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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1902
Page
8
Sedalia Lodge No. 236 A F and A M will hold a regular communication this evening at 7 30. All Masons are invited to attend. E 5 Codding, W M F A Sampson, Secretary.
M S Sloan a section laborer at Honey Springs remains listed among railroad workers. W C D Tarr an agent at Choctaw is noted as present. Will Brown a plant laborer at Greenville and Jim Clemens a section laborer at Cole are also mentioned among arrivals.
The Union Pacific forbids tobacco use in and around depots and on passenger trains, a move blamed on tough conditions for night crews. Also noted are April 11 contract awards for grading lines in Oklahoma and Kansas, with expansion work and reduced-rate rail meetings ahead.
Mrs. Chas. Prigmore recovering from illness convalescent. W. R. Larne hosted a Saturday egg roast for local youths. Jim Smith visited J. A. Bobbitt and wife Sunday evening. Claude Porter and family from Sweet Springs visited relatives nearby. Rita Park stayed with Rev. West in Knob Noster. Earl Porter of Sedalia vacationing with grandparents.
Generally fair tonight and Saturday with warmer temperatures on Saturday. A big Monument Sale is advertised for Decoration Day at Heynen's on North Ohio Street. Baseball goods featured by F. Taylor Cain's with the city’s most complete line.
County Superintendent Coleman will go to Green Ridge this evening to deliver diplomas to the graduating class of twelve. A program of interesting exercises is planned.
Special correspondence from Jefferson City notes candidates for the Railroad Commission and Supreme Court nomination visiting the city Gen James Harding remains ill with doubtful recovery A prison chair factory project is underway contractors question the myth of Mr Connell and his convict recruitment talk Sam Keller joins as Globe Democrat correspondent The Royal Neighbors raised over $50 at a prize euchre and dance to fund uniforming their drill team
Alonzo White, an employee of the Sedalia Woolen Mill, fell into a dyeing vat at work this afternoon and received serious scalding injuries. He was taken to his home on East Pettis street and attended by Dr. W. S. Shirk. His condition is described as painful and critical.
Thomas Dean and Edward Embrey exhumed a young man’s body in Dresden to aid identification. Dean suspects his brother Leonard, who recently left home to work on a farm near Dresden. The Sentinel’s description matches Dean’s brother, according to Dean’s account.
The funeral for Mrs Harry Heckman who died Wednesday forenoon was conducted at the First Congregational Church. The service honored her life and was attended by family and friends.
The Central Business College Literary Society hosts its monthly open session in the college hall this evening. The program includes the C B C Orchestra, oration by S L Williams, ladies quartet, recitations by Miss Grayce Baldwin and Miss Dora Clapton, a vocal solo The Angels Serenade with violin obligato by Miss Irma Collins, an address by Rev. Simpson, a male quartet, and more from the C B C Orchestra.
Special to the Sentinel Pleasant Hill Missouri April 4 Robbers entered Harzelers Bros and Company merchandise store at 3 30 am cut a door panel piled flour sacks to muffle noise drilled a top hole and used dynamite to blow the safe The safe was wrecked and the robbers secured 85 in cash and some checks They have not yet been apprehended.
Joseph Rice reported his gold watch valued at 30 dollars stolen Wednesday night by a room-mate known as W Bothe at the Silver Moon Restaurant and lodging house. Warrensburg reports two suspects detained but authorities released the wrong person.
The Past Masters Association and A. O. U. W. will hold a gathering tonight in Glass hall. The executive committee will be appointed by the chairman or president.
A newlywed deaf couple in a New York City flat seeks a substitute for their useless door bell. After failed ribbon alerts and scent ideas, a carpenter constructs a vibrating sounding box to transmit bell vibrations to the deaf, providing a hopeful solution for the household.
A foreign criminologist presents an almanac showing peak crime months for various offenses. Murder rises in August January and June while Infanticide peaks in February and May. Poisoning in May with idle September. Threats of death surge in August. Forgery concentrates in April October December and quarter starts and year ends. Theft peaks in December and January.
The article reports Madrid as the unhealthiest capital in Europe with 79,374 deaths in five years for a population just over 500,000. It notes 17,242 deaths in 1901 including 4,064 children under four, a death rate around 33 per 1,000, and about 10,000 deaths from consumption plus 5,000 from smallpox and measles.
A missionary social will be held this evening at Dr Hale's residence 400 West Fourth Street. The event features a musical program and refreshments for attendees.
