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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1906
Page
2
Snippet shows a subscription price note with Huston reference and annual or half-year terms. The readable lines list 61 per year in advance 91 for six months and a six copy offer.
Republican ticket lists J A White for Superintendent of Schools H M Flentze for Railroad Commissioner M Limhoff for County Clerk and P G Stafford for Presiding Judge. The item reads as a straightforward candidate slate from a local election notice.
The note warns delinquent readers to settle back subscriptions or face discontinuation. It invites readers to contribute articles on social, political, and economic issues, with signatories required. The piece then reports June conventions of Negro religious groups, including the Colored Methodist Episcopal Sunday school convention and the Order of the Eastern Star, stressing uplift of Nezto (Negro) womanhood and organized efforts by women.
The Missouri conference of the A. M. E. church hosts a Pentecostal gathering at Liberty Park from the 18th to the 29th with eminent West Coast divines supporting. Rev. William Alexander leads local committees to welcome visitors and provide first class lodging and care, aiming for lasting positive community impact. The piece also reflects on Negro political participation and urging whites to adopt broader views beyond fear of miscegenation and domination, noting improved attitudes in the South.
An adjourned May term notice from the Missouri Pettis County Probate Court informs heirs and creditors that HL Mae Admr of Geo W and Madora Jennings de ceased seek sale of estate real estate to satisfy remaining debts. The notice requires opposition by the next term, to be held August 1906, and mandates publication in a Pettis County newspaper for four weeks. Witnessed by Clerk I J A Gilker.
A local notice warns that the Conservator will not visit your home door if you settle all dues within the current month. It stresses timely payment to avoid enforcement actions.
Lodges must promptly notify this office of any changes in executive offices made during the June election. All lodges and courts should supply data needed to update the Pythian Lodge Directory.
The LaFayette County Colored Fair Association of Higginsville and Lexington plans a standout event at Higginsville Fair Grounds on August 15 16 and 17 with forthcoming ads and lithographs. For information or catalogs call 60 or write Moses Green president Lexington Mo L E Britt vice president Higginsville Mo W W Ford secretary T A Jones assistant secretary.
Prof A H Harris of Versailles and Warrensburg will manage our collections during the summer months in Kansas City. Any favors shown him will be appreciated by the Editor.
The announcement states Dc. S. Williams is the Democratic nominee for Pettis County recorder, pending voters in the November election. The nomination follows party procedure and the result depends on the qualified voters’ choice at the polls.
Notice from Sedalia District Central Missouri Conference invites ministers and church leaders to attend the SS and Epworth League convention at Taylor Chapel in Sedalia from August 22 to 25 1906. The message urges cordial attendance and prayer for the event’s success, aiming to be the district’s best convention in church history.
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