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Newspaper
Sedalia Sunday Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1901
Page
9
Obituary note recalls Duthwell Jenkins former chairman of the Republican State Committee for Oklahoma who played a key role in the gubernatorial landscape.
Reports from Washington and Guthrie indicate Jenkins’s successor may be named soon with candidates including J H Bothwell and Thomas Ferguson, while Colonel D P Dyer of Missouri is also rumored to be favored by Secretary Hitchcock. Flynn’s arrival in Washington could hasten a decision before Tuesday.
Farmers south of town plan to petition the county court to buy the Cohen Bridge for the Brown Springs road. Cohen Bros. will tear down the bridge if not needed and have an offer to sell it in Saline county, with shipment possible if county declines.
Miss Gladys Smith, stenographer for Stark Bros. in Louisiana Missouri, is promoted with a raised salary after about a month. Maggie Walker at a large iron and steel firm is named head stenographer after three months. The ad notes strong demand for skilled stenographers, frequent promotions, and local job placements at Hill's Practical Business College in Sedalia.
Spoke to K and L of S members as Kirkpatrick delivered an excellent address to the local fraternity group last night.
Our Cloak Room invites attention this week with marked down prices on garments. Special bargains cover scarves neck pieces collarettes and capes as we clear overstocked items for the season with warm overreach reductions to move stock.
Advertisement lists attractive coats in kersey with half box back high collars and tailor stitching. Colors include tan mode blue red. Prices range from 7.50 to 35.00, highlighting three quarter length boxes and new creations in leading shades.
Seasonal sale advertises many bargains on children’s coats with many sizes broken. Shoppers urged to come at once to pick up available garments.
Entire stock ready made suits will be placed on special sale with first class garments and prices cut nearly in half. We make ladies Tailor Suits to order. You select goods and findings and we guarantee satisfaction.
Special suit patterns and silk patterns, splendid variety, new designs and colorings, moderate prices.
An advertisement promotes a wide range of high grade underwear with broken sizes in fleece lined goods at reduced prices. Ladies union suits feature heavy fleece lining and silk taped edges in correct sizes. Children also offered in fine ribbed fleece lining in cream or natural. Men’s extra heavy wool fleece and drawers listed with low prices.
Catalog style notice lists ladies flannelette gowns with neat trimming and good workmanship priced from 1s 8d to 2s 6d and men's night robes in flat sizes priced from $1 to 1.48. Includes assorted qualities and sizes.
A large shipment showcases holiday trade ready goods including handkerchiefs with lace embroidery hemstitching and handmade features plus heir ornaments brushes combs hat pins buckles belts ribbons laces purses gloves and silk elastic for seasonal sale.
Failing to reach Detroit to aid his son, George W. Youmans died in a Wabash wreck near Seneca, Michigan. His son, Frank C. Youmans, is charged with embezzling 4100 from Traders bank of Kansas City. The tale links a banking crime to a fatal accident on the east bound train.
A roster lists new hospital arrivals including O. Jeffries machinist of Denison Joe Tisdale crusher laborer of Chickie Chockie George Tisdale crusher laborer of Chickie Chockie G C Smith bill clerk of Durant I T Parker telegraph operator of Caddo Matthew Bean section laborer of Smithville John Thomas section laborer L F Edwards section laborer Portland J M Collicotte extra gang Weldon Springs John T Spilman extra gang Denison Charles Fowler section laborer New Ulm John Kindred extra gang Greenville Robert Eaton extra gang Green Ridge John Geehan switchman Parsons Bennie Trevis bridgeman San Mar 3.
A banker and cattleman H B Johnson from Chickasha J T ran 178 miles to Pilot Point on the Rock Island in four hours ten minutes starting at 4 a m. After deducting stops and watering, the actual speed was fifty four miles per hour.
Chicago reports two week surge in contracts for locomotives and rolling stock by western and southern railroads. The Great Northern ordered two locomotives, the Mexican Central fifteen, the Lake Shore twenty five, and the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe one hundred twenty. Numerous smaller orders from other roads also noted.
