Weather forecast hints at isolated storms tonight
Generally fair conditions prevail with local thunder storms tonight and southeast on Thursday afternoon or night. Extreme northwest portion may see activity tonight.
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1899
Page
4
Generally fair conditions prevail with local thunder storms tonight and southeast on Thursday afternoon or night. Extreme northwest portion may see activity tonight.
A young boy named Boyles on East Eleventh suffered a severe bicycle accident near Broadway and Ohio. He was helped by a passing woman to Dr Evans after the buggy driver fled the scene. the injury was serious though not clearly the driver’s fault.
Detective W. W. Kay of the Missouri Pacific leaves for Kansas City this afternoon. Col. John D. Crawford to be guest of Colorado at Steamboat Springs for the fish game days celebration. Mrs. W. H. Martin donates clothing to be distributed to Smithton’s poor.
The annual meeting of the Christian churches of Pettis County will be held at Walnut Grove church on Thursday and Friday. A large basket dinner will be served Friday at Walnut Grove.
S. J. Lovitt, conductor on the J C B L line, is enjoying a vacation in Colorado as Astoria reports.
A late restaurant in the city is doing good business and the proprietor intends to leave town. The business will be sold at a fair price. Address X Y Z care SENTINEL.
A brief note indicates mail delivery addressed to Ba%05 Wb. Z at the Sentinel office and mentions a typewriter. The fragmentary item records a postal or office mailing detail with unclear recipient names.
For Rent rooms with good board and location. Address Rooms care of SENTINEL.
Special passenger trains run Aug 23 and 24 to and from all stations. Sedalia departure 6 30 p m Aug 23 Warsaw 7 00 a m Aug 24 Sedalia 9 15 a m and 6 30 p m Aug 24 Warsaw 9 20 p m arrival Sedalia 11 50 p m. Round trip to Sedalia Aug 24 with circus ticket from Warsaw 1 50 Lincoln 1 50 Cole Camp 1 30 Mora 1 00 Campville 95. Tickets return by Aug 25. Regular train Aug 24 6 15 a m instead of 8 30 a m. C E Marsh Ticket Agent.
The soothing healing properties and pleasant taste of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy have made it a favorite with people everywhere. For sale by Servant Harker Drug Co. 508 Ohio Street J D Kautzman 104 West Main Street and Otis W. Smith corner Fifth and Engineer Streets.
Otts Drug Store offers price-saving help for bill figures. De Witts Little Early Risers promise quick constipation relief. Harker Drug Co advertises California Grapes at Candy Palace and promotes Hygieno table water as a purer, pre digested drink with claimed health benefits and typhoid prevention. Hygieno is marketed as a natural filter for drinking water and is used in Sedalia homes seeking kidney relief.
Four fine rooms available for rent at 203 East Seventh Street. Unfurnished or partially furnished option with a bath. Good board offered next door.
Help wanted for general house work. Inquire of Mrs. DelaPlain at S11 East Fifth for details.
Standard Telephone and Missouri and Kansas Co join to extend lines south of Sedalia. Clinton interconnects today, Longwood line linked, Beaman Sedalia extension planned, Bell instruments installed, centralized at McCowan's drug store. New phones listed include Wells Sullivan yard, Fell Harris saloon, The Mint, Tewmy residence, Worrell Mfg, J M Rhodes lawyer, S B Williams store, Chas Carroll grocery, Mrs DeBrell residence, Lillian Brinton residence, P L Potter residence, Sol Kingsbaker cigar.
Miss Bessie Cully returns from Cooper County visit. Edna Burrowes and Jennie Allen guests in the country. Mac Looney, Will Conway arrive from St Louis and Lamonte to visit friends. Camilla Sicher returns from Warrensburg. Mrs E W Shultz and daughter Florence arrive from Kansas City. Ella Garman visits with her brother dairyman northeast of town. Myrtle and Anna Cordry return from Bunceton. Mrs S Lobenstein departs for Warrensburg. Flora Deutcher leaves Warrensburg after visiting Ina Mount. Boyd of Decatur Ill departs for Denver. John R Gentry travels from St Louis to Jefferson City for a horse show and street fair. Edna Sheldon marks sixteenth birthday with friends. Georgetown Methodist church hosts ice cream social at Georgetown school. Judge S S Bass and family arrive from California en route to St Louis to visit T J Fowler. C L Beardsley plans move to Los Angeles for health reasons. Ina Dunlap entertains Margery Minter of Lexington with a 324-Phil Ott address listing. 332-W H Latimer, 1112-E E Codding, 2892- James Glass, 113-Robert Cunningham noted.
The Black Flag 298 store pays the highest cash price for household goods and offers loans on goods stored. L. F. Mackey operates at 113 West Main Street.
The many friends of Dave Dodge in Sedalia will be pleased to learn he has been recommended by Governor Stephens for service in the regular army as a first lieutenant. L. H. Levens of Nevada, brother of Ed Levens of this city, is also among those recommended for the new volunteer regiments.
An advertisement for No-To-Do from the Sterling Remedy Co promises life and vigor by quitting tobacco. The copy claims the product strengthens users and offers a free booklet and sample, with price 50 cents or 81 cents, distributed via Chicago or New York offices.
Granite Lodge No. 272 AF and AM will meet in special communications Wednesday at 8 o'clock for work in the third degree. All masons are invited to attend. W. S. Epperson WM IC H. Zoux, Secretary.
A list of customers visiting the John N. Taylor Piano house since July 1 includes Miss Stella Smith of Fort Dodge Iowa and Mrs M Samuelson of Sedalia among others. Buyers purchased pianos such as Ives Pond Kimball Emerson Story & Clark Fischer and Prof. G H Black. Manager S M Wathe notes this as a popular local business at 521 Ohio.
Bradley Dilts, the elevator boy in the Agenfritz building, today marks his fourteenth birthday with many occupants gifting presents in appreciation of his courtesy and promptness.
Hotel arrivals list patrons from Houstonia Boonville Butler and Lamar plus Longwood and Butler with names such as Commercial Thomas Stephens T C Stephens Hicks Klinksick and Eiris. An ad promises a “school of health” for families with tuition of 35 cents and a package of Rocky Mountain Tea available through druggists.
Rev. Joseph Glass son of Jas. Glass returns home after two years at the American Theological college in Rome and a period traveling in Europe. A wheel social will be held at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Gibbons on East Fifth next Tuesday evening for Epworth M E church South. There is an ad for Rocky Mountain Tea and Foley's Kidney Cure testimonials.
A notice lists children twelve years old and under offered a dime haircut at the Alamo barber shop, indicating a special low price for young patrons.
A license to wed was issued for James C. Mitchell and Mary E. Ish, both of Sedalia, formalizing their forthcoming marriage.
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