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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
7
A holiday promotion invites shoppers to visit the store for ready to buy articles. The notice emphasizes fair pricing and encourages customers to call or visit for their Christmas needs.
Yesterday afternoon several M. FE. ladies gathered ears of corn on D W Pollock's farm northeast of the city. Mr Pollock, a St John Missouri resident, brought the corn to town where D E Bryant bought it for 60 cents.
A new railroad from Des Moines to St Louis, financed by Fernald Dodge, builders of the Des Moines & St. Paul line, gains approval after a three month survey. The route runs southeast of Des Moines through Marion county, with Dallas Russell Promise City and Seymour as stations. The first section is slated to reach Seymour in 1909, crossing Marion county’s coal fields near the Milwaukee line.
Des Moines advances a plan to connect with Milwaukee via a new St. Louis road, seen as the only link in the state. Milwaukee owns about a township of coal rights in the large field, underscoring the line’s importance. Mr. Dodge will visit Des Moines next week. Mr. Fernald, a Boston capitalist.
In 1872 Missouri property owners paid roughly the same state tax as today, yet thirty six years later property valuations had more than tripled. Had counties adopted full road taxes, the combined rate would be about forty two cents per hundred dollars of value, supporting state needs without higher per property taxation.
The 8J00 K. C. Times piece recalls the date of adoption of the present state constitution and contrasts it with a time when Oklahoma was comparatively poor and undeveloped, noting that the state tax rate at that period was forty five cents.
Adelina Guttilla three year old daughter of Dominico Guttilla died of pneumonia in Springfield Ohio. She was advertised as the largest baby with rapid growth since birth and had been exhibited in major cities under contract showing exceptional size and weight.
Winnipeg report notes a winter mail run for the Arctic circle departed Edmonton today. The convoy was escorted by mounted police and moved under heavy winter conditions.
Representative William P. Hepburn of Iowa announced he would contest the seat won by D. Jamieson after a narrow election loss of about 250 votes. Defective ballots allegedly favored Hepburn and numbered around 1000. The decision rests with the district congressional committee which advised proceeding.
In Mason City Iowa relatives recount a lifelong, intense bond between John Amundson district court clerk of Emmet County and his brother Doctor O C Amundson of Oklahoma. The two, always together since childhood, reportedly felt each other’s pain and illnesses across distances, with John falling ill at his Estherville home and doctors noting his brother’s critical condition in Oklahoma.
Old coins of many denominations fetched high sums at the Chicago Numismatic Society auction in the Masonic Temple. A 1784 trade dollar brought 8280, described as brilliant proof and extremely rare. Judson Wrenner bought it, noting only ten specimens were struck and five are destroyed. An American cent dated 170s sold for 57, and a 1799 cent brought 42. The sale underscores the market value of rarity.
Experiments on spreading fresh water clams or mussels are active in the zoological department of the University of Missouri. The U S Fisheries Bureau recently sent 20 080 small fish to be used in the trials. The fish share a long glass tank with a sprawn that attaches to gills and fins before being released.
The Old Baker notes that consumer education changed flour choices. Women now identify wheat origins and qualities affecting bread, especially Kansas Hard Wheat rich in gluten. Gluten content influences moisture absorption and bread weight, guiding better flour selection.
The Quincy Whig notes that mussels in the state are nearly exhausted as shells used for pearl buttons are depleted. Once mussels mature, they drop off, complicating restocking efforts for fresh water streams.
Washington reports the railway post office system moved 21 850 849 715 pieces of mail in the last fiscal year with 35 061 351 addressed wrongly and 14 188 528 returned for correction and forwarding. $4 157 720 was spent on transport, while new weighing methods saved railroads 434 730 and net annual savings reached 82 220 10 percent. Car space readjustments on several routes yielded a 272 040 year end saving.
At Bird's Point opposite Cairo an Iron Mountain incline sank years ago and vanished. A government diver located the submerged river beneath the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, finding a large, slow river cutting under Bird's Point and Cairo.
The Scott County Citizen reports speculation that a new underground river may run beneath Cairo and Bird's Point, with the Halliday brothers planning to sink a shaft to locate it. If found, property could become very cheap in Cairo and Bird's Point due to the mystery river.
Patient testimony touts Hyomei as a cure for catarrh bronchitis asthma bay fever coughs colds and grip. The ad claims the inhaler delivers antiseptic air to nasal and throat tissues and guarantees complete outfit for 81 00 by L H Howard the local druggist.
Seventy Bronze Turkeys both sexes with hens 83.00 Toms 8400, y-five Barred Rock cockerels priced at 00 each. Six for 5.00. Sold by F. W. Gurrey Route 3.
Furs wanted with prime values listed including minke large 83.50 to 4.20 each skunks 30c to 81.60 musk rats 200 to 25c each other furs valued as noted Walter Christy a it.
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