Pat Sheehan Missouri Pacific roadmaster of Holden was in Sedalia on business Friday. George Hawkins electro plate worker in Katy paint shops is seriously ill at his Missouri avenue home. Traveling Auditor Stewart Missouri Pacific was in city Saturday. Sedalia lodge S A of M will hold an officers election at Monday’s meeting. Machinist Bruner has resigned his position.
A store announces a Christmas theme with a full line of gift items. The first shipment of Christmas handkerchiefs arrives, plus hosiery chatelaine bags leather bags pocketbooks silk waist lengths and other goods priced from 50 cents to 3 dollars.
At the Missouri Pacific shops a position was left vacant when a worker departed for Texas last night. Extra brakeman J. W. Cromley of the Missouri Pacific is laid off due to an injured hand.
Several alumni secure stenography and bookkeeping roles across the region. F L Neitzert becomes stenographer and assistant bookkeeper in Otterville Missouri. L H Amrine advances to bookkeeper for More Jones Brass in St Louis earning 55 dollars monthly. W H Mills takes a bookkeeper post in Little Rock Arkansas at 55 dollars monthly. D A Esser joins Deckey Werge Finney Merc Co in Kansas City Missouri as bookkeeper and stenographer at 45 dollars. G H Callahan becomes stenographer for Schwartz Child Sulzberger in Kansas City Kansas at 46 dollars. A W Parks, Denver, joins Philip Phllipp Islands as teacher. C H O Neil to Frisco railroad in Springfield Missouri as stenographer. Anna Drivers reports progress with General J K Hudson Missouri Investment Mining Co in Versailles with a raise. George Liles takes bookkeeper post with Wear Coal Co in Gipson Arkansas. Eulah Musselman resigns from St Louis to join Kingman Implement Co as stenographer. C T Newton accepts stenographic role with New York Poultry Co in Sedalia.
A. R. Clark is busy erecting windmills to provide water for residents with urgent need. He currently has new pumps in progress for Mrs. Perdue Dr. W. H. Evans and Mr. Shackleford who lives northeast of the city.
Our sale continues this week after moving stock rapidly last week and pleasing customers. We bought the best stock this year in our years of merchandising and offer it at prices that will insure big business. Every department is complete with bargains in each area. Don’t miss the crowds. Follow them to us.
H H Bruer of Carleton Dry Goods and C J Michel of Goodfellow Shoe company, both from St Louis, are in Sedalia to spend Sunday and promote the World's Fair while praising the city on their travels.
Will Shobe, jailed for stealing corn, and Frank Johnson, jailed for trespassing, were released from the county jail yesterday.
The Public Library Bulletin in Boston issues a Carnegie Series with a November life of Carnegie and Braddock Pa. library. The December issue highlights Sedalia library and a request from Oil City Pa. for photographs and rules to organize a library there. Includes list of articles from numerous publishers and authors on education, science, literature, and history.
S M Walker announces a sale starting Monday at 511 Ohio Street featuring pianos and organs with prices set to move quickly. About 1 200 pieces of late popular music priced at 15c or two for 25c, direct from publishers, with half copyrighted in the last 60 days.
Catalog blurb lists Charter Oak and Majestic Hot Blast stoves with doors for soft coal and Wilson Hot Blast stoves suitable for wood or coal from M. H. H. Co.
J. H. Monsees and wife return from Bowsman Manitoba and will spend winter in Pettis county with son Louis and relatives. He displayed onions potatoes and rutabagas grown in Canada to spectators on our streets Saturday.
The case against Harry Shaw, accused of stabbing Hum phrey Sullivan on a Missouri Pacific train, was postponed to the January term after the victim could not be located. Prosecutor Stone may step in as prosecuting witness if Sullivan remains missing. Gordon of the Postal Telegraph company witnessed the incident.
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