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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1905
Page
3
Sunday School and preaching set for the first Sunday each month at 10 a m The church holds prayer and covenant meetings Tuesday night and Wednesday night Pews are free and all are welcome to attend the services and gatherings
Rev BF Penne appears often on streets while Mrs Mary Venerable of Washington is reported ill. GW Hubbard of 8 C spent time with Nathan Arnold. W oH Carter of the St Joe Radical issued a business directory. Rev J W Jennings enjoyed a Windsor visit and plans a Pythian ride with the boys. AW Walker of Lexington passed through and chatted with AW Lloyd. Rev Will Jackson returned home after five weeks. he plans a southern health tour. J W Scott offers best shoe sale at 20 W Main St. Married Albert Dean Talbert to Leona V Goodwin at Sedalia by Judge Kenney. The Conservator extends congratulations. Local ladies anticipate entries at the Lafayette County Colored Fair. A resolute pledge urged to stand by it.
Lucile Wright will depart for Chicago in the very near future to stay several weeks with Mrs Carrie Cotton, Mrs Dixon's daughter.
Mr. Jackson of Roobnoster visits Wednesday to arrange a large Methodist picnic on the 22. Editor Huston of the Consuirator will deliver the address. Merdenes Ni Owens BA Davis and Misses SH Miller and WA Owens of Tipton visit LaFayette with Mrs Lee of St Louis for the Sons and Daughters of Douglas annual meeting.
Rey Dennis Payton returns to pastoral duties in California after a fall harvest on his Latino County farm. On the 25th he preached to a large audience at Pleasant Grove, marking a busy start to the week.
A J Burton delivered the Annual Sermon to the UB F's ant S M at Taylor's Chapel last Monday evening. Rain delayed the talk from Sunday and drew a large audience of lodge members to the service.
The Mirsed Jacksons plan a summer School of Music offering plano and voice culture. Interested individuals may visit at their residence on North Lamine Street for private instruction. Huston travels to Boonville and other Saline County points to promote the Lafay ette County Colored Fair as the association’s advertising agent.
Edno Miller aged four died Monday morning after months of illness. Funeral services were held at 139 West Cooper home with relatives from afar attending. The Conservator extends condolences to the bereaved family.
The article extols opening opportunities in the Southwest, highlighting fertile soil and favorable climate. It notes unimproved lands along the Missouri, Kans & Texas Railway awaiting settlers, and encourages new business, factories, and stories to accompany rapid regional transformation. It frames the Southwest as unexcelled for soil, climate, and progressive communities.
The M K T railroad has no land for sale but seeks to build up the country. It notes brighter prospects in the Southwest and invites interested readers to learn more by writing George Morton, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Missouri Kansas and Texas RY, Box 909, St. Louis, MO.
Governors from several states appointed commissioners for the Frederick Douglass Memorial Exposition to be held in Washington D C in May 181106 The list includes Gov Chas S Denven of Tl Gov Edward Db Greeno Chicago Gov J B Mc Donald of Colo Rev J I C Reed D D Leadville Colo Gov A B Cummings of Town George W Wood 400 Osklowsa Ia Gov J Mirani.
The article lists numerous officials and appointees across the United States. Names include Gov E W Hook Kansas Rev J A Wilson Kansas City Kan Gov G Cham Berlin Ore Prof B R Wright Savannah Ga Gov M A Otoro Albuquerque N M Gov D C Hayward South Carolina Those Miller Oransburg 5 C Gov Jou Ws Folk Missouri W M Farmer St Louis Mo Gov A G Montague Virginia and Wm P Burroughs Richmond Va. The piece reflects inter-state appointments and regional references.
A garbled list mentions cities including Austin Dallas Waco San Antonio Galveston and Houston and references M K T connections. The fragment cites various names Shawner Guthrie Oklahoma City Tulsa Musko GrR McAlastnr JT and suggests contact or routing via the M. K. and T. railway line.
Pueblo to Denver Glenwood Springs Grant Junction Lake and Ogden offered at one fare plus 50 cents for the round trip. Tickets sold daily from June 1 to September 30, with travel limited to October 31 1905. Liberal stopovers permitted.
Portland Oregon Exposition Commencing May 7 and daily to September 30 sale of round trip tickets to Portland Tacoma Seattle Everett Bel l ington Victoria and Vancouver with waves of routes and stop over privileges Rates as low as 47.85 Many May June July August to September 30 long round trip fares to San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego One way and return with liberal stops Plan your trip to see the Lewis and Clark exposition in Portland and the Great Northwest Very low rates go see us and we will help plan your trip.
The Lac Fayette County Colored Association prepares for the Higginsville Mo fair grounds race and exhibition. Leaders emphasize punctual start and larger prize pools in promotional notices. Negro farmers across the west are urged to engage, with Moses Green in Lexington and J W Perry in Higginsville listed for information.
Promotional notice highlighting opportunities in the Southwest including Oklahoma and Texas. Mentions excursions tickets sold on the first and third Tuesdays of each month with views of Indian Territory. Emphasizes the coming country status and travel from KATES view.
Correspondents and subscribers must send material for publication on only one side of the paper. Any material written on both sides will be discarded.
In a bold sales pitch the notice invites readers to request a free copy of Business Chances, promising valuable information for homeseekers. It urges telling what they want and what they can invest to receive the data.
The Twentieth Century Correspondence School of Stenography offers mail education in shorthand and business subjects with nationwide reach in the Union and Central Southwest. Immediate response for card writing and mail orders. Instructor C. A. Bigwers, Muskogee, Tn P, Box 121.
Fragmented OCR text notes freight terms and stock movements with references to locations Lexington and Mid, Neral Crotytt and Wil departure points. The passage remains unclear on dates entities and concrete events.
Reading of local arrivals lists Lawton Hobalin andWareuw Lawroe Warsi as arriving in Sedalia and Warsaw at 500th West. The fragmentary text confirms movements to Sedalia and nearby areas with names tied to arrivals. No clear event or date provided.
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