Local notes on visits and revival crowd in Clay Center
Slater Will Herring, wife and daughter of Fish Creek, shopped here Saturday. Miss Inez Brown of Clay Center visited Miss Effie Dickson. J. Neff and Earnest returned from Waverly and Kansas City. Wood moved from Arrow Rock. Bodlarvey left Napton after visit with Dicksons. Revival closed with strong crowds. Bev Frost preached. confessions noted. Mike Jane Tessure visited relatives in Goodlope. Milton Welsh arrived from Kansas City to inspect ice plant ruins. Col Ateh Gowery and Ald West of Clay Center visited on business. I. T. Howell from Hardeman eyed local property for purchase. D. J. Dickson plans new ice plant on old foundation. aims to start soon. Robert Herrider of Moberly spent days with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Herring
Fish Creek
Inez Brown
Clay Center
Effie Dickson
J. Neff
Earnest
Waverly
Kansas City
Wood
Arrow Thack
Hardeman
Ald
I. T. Howell
D. J. Dickson and Son
Robert Herrider
Moberly
Herider
River View Social News and Visits
Last week at River View residents were seen trading in Sinter and strolling in Nelson. Several locals including Joe H Auer, Mrs Belle Bowler, Ming Hertha Field, Mea Virdena Thornton, and others visited relatives or traveled to Little Rock and Slater. The River View school plans to open September 7.
Social notes from New Frankfort and nearby towns
New Frankfort hosted Mr. Crojen from Bowling Green for a Sunday visit with friends. Miss Stella Babler from Slater visited M. Gable and wife. Mrs. Moss Norvell of Slater visited relatives near Good Hope. Mrs. Kinchloe of Mayview visited in the Good Hope area. M. Leng and wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a large dinner and many relatives and friends in attendance. Mrs. Emmett Alkire moved to William, and Mrs. John Schmidt and son returned from a week in Kansas City.
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Crojen
Bowling Green
New Frankfort
Stella Babler
Slater
M. Gable
Moss Norvell
Good Hope
Kinchloe
Mayview
M. Leng
Emmett Alkire
William Monday
John &Midt and Son
Kansas City
Arrow Rock Community News Notes and Local Moves
Mrs C Garrett and family moved to Winckwater last Thursday where she will run a restaurant. Rev Ward filled his regular appointment Sunday at the Christian church. R C Marshall of Chicago and Mika Nell Martin were married Thursday Sept 8 1908 at the Methodist church at 430 pm. Mrs Cott of Oklahoma visiting her daughter Mrs George Bradshaw this week. Mrs W S Shemwell and daughter Rachel were guests at L A Wilmarth in Cooper county. C D Hudson and wife were in town. Mr Hudson auctioneer for Hogge and Eichman sale. Hl G Fray and wife and W P Gibson and wife attended the Marshall Martin wedding Thursday night. Tom Dickson is having a new roof put on his residence this week. E P Grimes wife and daughter Estelle of Mt Leonard attended services at the Christian church Sunday. They returned Monday. Mrs Helen Conners of Chicago was a guest Saturday night of I M Re, McGuire’s. Watson Diggs and wife were waiting Sunday evening at the home of T M Hogge and wife. The public school opened with 8 scholars. Prof Finis is principal. Mrs S Ner has charge of grammar and room and Miss Scott of primary department. Dave Green was shopping ten Monday, if Wood and family moved to Monday where they will stay for the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Christian Church
R. C
Marshall
Chicago
Mika Nell Martin
Rachel
Slate
Cott
Oklahoma
George Bradshaw
Shemwell
L. A. Wilmarth
Cooper County
D. Hudson
Mr Hudson
Hogge and Eichman Sale
Hl. G. Fray
W. P. Gibson
Marshall-Martin
Tom Dickson le
E. P. Grimes
Estelle
Mt. Leonard
W. F .Amick
Helen Conners
Imré
McGuire’s
Watson Diggs
T. M. Hogge
Finis An
Mra
Ner
Gramare
Scott
Dave Green
Wood
Old Couple Views Grand Steamship Amid Tugs
An innocent elderly couple visits the leviathan steamship for the first time. They are surrounded by numerous tugs and small boats as the wife notes in wonder that, despite differences, nature and motherhood persist everywhere with the mother and all the little ones.
Nebraska man seeks jury excuse amid upcoming marriage
A Nebraska man attempted to dodge jury service by claiming an impending wedding. The judge rejected the excuse and grimly urged him to stay on the jury and enjoy the proceedings a bit longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton News
Nebraska
Lexington Hand Picks Coal Priced at 2.65 Per Ton
Lexington announces coal at 2.65 per ton selected for quality. The message highlights favorable pricing for buyers and notes selection criteria guiding the hand picked lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Sedalia Methodist Conference to Meet in Marshall
The annual Sedalia district conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church meets in Marshall September 15 to 17 with 20 to 30 ministers and equal number of laymen expected. Lectures run on vacant nights. Monday and Friday and Saturday feature talks including Some Things Missouri Can Show the World and The My Tie Knot. Dr T Smith and Dr Anderson headline, with a Saturday night address Secrets a Minister Don't Dare Tell detailing experiences from a pastor's life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodists
Priscopal Church
Marshall
Missouri
Ovcurs
Ro T Smith
Anderson
Fk. O. Smith
Reverend R T Smith to Preach at First M E Church
The Rev Dr R T Smith pastor Baden M E Church St Louis and Mo Anti Saloon League field superintendent will preach at First M E Church in the morning and evening The morning sermon is The White Stone and the evening Missouri Dry in 1910 Smith long has led Missouri Anti Saloon League work and supported local option counties He urges sane conservative nonpartisan methods with a red hot message Come early for a seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Smith
Baden M. EF
St. Louis
Anti-Saloon League
Wil
M. BE
Missouri
Miss Myrtle Campbell Visits North Town Home Guests
Miss Myrtle Campbell who visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Weinrich north of town for several days returned home last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Campbell
Mrs. Weinrich
Swanger to Speak at Blackburn Public Meeting Saturday
Swanger the Secretary of State and Holmes Hall, Republican candidate for state senator, will headline a public speaking event at Blackburn on Saturday September 12. The Blackburn and Concordia brass bands have organized the event with a fine musical program and all are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
Concordia
Bllckburn
Swanger
Holmes Hall
Public Sales Advertise For Broad Circulation In Saline County And More
We guarantee the paper has the largest circulation in Saline county and offer sale advertisements from 1.75 to 6.00 with wire billing and newspaper insertion. Promote your sale with our extensive reach and low prices.
