died Sunday morning after a 22 day illness from pneumonia. Funeral services led by Rev C Q Shouse were held Monday afternoon and her remains laid to rest in Old Lamine cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Shemwell
A.T. Shemwell
City
Blackwater
C. Q. Shouse
Old Lamine
Mrs Martha Goodwin dies after illness at 75
Mrs Martha Goodwin died at her daughter Mrs E R Pembertons home on East Arrow at 8 a m Wednesday November 25 age 75 after an illness that worsened Sunday night She is survived by six children Mrs John Catron of Rosenblurt Texas Mrs H C Dodeworth of Newport Kentucky and Mrs E R Pembert onshetle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Goodwin
E. R. Pemberton
East Arrow
John Catron
Rosenburt
Texas
H. C. Dodeworth
Newport, Ky
E. R. Pember
Obituary notices from nearby towns outline several deaths
The report lists deaths including Mrs H H Downing and C T Goodwin of Coffeyville, Mrs Goodwin noted as Mar hal's old lady. E D Sappington dies near Nelson after short illness with wife and two sons surviving. Martin Henry dies south of Slater aged about 80 with funeral planned. infant child of Mr and Mrs Simon Davis dies of diphtheria. R H Hudson former county resident dies in Los Angeles at about 70. Henry Shannon a Black resident dies in South Grove at 36 years 11 months 23 days with burial at Salt Pond. M Fe church officiants preside. J W Jackson of Blue Lick dies in Kansas City at 57 with six children and funeral at Pennyville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R .H. Hudson
This County
Los Angeles
Cal
Henry Shannon
South Grove
Salt Pond
M. FE
Smith
Sweet Springs
Randalls
Malta
Bond
Bertha McDanial
J. W. Jackson
Blue Lick
Kansas City
Kansas
Cehildren
Methodist Church
Reeves
Pennyville Cemetery
Removal sale for new marble and granite plant
Removal sale notice from Bidstrup and Hammond leasing the lot east of the Missouri Pacific depot to build a marble and granite manufacturing plant. They offer closer prices than ever before and a special reduction to move current stock, inviting customers to call and inspect before buying. Dated December 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mo. Pac
Bidstrup & Hammond
Luther Boggs Pleads Guilty to Assault with Intent to Kill
Luther Boggs, who on Sunday shot Lisslie Gray, was arraigned Monday before Squire Ferrill and pled guilty to assault with intent to kill. His trial is set for the Criminal court on Dec 2. The girl shot seems out of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Boggs
Lisslie Gray
Squire Ferrill
J. R. Thomas Returns From Texas Trip
J R Thomas returns from a three weeks Texas trip where he sold land to JA Taylor and A Wade at fifteen dollars per acre and purchased twenty six say at Lubbock Texas for the same occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Thomas Ie
Texas
JA. Taylor
A. Wade
Lubbock
Bank Robbery at Sweet Springs Recounted
The Bank of Sweet Springs was robbed around 3 AM after the safe was blown with dynamite. Between 4,000 and 5,000 dollars in currency and some silver were taken. Two guards stood near the bank as three or four men fled east toward the Moine depot, mounted on horses later believed to head southwest. Authorities sought bloodhounds but rain hindered tracking. sightings placed horsemen near the Missouri Pacific depot and southwest countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of
Sweet Springs
Bank
Lexington Avenue
M. G. Brown
Louis King
Jacob Stallings
Lindsay
Stallings
Molne Depot
Missouri Pacific
Porter
Dunksburg
Benjamin Crane
Local Market Marshall 1808 Weekly Market Update
Corrected weekly market notes list items such as Turkeys Spring Chickens Wheat and corn. Entries are garbled with several unreadable phrases but reference prices and products and show a late 18th to early 19th century market bulletin tone from Swift & Co and Rea & Page Milling Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UGET
Aces
Rea & Page Milling Co
Nia
Church News Rev E O Suwith at First M E K
Rev E O Suwith preaches at the First M E K Church Sunday morning on A Peep Behind the Purple Curtains and in the evening on The Fruit of Life Cumberland Presbyterian Sunday school meets at 9 30 am in Odd Fellows Hall Christian Endeavor at 6 30 pm Rev hb Steel preaches at Maple Grove schoolhouse Sunday Nov 20 at 11 am and 7 pm with an illustrated lecture of one months travel in the East All invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. 0. Suwith
