15 Dec 1899
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1899
Page
1
Sedalia employers across the Katy system report payrolls near 14 thousand dollars this month with more than nine hundred dollars extra pay versus last month. Train crews and shop workers toast rising freight, fewer vacancies, and hints of new rail ventures as snow threatens schedules and a century-old rail prototype gift looms from Carnegie.
The Katy line expects one of its heaviest pay days in road history as November service drives large overtime. Brakemen and firemen may earn from 75 to 100 dollars each, with much of it used to spread holiday cheer to families.
G Groves a fireman of Denison and E Kemp a section laborer of Lone Oak Texas were reported ill with influenza.
George Brooks of Sherman sues the M K T Railway Company of Texas for ten thousand dollars claiming injuries to a relative caused by the railway’s negligence and related conduct.
Report circulates of a man shot and killed near Higbee and Huntsville by a hog pen at Gus Miller Farm. The wounded man was said to be buried Friday, with claims a white local man was involved. authorities may search for the grave to verify the tale.
Hanbury, the new mining town down the Narrow Gauge, gains fame as a letter to Cole Camp asks the price of town lots. A store opens this week and reports flourishing business, sparking talk it may rival Joplin.
Invitations announce the marriage of J. W. McGarvey Major superintendent of California public schools to Miss Lydia Wallace on December 27 at the Episcopal church in Blackburn Missouri.
The Passion Play reproduced at Sacred Heart hall last night by the Cinematograph, explained by Walter A. Kilrain, drew a large Sedalian audience. Viewers sat spellbound as the moving pictures depicted the crucifixion in life like form, and another showing is expected tonight for a potentially larger crowd.
Myrtle Blackwell of Iowa files suit for 10000 damages against Guy V. Hall of Kansas City for breach of promise. Sheriff Lear receives order from Chief Hayes to arrest Hall, wanted in Kansas City on seduction charges. Hall, a wealthy former Holden resident, is at the probate court for a family estate settlement.
Frederick the Great opens at Wood's tonight with Mr Morrison and his company arriving yesterday in a private car near Union depot. The lavish palace on wheels delights locals as seating sales promise a packed house and the troupe prepares sumptuous settings for the new play.
The resignation of John W. Hartshorn as city clerk took effect today and Mayor W. C. Overstreet appointed Fred Hartshorn to fill the post until the city council elects a successor. T. F. Mitchum signed Hartshorn’s $2,000 bond for proper performance of duties.
Plans are laid for a Missouri postmasters convention in St Louis in January to form an association to advance and improve postal service methods and business. About 2600 Missouri postmasters are expected to attend the forthcoming meeting.
Lilly Ella belonging to James H. Beirne of Oakfield Wisconsin produced 912 pounds of milk in the past year. Officials say this surpasses any official test ever conducted in any country.
Missouri Pacific issues a new time card effective Sunday December 17 at 12 01 a m The adjustments affect Sedalia trains with shifts of one to five minutes through the L and S routes No 4 through passenger shifts to 4 50 p m arrival and 4 55 p m departure No 6 local adjusts to 10 03 arrival and 10 10 departure Lexington branch trains Nos 71 73 74 and 72 see minor schedule tweaks The Patent Record notes a Sedalia boy Adolph C Meier in a push button device The Chicago beef market hits record highs with Aberdeen Angus cattle selling at 5 25 to 5 50 per hundred.
John M. Hill the clerk to Division Superintendent Meade Stilwell resigns effective January 1 to run a shorthand school full time. He will open a day school and continue night sessions after nineteen years in railroading, nine as a division office clerk. Room No 8 of Broadway school closed today due to Miss Jackson’s mother’s death.
The article highlights St Barbarina the Italian dancer and intriguer at Frederick the Great's court and his bloodless victory over her snares. It notes Lewis Morrison's production Frederick the Great at Wood's tonight with Florence Roberts as La Barbarina, praised for subtlety and genius.
The American Guernsey Cattle club met in New York for its twenty first annual gathering. The club lists 140 members while American breeders registering Guernsey cattle number between seven and 12 thousand. The text notes there are about 12 000 breeders registered.
Greenville dispatch reports one of Hunt county's largest damage suits, H D Wood sues the Katy railroad for 95000 over smallpox infection blamed on the company's Sedalia hospital and a post camp visit by an inmate. Evans and Elder represent the plaintiff as cold weather halts trains and streetcars.
Col F W Blees, a Macon millionaire, already building a military academy, now intends to erect a hotel that will be among the finest in the state. Macon appears to be solving its development challenges with these plans.
A brief line notes a query about handling or choosing among wealthy suitors, framed as a social or moral dilemma. The readable fragment suggests discussion of alliances, reputation, and possible outcomes for a woman entangled with affluent men.
Backman's glass blowers attract large crowds opposite Cannon's Grand Central. Saturday will be their last day with a five cent admission for children who will each receive a present. Ninety ships will be given to the children.
H. L. Gray as receiver for the Equitable B of L Assn was ordered by the court today to dispose of about $3,000 worth of association property in California.
We showcase Christmas selections built over months with careful choices. Visit our windows walk in to inspect stock and prices and see why buying presents here is advantageous.
Dolls priced from 1c to 1.48 and 25c to 3.00, charming eyes closed figures. Engines, trains, drums, tool chests and iron horses alongside albums and purses. Brooch pins rings buttons belt buckles fans and more gifts in silk and white aprons 25c to 75c. Feather boas 45 inches long 35c to 60c as fall stock closes.
New season patterns in puffs tecks and ties. Includes mufkers white shirts night shirts suspenders and more. Hundreds of articles on display at the Boston Store 506 Ohio Street Sedalia Missouri.
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