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Saline County
Practical Joke Aboard Train Provokes Laughs in Berths
Ernest Gambie of Mile Verlet Opera Comique fame plays a prank on a sleeping musician by swapping a pink ribbon between berths. A spinster returns to the wrong curtain, jumps into the wrong berth, and lands on Mr Thane, causing a chorus of surprised shouts along the car. The conductor clears the confusion after a long pause, while Gambie sleeps through it all.
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Ernest Gambie
Bisso
Mile. Verlet
Opera Comique
Louisville
Memphis
Tulane
Mr. Gambie
Mr. Thrane
Mr. Gamble
Mr. Thane
Thane
Carrollton Republican Record Snapshot of Social Contrast
A Carrollton column contrasts lavish shopping and perfume worn by women with hard working husbands lacking new clothes or meals for years. It also notes loafers on the street with pipes and bootleg liquor, whose wives have few good words or new dresses since marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
Cleveland Traction Fight Over Three Cent Fare Crisis
Editorials from Cleveland newspapers condemn the municipal traction scheme as unsafe and costly to residents. They highlight blocked drawbridges, outdated cars, reduced suburban service, and longer waits, arguing savings to the company harm the city and its people.
Woodstock Nighting Mant Installed In 1982 Revision
The Nuance committee reports Woodstock's municipal Nightingale plant was installed in 1982 at about $20,000 and served until fall 1908, when a private water power contract ended the municipal era. The plant fell into poor repair and high fuel costs led the corporation to accept the private company offer, creating a monopoly and rendering the municipal plant nearly scrap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuance Committee
Council of
Woodstock
N. B
London Continues to Lose in Municipal Power Plants
Fifteen London boroughs run municipal electric plants with nearly 80 million dollars invested. In 2007 the plants showed a net profit of about 16,000 before depreciation, while depreciation would be about 200,000, making the year’s net loss roughly 188,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The Board's Plain Duty in Waterworks Reform
Kansas City Journal argues the city board of public works must reform the water department by removing incompetents and politics, reorganizing mechanical branches on a nonpartisan business basis, and emulating business practices to avert continued squabbles and costly delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maemens
Board of Public Works
City Water Department
Bouineaslike Pelley
Asa
Kansas City
Cities Quit Business After Municipal Electric Plants Fail
Several towns abandon city electric plants after poor performance and costs. Laurens 8 C 1897 50000 plant shut down. Pontotoc Miss 1905 3609 bought, sold 8500 due to expenses. Portland Ind 1802 12000 plant closed after six years. Lockport leased to sanitary district Chicago for nominal sum. Tekman Ky plant leased 1900 for twenty years. cited as not self sustaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Electric
Laurens
8. C
Pontotoc
Miss
Kainiger
Portland
Ind
Village Electric Plant
Lock Port
Tfl
Sanitary District of
Chicago
Tekman
Boo
Tickman Ive and Coal Company
Mmmor
Municipal ownership harms city lighting services
Hon W R Burnett, Mayor of Springfield Ohio, argues municipal owned lighting plants produce poorer service and higher political influence. He cites 160 towns with municipal plants offering varied schedules and unreliable costs, urging private capitalists to run plants on business principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Burnett
Springfield
Elyria Water Works Auditing Report Thrusts Rate Hike
Corelest Management reveals an Elyria Ohio audit showing $8 005.79 deficit for 1907 with at least 25 percent of pumped water unaccounted. Meters were allowed to stay out of order up to two years, and a 98 percent rate increase is recommended. Monthly reports urged on water superintendent detailing pumped volume supplies needed and on hand. In Ontario Listowel rejects municipal electric plant proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corelest
Elyria
Deffelt
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Slater and Vicinity
Burns
BARI
River View
Fred Detmer
Sinter
Guy Fowler
Jesse Murdock
Nelson
Robert King
Bumesa
Joe H. Auer
Belle Bowler Ie
Mixa
Meas
Aint Valley
Jemne Wensick
Oze Dysart
Little Rock
T. J. Stevens
J. OF
Lillian ‘Hensick
Dellores Neff
C. Garrett
Winckwater
M. E
Gem City Business College
Quincy
Ill
Peeere
Ae Pionite
Castoria
Cleveland
Johnson
Municipal Traction Company
City of
Dleg
Cleveland Pripers
Johnson Uty
Kaive
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
Accient
Toon
Fifty-Fifth Street
Lave
Traction Company
Rupertor Avenue
Lorain Avenue
Ines
Marc
Ufe
Listowel
Ont
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