Local residents active in town this week
The city saw numerous visitors and locals in business Wednesday and Thursday. Names include S. W. Nunn Hafield. Thomas E. Snyder Evansville. Fritz Hassel Owensboro. Daniel Ebret circuit court. George E. Niles Chrisney druggist. Jacob Beanblossom Grand View. Louis Young near Owensboro Ferry. Miss Lucy Rebel Rockhill. Albert Killian Grass Township. Roy Nix Midway. Samuel Bench Buffaloville. Ed Schriefer Andrew Wetzel Clay Twp. Mollie Killian Owensboro. Nellie Doyle St Louis hospital nurse. John Hawk David Stilwell Robert Richards return from New Orleans and the South with a mule carload. E. L. Boyd Chas. Lieb Dr. E. P. Harrison T. E. Snyder Catherine Kramer and Mrs Robert Dougland attend John B. Chrisney funeral at Chrisney. R R & R Clark and Fred Eichling Porum Okla visit for Lucille Mining interests in Joplin district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Nunn
Hafield
Thomas E. Snyder
Evansville
Fritz Hassel
Owensboro
Daniel Ebret
John Kost
Lucy Rebel
Rocknill
Albert Killian
Grass Township
Roy Nix
Midway
Samuel Bench
Buffaloville
Ed Schriefer
Andrew Wetzel
Clay Township
E. L. Boyd
Chas. Lieb
E. P. Harrison
T. E. Snyder
Catherine Kramer
Robert Dougland
John B. Chrisney
Chrisney
R. R&r. Clark
Fred B. Eichling
Porum
Okla
Lucille Mining Company
Joplin
Rockport Illness and Fair Dates Highlight Local Notices
Henry Hoch, Mrs R E Roberts and Mrs Fred Cochran with daughter suffer grip illnesses while Maas stays from the post office with grip. George Schweinfurth suffers pneumonia at his North Rockport home in dangerous condition. Rockport fair runs August 17 to 22 as Grant Hamilton fills in at C W Halbruge Co. Arthur and Mrs Neutzel have moved into rooms at the Sheriff's residence after their St Louis marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Schweinfurth
North Rockport
Grant Hamilton
C. W. Halbruge Co
James Drew
Eureka
Arthur Neutzel
St. Louis
Prohibitionists Abroad and Local Civic Notes in 1907
The year 1907 shows total failures of 883 700 000, slightly above 1893, while claims of panic are dismissed. Local notices report a Prohibitionist meeting in Chris a by not nominating a county ticket, a Senior S T S group aged 13 to 16 promoting anti cigarette laws, a George Washington tea by Baptist women, and local ads for Dr Hess stock food, mule sales near Boonville, and Basye drug store offerings.
Haines and Schumacher Offer $20 Busy Bee Prize
The store advertises a promotion offering a $20 Busy Bee talking machine as the grand prize. Customers receive capons with $25 worth of goods purchased, and after spending $995 get the machine free. The offer, described as the greatest prize, invites customers to visit and view goods and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haines
Schumacher
Big White Sale at The Fair Store
The Fair Store promotes a Big White Sale emphasizing low prices and money-saving deals for shoppers this season.
Haines & Schumacher Notice and Rockport Milling Ad
Indebted readers urged to settle accounts by March 1. Haines & Schumacher announce wheat bids and a clothing sale with children's suits from $1 to $3, youth $3.50 to $7, and men’s $5 to $10, promising unbeatable prices in Rockport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haines & Schumacher
Rockport Milling Co
Democrat supporter from Seattle praises old Spencer County list
J. C. Simpson writes from Seattle to request continued inclusion on the Democrat list. He says he enjoys hearing from the old Spencer county and is pleased with the West, indicating his current North Seattle location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Simpson
Seattle
Wash
Democrat
Spencer County
Singin Skale Beginment a Side Splitter at Local Event
The M. BE. church women stage a comical entertainment at the auditorium Friday night February 2 with forty lead performers from the community. The piece blends humor about mob law and political contrast, sparking audience laughter from start to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. BE. Church
Court and profession delays hinder daily duties
A fragmented note suggests a lawyer may appeal errors to the supreme court while a doctor faces longer waits, and a chef limited to fudge and chocolate cake struggles with housekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Free tobacco seed available from T R Hardy Co
As tobacco beds should be started soon a good stock of Burley and Pryor seed is offered free of charge by T R Hardy Co. Interested parties are asked to call for seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burley and
Pryor
T. R Hardy & Co
Lumber and Lath Deals From W Q Collins
A dollar saved is two dollars earned says W Q Collins inviting readers to buy lumber and lath. Call Home phone 79-3 Richland board for prices. A supply always on hand. W Q Collins Boonville Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Q. Collins
Richland Board
Boonville
Ind
Bargain Suits In Odds From Fall Stock
A local shop offers suits up to ten dollars in sizes 14 to 19. Fabrics include black bibet blue serge brown and gray mixtures. Styles cover single and double breasted. Suits are medium weight all around wearables with canvass fronts padded shoulders and serge linings.
Studebaker Wagons Arrive as Richland City Program Schedules Event
A tar of Studebaker Wagons arrives in Richland City Indiana while the Chrisney high school association plans a February 22 program. The event features Miss Sadler on history in the high school, talks on education for business and farming, and performances by Ethel Spark, Nono and Walter Niles. Various lectures include A Good Grade School as the basis of a good high school and an Ideal School by G. N. Logan. Round table duets by Mr and Mrs U S Hartley and W. W. Winn accompany the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrisney
Miss Sadler
Ethel W. Spark
Nono
Walter Niles
Margenthaler
Jesus
G. N. ‘Logan
U. S. Hartley
Chrisney School
Local notices mix with political rhetoric and industry critique
Eureka area notes report several illnesses and deaths including Chas H Lawburg and Mrs Therber with funerals at M E church and Shiloh cemetery. Births are noted and village residents travel for business while readers encounter sharp opinions on tariffs and Roosevelts policy amid Elgin watch tariff impact claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Deeg
Rockport
Chas. H. Lawburg
Jill
Lawburg
M. E
Eureka
J. M. Nash
Shiloh
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Rorxport Democrat
BASYE
Mustin Underwear
Jas. G. Taylor
Pav Ra
Henry Hoch
Auxiliary of the Eastern Star
R E. Roberts
Fred Cochran
Rockport Fair
Henry Maas
Chrisa
S.T. S
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Feehrer
Main Street
F. W. John
T. ©. Basye
S. W. Hart
Baisye’s
White
Rockport M.illing Co
Basye’s Drug Store
Indiana
Utah
Kentucky
Admiral Brownson
Theodore Roosevelt
Lonsdale
India
Percales
Madras
S Wiener & Son
Rockport's Best Clothing Store
Just
Studebaker Wagons
Richland City, Ind
Mr. and
Mrs. U.S. Hartley
W. W. Winn
Gadick Milling
Cadick
Grandview
Bureka
Fred Crowder
Robert Mattingley
George HE
Mattingly
A. Drew
Robert Shelton
John W. Therber
Therber
M. E. Church
R. R. Bryan
Church
Mark Twain
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Taft
Mr. Carnegie
Elgin National Watch Company
Elgin Watch Company
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