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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Democrat
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
8
Missouri experiment station advisory warns chinch bugs are migrating early into corn and wheat fields. Farmers should establish dust and chemical barriers, plow ditches, drag logs, and prepare coal oil sprays. Report outbreaks to Missouri Agricultural College entomology. Married couple observes twenty-fifth anniversary with friends and a silver gift.
Clifton Craig and Charles Gaffney of the U S Bureau of Animal Industry and S S Kresge manager visited Michael Devine’s home north of Clifton City on Sunday. They fished a dandy mess, tanned from the sun, and planned vacations in two weeks. Rev G M Walker and wife celebrated twenty five years of marriage at East Broadway Christian church.
Friday evening in Louisville the daugh ter of Mr and Mrs A L Smith marked her tenth birthday with a surprise party. Attendees included Lillian Arnold and many neighborhood girls who joined Marie downtown and later gathered at 1104 South Kentucky. Ice cream cake and candy were served by Mrs J B Markshburys Mrs Pat Sullivan and Miss Lelia Smith as Marie received numerous gifts and well wishes for future birthdays.
Miss Baker reports nineteen new cases bringing the May tally to forty six on her registry list. Physicians examined fourteen children while nurses distributed 365 sputum cups and many napkins. The association logged 206 visits for Metropolitan Life and the society’s patients, with renewed memberships and new joins filling the treasury. Letters from Philip P. Jacobs and Samuel P. Withrow commend the Sedalia effort as a strong start and a model campaign.
The Dawkins residence at 1822 South Moniteau avenue was entered Friday while the family was away. Stolen items include a pump gun 12 gauge a .38 revolver silverware set six knives six forks six spoons a ladies gold watch three rings one a K P seal ring and other valuables.
The Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station begins its second year of nursery and orchard inspections to enforce the new law. Nurserymen dealers and agents must obtain permits and report growing practices and pest outbreaks to aid in preventing spread of pests like San Jose scale.
Frances Fordice, publicity committee, notes a substantial classified list of new names in Sundays Democrat and urges business and professional men to join the Boosters club. The article explains solicitation continues and highlights cooperative effort, with several hundred Pettis county farmers urged to enroll.
Clyde Walter Bower of Sedalia marries Miss Katherine Wyan of Rolla Missouri on June 18. The couple will reside in Los Angeles California after September 15.
Boonville strongmen claim Central Missouri amateur title and travel to Sedalia Sunday the 28th for a return game with the Sedalia Cubs. Boonville won 11 to 7 last week and will field the same lineup with Workman brothers for Sedalia, Brown and Hodges umpiring as about 300 Sedalia rooters expected.
In Muncie Indiana on June 23 a rare weather event occurred as snow fell for over half an hour amid a 100 degree heat. The flakes melted before ground contact but upper stories of buildings remained white with snow and hundreds observed the scene through open windows.
Rev. G. M. Walker returns from Pertie Springs after arranging the East Broadway Christian church Bible school annual picnic. About 100 people will attend on July 4 with transport by special cars from Warrensburg. Amusements and a large basket dinner are planned.
Vice President C N Whitehead of the Missouri Kansas and Texas returns to St Louis from Kansas as debates over Katy offices unfold in Kansas cities. Officials say the Kansas dispute does not affect the St Louis headquarters and several Kansas towns seek the offices if Parsons loses them.
Secretary M V Carroll of the Sedalia Boosters notes ripe peaches of the Mayflower variety. He reports the fruit is excellent and has several trees at his home on East Seventeenth Street.
The Missouri public service commission called off hearings into Frank Talbot's complaint against the discontinuance of midnight trains between St. Louis and Kansas City on the Missouri Pacific Wabash and Alton Burlington lines. Talbot failed to appear on several scheduled dates. The services were cut last winter.
George F. Baer former Philadelphia and Reading Railway president left personal property worth 3.055 million and real estate valued at 100 thousand in Reading inventory filed by his executors. The will admitted to probate several weeks ago leaves the estate to his family.
J. W. Franklin pleaded not guilty to having a delivery wagon on the street without a license. The court fined him 25 dollars and he appealed. Joe Robbins admitted drunkenness and was given a lectured stay. Walter Loston pleaded guilty to lewd conduct, paid 1 dollar and costs.
Clear skies across Kansas today push the wheat harvest to full swing. Swollen streams recede and railroads resume regular schedules. At Hoxie the editor and all local businessmen flee to fields, leaving business to women. Barbers join the exodus with signs offering shaves and haircuts on Saturdays only.
One hundred fifty members of the Sons of the American Revolution began a pilgrimage today tracing Washington's 1775 route from Philadelphia to Cambridge to assume command of the Continental Army.
In Bloomfield New Jersey a collision between a team driven by F W Wilkinson of New York and an Erie railroad locomotive led the railroad to sue Wilkinson for 100 damages alleging broken divers slats bruised paint and litter on the track as a counter claim to Wilkinson’s $25000 action claiming the accident was not his fault and that he suffered a broken hip three fractured tibias and other injuries.
Mrs J W Devine wife of a M K T engineer residing at 423 East Seventh street is suffering blood poisoning in her right hand and arm. She suspects broken glass caused the infection and is under the care of Dr M P Shy of the Katy hospital staff.
In Chillicothe Missouri a special election on adopting a commission form of government failed by 107 votes with 457 against and 350 for the plan. The result ends the bid to restructure local governance.
Readers learn a claimed cure for catarrh with Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Frail’s Catarrh Cure said to normalize blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers one hundred dollars for any uncured case and directs readers to send for testimonials. Sold by druggists for 75 cents plus a Gall’ Family Pills mention.
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