Harmony Baptist Sunday School Institute at Lamonte
The Harmony Baptist association will hold a two day Sunday school institute March 20 and 21 at the First Baptist church in Lamonte with Louis Hoffman of Sedalia as president and Dr. Chas Rhoads as conductor. A preparatory session is set for March 19 with Devotional exercises by Rev J L Lord and a talk by Dr Rhoads on The Bible its Construction History and Use. The program includes prayers Bible readings discussions and lectures on improving Sunday schools and church involvement by various pastors and educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony Baptist Association
First Baptist
Lamonte
Louis Hoffman
Sedalia
Chas. Rhoads
State Sunday School
J. L. Lord
Chas Rhoads
J. B. Fuller
Charles Rhoads
Chas. Hoff
Sunday School Workshop Schedule and Clergy Concerns
Wednesday morning session features a prayer song service and classes led by Rev. Fuller Plannett Buchanan Driskell White Mohler and Rhoads with discussions on teaching methods and study. Minneapolis bishops seek ways to revive Methodist church interest as membership declines two years running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. White
J. M. Plannett
C. A. Buchanan
A. F. Whipple
Charles Rhoads
L. A. Warford
J. B. Fuller
Geo. W. Driskell
T. R. White
N. Mohler
S. N. Mohler
Minneapolis, Minn
Methodist Church
Bis
Fraudster fakes death to raise cash for Asheville trip
Zeb V. Good rivered Sedalia residents with a bogus tale of his wife and daughter killed in a gasoline explosion in Asheville, North Carolina. He pressed Mrs. Coe for funds, then targeted J. M. Cannon, who exposed the ruse and helped arrange a ticket to St. Louis. Good collected about four dollars before being stopped and forced to surrender the money and ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
S. C
Gram
St. Louis
Secon
Protests Grow Over Noon Period Change at High School
Pupils and parents oppose the board action lengthening the noon intermission to an hour and a half. Teachers, students, and Supt. Buchanan discuss health, preferences, and the board’s aim for the greatest good with potential future adjustments if benefits are shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. Buchanan
J. D. Wilson
Smallpox Outbreak Costs Rise in Linll Town
The Linll smallpox outbreak lifted public spending high with the health committee forecasting $205000 by year end. Expenditures reached $147000 by December, not counting $60000 spent by citizens on vaccination and revaccination during the scare.
Mines of a splendid showing in Missouri minerals
The thirteenth annual report of Missouri state mine inspectors notes $10,000,000 in outside capital invested since the last fiscal year with zinc, lead, and coal driving activity. It highlights better prospecting methods, zinc roofing advantages, and deeper ore shoots, with Pettis county coal production at 3,200 tons last year.
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Missouri
the Sentinel
George E. Quinby
Benton
Camden
Christian
Cole
Dade
Douglass
Greene
Hickory
Howell
McDonald
Miller Morgan
Taney
Webster
Europe
Charles Evans
Pettis County
Ed Love Nominated for City Marshal in Democratic Primary
The Sentinel announces Ed Love as the Democratic Party candidate for city marshal, praising seven years on the force, steadfast morals, cool courage, and community trust. If nominated, he is expected to win and become a popular, respected official. The piece also reports student opposition to a noon hour change to a fifty minute time, with parents backing a 25 minute lunch and overall dissatisfaction among students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Love
Sedalia
Love
Pension grants and increases for minors in Tennessee towns
A pension of ten dollars per month is granted to the minor of Gilbert H. Satterwhite of Dresden. Wm. T. Fowlkes of Blackwater has had his pension increased from eight to twelve dollars per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert H. Satterwhite
Dresden
Wm. T. Fowlkes
Blackwater
Eight Year Old Boy Dies After Gun Accident
An eight year old boy in Pettis county found a loaded shotgun left in a corn crib by his brothers and accidentally shot himself in the chest, dying within minutes. Other items note mining pump purchases, school contests, property exchanges, an inquest on a suicide, local court disputes, charitable acts, Lent services, building projects, and a sick child in the Brummett family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettis County
Review of the Railroads Across Missouri in 1899
The state board notes 41 railroad companies, 24,911 miles, with 11 paying dividends totaling 15,720,478.50. Missouri hosts 2,641 miles of line, 10.6 percent of the total. Receivership covers St Clair Madison and St Louis Bend, and several lines. Total debt 979,500,566 with per mile 26,978. Revenue and expenses are itemized, showing net income of 23,899,112.52 and dividends from net income as noted.
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Missouri
Hannibal and
St. Joseph
St. Clair
Madison
St. Louis
Bent
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Gulf
S& 70
Missouri Pacific
Chicago, Burlington and Quincey
Dallas
Douglas
Maries
Ozark
Stone and
Taney
Chester
Perryville
Ste. Genevieve
Eldorado
Southern
Northern
Memphis
Louisville and Nashville
Leavenworth Bridge and Terminal Company
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Baptist Sunday Schools
Harmony Association
Man
Aed
J. M. Cannon
Zeb V. Good
Zeb
The
Sentinel
England
Hull
Linll
Dunksburg
Hughesville
Marshal
Nounces
Democratic Party
Board of Education
John Deppler
M. E. Stone
Hanbury
Cole Camp
M. D. Moore
Charlies D. Brown
Ralph Blair
Mr. Brown
Cravens
Seventeenth
New York
Mr. Blair
Arlington Heights
Justice of the Peace
J. B. Norman
Harriston
Lawrence Walz
Walz
Hastain
George W. Barnett
Longan
L. ©. Littlefield
German Evangelical Church
George Helsley
Lincoln
H. G. Allen
Marshall
Democrat-News
That City
Will Shirk
Chas. Nothe
Sacred Heart Church
John F. Seibert
Trinity Lutheran Church
Nevada
Vernon County
Wm. Brummett
Review OF the
Railroads
State Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
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