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Newspaper
Moberly Evening Democrat
Location
Moberly, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1905
Page
1
Mexico Missouri will inaugurate day electric service by the Light and Power Company on Wednesday morning. The change aims to benefit the public by supplying daylight power for businesses and residents, noting many establishments in the city currently rely on gasoline for lighting.
For June wedding gifts the ad highlights rich American cut glass and hand painted china at low prices. The item also mentions framing photos, and a discussion about electrical power relief for churches and Mexico city’s growth, plus local farming and coal vein notes including a query on farm value per acre.
The Hagles plan a popular vote to crown carnival queen with ballots sold at city stores for one cent each. Ballot boxes will line streets as votes drop in, the largest tally wins and will be crowned at the Coliseum Thursday. Proceeds fund carnival expenses amid high local interest.
Mrs. Logan Polson received an invitation to the June 28 marriage of her niece Miss Pearl Epperson to Elijah Wood Kent of Colorado Springs Cal at the bride's home. The groom is a respected businessman from Colorado Springs. Davin Sons report rising sales with 40 vehicles sold in the March 1 to June 1 quarter, aiming for a record year. The crest of the flood has passed Hannibal and water levels are falling as Burlington traffic may resume today. The south river levee protecting 12,000 acres north of the city is expected to hold.
John W Maessler president of Maessler Manufacturing reports a profitable Chicago trip attending the International Master Boilermakers Association He looks for major gains from showcasing shop tools and foresees expansion at the Virth and Coates streets corner The article also notes a separation case involving Samuel G Gossett his wife and two children and the death of Miss Martie Morris aged 23 two miles southwest of Moberly Burial is planned in Oakland Cemetery with a graveside service by Rev W A Simmons
City Attorney Oak Hunter re turned from Kansas City where he met Prose cuting Attorney J. B. LaMotte who has just returned from the Southwest. LaMotte held his own remarkably well and friends hope for full recovery. He will go from Kansas City to his father's home at Roanoke today, not to Excelsior Springs as rumored.
Dr and Mrs I A Cottingham returned from Novelty Knox county after attending the funeral of Mrs Cr Mote Monday. Aged 73 she had been an invalid for a long time and was esteemed by all who knew her.
The landlady in a certain house conspired with three neighbors to watch for improprieties while she tended to domestic tasks. They allegedly caught a married woman and a man in an embarrassing moment prompting the landlady to eject the wife, and the husband began seeking the alleged paramour, with no major confrontation reported yet.
A dozen young people traveled to Allen Creek for a day of fishing led by L. S. Boyd acting as pilot. He will bait hooks for the young ladies and handle any fish caught. The group brought dinners and plans to return this evening.
James W. McCall an employee at Nethergall Gee s livery stable mashed his hand while handling a buggy last night. He received medical care and is recovering, but the hand remains badly swollen and will keep him from work for some time.
The Eagles met last night to arrange the carnival for next week and reported Springfield validation of the high class attraction. A carnival queen contest was ordered, with details to follow. Several new members were elected and will be initiated at a future meeting.
WH Selby, a furnace man, fell through an open stairway at his home last night, breaking his left collar bone. He woke hearing his wife call from below, stepped into a temporary opening, and sustained the fracture. The injury was reduced and he is recovering with his arm in a sling today.
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