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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
5
The Myrkle Harder company at Wood's offers For His Sister's Sake and Sol Smith Russell's A Poor Relation drawing large crowds. Reviews praise a clean company, plain moving pictures, and strong comedy with touching pathos as audience numbers grow.
The Missouri Federation of Missouri clubs schedules a Sedalia board meeting on March 22 to prepare the program for the next annual gathering in Joplin the following November. Reports will be heard and federated clubs such as Sorosis, Ladies' Musical, Nautilus, Good Will and Rocking Chair will assist in entertaining visitors.
A letter dated March 7, 1900 proposes two free sites for Sedalia's library. It suggests placing a library on Washington street with possible land from the home block and notes potential eastward Broadway access. The letter weighs site visibility to the M and K T railroad and Missouri Pacific line, lawn, and trees, and defers final choice to the Sedalia Library Association board.
Describes daily stage connections between Chadwick Forsyth Lead Hill and Eureka Springs through Belville Green Forest Harrison and Powell linking with Frisco through trains for convenient travel to the Lead and Zinc Fields of Northern Arkansas. Descriptive literature with rates and schedules available from Frisco agents. Also notes Katy hospital vaccination effort for 150 employees at Beils by Dr R S Yancey after a smallpox case aboard the Katy. Mrs Messerly hosts Mrs Bransford Lewis for luncheon.
Bart Jackson whose police career ended yesterday swore out a warrant for Capt James for carrying concealed weapons off duty. The process zigzagged through city officials before Special Officer Evans finally served the warrant at 3 pm. Capt James posted bond promptly.
All democrats who backed the party ticket in November 1898 and voted for Marshall and Valiant may vote in the Monday March 12 city primary. City central committee released ward by ward judge lists: First ward Ware Pearson Knoffli Steven son Shultz. Second ward Goodrich Blair Eddins McHugh Anderson. Third ward Williams Hodges Thornton White Reynolds. Fourth ward Mackey Clapton Harris Hansberger Ferguson.
Fatty Hart and Pat Murphy of Sedalia are serving time in Warrensburg jail after a failed change racket aimed at local residents. The case was heard by the justice of the peace.
The senate passed the pensions appropriations bill totaling 145 million 245 thousand 230 dollars for the coming year. Last year about 140 million dollars were paid in pensions.
Chas. H. Moses of Chicago, formerly a local resident and brother of R. H. Moses, has been awarded the contract to build the addition to the Topeka Kansas post office for 55 506 dollars.
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