Seven men circle a man with a rope and debate his motive for stealing a horse. A colonel encounters them and suggests the thief stole the coat to ride a horse, revealing their discussion has wasted hours and ending with plans to hang him.
The Idler is named as Prince Henry's travel car but the programme suggests he will have a very busy schedule.
A 20th century directive from the Indian Affairs commissioner bans face paint and blankets for Native Americans, promoting close cropped hair. The paint is said to cause eye irritation and disease, while hygienic concerns are cited for boiled shirts. The piece notes attempts by Indians to set fashion, sometimes enforced harshly, affecting more than hair.
The speaker notes the pearl supply offered for sale to the public has diminished even as more pearls vanish. They contend investors are buying the jewels, with most never entering the market.
Percie W. Hart, author of The Abracadabra Affair, camps in the Adirondacks and writes on birch bark. With limited paper and one pencil stub, he scratches a short story on bark sheets to fill a literary night, only to lose the bark to a fire claim by a helpful guide.
A Dona Hue magazine writer notes Irish churchyards show age through ivy covered crumbling walls and stunted trees. Epitaphs fade, moss clings, and many stones tilt with time while graves crowd the uneven turf and favor somber remembrance over ornate monuments.
The London Builder notes manufacturers produce marble by a rapid process. Soft limestone is permeated with coloring matters that sink in, not just surface color. The finished material polishes well and offers veneers about one third the price of real marble.
Setting out sponges in Florida and other suitable waters beds of sponges are now set out, and marketable sponges are grown from small cuttings, just as vegetables are raised in the same way.
A hat encrusted with diamonds valued at 2.5 million dollars tops a jewel laden artifact. The piece is linked to Jung Bahadur Rana, noted as the Nepali prime minister, reflecting a storied royal connection.
A marble and granite plant in Philadelphia suffered a fire that caused damages totaling 50,900 dollars. The incident was reported in local press and attributed to a recent coin flagration, with investigators detailing the fire’s impact on operations.
A jeweler notes pearl prices have doubled since 1890 and risen 33 percent in the last three years. Global oyster harvests reveal about 236000 daily arrivals at surface waters.
A baya bird from India decorates its nest with glowing fireflies held by moist clay. At night the nest resembles an electric street lamp, illuminating the surrounding darkness.
Classified copy must arrive before 10 am for same day appearance Thirty words or less per item three times per quarter.
For sale shade trees from F. Taylor Cain. For sale or trade a five room cottage on a corner lot with a store building. Will exchange for a small well improved farm. Address C, No. 01 West Tenth Sedalia No. 213 dime.
Five acre place with large house offered furnished or unfurnished along with barn outbuildings and fruit trees at 619 West Twenty third street. Model suburban home. Owners will board with renters if agreeable. Apply George E. Dugan. 330 dtf.
For sale two first class mil l ons Holstein and Jersey cattle at 519 West Fourth. Inquiring and particulars available with 4-3 date.
An advertisement touts Brilliant Gaslight Burners by the Enterprise Manufacturing Co of Cincinnati Ohio. It claims no chimney or wicker trim needed and no smoke or dirt, fitting coal oil lamps and offering 200 percent profit for agents with sample free.
Unfurnished rooms available for rent at 615 West Seventh Street. Suitable for light housekeeping. Inquiries should be made at the above address.
Gentleman who exchanged hats by mistake at First Christian church Monday night is urged to call at 219 West Fifth Street to reclaim his own. Contact details not provided.
A lady’s gold watch with initials E V W was lost while moving from Geo R Smith College to Taylor Chapel M E church. Finder should return it to H L Billups for a reward.
Lost small black collier with brass ring found missing after Tuesday at the Huckins hotel. Owner asks finder to return it to 61 West Broadway and promises a reward.
Notice of rental on the first floor of a dwelling offering four rooms and access to an additional room. Inquiries between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. directed to L. Lovinger at 601 Wes Sixth Street.
A lady's pocketbook containing about $9 and a school warrant for $70 was presumably lost in this section of the city on Saturday March 29. Finder may return it to this office and receive a reward.
Five furnished low rooms available for rent at 319 West Sixth street. Contact 43 3t for details.
Household furniture offered in five rooms at the Sen nel office location. Purchaser may use current site, which is for rent on very reasonable terms. Inquiries only at this office.
A vintage ad touts Red Cross Ball Blue powder to whiten fabrics. A 2 oz package costs five cents and promises fast results for faded clothes.
Local ad urges readers to purchase fishing gear from F. Cains for their next outing. The notice highlights the shop as the source for tackle and related supplies.
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