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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1902
Page
5
Local notes detail F W Bailey and D Divers leaving Tuesday to locate Katy railroad tracks into new coal fields. Many arrivals, departures, and events include politicians, business moves, church and fraternal activity, and community happenings across Sedalia and nearby towns.
A Boonville delegation met with A A Allen of the Missouri Kansas and Texas line to urge opening the Boonville railroad bridge to foot passengers and vehicles. The visitors included J F Gmelich T A Johnson Charles A Sombart Charlies Meierhoffer C E Gross P M and W B Jones. The matter was discussed and taken under advisement.
Civil Engineer W. H. Bush and F W. Bailey travel from St. Louis. Missouri Pacific sets a new time card effective May 11. Dave Catterlin visits Butler. Santa Fe examiners will review Missouri Pacific engineers and conductors in Kansas City this week due to Santa Fe tracks into KC from Lake City. M K T rock crusher at Sweeney opens May 1 and runs through summer for ballast. Katy to ballast about 200 miles on Parsons division using zinc screedings from Joplin and Galena mines.
An informal program at Broadway Presbyterian church social on West Seventh street drew a large crowd and raised a good sum for church benefits. Participants included Misses Beulah Harris Margaret Johns Callie Clark Marian Elvira Jones Ada Carmany and Messrs Richard Johnson and Brown Harris.
Mr and Mrs Chris Yost entertained the Sweet Sixteen Euchre Club at their West Seventh Street home. Refreshments were served as Miss Beatrice Selah won first prize and Mrs Melvin Haley took the consolation prize amid costumes worn by guests invited by Mrs W H Graffis of 515 West Sixth Street.
The German American Pioneers present a vaudeville entertainment at their hall on 303 Ohio Street. The public is invited and admission is 25 cents.
Mrs Francis Henderson colored aged 54 wife of George Henderson died at her North Broadway home on Tuesday afternoon from nervous prostration. She leaves seven children all residing here. Funeral Thursday at 10 from Morgan Street Baptist Church by Rev J S Dorsey. Body to be sent to Tipton by noon train for burial.
The Ladies and Gentlemen's Musical clubs will present a concert at the First Christian church on Friday evening May 2. Several members wish to attend the Lotus club's season finale dance the same night, though the date seems fixed. The ladies aim to depart for Kansas City on Tuesday May 6 for prize contests.
The Salvation Army singing brigade will lead the meeting at Second Congregational church on April 23 with free admission. Captain Elgin arranged special music and two army lasses will be dressed as slum officers to illustrate slum work. Collectors will be at church doors Sunday for Self-denial week alms.
A blizzard swept the Northwest with two and a half feet of snow reported in Deadwood. The storm spread through North and South Dakota Nebraska and western Minnesota Tuesday night. In Wheeling West Virginia the temperature reached 92 degrees causing several prostrations.
The Young Peoples society of the German Evangelical church plans a Thursday evening program from to 9 o'clock at the Sunday school hall. Everyone is invited to attend.
A local ad urges purchase of Fyricide dry powder extinguisher claiming instant fire suppression and offers general western agency for nationwide agents. It also promotes a four minute churn dasher and butter maker with a sales call option. The Sedalia Hardware and Grocery Co is touted as the cheapest source for gasoline stoves ovens ice boxes and refrigerators.
B A Black of Clifton City Cooper county filed suit in Judge N H Rogers court to recover 75 dollars claiming loss of baggage. The case names the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf railway and garnishes the M K & T to secure payment.
A special meeting for men is planned at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church tomorrow evening from 7:30 to 8. Former Murphy Temperance club members are specially invited to attend.
Doctors urge patients with pulmonary complaints to live outdoors year round in dry high desert climates. The West Texas plateau and elevations in Arizona and New Mexico are cited for their invigorating ozone and dry air from San Antonio to Tucson. Many East patients reportedly recover by moving to Marfa Fort Davis El Paso or Tucson. Send two cents for Matter of Health and El Paso and the Health Belt to Southern Pacific or J H Lothrop St Louis.
A street sale is planned at Heynen's on North Ohio for Decoration Day offering a big monument sale. Local shoppers are invited to browse various memorial pieces and decorations.
Last week's bargains extend into the coming week as long as they last. Carl A. Guenther at 310 Ohio Street promotes Violet toilet water and other high grade fragrances from 25 cents to 1 dollar at Arlington Pharmacy which offers delivery. Rembaugh at 616 Ohio sells clean substantial bread and Arlington advertises high class perfumes and a blood remedy.
Household goods and one good milk cow from the family of late Dr A V Small to be sold at auction at residence on Sixteenth and Kentucky streets Saturday April 26 at 1 p m Sam W Kidd Auctioneer Syringes hot water bottles and all those items suitable to a first class drug store Arlington.
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