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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1905
Page
4
Correspondence from Page 1 notes various local happenings in Richmond Missouri and nearby areas. It reports deaths, visits, openings such as Richard Johnson opening an ice cream parlor, church events, a powerfully attended rally at Warren street church, and community notices including a new K of club, mission circles, and social visits.
Butler Mo May 17 1905 Rev G B Abbott reports a strong start for the church under the new pastor. First quarterly meeting May 14 featured Dr J Will Jackson sermon plus rapid debt payoff and a small member count. Public school closes May 16 with two graduates and diplomas presented by Rev Abbott.
Preparations underway at Higginsville fairgrounds for the La Payette County Colored Fair Association annual meeting. Organizers promise a larger gathering and a bigger, better event than last year with on time start and strong community turnout.
Mrs Bettie Morgan comforted her sick son Win in Kansas City Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Columbus Blair hosted P and W Ho Smith and others at dinner Thursday. Mrs Riley Glen and daughter Alberta visited Warrensburg Wednesday. Miss Jettie Morgan attended the quarterly meeting last Thursday. Mrs Mattie Blackburn improves after illness. Mrs Isaac Blair and Mrs William Allen traveled to Warrensburg Tuesday. Presiding elder W H Smith led the quarterly meeting last Thursday night. Robert Glenn hurried to the burg Monday. Take an ice cream soda on me at George L Davis any old time.
Wm Buford and daughter Mary were shopping in Marshall Saturday. Srs Martha Weeds of Balt Pond spent several days with her sister Mrs Pollard. Luther Pollard spent Monday level in Mt. Leonard.
The growing Southwest is praised for rapid population increase, agriculture, railroad expansion, and maritime commerce. Texas leads in railway mileage and Galveston ranks second in export value. The ad invites investors and home seekers to request free information and a copy of The Coming Country with rates and contact details.
A playful line from a Chicago Chron snippet shows a preacher debating fishing on the Sabbath with a child named Tommy Toddles. The exchange riffs on teaching worms to swim and playful misuse of sacred rules.
The notice invites Negro farmers across the west to participate in a regional fair. It notes premiums for all departments and speed entries, aiming to surpass past events. Interested parties should write Moses Green, president, Lexington MO, or J W Perry, secretary, Higinsville MO.
Announcement states the Conservator will switch publication from Friday to Saturday starting this edition. It warns subscribers who do not pay within 30 days will be dropped from the mailing list. A quoted aside from the Cleveland Plain Dealer comments on laundry and a satirical remark.
In St Louis ministers and colored preachers opposed appointing colored bishops in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev R E Gillum of Centennial Church argued against a bishop who only serves Negroes, warning it would mock the Negro membership and fuel white member annoyance with self serving office seekers. The discussion followed a paper presented to the annual conference ahead of next year’s general conference.
The Globe Democrat notes Reverend De Keaton, the colored presiding elder, spoke at the Isabe Vein event, outlining church matters and community aims. The report preserves the phrasing and period tone while highlighting the speaker and setting.
A humorous piece contrasts editors and doctors in missteps and consequences. It mocks professional mistakes with sharp lines about apologies lawsuits funerals and jargon. The clever tone undercuts both trades while noting editors are unable to be made.
The Knights of Pythians held their annual street parade through Dearborn Street and Armuor Avenue with two brass bands and a fife and drum corps. Major General R R Jackson led the procession followed by staff and four companies of the Uniform Bank, then Grand Chancellor Dr Allen A Wesley and Grand Lodge officers. Fifteen hundred Knights and the Ladies Court of Calanthe attended the church service at Quinn Chapel where Dr P Roberts preached praising Friendship Charity and Benevolence.
An Iowa period piece newsletter from Southern Standard invites readers in Indian Territory Oklahoma to invest faith in a developing Wiree area for improved food and higher labor returns. It hints at town opportunities including mills and papers, with a mail return request for more information and a sample pamphlet.
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