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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1902
Page
5
Markets worldwide have supplied rich silks for the Haberdashery Department. Beautiful silks from the Orient and Europe for neckwear are ready for inspection. Call with confidence born of absolute perfection.
Missour i Pacific train No 2 en route from the Philippine Islands to Washington D C. Mrs Etta Seelover left today for St Louis having recovered from inflammatory rheumatism. George Anamosa returns to Columbia to resume studies after a visit here. Capt Mason reports two new smallpox cases on East Third Street H Moore Third and Engineer streets and at the old Sedalia House. Mrs Lucy Conklin arrives from Portland Michigan for visit with H C Doolittle family. R C Barksdale learns his mother is dying in Slater Mo and leaves at once to be by her bedside.
H. Jackson, resident of the city, is the oldest engineer in Missouri Pacific service with a passenger run on the Eastern division. He entered as an engineer in July 1868 and has been employed since, totaling 34 years. The list names many colleagues with start dates from 1869 to 1898 and notes seniority for those without dates.
Judge Parsons visits Nevada and many locals travel for work or leisure. E H Calef trips East, Fred Norton visits from St Louis, Emma Tietzen returns from Cole Camp, and numerous others pass through for business or to visit. The Democratic city ticket wins in Lamonte, porch work starts on a Hawkins home, and several residents plan relocations or extended stays.
Crescent Tent No 4 of the K O T M held an April Fool social last night at the R T J hall with a large crowd in attendance. A supper followed the entertainment featuring ham sandwiches and coffee, the latter described as containing a piece of leather.
Steady boy with two or three years experience in the printing trade sought for a position at the Sentinel office. Apply at once.
W Worthman shopman Denison John Jesse conductor Denison John Decker section laborer Elsmore Mack Palmer section foreman Ua ncy J O Pattie superintendent of locomotive power and machinery Missouri Pacific and his assistant Mr W C Dallas St Louis were here today on an infection trip.
The Board of State Fair Managers met in Secretary Rippeys office and named E. E. Codding Sedalia Poultry superintendent M Y Buchanan Moberly Dairy Breeds T S Gordin Columbia Speed Department T W Bast Sedalia concessions J T Harmon Browning Heavy Horses W M Duncan Jacks Jennets Mules Charles Busch Washington Light Horse superintendent They raised mineral prizes to 50 split 25 15 10 added Angora goats class same prizes as sheep contracts for grandstand carpentry to be let Two extra races for Saturday 3 minute trot $200 2:13 pace $300 and 2:10 pace first $500 changed to free for all Entries close Monday June 2 Next meeting May 1
In Missouri elections held Tuesday, Democrats won two council seats and one school director in Jefferson City, while the party split saw Democrats carry Joplin Nevada Clinton Butler Appleton City Richmond Independence and Mexico and Republicans win in Springfield Carthage Boonville and Brookfield.
Col J B Roe, Sedalia baseball magnate, has a tempting offer from Pittsburg Kansas to move his team. He is circulating a petition among businessmen and fans, needing 500 signers at $1 each to keep the team here. Roe heads to Pittsburg tonight, returns Friday, Sedalia cannot affordto lose a winning team.
Mrs Grace Heckman wife of Harry Heckman died this morning at 9 o clock at her home 602 West Seventh street of peritonitis aged 22 years She was the daughter of O P Wilcox harnessmaker and married to Mr Heckman November 7 1900 in this city The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock from the First Congregational church Rev Martin conducting services Pallbearers named Perry Cessna William Farris Charles Wallace Charles Keck Courtney Stevenson and Guy Arey
Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Miss Katie Goetze, form-— The notice mentions plans for a Texas ceremony and lists the families involved in the preparation.
The couple plans to unite Sunday evening April 6 at 7 30 at the German Baptist church. Miss Goetze daughter of George H Goetze 1229 West Main street is highly regarded and Mr G A Zadach of Waco Texas is to be congratulated on his bride choice. The Sentinel offers best wishes.
The Ladies' Aid society of the German Evangelical church will meet tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the Sunday school hall, corner Fourth and Vermont streets. All members are requested to be present and bring in no members.
Generally fair tonight and Thursday with possible threats in the northwest portion on Thursday. Warmer tonight.
Doctors urge patients with pulmonary complaints to live outdoors year round. The West Texas plateau and desert regions of Arizona and New Mexico are praised for dry air and ozone that aid recovery. The notice cites Maria Fort Davis El Paso and Tucson as health belts and invites readers to request Matter of Health and El Paso and the Health Belt by sending two cents to Southern Pacific or agent J H Lothrop in St Louis.
The Burlington Route offers March and April 1902 one way rates for settlers to the Northwest. Kansas City to Portland Tacoma Seattle Puget Sound points is 25 dollars, to Spokane territory 22.50, to Butte Helena district 20.00. Consult local agents for intermediate destinations and note the Burlington Northern Pacific Express connects Denver with Billings for fast service.
A fast train departs Kansas City at 9 35 p m and arrives Denver at 3 15 p m next day. A second daily departure to Denver leaves Kansas City at 10 40 a m. The service includes chair cars sleepers and dining cars with connections to St Paul and Minneapolis. For fare and schedules contact R H Crozier L W Wakeley T P A 823 Main St Kansas City Mo or Howard Ellio u tf General Manager St Louis Mo.
Local ad promotes gardening season at F. Taylor Cain's offering hoes rakes and spades for sale and outdoor tool needs.
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