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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1905
Page
3
A concise church directory entry lists Sunday services for Taylor Chapel Methodist Church, noting times and basic service format for worshippers and visitors.
Sunday School preaching first and third Sunday each month at 9 a.m. and prayer meeting Tuesday night. Covenant Meeting Wednesday night. Pews free and everybody welcome.
Jease Lucas of Sweet Springs visited our city last Sabbath. Rev BT Abcott and family are visiting his mother on West Morwan Street. Clarence Gravette suffers a severe foot wound from a nail. Kansas City travel via Mo P on Sunday July 23 at 1:50 for Torilmp ticket. Frain leaves Sedalia at 5:00 a.m. returning at 10:20 p.m. August Fourth crowds prepare to attend. Harvey Chism departs for Versailles. Miss Thelma Dixon of Paltyra visits cousins Zephyr and Vivian Wayne. Miss Myrtle Nelson returns to Wain, GO Brown heads to New York City. Diggers of Muskogee spend days here for Mess work.
The La Fayette County Colored Fair association prepares for its annual meeting at Higginsville Fair Grounds with plans for larger premiums across all departments. Negro farmers are urged to participate. for information write Moses Green in Lexington or J W Perry in Higginsville.
Last week in our city residents gathered for a Cupid themed worship event described as a communal homage. Local organizers hosted a ceremony emphasizing affection, romance, and community bonds amid a festive mood.
Rev Richard Davis completes a baggy horse and barn project and plans trout fishing while discussing business. Rev J Will Jackson departs for St Louis and then Leitner Rock Ark to lecture at Wesley Chapel on September 27, seeking Hot Springs for eye treatment. Letters for both may be addressed to 324 Palmetto Street Hot Springs Ark.
After a six month illness Mrs Sarah Grews aged about 85 died at the home of her daughter Mrs Salle Morehwich on West Morgan Street. Funeral services were held at Quinn Chapel AME Church with Rev William Alexander officiating and interment in the city cemetery. Pallbearers included Matison Hogden Geo Cow Miller Burress GG W Hendenon David Gaston and Robert Jordan. She was born in Madison County Kentucky and moved to Missouri as a girl, living in Howard County for years, later spending much of her life in Sedalia and Pettis County. She leaves two sons Henry Grews of Larmon and Thomas Grews of Warrensburg and a daughter Mrs Cullie Morehead.
Dearly beloved woman, long a member of the A M church, died after a lengthy illness. Her patient husband Albert and Mrs Callie Morehead deserve commendation for their careful, compassionate care. The conservator extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
The fragment lists names and titles of regional and national officers including J WM C Redd Grand Organizer Leadville Cole Ik Johnson Grand Auditor Chicago Hl DY MM Stillyard Grand Treasurer Wheeling Sv Va E Warper Grand Secretary HOTA Sangamon St Chicago Ill Alton Hl Blake First Asst Grand Secretary Chicago Ml. The text indicates a continued correspondence section from Topeka Kansas and Chicago Illinois with multiple grand officers.
Three chair barber shop with two bath rooms and laundry branch, good business. Proprietors desire to leave the city. Call or address S O Ogden Douglass Hotel Corner Beaumont and Lawton avenues. July sail change for Madison club voyage. Wedding of Mr J A Jefferson and Miss Lucien Roberts of Quincy took place at Mrs Hradley 2734 Lawton avenue with many friends present. They will reside at 211 Pine street. Chautauqua near Shelbyville features St Louis Jubilee Singers.
Walker and Thompson move stock of second hand goods from 115 East Main to new quarters four doors east at Jig East Main. Programs announce Sedalia District Central Missouri Conference in Carthage, Moe August 20. Rebus and travel plans include roundtrip tickets July 23 departing Sedalia 8:45 p.m. and returning 7 p.m.
A note invites attendees to a Masonic picnic in Booneville on the lith of August. The writer asks to meet there and mentions Nat Diggs as a contact if not seen.
A list of leading colored ladies in Chicago is named along with several residents planning visits to Chicago and Muskogee. The Conservator reports social events including a large attendance at a gathering in Chicago with Rev Dr Carey as speaker, plus the Twilight Seis Club picnic at Bivemiche's Grove and notes on staff activities and subscriptions.
Notice invites all Christians and friends to attend a rally at Burns' chapel in this city. Rev. E D Burns, Vastor, leads the event and calls for participation on the upcoming First Sunday in August.
Thanking friends expressed through the columns of the Conshevator for the kindness shown during a prolonged illness and the comfort given during the bereavement of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hoverhood.
Portland offers round trip fares from Portland to Tacoma Seattle Everett Belling ton Victoria and Ven Coutver with stopovers. One way and return options include trips to San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego with liberal stops. Fares from Pueblo Colorado Springs Denver Cheyenne Grand Junction Ogden at one price plus fifty cents for the round trip. Travel period limited to September 30 1905.
Rail schedule snippet shows several train numbers and times with unclear destinations. Mentions No 2 at 12 pm and No 44 9 pm, freight movements, yard start for No 108, but many OCR errors obscure full details.
Local records note lease activity in Sedalia and Warsaw with arrivals linked to Western regional postings. Mentioned are Lewin and Belslia Smith with entries tied to L205 and Artivee in Saefalia, indicating ongoing property or business arrangements in the area.
Fragmentary note references Missouri Kansas and Texas, arrival and departure mentions, unclear route or schedule. Mentions O2tS and MU Wee Ne, daily ramp or pickup, two people noted.
The readable text is garbled and offers no clear people, places, or events to summarize into a factual newspaper item. No distinct entities or dates are recoverable for a proper title and summary.
Correspondents and subscribers must submit material for publication on one side of the paper only. Any matter written on both sides will be discarded as waste.
The Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge meets in Macon from July 2 to 18. The UDBPF Grand Session convenes in Huntsville Missouri from August 8 to 12. The Masonic Grand Lodge holds its annual meeting in Donville Missouri from August 5 to 11.
A distorted plea seeks payment of large bids from a figure named Vitti D Mhuwowese, described as a traitor. The message requests settlement of substantial bids and conveys urgency, though context and parties remain unclear.
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