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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1901
Page
5
A quirky item notes delicate linen frozen on a line and torn upon removal. It promotes Monarch Laundry as a solution to save time and health for families. Also mentions a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs S M Hodges. An ad for Cascarets Candy Cathartic claims constipation cure with a money back guarantee.
Miss Margaret Lister is on the sick list. H W Harris left for Clinton, Joseph Woonper of Marshall is in the city. Judge Shirk departed for St Louis. Col Crandall returns tonight from St Louis. Barfield left for Higginsville. Hunter of Clinton at Hotel Huckins. Mack Looney went to Warrensburg. Florence Scott to return from St Louis next week. Mayfield of Dampville a guest at Hotel Kaiser. Jim Spencer the traveling salesman headed south on the Katy. B Glick from Kansas City guest of N H Gentry. Doolittle ill. Mrs Amanda Cook returned from Olathe. Dr T T Major taken critically ill. Robert Hendrix, Katy line repairer, has a new baby. Ewan Becker of Lexington and W M Fry of Tipton were guests at Huckins. Rev Frank Wenig leaves Saturday for Lexington branch, Matin Bend, Marshall and Norton. William H Bachtell of Kansas City visiting his brother on Lafayette. Misses Wilson and Walker, Broadway teachers, off sick. Miss Freda Stern left for Sedalia to visit David Stern. Fritz Etzbach knocked out by bad weather. John Mettisheimer carrying mail. J W Wale of Harrisonville visits Hotel Kaiser, then leaves for Lamonte. Printing and calling cards offered by Fisher Printing Co, 119 East Second Street.
A new fuel saving invention by W. D. Peyton of Emporia Kansas is demonstrated in Sedalia at 222 Ohio Street. The device uses a coiled pipe under a stove lid a gallon oil tank and a connecting pipe to burn low grade oil producing high heat or mild warmth with remarkable economy. Daily cooking demonstrations begin tomorrow inviting ladies and others to attend.
Justice of the Peace N H Rogers sat as police judge as Truxel was ill. Walter Van Loon and Charles Sears were fined 25 dollars plus costs and given five minutes to leave Sedalia. The pair, ex-convicts, had wandered in from Jefferson City, drank whisky with locals, were arrested and jailed briefly. Sears knocked a ledger with a shovel causing minor damage.
Storm effects fade as sun returns. Receiver Waller says all street cars will run by 6 p m with crews clearing ice and sleet. West Third Street line expected to operate tonight. telegraph lines repaired after breaks.
Governor Stephens appointed Joe Rice as railroad commissioner after Rice and two other railroad men Miller and Garnett presented themselves as the only railroad candidates among about 120 applicants. They argued that Herrington, a railroad man, should be replaced by a railroad man with broad support. Stephens acknowledged legal advice from Attorney General Crow and stated personal dislike for Major Park did not drive his decision.
A Want column item lists rent for an office room near the court house square with heat light and vault. other ads offer blankets quilts sewing jobs and at home work with materials supplied. a barber shop sale and a tobacco stemmer job are noted. and a news item reports Joe P Rice Missouri railroad commissioner appointee endorsed by Democrats in Moberly Missouri.
Carl A Guenther's Dry Goods Store announces a winter clearance with reductions in every department. First class goods offered at exceptionally low prices and nothing carried over to spring. Call to see bargains offering value and selection.
A midnight blaze of unknown origin consumed a residence at Fifteenth and Ingram owned by Mrs. Belle Dukes and occupied by Alonzo Garde, an employee of the Six Mile Road district. The Garde family were away and lost all their effects.
The second quarterly examination at High Point school has been completed after a postponement due to Christmas.
Police renew active pursuit in the Hayden robbery today, suggesting a fresh lead or trail has been found. Officers search for clues and question witnesses as inquiries continue.
Prof Roxa Tyler of Chicago vice president Illinois Woman's Alliance shares a testimonial about Chamberlain Cough Remedy relieving a severe cold that threatened pneumonia. She says it was pleasant, quickly helped, saved a doctor’s bill and time, and she will not be without it again. Sold by Mertz Hale Kautzman and Otis W Smith.
December 29 1900 dividend notice by Sedalia National Bank directors authorizes a 3 percent payout on demand from the last six months earnings. BE R Blair cashier signs the notice.
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