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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1904
Page
7
The M K T railway offers round trip tickets to St Louis for five dollars on Monday June 13. Tickets are valid for return until midnight June 20. The fair and weather make a week in St Louis a pleasant and profitable visit. see Katy's agent.
Railway publishes a book titled Summer Tours to help readers choose vacation destinations. Request copies by mail to B. P. Humphrey in Kansas City or C. F. Daly in Chicago, with applications sent to the Boston Building.
Schedule lines show Lexington branch departures with no. 13 at 9:40 p m and no. 11 at 9:59 a m, plus times 7 15 p m and 9 59 a m for other services. Details are fragmentary and pertain to railroad timetables.
Miss Bessie Dresser of Standish Maine secured an 18500 judgment in superior court for the loss of an eye. While riding a railway train near Taunton a piece of metal from the tender broke the window and destroyed sight in one eye. The jury upheld that the engine tender was in an unsafe condition.
City of Sedalia Missouri informs contractors of curb work requirements and submission deadlines. Official notice from the City Council outlines compliance steps, project scope, and bid or permit procedures for street curb construction and related utilities.
The Sedalia Missouri City Council adopts a resolution to grade and pave Main Street from Washington to Grand avenues with vitrified brick on a concrete base. Widths vary from 50 to 60 feet with full width at intersections and Ohio Avenue excluded from the project. The cost to be funded by a special assessment. Resolution published for seven days.
The City of Sedalia Missouri invites bids for curbing both sides of Engineer Street from the railroad right of way to Broadway and for Fifth Street from Hancock Avenue to Engineer Street. Bids must follow the 1904 ordinance and engineer specifications, be sealed and filed by 5 pm June 20, 1904, with a $25 certified check. The city may reject any or all bids.
City of Sedalia announces bids for grading and paving Engineer Street from the MO, KS and TX Railway right of way to Broadway curb line under an 1904 ordinance. Bids must base on a one hundred dollar guarantee if awarded the contract.
Notice from the City of Sedalia Missouri to paying contractors regarding obligations and public works payments. Details likely include project names, dates, and compliance requirements for contractors performing municipal work. This brief announces formal payment procedures and deadlines under city ordinance.
The city council invites bids by June 20 1904 for sidewalk reconstruction on Ninth Street and Osage Avenue, extending curb lines and replacing with five foot brick sidewalks, plus an ordinance mandating flat rails for streetcars on paved streets with penalties for noncompliance, effective after June 7 1904.
An advertisement urges readers to choose Longan’s Steam Laundry to ensure laundry that does not mar collars cuffs or shirts. It emphasizes high quality, claiming the service cannot be excelled anywhere.
City of Sedalia Missouri condemned brick and defective sidewalks on the west side of Ohio Avenue and along Main Street and adjacent alleys. The measure called for replacing with concrete sidewalks and was passed by the City Council on May 16 1904 and approved May 18 1904 with filing deadlines set for June 26 1994.
The agriculture secretary reports Dr. Cook has started from Guatemala carrying ant colonies to test against boll weevils in cotton regions. Texas experts found a supposed ant from Bexar County but deem it the common Texas ant and see no abnormal development. Dry weather reduced plant lice, pushing ants to feed on weevils. experiments may lead to wholesale importation if successful.
Real estate notice offers a new four room house with pantry and cellar on a large Wagoner Oklahoma Territory lot. Property exchange option available near Sedalia with inquiry at 608 East Twelfth Street, city.
A compact ad from Monarch Laundry promotes reliable family wash services with modern facilities. Charles Van Antwerp, proprietor, notes affordable prices and delivery by wagon and both telephone lines.
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