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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1899
Page
1
Tenants at the Market House oppose a city council order requiring three year leases with bonds or eviction. They favor one year terms and deny claims of unfair treatment. Councilmen threaten eviction while debates over location and rules for meat and produce merchants fuel the confrontation.
Mrs. Joel Gentry shows some improvement while Mrs Bettie Gentry remains ill. A daughter was born last night to Missouri Pacific John Dow and wife of East Fifth Street. The 16‑month‑old child of A Boppenmyer of Georgetown was interred today in the city cemetery. The remains of Janie Elbert, colored, who died last evening at the...
The family residence at 119 East Morgan Street was taken to Smithton this morning by Undertaker Hillis for interment.
Mayor Overstreet returned from an eastern trip and learned that Enoch Ethridge, acting in his absence, signed the street fair bill. The mayor doubts the legality of the signature, while Ethridge believes his action will stand in court.
A concert trial of Stub Blefield will be called in circuit court Monday. The case stirs lively interest with hints of a sensation about to be sprung. The question of who tipped them off remains to be placed on the witness stand as a third mysterious party looms.
The Second Regiment Band will perform at Liberty Park tonight weather permitting. New uniforms and a program arranged by Professor Hartenbach feature marches Sousa selections a cornet solo and patriotic pieces. Separate trials for Stubblefield and West in the Lexington train robbery case begin next Monday with Stubblefield first.
Leftwitch and Morris appeared in police court this morning and were fined ten dollars plus costs with orders to leave town. Arthur Morris was arrested after a chase last night and fined ten dollars. An insanity affidavit was sworn against Sarah G Russell, an elderly resident four miles southeast of the city, with John Davis Russell filing the complaint and a trial set for the seventeenth.
News from Manila today reports Emilio Aguinaldo dissolving the Filipino congress and proclaiming himself dictator of the island. Washington dispatch notes the transfer of power and consolidation of authority amid ongoing tensions.
Ragan Wallace of Co. G writes from Iloilo Panay Island May 3 describing harsh conditions, fever battles, and acclimation. He notes bamboo sleeping mats, fewer hospital patients, heavy firing March 16 and a plan to leave with a positive impact on locals.
Mrs. E G Gay of Greenfield Missouri visiting her daughter Mrs A P M Gross fell after supper at 663 East Sixteenth. A gash opened in the back of her head and she was severely hurt. Mrs Gay is 81 years old. Miss Lucy Hill of South Ohio hosted the Thursday High Five club today.
The War editor notes the Palestine line between Jaffa and Jerusalem runs few trains and on fast days operates slowly, while the Warsaw line offers a daily schedule. He concludes that living in Warsaw is preferable to residing in Jerusalem due to poorer service in the Palestine line.
Hoyt's Comedy company played to another fine crowd at Forest Park. In Dixie Land was presented creditably and the troupe added to its reputation with excellent singing and dancing. Thunder threats caused many to return to the city before the performance ended. Attendees were well pleased.
Mrs Henry Roemer of Sedalia is the guest of Mrs J S Bowers and will attend the Saengerfest in Moberly, as reported by the Moberly Monitor.
Special to the Sentinel reports Bland in Lebanon Missouri on June 8 shows no hope of recovery as physicians say his condition has worsened and cannot improve.
The St. Louis Republic notes a push to sell the Missouri school for the blind at 19th and Morgan streets to fund a suburban site. Bids were set at 150000, amended to market value near 100000, with plans for a larger ground and suitable buildings. About 100 students attend. $50000 is allotted for 1899 and 1900 maintenance. Closing exercises occur tonight at the church on Nineteenth and Morgan.
A previously unnamed third party is suspected in a December train robbery plan. A tip suggests the figure was to drive West and Stub to the scene and back to a crossing, but diverted to Hopkins's office where the incident occurred, with authorities alerted by the witness.
The county court adjourned until Monday while the case against J. M. O Ban non remains in progress. Instructions were being submitted at 3 pm today. Tom Scanlon and John Jones, two hoboes, were arrested as they arrived on Missouri Pacific train No g this morning by Officer
A child of Tom Ferguson was struck by lightning near Nevada last evening and killed instantly while playing. The tragedy follows his former Kansas City division roadmaster duties and recent yardmaster position in Nevada. The report notes local sympathy and mentions other regional notices.
Miss Emma Schroeder daughter of Fred Schroeder has had a successful operation in Peoria Alabama and returned home with her sight fully restored. Her blindness stemmed from an injury as a baby when a nurse let her gaze into red hot embers near a stove.
Tom Johnson a painter at Tipton Missouri killed himself last evening by cutting his throat after setting fire to his bedding. The blaze caused his death to be discovered.
The Sentinel argues Sedalia is the proper place for a new site claiming the city offers many affordable, attractive locations. It asserts Sedalia as the best climate and urges action while contrasting other possibilities.
James McCabe a section foreman on the Missouri Kansas and Texas at the Denver Switch killed himself by hanging yesterday. His folks reside at Hearne Arkansas.
A playful line suggests a baseball game between clergy and lawyers. Doctors reportedly hesitate to join the lawyers. The prompt asks如果“Are they afraid?” while implying a staged matchup.
Miss Mary Bell of Houstonia is visiting Mrs. J. B. Longan on West Third Street.
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