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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1902
Page
8
Sedalia lodge No. 236 A F and A M will hold a regular communication Friday at 7:30 p.m. All Masons are invited. E. E. Coding, W M. F. A. Sampson, Secretary.
In Hinghamton New York on February 7 officials announce a dairy rule requiring beardless men to milk cows and deliver milk to depots. Milk depots will issue orders that bearded milkers are barred citing beard dust and potential germ contamination.
Hon Edwin Silver of Jefferson City visits Sedalia to assist Sheriff Joseph Henderson of Cole County in a bond suit brought by a young man’s mother claiming ownership of an animal seized on execution. Silver, a leading attorney, is a supreme bench candidate aided by W S Pope. Charles English of California, Mo. testifies and is an old schoolmate of County Clerk Gray.
The committee met at Rev. Martins study to plan the October state convention. Officers elected include Treasurer and Finance chair J W McClain, Entertainment chair Miss Shafer, Receiving chair Miss Stella Stewart, Decorating and Badge chair C E West, Churches chair Charles Griffith, and Music chair Mrs W D Steele.
J. M. Cannon and Logan Thomas attended the revival meeting led by Rev. O. L. Wood at the Lamonte Baptist Church. Seven conversions occurred Thursday night with consistently strong results on other evenings. the revival will continue for several more nights.
F A Hooper a switchman employed in the Missouri Pacific yards fell from the slippery roof of a car last night and sustained a bad sprain of his arm. The slippery condition of the cars makes railroading unusually hazardous at this time.
In Garland Kansas a mule and a horse give birth as a curious local note. Nevada plans a stock company to fund a $25 000 opera house. Marshall Missouri council moves to build new water works. Clinton Missouri suffers reported by the Democrat with concern for the poor.
Warrensburg relief society of 25 ladies reports aid to 29 families. Dick Fess of North Pettis bought seven farm mules near Marshall at 125 dollars each. Clinton city council passed an ordinance forfeiting the street railway charter.
A collection of brief maxims and quotations from diverse authors. The snippets cover morality discretion culture faith and social ideals attributed to figures such as Savage Shakespeare Dickens Chesterfield Wilson and Franklin.
An elderly colored constituent asks a Georgia legislator candidate if he will make laws for the people and how much pay he will receive. The candidate replies four dollars, prompting the elder to recall his own meager pay and food allowances.
A bishop dining at a friend’s home notices the host son fixating on him with marked attention. After the meal the bishop speaks to the host’s son, inviting a conversation about the observed attention.
A joke item notes a woman telling an agent her husband has paid three years of premiums but isn’t dead yet. The quip appears in the New York World as a humorous take on life insurance.
A dignified husband confronts his wife after she stealthily kisses him from behind his chair. She apologizes, saying she did not realize it was him. The light exchange ends with her quip about the surprise.
A Harlem gathering debunked palmistry as a joke when a young man’s handkerchief fortunes were read amid laughter. A separate exchange features a Philadelphia Record critique of church music and Farmer Brown’s retort that while he cannot lay an egg, he is a better judge of eggs than any hen in the state.
A mantel fire at George R. Lingle’s home was doused by a passing peddler who grabbed a kettle of hot water and extinguished the flames while Mrs. Lingle alerted the fire department. No service was needed. Arlington Pharmacy ad accompanies.
Classified notice requests two ground floor rooms suitable for a man and wife with one child. Preference for ground floor housing and asks readers to contact at address H, Sentinel.
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