Marion County Round-up corn display closes with prizes
The second annual Marion County Round-up opened at noon in Palmyra Missouri with sixty ten ear samples. Wilbur Powell won the grand championship for best ten ears of white corn, and Harry Boots won best single ear. Awards in boys and young men classes went to several Powells Boots Voepel and others. Judges included F M Reibel. An afternoon livestock parade preceded the stock judging contest at Gupton barn with prizes including $25 for the adult class winner.
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Palmyra
Marion County
Wilbur Powell
R. E. Powell
North River
Harry Boots
Fabius
J. W
Nellon Corn
Ira. Boots
Fabius Township
Harry. . Boots
Wade Boots
Louis Voepel
Union Township
White. Com
Jess ‘“McPike
Round Grove
Robert Kizer
Warren Township
Yellow Town
Liberty
E. A
Dailey
Frank Luke
Jake Luke Fabius
Whitecorn
Gilbert Powell
E. W. Dailey
Fred Voepel
F. M. Reibel
Arbela
Scotland County
America
Court ‘House
Wells Building
National Bank
Gupton Barn
Gupton's
Fifch School
Marion
Engagement Denied Earl Kitchener to Dowager Countess
London dispatch reports that the private secretary to Earl Kitchener, British secretary of war, announced that the engagement to the Dowager Countess of Minto was untrue.
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London
Earl Kitchener
Countess of
Minto
Jack Frost Master in Maywood Mo
Maywood Mo December 17 The vicinity is in Jack Frost grip and icy sidewalks caused injuries. James Quinn a 65 year old citizen fell Thursday and suffered a serious back sprain keeping him in bed. Mrs John Tolman an elderly local resident fractured her right arm in a Thursday fall.
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Maywood
Jack Frost
James Quinn
John Tolman
Local Pick Ups and Shop Updates in Quincy and Davenport
Local items cover family travel from Davenport to Quincy, visits with Mrs. Dickinson’s brother Bert Chatten, and a variety of local ads. Notices include hardware specials from Gunther Hardware Co, a cathedral guild sale of cooking goods, Christmas sales at Halbach Schroeder Co, and tobacco and towel specials. The week also features court adjournments, estate filings, and Christmas savings promotions by local banks.
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Yorkshire Farm
Merriman’s
George A. Dickinson
Wellesley Dickinson
Davenport
Iowa
Quincy
Heidbreder’s
North Fourth
Snyder's New Cabs
Gunther Hardware Co
Emma Joseph
Vesterday
Peter
Brage’s
Morse
Court House Pharmacy
Ireland
H.C
Meiners
Anna —M. Meiners
Halbach'Schroeder Co
Bekedham
Hampshire
Akers
State Savings Loan’ & Trust Company
Christmas Savings Club
Broadway
Bank
South Side
Annie Griffits
Elizabeth Sparks
Christmas Post Office Plan Takes Effect Today
The first day of the new Christmas schedule starts today at the postoffice. A lobby booth run by Joe Hildenbrand and Charles Gaushell will weigh parcels rate them and issue coupons. Parcels go to the stamp window for stamps after weighing. Postmaster Bletmer Lummis Assistant Postmaster John Carroll and Dave Wall oversee the stamp department.
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Postoffice
Joe Hildenbrand
Charles Gaushell
Bletmer Lummis
John Carroll
Dave Wall
Indian Revolt in Peru Reported in Puno
Lima dispatch from December 17 notes a serious Indian revolt in the department of Puno, Peru. Local authorities report uprisings affecting several settlements and disruptions to civil order.
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Peru
Lima
Department of
Puno
Wreck at Local Depot Prompt Investigation Leads to Denied Resignation
Early yesterday morning a switch error caused train No 55 to derail near the Burlington station, damaging the engine and passenger coaches from train No 10. Hugh E Wilson, in charge of the switch, may face responsibility though no action was taken. Brakeman J Al Shumaker of train No 56 suffered a sprained foot but is not seriously hurt. City officials from Galesburg and Brookfield led the inquiry, with Worden, Fuller, and Waldhaus present.
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Burlington
Galesburg
Brookfield
Burlington Station
Hugh E. Wilson
Wilson
J. al Shumaker
St. Mary's Hospital
Shumaker
J Worden
W. E. Fuller
B.waldhaus
Photo of Pollock in Court House
A photograph of John Pollock, former Adams county sheriff and the first to serve in the present court house, was presented yesterday to Sheriff John Coons. Framed and hung on the west wall of the sheriff's office, the gift came from Max Pollock, son of the 1876 to 1878 sheriff who opened the current building and marked the last term in the old one.
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John Pollock
Adams County
John Coons
Max Pollock
Bromo Quinine Ad Claims One Day Cold Cure
An old ad promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE with full product name and signature of E. W. GROVE. It asserts the remedy cures a cold in one day and priced at 25c.
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E. W. Grove
Probation Chief Tatum Oversees 82 Prisoners in City
Probation Officer William Tatum supervises 82 offenders in circuit court, 32 guilty, with one in the workhouse and the rest at large or employed. He says many need help and that probation offers guidance, support, and accountability to those willing to reform.
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Circuit Court
William Tatum
Tatum
Money For West Point Asks $42 013 For Enlarging
Secretary Garrison urged Congress to appropriate 42013 dollars at once to expand the West Point military academy facilities in Washington. The request seeks rapid funding to advance construction and improve capacity and training spaces. The move reflects ongoing defense infrastructure needs and congressional consideration.
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Washington
Congress
Garrison
Wets Point
St Jacobs Oil Promises Fast Back Pain Relief
Sore back lumbago and sciatica are promoted to ease instantly with St Jacobs Oil. The ad claims quick relief from pain and stiffness by rubbing on the back, with no skin burning and a long track record of 60 years. A small trial bottle from a drug store is urged.
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St. Jacobs
Adv
Cadets Gather at Academy for Accommodation
Cadets at the academy arrange for accommodation details. The exact event and venue are unclear from the fragment, but participation appears connected to housing or lodging arrangements within the academy.
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Ture
Soys’ Awards
Yellow Corn
Herman Voepel
A. Houghton
Albert Kaden
West Ely
Thomas. Cunningham
Town Township
White Corn
Vernon Powell
Wm. Batson
Herman “ Voepel
Melvin Batson
Itentool
Bailimore
Maywood,Mo
J.quinn
Mrs. Tolman
Halbach-Schroeder Co
M. W.B
VY. W.C. A
Armory
St. Francis College
Haibach-Schroeder Co
Tabitha Randolph
Keene Township
Ing
Hugh Wilson
Maker
Pollock
Court House
Coons
Clothing House
Sterns
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Aqyr
Boy Scout
Spalding Sporting Goods
Spalding
Spalding Goods
West Point
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