Cumberland Presbyterian Sunday School
Odd Fellows Hall
Christian Endeavor
Hb. H. Steel
Maple Grove School House
Fifth Sunday Saline Baptist session opens in Miami
The Saline Baptist Association meets in Miami with Rev J Q Partee delivering the opening sermon at 7 PM. The event runs through Sunday with morning afternoon and night services. Rev Runge of Blackburn plans a German sermon Sunday at 2 PM at the Episcopal church. Reports Rev Biltz, a prominent German Evangelical minister, has died at 88 in Concordia. Rev J E Abbott heads to Lexington for a multiweek revival. First Presbyterian furnace repair leads to no Sunday preaching. Sunday school and Endeavor continue. A shoe box social is held tonight at First Presbyterian. Dr W H Blackle preaches nightly at Odell Ave Presbyterian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Saline Baptist Association
Miami
J. Q. Partee
Runge
Blackburn
Episcopal Church
Biltz
Concordia
J. E. Abbott
Lexington
First Presbyterian Church
Mrs Brightwell and Jones Guests of Mr and
Mrs. Joey Brightwell of Waco Texas and Mrs Frankie Jones of Guam were guests of Mr and Mrs. in a social note from a local society column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joey Brightwell
Waco
Texas
Frankie Jones
Guam
Marriage Licenses Granted in Several Missouri Towns
A list of marriage licenses issued to residents and out of town applicants includes W Hinton Napton M Skinner Napton Ollie Harper Sweet Springs Ellen Clay Sweet Springs Wilbur Leonard Miami Bertha Rice Miami Sylvester Johnson Shackelford Vada Payne Shackelford John Hughes Shackelford Mary Finmison Shackelford Sylvester Dilley Miami Anna Ikrenizer Miami Will Cromley Marshall Edna Holmes Marshall Fred Heckly Osawatomie Jessie Kiefer Miami Julius Schechters Higginsville Alice Phillipe Rigginsville Robert Stewart Waverly Emma Woods Waverly Grover Leonard Sweet Springs Edna Akeman Sweet Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Harper
Sweet Springs
Ellen Clay
Wilbur Leonard
Miami
Bertha Rice
Sylvester Dilley
Anna Ikrenizer
Will M. Cromley
Marshall
Edna M. Holmes
Julius Schechters
Higginsville
Alice Phillipe
Rigginsville
Robert Stewart
Col
Waverly
Emma Woods
Grover C. Leonard
Sweet
Criminal Court Proceedings This Week
Judge Rich presides as the criminal court enters session and jurors are being selected from a list of names including W H Nichols H VanBooren Gen Seibold J R Marr John F L Martin Louis Armentrout Jas McKeever W B Wilhelm Ed L Fenwick J C Shackelford D E McCormick J B Brown F E Elsner W E Ridges H T Miller Luther Carnean F J Wright John Hays C J Edwards J B Piler J 11 Hollywood E B Shannon A motion to quasi for Wm Sargeant charged with delivering liquor unlawfully was sustained. George King, who robbed a store at Shackelford in July, was tried Wednesday evening and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas
McKeever
W. B. Wilhelm
L. Fenwick, J. C. Shackelford
D. E. McCormick
J.B. Brown
F. E. Elsner
W. E.ridges
Ht, F. Miller
Wm. Sargeant
Geo. King
Shackleford
Cattle Shipments Rise as Chicago Trade Reported
J. P. Fulkerson returned from Chicago with four lands of cattle and $6.75 in proceeds. Robi Wright also shipped eight cars of cattle and one car of hogs, earning $7.65 for his cattle sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Fulkerson
Chicago
Robi Wright
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kelley-Vawter Jewelry Co
West Side Square
Can Orr
Dolse
J A. Orr
Parkville
Bauers
Salt Springs
Miss Mabel Smith
East Side Square
Marshall, Mo
E. D. Sappington
St. Josephs Hospital
Boonville
Mr. Sappington
John Bappington
Earl
Breathitt
Walker
Martin Henry
Slater
Simon Davis
Hardeman
Diprices
Church News
W. H. Blackle
Odell Ave. Presbyterian Church
W FE. Hinton
Girace M Skinner
Sylvester Johnson
Marshal Vada Payne
John Hughes
Col. Shackelford
Mary Finmison
Shackelford
Fred Heckly
Osawatome
Kan
Jessie L. Kiefer
Criminal Court
Rich
Petit Jury
W .H Nichols
Oho
H. VanBooren
Gen. Seibold
J. R. Marr
John FL
Martin Louis Armentrout
Luther Carnean
F J. Wright
John Hays C. J. Edwards
J.B. Prior
C. M. Biler
Hollywood
E. B. Shannon
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