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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1906
Page
3
A church invites all to Sunday School on the first and third Sundays each month at a.m. and 7 30 p m Prayer Meeting Tuesday night Covenant Meeting Wednesday night Pews free and everybody made welcome
Rev T H Lockwood, now at Armstrong, spent days in our city last week. Rev AH Henley and wife visited on their way home from Conference. Prof A C Macjin attended Conference in Lexington and now leans toward preaching. Mrs John Ramsey’s remains were shipped to California on the 23rd after dying on the 22nd. The Conservator reveals its stance on the municipal proposition through editorials.
A political notice urging voters to elect H. W. Menschke Republican nominee to the alderman seat in the first ward. The message emphasizes party alignment and a call to support the candidate in the upcoming election.
Local notes report Rollins, the photographer, inviting the public to inspect his work and consult him for prices at 118 East Main. Rev Aaron Johnson preached at Taylor's Chapel on the morning of the 18th. afternoon services were canceled due to weather. Kinos L Scruggs, president of Western Baptist College at Macon Mo, will lecture at George R Smith College on the evening of the 30th.
The Knights of Pythias described as the strongest and most progressive Negro group in the imperial state outlines four departments. They pledge mutual care in health and distress, provide military education for young men, unite wives and families for daily life, and pay thousands annually to widows and heirs. Contact A W Lloyd in St. Louis for lodge organization terms.
Area brochure extols Oklahoma Indian Territory and Texas as vast unimproved land with openings for mills factories stores banks newspapers and lumber yards. It invites readers to move to the ground to prove opportunities offered by Missouri Kansas Texas Railway.
February 20th and March 6th and 20th repeated. A fragmented appeal invites readers to buy one way and round trip tickets at low rates through railroad agents or by writing to General Passenger Agen. The message promotes sending a paper titled The Coming Country to interested readers, with contact urged.
Laura Bolin and Zephyr Layne delivered excellent solo work while John Brown played Boaz to perfection. Doc Terrell appeared striking in his Mobile costume. The chorus achieved harmony, sentiment, expression and enunciation throughout the performance.
Dr G W Brown of Gilascow visits friends in Higginsville while Mr and Mrs Green Lyton of Mayview stay with daughter Mrs Joseph Johnson. A newborn boy arrived last Thursday night to Mr and Mrs John Carter. Joseph P Johnson travels to Canton Ohio on family death. AME Ladies Aid met at Mrs Katy Woods. Mr F B Brown left for Indianapolis as United Mine Workers delegate. Virginia Muse of Western University visited Mrs J L Davis. Mr Tonnie Batea and Mr Herbert Jackson with Mrs Mayview conducted business Thursday.
Mrs Fannie Fox of Nelson visited her sister Mrs Lewis while Rev J W Young passed through en route to Lexington. Mrs John Frazier visited her son Robert Frazier. Miss Edna Coper left for Boonville to make her future home. Mr and Mrs Claire Stapleton rode to Boonville last Friday night and returned Saturday morning. Revett Parsons filled his regular appointment Sunday. Mrs Matilda Charleston returned to Marshall Saturday. Jeory Johnson is on the sick list but able to be around. Richard Johnson shopped in Boonville this week. Johnny Johnson accidentally shot his foot while handling a revolver last Sunday and is slowly improving. Mrs Joe Johnson and daughter Scottie visited with Mrs N Herggins and returned home. Blackwater’s luck with accidents continues with a slide incident last Thursday turning over while Claire Stapleton and Bradley Davis hauled salt to Arrow Rock, throwing Mr Dayia out.
A worker was struck by rolling salt barrels, suffering leg bruises. He is reported to be improving slowly as medical staff monitor his condition.
Reuben Bledsaw Will Brown and Walker Cave were initiated in the K of P last Monday night. Bishop A Grant of the fifth Dis t rict AME Church preached at Butler Court House Monday March 19 to a large mixed audience and spoke on the Progress of the American Negro. Mrs T D Fisher attended a friend's funeral in Harrisonville last Friday. Mrs Emily Pigg visited her daughter at Quindaro University with Mrs John Ford. Miss Emma Green visited her aunt Mrs Hannah White.
Wellington Stewart will ship a car load of cattle and hogs to St Louis this week. Monroe Ewerth and G W Tal ton were seen shaking hands with friends in Nelson on Sunday.
OCR readout shows a scrambled timetable with arriving and departing notes for multiple train numbers. Distinct items mention No. 12s 0, No. 10, 144m, No. 6, 105.0, No. 4,490 pm, No. 94,0310 p, and No. 106 local freight. Westbound and eastbound entries and several garbled phrases imply a mixed timetable page with inconsistent times and train IDs.
Fragmentary railroad timetable notes Sedalia and Warsaw routes with arrivals and departures. Mentions southbound travel toward Missouri Kansas Texas, daily service hints, and partial flyer details. Indicates No 1 4 pm and No 6 8 am style entries with unclear destinations.
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