Negro School Fight Drives Pettis Court Docket
Pettis county circuit court entries include Edward F. Parsons vs Griffin Construction damages. a mandamus to compel the school board to establish a colored school in district No. 18 Longwood. City of Sedalia vs Sedalia Water and Gas firms, and various ejectment, divorce, and replevin actions. Includes note judgments, appeals dismissed, and changes of venue.
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Pettis County
Edward F. Parsons
George H. Griffin
Longwood
City of
Sedalia
Sedalia Water Company
Sedalia Gas and Fuel Company
United Water, Gas and Light Company
Edna F. Hedrick
Henry Hedrick
Jewel Hedrick
William Siebe
J. C. Conner
Charles McAninch
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Elizabeth and
John Caesar
George Steele
Watkins National Bank
H. E. Huston
State of Missouri
Civil Division
Pettis County Circuit Court
Ella Gallie
Madison Sterlin
B. Reid
John W. Ellis
T. Scott McFarland
Annie Ingram Hill
Sedalia Hardware and Grocery Company
J. M. Offield
E. B. Powell
Depew Resigns From Equitable Life Post
Senator Chauncey Depew of New York resigns as director in the Equitable Life Assurance Society on December 6 in Washington. The move follows his resignation from the presidency of the New York Central Railroad board.
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Equitable Company
Chauncey Depew
New York
Equitable Life Assurance
Dumpville Items Seated in Brief Local Reports
Dumpville Missouri notes Geo Dump serves on Sedalia jury this week. Miss Gussie Rider made a business trip to the Queen City. Ezra Reed D Donahoe and Dave Earp added telephones last week. Grover Ray plans a winter in Colorado. Elmer and Mrs O Farrell welcome a daughter last week. Clarence Dump and Miss Anna Davidson visited with Mrs Max Riecke. Joe Milburn returns from Kansas City for a week with family before rejoining KC.
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Gussie Rider
Queen City
Ezra Reed
D. Donahoe
Dave Earp
Clarence Dump
Anna Davidson
Max Riecke
Joe Milburn
Kansas City
Lid Case Dismissed Against Clarence Mellor
State v. Clarence E. Mellor ended with a dismissal after a brief trial in Judge David Kinsey's court. Two witnesses testified and the evidence failed to support a conviction on selling liquor on Sunday. Attorney Blaine urged dismissal and the court granted it.
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Clarence E. Mellor
David Kinsey
Blaine
Real Estate Transfers Highlight Sedalia County Sellings
A week of property transfers filed in Pettis County records shows Melvin H. Morris selling 15 acres to Samuel Forsythe for 3750 while multiple parcels change hands in Sedalia and surrounding townships. Notable deals include $15,000 for Prairie township land by Porter Real Estate and $7100 for Blackwater township acreage, with several corner properties along Seventh Street and Harrison avenues exchanged among locals.
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Melvin H. Morris
Samuel Forsythe
Sedalia Township
W. M. Carter
Thomas W
Katie J. Bast
Seventh Street
Quincy
Park Avenue
W. T. Wallace
F. W. Sewell
John C
Nancy Arington
Houstonia
Eveline Walk
William C. Walk
Heath Creek
George E. Helsley
Chauncey W
Nancy Stuart
Fourteenth
Ohio Streets
Ss. J. Lovitt
John and
Mary Myers
Fifth
Montgomery Streets
F. L. Wright
R. H. Monsees
Smithton
D. H. Crear
N. W
R. H
H. W. Michael
Longwood Township
Chancey W. Stuart
Cedar Township
E. G. Cassidy
A. E. Higgason
Eli D. Johnson
C. T. Noble
Sedalia
Flat Creek Township
C. J. Raiffeissen
John T. Collins
Fifth Street
Frank G. Brunton
John F. Schwulst
Green Ridge Township
George W. Clark
James P. Allen
Robert Moore
Edwin L. Stickel
EF. R. Blair
J. H. Rodes
Lamine Street
Third
Fourth
A. D. Johnston
George M. Moore
Eighteenth
Twentieth
Nannie M. Dufur
Third National Bank of
Seventh
Kentucky Streets
T. H. Andrew
John P. Higgins
Blackwater Township
Porter Real Estate Co
J. W. Warren
Prairie Township
Salem Farmers Near Finish Harvest As Corn Prices Hold
Salem Mo December 5 Farmers near completion of corn harvest with corn selling for forty cents per bushel. Mrs S A Stuart visited her father during the week. Local items reflect steady activity and modest commerce in the area.
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Salem
S. A. Stuart
Otterville Items Highlight Local Visits and News
Otterville Mo December 6 residents report visits from Miss Maude Warner and relatives in Sedalia. Uncle Jacob Potter improves. Frank Spencer of Raton NM visits Geo Neal. Geo Harlan and wife visit in Sedalia with Jim Beane and wife. Billy Homan completed a fish pond and plans much fishing. Otterville post office upcoming changes.
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Geo. Harlan
Queen City
Jim Beane
Billy Homan
Otterville
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Fendant
Northwestern Life Insurance Co
Frank L. Smith
The
H. A. Barber
James
E. Bennett
Henry County
Jean Tavener
Linton L. Tavener
Lucile Tavener
H. A. Cutter
Mary J. Cutter
Rose S. Halsey
Sarah R. Lower
W. B. Major
E. W. Stevens
Elizabeth Stevens
Depew
Washington
Ciety
Dumpville, Mo
Geo. Dump
Grover Ray
Colorado
Elmer O'Farrell
Sales OF Realty
Lee Looney
Nelson Dulaban
Hattie Smith
Granderson T. Lanberth
Francis M. Robinson
Morgan and
Moniteau Streets
M. E. Church
E. C. Black
Catharine Meyer
John R
Sarah Ann Glazebrook
Pettis and
Missouri Avenue
William Kabler
John N. Hill
Heath Creek Township
J. A. Pollard
William
W. W. Pollard
Rev. Borland
John Hudson
Mr. Pollard
California
Ellison Woods
Warren Hurt
James Anderson
Ohio Street
Christmas Emporium
China
Watherman’s
E. E. Ticclellan
Drs. Camp & Carter
Fifth and
Lamine Streets
E. Fifth
Otterville, Mo
Jacob Potter
John Brooks
Dalia
Annie Butler
Lulu Hoyt
Richmond, Mo
J. H
Hupp
C. H. Harrell
Stony Point
Frank Spencer
Raton, N. M
Geo. Neal
Wood
OPERA
Jardinieres
Archias Seed Store
East Main
Sedalia, ‘Mo
Florence Smith
Lillie Rosy
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