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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
4
J. W. McLain P T A Sedalia Missouri advertises low summer rail rates with routes to Texas Oklahoma West North and Northwest. Return limit three weeks liberal stopovers. Round trips to Lincoln Nebraska St Paul Minnesota San Francisco Milwaukee Chicago Louisville listed with specific dates and prices.
Kansas City offers a $3.80 rate with travel on May 30 June 1 2 and 3. Fare is valid for return through June 6.
Rail offer from Sedalia to San Francisco for 46.85 dollars. Tickets on sale July 6 through 13 with return by August 31. Includes liberal stop overs in Colorado Utah Nevada and California and connecting routes via Pueblo with the D RR G. Also option to Colorado Springs via Colorado Midland route with scenic passes and can be a one way one return different route.
The Katy announces through sleeper service on the flyer from St. Louis to Mexico Arizona and California with a Pullman conductor. Nos 3 and 4 will run through with sleeper between St. Louis and Waco. Homeseekers tickets offered first and third Tuesday May and June to Kansas Indian Territory Oklahoma and Texas.
A Sunday only sale announces round trip tickets for a single fare to routes between Sedalia and Ladue and extending north to Estill and south to Estill.
An old advertisement extols Crawford's Crown Sodas as pure sweet delicious and healthful notes highlighting a local beverage brand and its appeal to readers seeking a wholesome drink option.
The Katy Flyer entered Union Station at St Louis yesterday morning when a wheel slipped from a chair car and pushed the sleeper from the rails. The cars toppled in a V before striking a yard tool house, leaving several passengers bruised and frightened. Yard workers freed them and treated a distressed woman passenger.
Carlos McNab formerly an engineer on the eastern division of the Mo Pacific and a well known resident of Sedalia died of peritonitis at his Chicago home last Saturday after a three day illness. He left Sedalia five years ago for Chicago where he was buried beside his wife in Elmwood cemetery. He leaves one son Harry who was in Wisconsin at the time of death. He was a member of Equity Lodge No 26 A U O W and carried $2000 insurance in that order.
Cookman told Sentinel re porter today that rumors of relatives helping him financially are unfounded. He said no relatives live near here and his mother, who resides in Indiana, has not contacted him for almost two years.
J. W. Bass fireman Smithville H. C. Field engineer Denison F. M. Rathner engineer Denison R. L. Sharp brakeman Denison D. R. Ramey laborer in store department Denison T. P. Pickcock car repairer Denison
Among the Trains reports Katy conductor A Goodyear and brakemen Creagan and Gardner laid off. Superintendent D Hardy arrived from the Lexington branch. Missouri Pacific shops are closed for Decoration Day. One hundred ten Katy extension workers pass through Boonville toward Kansas City. G W Inge of Kansas City Northwestern and S W travels via Warsaw.
At a May 29 special meeting of the Georgetown school board Miss Eugenia Estill of Marshall was named principal, Miss Bessie Griffin of Smithton was chosen primary educator, and J. W. Wiley was named teacher of the colored school. A. F. Sargent was elected secretary.
Lawyer J H Bowron has been secured to defend J W Cookman, accused of murdering John McBride. The selection comes as the case moves toward trial with Bowron prepared to represent the defendant.
The president and his party returned to Washington after a 32 day cross country tour lasting about 6675 miles. Mrs. McKinley is much better.
Professor Wilson announces that all seating will be used to allow maximum attendance for the graduation exercises. Admission is by ticket, with exchange for a reserved seat at the opera house window starting Saturday morning. Curtain rises promptly, doors close during the first English essay.
Rochelle, a Black man, who fatally harmed Mrs. Rena Taggart, a white Bar Town resident, was burned at the scene of the crime on Tuesday evening. A large crowd witnessed the act near a main roadway in Bar Town.
Prof. Hawkins a linguist from the State University who speaks seven languages arrived from Columbia last night and will play second base for Sedalia this season.
Miss Mary Money entertained a number of friends at her home, 19 East Tenth Street, last evening in honor of her guest Miss Emma Rogers of Nebraska.
Miss May Gilman formerly of Sedalia graduated yesterday from Stephens Female College in Columbia Missouri.
Judge J. L. Smith traveled to Green Ridge to deliver a Memorial Day address under the auspices of the G. A. R. local post.
Charles Hoffman the East Sedentia grocer celebrated two decades in Sedalia, arriving yesterday to begin his business tenure that began twenty years ago.
Vernon county circuit court handles a dog case with a hung jury on damages, echoing a Pettis county decision. Meanwhile Sedalia youths attend a strawberry social tonight at McGee's place, six miles south of the city.
Fowler Gilmore will be tried before Judge Rogers at 9 a.m. Friday for alleged theft of shoes, trousers and other wearing apparel from M. T. Chasnoff.
Mr and Mrs M H Morris entertain at dinner this evening with Rev F R Hill and wife Mrs Monroe and daughter Miss Lulu among the guests and several out of town visitors present.
In Louisville on May 30 Mrs. Kitty Richardson, a habitual sleepwalker, was killed by her husband F H Richardson at 538 East Market Street. He fired five shots after mistaking her voice and shadow for a burglar, as neighbors found him holding his dying wife.
Albert W. Biderman E A Sexton Fred Schaer George Weatherman and W C Heynen were welcomed as new members of Sedalia camp No. 16 W O W at a Wednesday night meeting.
Oakley Linn and H Taylor, three boys, were arrested charged with common assault on Fanny Laxton. One Taylor boy aged seven was dismissed for youth. The others are to be tried Saturday at 9 a.m.
Fresh pineapples priced at 20c each and daily strawberries are now in stock at Candy Palace. The shop advertises ongoing fruit arrivals and daily strawberry deliveries for shoppers.
The narrative describes a door confrontation in which a man fired five times. A scream followed, with one bystander pleading. The victim cried out that she had been shot through the lungs as the incident unfolded.
The Decoration Day observance was larger than usual with many residents and merchants decorating their premises with flags and bunting while all offices and stores closed at noon for the day.
Reports from Marshall Missouri say smallpox is spreading at a Saline county farm with several inmates seriously ill and six members of Superintendent Oser's family also afflicted.
St Paul hosts the biennial meeting June 10 15 1901. Chicago Great Western railway offers excursion tickets June 8 10 to St Paul and return June 18 at ten dollars round trip. Contact Great Western agent or J P Elmer general passenger agent Chicago for details.
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