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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1902
Page
5
A crowded page lists varied items including personal notices from Lamonte and Versailles. Residents travel for visits and jobs, while local merchants advertise sales, loans, and medical referrals. A daytime fire damages a furniture store and nearby businesses with partial insurance on stock.
Odessa Mo March 21 fire swept three fine brick business houses causing extensive damage and signaling another major blaze for the town amid ongoing firefighting efforts and concern over downtown structures.
In a week another mixed train derailed when a switch was thrown while moving at Boonville Missouri Pacific line. The local railroad notes column reports this latest accident alongside hospital arrivals and railroad improvements.
The jury in the Stuart Fife case returned a not guilty verdict today. Fife was acquitted of the murder charge in Savannah.
Attorney J W Boyd argues the state must prove Fife was at the murder scene while a new general regulation for railroad fireman applicants sets physical, educational, and experience requirements. The order details height and weight limits, math and logic tests, and experience thresholds, with hires advancing to engineers only after two and a half years and 125000 engine miles.
The East Sedalia Baptist church is nearing completion of improvements including repainting interior and exterior, steam heat, electric lights, interior repapering, and folding doors between the lecture room and main auditorium. Rev. Heintz of Odessa Mo will preach Sunday and the Fifth Sunday District convention will be held there late next week.
Thomas Anderson aged 70 died of general debility last night at his home seven miles south of the city. The funeral will be held from New Bethel church tomorrow at 11 a.m. De ceased was a pioneer Pettis county farmer and brother of Judge Anderson formerly a county court member.
Governor Bolte, resident of Union in Franklin county, comments on a newspaper claim that Union would receive the railroad shops between Saint Louis and Kansas City. He says Union has no such hope and predicts a more central location will get the shops, with Versailles viewed as having bright chances. the decision will come in the summer.
Clerk Fred Ludemann of the Modern Woodmen presented a draft for $2000 today to Mrs. Paul Winch. The payment covers a policy carried in that order by her late husband.
A local business announces a removal sale as the lease ends April 1. Beginning Wednesday March 12 the entire stock will be sold for cash at cost. The notice is signed by W. E. Poindexter at 604 Ohio St with two phone numbers.
Richland Missouri March 21 J K Merrifield known as Tornado Jim a veteran Missouri Pacific conductor famed for saving passengers during a tornado wreck near Houstonia years ago is the favorite for nomination in the republican convention for railroad commissioner in this section.
Management aims to raise engineer qualifications by refusing employment to firemen not fairly well educated. Officers issue new instructions to enforce the policy and improve the railway’s operating standards.
March 21 report from Wetmore Kansas states a stock company is to develop the famous Wetmore mineral springs noted for their medical properties. The Missouri Pacific railroad company has shown interest, and officials say the enterprise is assured of success.
Abiel Leonard C B Goodwin and Henry Lowenstein of Marshall traveled to St. Louis Monday night to confer about better service.
Frank O Connell a Missouri Pacific switchman is laid off. H Roberts a Katy section laborer admitted to hospital. M K and T receives vitrified brick from Cherokee Kansas for Clinton brick station platform. A poultry and egg shippers meeting is set in Topeka. Combination cars Nos 90 91 on M E T trains 83 84 built by American Car and Foundry. Dining car service to Sedalia to start next Monday with passes at 12 40 and 2 30. Charles Conrad travels from Denver to St Louis to manage dining supplies.
The Opera House bar on East Second street was burglarized last night and $5 in change from the cash register was taken. Entry was from the rear. Police have been notified but no arrests have been made.
A. L. Shortridge of Sedalia, a bright lawyer and candidate for city attorney, arrived Wednesday to enroll in the federal court. He runs on both the democratic and republican tickets and believes his chances are strong in the upcoming election.
J. H. Marr of Leeton and Miss Bessie Warren of Centralia were married Tuesday afternoon at the Marr home on East Gay street by Rev. W. C. Coleman. The couple are well known and exceedingly popular in their communities.
The funeral of Mrs Honora Bresnahan was held at 10 o'clock Thursday morning at Sacred Heart church with Rev Fr Neibere officiating. Pallbearers included Jerry Sullivan J W Murphy August Burk Dan Sullivan Sachs and Donnelly.
Miss Mae Gilman daughter of Mr and Mrs S C Gilman now of Garden City Kansas married Charles Lamme a town operator at her New Mexico home on February 24. She was teaching school.
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