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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1900
Page
8
The Naval Affairs committee fights armor plate procurement as critics warn Secretary Long could contract for up to 20 000 tons costing over 10 million dollars. Democrats oppose for years while allies favor private manufacturers. CRITTENDON MARRIOTT.
Notice urges visitors to view Sher Win Williams paints featured in McClellan's window display and invites inspection without cost. Servant-Harker Drug Co. is listed in the message.
Doc Gross Jr offers stove repairs and chimney cleaning with no dust in the house. All orders filled promptly. Leave orders with E. M. Shields at the Market House.
Eye care and eyewear offered with careful lens fitting and free examination at Dickman’s Jewelry Store on West Third Street. Also a notice seeking educated middle aged ladies or gentlemen to handle a profitable business via S. J. Oglesby, Gen. Delivery.
Model Shining Parlors in the Hoffman building basement advertises shoe shine. Charles E. Williams runs the shop with ten percent discount for cash and no stamps or coupons accepted.
A Sedalia meeting featured candidates urging support for the party ticket from mayor to city collector. Capt Stevens stressed honorable duties and promised to keep city revenue within bounds while Eugene Couey charmed the crowd with a practical speech.
New stock collars offered in a wide variety with handsome styles and rubby finish. Prices from fifty cents each. Contact BOW UO celss Soace for sales details.
Hosiery reduced for ladies with black and fancy pairs. Readable items show affordable hose in fine goods, with emphasis on broad selection and strong value for shoppers.
Advertisement notes a new line of belts for dog collars and pulleys with a highlighted Special Belt offer. It emphasizes a wide selection and promotes the product.
The editorial warns readers to demand a rigorous inquiry before trusting a new company offering free phones. It questions how the firm can fund such offerings from gross earnings, leaving details to be settled between the company and the public.
A warm prize fight was pulled off today at noon in the rear of Geo. Davis' billiard hall on Main street. The contestants were Aleck Alexander and Geo.
Davis survived four brisk rounds as the crowd lifted Aleck. The sole purse of one dollar went to Davis, with observers saying he would have knocked his opponent down multiple times if not for the crowd’s intervention.
The Sophomore class met yesterday and appointed Will Quinn Will Dixon and Harry Scott to confer with the faculty. They aim to open preliminary Freshman Sophomore contests to all entrants and to use no discrimination in selecting contestants.
A prominent Republican figure was spotted with a wad of one dollar bills in a public setting. Details about the incident remain unclear and no official statement has been released.
The remark questions where the speaker will use the items described as “big enough to choke a calf” and implies concern about their intended use. The context suggests a discussion about potential danger or improvised device deployment.
In circuit court John R. Clapton as administrator of Archibald Lovelace estate received an appeal grant from James Lovelace for 1095 dollars. The Kansas City court of appeals will review the case with a May term deadline to file the bill of exceptions. Probate earlier awarded 275 dollars which Lovelace eyed as too low. the circuit court later increased to the full amount.
Docket entries today list Adam Ittel and others as plaintiffs against Mary B. White and Jos G. White in an ejectment action. Damages and relief sought are not specified in the fragment.
Entries note interlineations in a petition by Bauman Jewelry Co versus Chas Taylor for bond action. Continental Insurance Co appeals John Hoffman notes. motion for new trial sustained. H L Gray supervises B and L associations versus Equitable Savings on receivership with Rankin filing for intervening order granted. Pfeiffer versus L C Smith estate administrator. motion for new trial overruled.
W. F. McFarland and D. W. McClure of Cedar township district No 9 qualified today as road commissioners.
The famous Potter road case was postponed until May for trial. County Surveyor T O Stanley will survey the road and report. Plaintiffs T P Potter of Pettis and Abe Potter of Cooper counties allege the road, now in Cooper county, could be a line road after a minor shift. the Cooper county ruling was unfavorable but may be appealed there.
The will probated Thursday leaves all real estate to Bernice Lyons on the condition she does not reside with her husband William Lyons.
Mrs. Alvina Loewer was initiated into the Woman’s Relief Corps on Thursday afternoon as the organization passed resolutions of regret on the death of the past national leader, reflecting respect and mourning.
Commander in chief George E. Merrill presided at a short drill during the flag salute as preparations begin for the district convention set to meet in Sedalia next fall.
Manila reports show rapid civil governance expansion and growing American garrisons while insurgents have seized rifles and ammunition since January 1. Casualty rates in the last two weeks nearly rival the highest periods of the war, aside from the 1899 outbreak and the fortnight starting March 25.
Two more boys escaped from the Boonville Reformatory prompting a $10 reward for officers who capture them. Superintendent Drake, en route to Clinton, will return tonight to assume charge of the escapees as awareness grows of two additional white youths suspected to be heading toward the area.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Coe escorted Mrs. E. J. Covey and her four children from Lamonte to Spencer Iowa to join Mrs. Covey at her home on the county court order.
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