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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1902
Page
10
A Yorkshire style list details sale prices on silk like linings 25c and 35c Percaline Salable yard pieces Egyptian yarns and sateen dress linings. Sample pieces from Bradford England offered with linen canvas yard lengths and assorted black and colored goods at 50c 65c and 75c.
The Bowery After Dark opens at Wood's theatre Saturday January 15 with a New York Bowery life portrayal by a specialized company. The production follows a rough rider whose sweetheart is taken to an opium den as he rescues her amid Bowery milieu.
On February 22 Al W Martin and his wife will sail to London to arrange for a grand production of Uncle Tom's Cabin on a scale matching his American show. W A Brady prepares Clyde Fitch play. Major Andre notes Honolulu Coon Company manager H T Smith writes to New York Clipper. Marceline opens New Grand Opera House Christmas night, netting 287 50 under Dr W A Carter. A luncheon followed the performance with the company on stage.
See Meyer bakers of 512 Ohio street for confections and bread. A Box social at M E church in Georgetown next Friday. Georgetown Literary Society debated that England had no right to interfere with Transvaal internal relations. the affirmative won. Shorty Calhoun of McGarren's ate six lemon pies in one sitting. James Cot and daughter Clara traveled from Altamont to Schuyler on Saturday, Clara on a stretcher. Ellis Sutton’s house at 19th and Marvin burned. insured for 350 with Glenns Falls. Mrs May P Ashurst loss adjusted at Sweet Springs. Green Ridge bank declares 8 percent dividend. A revival at Smithton M E church. Rev Glens officiating. 18 month old daughter of Sarah Rounds placed in Children’s Home in St Louis. A R Laird resigns as Southeast school janitor. John Wise will replace him. Mrs Laird stays with daughter in Boonville. Benjamin H aids new homestead move.
Meyer's Coffee House at 512 Ohio Street is a popular stop for those seeking a respectable venue for light refreshments and satisfactory service.
James E Johnson of Denver Colorado is noted as a former resident of this city in a brief tribute. The item emphasizes his connection to the area and his Denver origins.
B Mayfield of Pleasant Green visited the city Saturday to purchase cattle and hogs. Menefee and Son sold two car loads of mules to Kansas City parties on the same day.
Mrs. J. J. Wilson is ill at 321 West Pettis Street. W. G. Pendleton, a leading Boonville lawyer, is named as mayor candidate and is brother in law of A. W. McKenzie of Sedalia. Flem Turner of 1701 South Montgomery Street fell ill yesterday with a congestive chill.
Several farmers commenced their plowing last week, a remarkable occurrence for this time of the year.
A large number of horses in this section of the state are dying from eating corn contaminated with ergot. Near Hughesville a farmer reports two fine horses died and another economic loss ensues.
A local remark about feeding something to hogs ends with a quip that it would produce highly flavored pork, reflecting a humorous exchange in the community.
A two story dwelling in Clifton City was totally destroyed by a blaze Saturday morning. Firefighters battled the flames, with the cause under investigation as residents surveyed the wreckage.
Mrs Wid Logan was notified Saturday of the death of her grandmother in Ohio.
Meyer operates a bakery cafe at 512 Ohio Street offering sandwiches pastries and coffee to locals with quick service and a casual dining setup.
Sam Kidd will perform at the First Christian Church tonight. The Carmen's Union plans a banquet next Saturday night at a local venue.
Miss Minnie Pfeiffer will entertain at her home at 416 West Fourth Street this afternoon the young people who took part in the Glad Tidings story at the church on Christmas Eve.
George W Ferrer, former Advertiser editor, now leads the Sedalia Daily Sentinel with praised work. Friends here extend wishes for continued prosperity and success.
The Sedalia Sentinel highlights near city deposits of fine clay usable for vitrified brick and tiling, with coal beds beneath on Judge J. H. Bothwell's farm north of town, plus a sand bed between the city and water works for fine glass. A push to organize a company to utilize these resources is under way, seen as highly beneficial to the city.
Mrs. F. E. Hoffman and her daughter describe a highly esteemed young lady. Mr. Miller, son of S. J. Miller a well known Hannibal resident, works in the express service of the M. K. & T. company.
A poem sent to Tim Dunnigan in Sedalia Missouri includes the line Roll me along at a rattling gait Till I come to Sedalia in Missouri state. The letter praises nature and expresses a wish to be admitted to the post office, reflecting a rural communal mood tied to the Oklahoma strip context.
A big feature added for Wood's next Saturday afternoon and night is The Bowery by Night with new western stage feats. The Chicago Daily News News Boys' Band performs noon parade and a 7 to 8 pm concert in front of the opera house and again during the performance on stage.
Mrs Messerly entertained Saturday afternoon in compliment to Misses Florence and Anna Heard. Guests included Margaret Johns Laura Morey Stax Mary Temple Gertrude Fleischmann Florence Hoff man Jane Ware Flora Meckey May Hawkins Lucille Hill Mabel Beiler Jertrude Jessie Smith Frances Smith Cora Huckins and others as games and refreshments followed.
The marriage of Miss Florence Hoffman to Mr George Alban Miller will be held Wednesday evening February 12 at the First Christian church with a small ceremony conducted by Rev Frank Fannon. A special musical program will be performed by twelve vocalists followed by a honeymoon trip to St Louis and Chicago.
Clarence Clarendon of Highbee was fined $150 plus costs after a recent incident in Higbee involving a shot at Ed Hodges, a Katy porter. The youth faced the penalty amid rising anger over the altercation.
The report describes a tense moment on a fast moving train between Moberly and Highbee where an individual refused civility and drew a revolver. Hodges is identified as a former porter at the Sicher hotel.
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS reports Mr Joseph Huckins and daughter Miss Cora departing for Texarkana Ark with Miss Temple and Miss Louise Sweeney from St Louis. They will join a house party at Hotel Huckins. Mrs C E West visiting Creston Ia will attend the Louella Stanchfield and Charles Sherwood wedding at Oskaloosa Ia January 22. Charles E West may attend. Mrs Orville Barnett and her little son return from Edina Mo.
William B. Thomas, aged 83, died at Warsaw. He leaves a large family including daughter Mrs. Henrietta Barrett of Sedalia. He was a highly esteemed citizen.
R. V. Shirley, a Katy switchman injured in the local yards, is reported improving at the hospital. Doctors say his other leg will be saved and he is progressing satisfactorily.
Miss Helen Gould will pass through Sedalia next Wednesday while traveling from St. Louis to Kansas City.
An engine backed into a turntable at the Missouri Pacific shops caused a momentary excitement with no damage or injuries. J. Martin Love applied to be a fireman for Missouri Pacific. Jack Warner, a boilermaker there, left for San Antonio to seek a new position. Jimmy Olmsted, once Katy yard clerk, now in Seattle collecting for Swift Packing Company and doing well.
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