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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
5
Bartl ett Rosell T P Forsythe arrive from Keokuk to visit family. Several residents including Dr W W Ritchey and Miss Georgia Hawkins appear in notices. Laundry services promoted by Congers Laundry and Week’s Laundry. Emphatic mentions of visits, moves, business trips, and local commerce among residents and nearby towns.
A midnight freight on the Burlington derailed three sleeping men three miles east of the city. Oscar Branum aged 18 and Lemuel Jenkins 14 were rescued. Branum died Tuesday. George H. Bardsley 20 survived with facial injuries. All three were from Jacksonville, Illinois.
Belle Johnson, photographer, appears in notices about weekly sessions at Patis Sat afternoons and regular conventions. The fragment notes Tuesdays and Wednesdays after Duly Di, suggesting ongoing schedule details for photography events or bookings.
The account recalls a lively Ely and Union Valley line gathering at W A Wadsworth's for Will and Kate Thomas nuptials. Emory failed to rally the crowd as S P dozed through the festivities, dreaming of figures like Adam Potterfield and St Peter at the Gate while the merriment carried on.
Unkle Santa Calvert, a 92 year old north of the city, remained spry enough to plow potatoes by the roadside on Saturday morning. Friends wish him many more matches and a long, active life despite being financially well off.
Miss Onte Moley and Miss Bertie Yourg attended a Salt Shver event on Saturday while Miss Mae Proctor plans to teach in Palimera schools. Miss Willie Maddox shopped in Ely, Miller visited from Edison to see grandchildren, and crop prospects were noted south of the city. Windsor journal opens with a call for better merchant advertising.
In Blackville a colorful wedding occurred Sunday afternoon at Ann Preston’s vault. Saiouel Preston led Retta Johns to the altar where Rev West pronounced them husband and wife. The scene drew a good crowd and warm wishes for the couple.
The bodies of two of the Whigted excursionists from the Piving Eagle disaster at Heantoal bridge have been recovered. One is Miss Lorie D. nets wis found about three miles south of Laverton. The other, Miss Martha Goppadee, was found near Louisiana. Both were badly decomposed.
Dr J Price Griffith suffers injuries after a collision when his car, a road wagon, met a heavy firm wagon while passing in a rut. He was pitched head first over the dash and lay momentarily unconscious. He will be out of action for about two weeks and his condition is described as not squeezeable.
Mrs. Jasper McClintic sought a driving horse and, after her father Benj. McElroy suggested she choose from his farm, Susie picked a three year old that is described as a beauty. The scene unfolds in Rensselaer as the choice is made.
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