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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1905
Page
4
Wilson Miller colored was arraigned before Justice D Kinsey on an assault charge against Lucy Ruby. Found guilty, he paid $5 plus costs, then challenged the judge and was sentenced to thirty days in jail. He struggled with officers during transfer and resisted confinement at the jail.
Eve Deil was arrested this morning on two charges of lewd conduct. Justice Rogers set the case for a hearing at 9 o clock Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Will Anderson of Longwood entertained a number of friends at a dinner last evening in honor of Miss Mary Dow McMillan of Kansas City and Miss Nona Wood of Sedalia. The guest list included several young women, sharing in the social event at the hostess’s home.
Very few who wear a watch consider the unceasing labor it performs. The article lists yearly revolutions: main wheel 1460, center wheel 8760, third wheel 69980, fourth wheel 545609, fifth or escape wheel 141,882,000. J. R. McClellan with Ormond, the Optician, 317 Ohio.
Wood and McMillan, Dr. and Mrs. John Mitchell, Messrs Ralph Jenkins and Clay Jones seen as prominent local figures in a social listing from the community. The snippet names these individuals in a seasonally dated social page item.
Mrs Mary J Christine 44 wife of W W Christine and former Missouri Pacific engineer died at Maywood hospital at 1 a m from Bright's disease and complications. She was brought here last Saturday in critical condition and died after receiving care. Survived by husband and two children ages 15 and 13. Remains to Otterville Wednesday for funeral and interment. relatives Wagenknechts of Morgan and Cooper counties.
An old settlers picnic is held today by Lamont residents at Muddy Creek two and one half miles south of the city. A large turnout of former residents attends and the gathering is described as very enjoyable. The rug store customer asks about Worrell's Insect Exterminator to kill mites on chickens and is told it will work.
In a featureless but well played game the Shop Lifters defeated the Joplin Miners 4 to 1 Monday afternoon. Morris tried to rally the tribe but three men faced him with bases loaded and he retreated. Smith pitched fairly well and Cravens shut the door for the locals as the Lifters tallied in the first second and seventh. The Miners lone run came in the eighth.
Score by innings shows Joplin 1-0 after a pivotal seventh, Sedalia 0-1. Earned runs credited to Sedalia, with Rohn collecting two base hits, Bayless stealing, Cravens and Smith issuing walks, and Lee hit by pitch. Cravens struck out four, Smith three, Smith also threw a wild pitch. Time 1 45. Umpire Reagan.
A 1900s style scorecard lists Oklahoma City battery entries and officials for a game in Guthrie. Umpire Lewinson oversees the proceedings with Alderman Quiesser and Wood McLear named among crew.
Leavenworth and Springfield officials coordinate at Olmstead and Seabaugh with Ashley and Armstrong named. Umpire Cameron assigned as the officiating official for the event.
Cincinnati hosts the annual National Baseball League meeting this afternoon after a change from Chicago at many members requests. The event gathers league officials and team representatives to discuss standings and governance.
On August 21 the Guthrie team of the Western Association will transfer to Enid Oklahoma. The first game on the Enid grounds is scheduled that date against Leavenworth W A Gozart backed by local capital. Enid pays one month's salary about $1100 in return for Guthrie contracts with players and $300 forfeit money. All the Sunday games must be played.
Guthrie will play on Guthrie’s grounds during the remainder of this season.
Sedalia boy Harry Suter pitched for the Nevals Elks Burclay and won 8 to 2 against the Pittsburg Elks. Suter struck out 1E men.
The group organizing Labor Day events for Monday September 4 announces G A Hohen editor of the St Louis Laborer will speak along labor lines. Mayor J Babcock to give welcome. Sedalia Automobile Club and Athletic Club invited to parade. A Label League drill precedes the park hall dance with elocutionist Mrs Besse Gearhart Morrison presenting The Dandy Fifth.
A vintage ad promotes Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a safe monthly regulator for women with back, urinary, bladder or kidney troubles. Available at druggists or by mail for 50 cents with a free sample package, The Mother Gray Co. LeRoy New York.
J. W. Swain a Missouri Pacific fireman formerly based in Sedalia and most recently on a work engine at Independence, Mo., died last night in a Kansas City hospital from Brights disease. He was well known in Sedalia and had many friends here.
Weekly bargain offer hallmarked by lemons and coffee deals with low prices. Customers are urged to call and order for prompt delivery and to visit the shop for more discounts on staples and dry goods.
Wheat and corn futures show mixed to firm bids with Sept contracts around 74. Oats weak near 27. Hog markets across major terminals report gains of 4 to 6 cents with Chicago Kansas City and East St. Louis higher. Cattle largely steady, with cash and estimated hog totals noted for Wednesday.
A Missouri man Allen Dorman of Clinton claims to be president of the Continental Rainmaking Company and seeks a Kansas permit to produce rain. He describes rainmaking as a science, cites a drought formula, and asks for a purse of 500 for equipment while listing patents for various devices. Kansas has moved away from artificial rain methods, and the response notes prior disinterest this year.
Market prices list groceries and commodities in Sedalia with figures for cereals breadstuffs and staples. Items include butter eggs potatoes pratie hay hard wheat flour and grain prices in per cwt per bushel and per ton with ranges and cents indicated.
The listing shows soft wheat flour at 2.30 per cwt and graham flour at 2.70 per cwt. Corn price noted as per bushel under DECQ E06. Poultry prices include spring chickens and hens per pound, cheese per pound, and well feathered ducks per pound with a few garbled characters.
A column from Atchison Kansas discusses hats for women and the idea of a figure or shape, notes a child’s waist as the anchor for dress, and reflects on life choices and parental prayers. The piece ends with observations on ambition fading like soap over time.
A fragment reflecting on aging memory and gender roles. It suggests husbands should wake with a sick child to earn sympathy, notes a bright side, and ends with a metaphor about being harnessed in sun with four legs but no hands to swat flies.
United States Senator Bailey of Texas recalls an incident from the last session. He opposed a bill to spend 25 000 for a congressional delegate to the Portland exposition and trimmed it to 5 099, noting the members would spend more on their own. A senator pressed for 5 000, and Bailey replied that if he were as rich as the other senator, he would pay his own expenses.
J. M. Licklider guarantees the Vigoral Health flour top product with a claim of best quality and performance. The offer emphasizes reliable results and superior baking outcomes for households seeking consistent flour quality.
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