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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1901
Page
4
In Sedalia an editorial voice questions whether a November term grand jury will be drawn and if the prosecuting attorney or judge erred. The piece muses on Roosevelt era politics, international affairs, and figures like Cleveland Bryan and Kitchener, noting shifts in administration and public sentiment.
Sedalia Missouri council met in regular session with Mayor Babcoth presiding. Members Hodges Parks Scally Stafford and Staton present. Brown Hammond and Fulkerson absent. Minutes from September 2 and 6 approved. German Pioneer Society invitation accepted for September 25 1901. Mayor veto of paving Third street ordinance noted as due to unresolved resolution.
The council read required notices, approved street and police duties payments, and ordered warrants for feed for the fire department. They adopted memorial resolutions for Thomas J. Brown and President McKinley, endorsed anti anarchist laws, adjourned to September 23, and handled park insurance bills and sidewalk requirements. The Third street paving ordinance discussion failed, and bills from Electric & Railway were rejected pending legality review.
At an adjourned September 23 1901 meeting Mayor Babcock presided. The council approved a rent rebate for D H Dean covering 27 acres, authorized audited bills, and passed multiple readings of a curb line ordinance for Park Avenue. An ordinance condemned wooden sidewalks on Broadway between Quincy and Barrett Avenues and required concrete replacement. final passage followed.
J R Meyers named receiver for Ott drug stock posts $3000 bond to John Montgomery. Deputy Marshal McKenna pursues McVey pasture counterfeiters with no clues yet. W C T U delegates attend ninth district convention in Holden Missouri two day session. A new daughter born to J W McAdams at 718 East Fifth Street. Poland China hog sale at S W Coleman draws crowd. thirty hogs sell for 5 to 20 dollars. banquet served. Barber shop 110 Osage sold to E H Shaw. Ethridge had run shop 21 years. will pursue other business in Sedalia. Rumor claims Kansas City and St Louis wholesale firms may face action for storing goods to dodge licenses.
Billy Day, proprietor, transferred a one third interest in the Out-of-Sight barber shop to barbers Frank Parks and Wm. W. Cecil, sharing ownership of the business.
Stella Cooper aged two of Fourth Street and New York Avenue died Wednesday afternoon from stomach trouble. The funeral was held this afternoon.
Manager Joe Roe of local baseball fame informs The Sentinel that the Saturday and Sunday games with the Kansas City Blues at Liberty Park are cancelled.
The National Union will meet tonight at Tiede's hall to initiate twelve candidates for membership.
The forecast calls for probable showers this evening with a mix of clouds and unsettled conditions continuing Friday, especially in the eastern portion.
A dark grey spring overcoat with tag Browning, King and Co. has been lost. Finder should return it to Bente and Wilson's law office to receive a reward.
An advertisement highlights coats at 35 dollars, valued 45, with a handsome black panne Chevrolet style skirt over silk foundation, priced 15 dollars, and suits of fine Venetian fabric offered in the sale.
Describes a range of ladies blouses in black and colored taffeta with tuck and hemstitched yokes, buttoned backs, and bischoff cuffs. Prices listed at 36.00 for the blouse, with handsome colored waists at 7.50 and 8.00, plus embroidered fronts and vests in white or embroidered yokes.
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