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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1906
Page
3
Kansas City notices list Vendome Academy and multiple lodge chapters meeting dates and officers. Includes Prudence No 166 Oriental No 10 White Rose No 17 Mascot Court 132 Utopia Court 19 Pythagoras Court 16 Booker T Washington Court Ironton Masoleum Court 127 Farmington detailing meeting days times and officers.
Walter Parker plans a near term visit to Oklahoma on a prospecting tour. Local readers are urged to support advertisers who back the paper. Mrs Georgia Day and Harvey Hanners of Sweet Springs visited last week. Miss Annie Harvey of St Joseph stays with Mrs Emily Tarlton on North Lamine Street. Dickman the Jeweler invites inquiries and invites customers to view wares at 113 South Ohio.
An engaging church social gathered at the Sullivan residence located on East Jefferson Street on the 14th, drawing members for fellowship and community activities in a social setting.
J. B. Simpson and Rev. J. E. Tucker of Smithton transacted business here during the pact week.
Pat Kioney, a worker at Cloney's laundry, has been ill for several days in the past period. The notice notes extended absence due to health and possible rest, with no further medical details provided.
Miss Alice Brent, a city public school attendee, returned home on the 12th for medical care. Ed Pondexter of South Sedalia paid his subscription last week and urged sending the Conservator along.
Johnie H. Jones and family of Warrensburg attended the funeral of their relative, the late R. F. Butler, on the 13th.
Rev J D Barksdale presiding elder met Quinn Chapel leaders this week. Leonard E Britt of Higginsville departed for Louisville to enter medical college on the 10th. Rev William Alexander spent days in Kansas City tending church affairs. Dr E C Frank renewed the paper on the 12 and is a dentist in Elgenfritz building. Prof C C Hubbard joined Knights of Pythias Greater Sedalia Lodge No 42. Quinn Chapel has broad Negro support in Pettis county and urges backing for grievances. Rev W A Bohannon of Warrensburg reported Warren's Chapel was alright. The past quarter raised 162.71 for all purposes. Bohannon is a hustler for his church and people.
Robert Franklin Butler died after four weeks of stomach trouble at 9:45 a.m. on November 10 1906 in Sedalia Missouri. He was 24, survived by his wife Gertrade Divers and a baby. Funeral held at Taylors Chapel with Masonic rites. burial at city cemetery escorted by local lodges. Born August 28 1882 near Longwood. He was educated at Lingdala School and known as Frank to friends. Family noted his industrious, honest, religious character and devotion to his wife and child.
Frank, a trusted employee for over six years at Meyer's barber shop on South Ohio Street, was mourned by all connected to the shop. Relatives at the funeral included Sallie Payne of Kansas City, Cora Garnett of Marshall, Belle Jones of Warrensburg, and James Butler of St. Joseph. McLaughlin Brothers handled the remains.
A warning warns all Pythians and lodges to withhold favors from a man falsely claiming to be OT Showers of Atlanta Lodge No 103. The imposter, who stole a financial book at Bro Shower's home in Atlanta, travels from Cincinnati to Dayton seeking money and should be arrested on sight.
To the Teachers of Missouri a notice urging attendance at the State Teachers Association meeting in Moberly during Christmas holidays. A national speaker will headline. teachers should submit subjects to Principal A R Chinn of Glasgow promptly to prepare programs and exhibits.
Notice from the Interstate Literary Society of Kansas and the West calling the executive committee to meet at 1523 Savannah Ave St Joseph Missouri on Saturday December 8 1906 at 1 00 pm to plan hosting the next session in St Joseph for Christmas delegates and programme numbers to be sent to Mrs W L Grant by November 24 with W A Hill as committee chair listing the 1523 Savannah Ave address and Kansas City Kansas contact details
A local business urges customers to delay stationery purchases such as cards letterheads and statements until the arrival of a new supplier promising savings and better pricing for future orders.
Fragmented timetable text lists train numbers and arrival times. Mentions No 4 and No 28 with times 4:35 pm and 0:10 pm. Includes note about No 100 starting from the yard and local service. OCR quality poor but records a rail schedule snapshot.
Brief transit update lists movements between Sedalia and Warsaw with arrivals and departures noted. The fragment references lines such as Arrive in Warsaw, Leaves in Warsaw, and a 45 arrival in Sedalia, plus garbled figures likely denoting times or counts.
Fragmentary OCR shows train and ferry timing cues with places Missouri Kansas Texas and broad deck notes. Mentions numbers like 611 daily except Sunday and 131 K. hints at route times and departures with unclear destinations and pier references.
Fragmentary flyer data shows a schedule snippet marked GOING NORTH and Baer with times 12:58 am and 6:18 am. Mentions daily except Sunday, No. 2 and 6:38 pm. Other text unreadable.
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