News Notes of the Day About Town Pettis County Updates
Pettis county schools plan to open Monday in September. Fred Hartshorn returning to manage his late brother John Hartshorn’s farm near Smithton after a week in the city. Hartshorn faces possible eye loss from an accident in New Mexico. W M Johns, chosen arbitrator, proposes paying Squire Castle 174 for ball park fencing. Castle claims a 65 loss. A Rik Lick Springs picnic crosses county lines into Saline with a large turnout. A public sale occurred today at Jesse Lyons farm near Bethlehem church. Lyons now resides in Boone County.
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Fred Hartshorn
John Hartshorn
Smithton
New Mexico
W. M. Johns
Squire
Ball Park
Jesse Lyons
Bethelem Church
Pettis-Saline
Mr. Lyons
Boone County
Cape Found East of City by Mrs William Hanes
A ladies cape was found by Mrs. William Hanes east of the city on Sunday. The discovery was reported by the local resident and no owner was identified in the fragment.
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William Hanes
Blair sues Sedalia club over official score keeper pay
Nob Blair files a $75 claim against the Sedalia baseball club for services as official score keeper. The case is set to come before Judge Kinsey in his court tomorrow.
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Nob Blair
Sedalia Baseball Club
Sickness in Estes Family Sparks Typhoid Alarm
The two grown sons of Mr. Estes of Postal, nephews of Fenimore Estes of this city, are very sick with typhoid fever, prompting concern among local residents and medical authorities.
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Mr. Estes
Postal
Fenimore Estes
Kemp Post Office Young Man Stricken By Typhoid Fever
Charles Kemp a well known young man from the Kemp post office is very ill with typhoid fever.
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Charles Kemp
Kemp Post Office
Railroad News and Hospital Arrivals Bulletin
A list of railroad workers across multiple depots with arrivals and job titles including laborers, cleaners, wipers, and brakemen at Denison, McAlister, Bond Switch, Checotah, Greenville, and Dallas. Notes mention Katy layoffs in Kansas City, a wood block found in Star tobacco, MoPac uniforms contract, and Frank Berlin resigning for a MoPac brakeman job in Jefferson City.
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O. L. Caruthers
Woodbine
O. B. Speers
Clifton City
J. E. McDonald
McAlister
Albert Nail
George Jones
Chickie Chockie
W. C. Carter
Extra Gang
Checotah
Charles Robertson
J. P. Stetson
David Lawson
Local railroad workers report illness and promotions
Joe Cunningham the Waty switchman is on the sick list and laying off. Conductor John Bower and wife visited McAllister Springs Monday for a week away. Pitkin Stanley, from the Kansas City Southern surveying corps, is promoted to a desk at Mansfield, La. Lee Hoffman of the Missouri Pacific telegraph office joined Engineer Bush's surveying gang. Weiler Fleming succeeds him. E. F. Hansan named messenger. W. W. Hoffman, Missouri Pacific dispatcher, returned from St. Louis. Harry Parish, Katy switch man, laid off. Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 3 delayed thirty five minutes in Sedalia by a draw head break iron. Engineer James of the Katy resumes work after a short layoff. Fireman J. H. Holland on the
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Joe Cunningham
Waty
John Bower
McAllister Springs
Pitkin Stanley
Kansas City Southern
Mansfield
Lee Hoffman
Missouri Pacific
Bush
Weiler Fleming
E. F. Hansan
W. W. Hoffman
St. Louis
Harry Parish
Katy
Sedalia
James
J. H. Holland
Society Scene Honors Miss Mary Douglas with Thus-and-So Affair
Miss Lillie Bratton hosted about thirty friends in a Monday night gathering for visitor Miss Mary Douglas of Jefferson City. Ping pong and dancing provided the amusements. Waller Dalby won a prize of stationery. Punch, brick ice cream, and cakes were served.
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Lillie Bratton
Mary Douglas
Jefferson City
Waller Dalby
Friemels Celebrate 30th Wedding Anniversary
Prof and Mrs L E Friemel marked thirty years of marriage with a family gathering last Thursday in the city. Out of town guests included L E Friemel Jr of Ardmore Oklahoma Territory G Friemel of Ossawatomie Kansas and Miss Alma Friemel of Kansas City.
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L. E. Friemel
L. E. Friemel, Jr
Ardmore
I. T. O. G. Friemel, of Ossawatomie
Kas
Alma Friemel
Irkansas City
Mrs J B Quigley Hosts Dance For Son Will
Mrs J B Quigley entertained a company of young people last evening with a dance in honor of her son Will. A mandolin orchestra provided music and refreshments were served after the dance.
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J. B. Quigley
Will
Will Glass Ice Cream Social Plans in Spring Fork
John Sullivan and other local youths form a party to attend an ice cream social Wednesday evening at Tim O'Brien's home in the Spring Fork neighborhood south of the city.
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Will Glass
John Sullivan
Tim O’brien
Spring Fork
Adalgo Club Visit At Irene Blair Home
Miss Irene Blair entertains Adalgo club members this afternoon at her West Broadway home, honoring Miss Ardella Dockery of Kirksville Missouri.
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Irene Blair
Adalgo Club
West Broadway
Ardella Dockery
Kirksville, Mo
Robinson's European Hotel Offers Fresh First Season Oysters
The establishment announces fresh oysters on hand for the season at Dow's. Patrons are invited to ask for the new catch and enjoy a nautical seafood feature in an upscale setting.
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Robinson’s European
Dow’s
Laundering Request Sent for Colored Goods
The notice instructs sending colored goods to Longan's for laundering. It specifies the service and location but lacks additional dates or agent details.
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Longan’s
Ivory Arrow Found Embedded in Canadian Goose
A goose shot near a petty lake by John Cochran carried an Eskimo ivory arrow eight inches long embedded in its breast. The feathered quarry weighed fourteen pounds and the arrow had been tied with markings still visible. The finding, displayed in a Spokane gun store, suggests a northward journey thousands of miles from the Arctic.
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Spokane
John Cochran
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Runaway Model Locomotive Dashes Through Depew Home
A decade ago in New York Chauncey M Depew hosted a journalist who found a motion model of a New York Central locomotive on his mantel. The toy suddenly moved, racing along the hall and into the dining room where Depew caught it under the table.
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Chauncey M. Depew
West Fifty-fourth Street
Tip
New York Press
New York Central
Will Shorten His Signature For Time Saving
Stress of business and lack of time will lead to a change in President Roosevelt's signature. He has signed with his full first name but may adopt simply T Roosevelt to save about 50 percent of time. A post office auditor’s deputy, X Chew, is noted for a five letter signature and signs about eight hours daily.
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Roosevelt
T. Roosevelt
Post Office Department
X. Chew
Mayor Ashbridge Hosts Harrisburg Visitors In City Hall
A Philadelphia legislator toured Philadelphia City Hall with Harrisburg friends and met Mayor Ashbridge. The mayor warmly welcomed them and recounted a joking claim about spending two weeks in Harrisburg, underscoring lighthearted municipal camaraderie.
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Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Philadelphia Times
Pettus as a Speech Writer Readies Spooner Address
An eighty one year old senator Pettus quietly wrote at his desk during Senator Spooner Philippine remarks. He later read aloud his manuscript, revealed as an answer to Spooner, surprising colleagues who wondered if it was a letter or longer.
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Senator Spooner
Senator Pettus
Senator Millard
Scott
Cowboy discoverer of Cripple Creek burns fortune in style
Robert Womack who found Cripple Creek in January 1891 is described as a cowboy who helped spark the field’s rush. Early in its exploitation the district yielded $200,000 in gold and last year output reached $23,000,000. Womack sold his claim and spent the money with no regret for the wealth that might have been.
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Robert Womack
Cripple Creek
Womack
Tourist Publications Route Map Ad
En route to Niagara Falls Muskoka and Kawartha Lakes St. Lawrence River and Rapids Thousand Islands White Mountains and Atlantic Seaboard Resorts via the Grand Trunk Railway System. For copies of tourist publications apply to George W. Vaux 135 Adams Street Chicago.
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Niagara Falls
Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
Thousand Islands
White Mountains
Atlantic Sea Coast
Grand Trunk RailWay System
George W. Vaux
Adams Street
Chicago
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