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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1908
Page
5
Local items note Seymour visitors and farm ads, including pasture for rent, farm tools, and livestock for sale. Several residents travel to Chicago and Des Moines. A house on East Main Street is offered for sale with details on rooms, furnace, and yard.
The Denmark family of Missouri has bred top money winning show horses. Clebourne n McDonald, the world’s greatest show horse, sold for $25,000, with a full brother to Miss Rex, the leading show mare. Prospective breeders may secure service of Clebourne Denmark. colts are noted for size, quality and action. Terms: $10 to insure colt to stand and suck. caretaking limits.
Montrose is a 3 year old black saddle bred stallion standing about 15 3 hands and weighing around 1000 pounds. An exceptionally good individual with quality action, he will take a few mares this year at 87.00.
The Unionville paper highlights the Velie single reach wrought iron buggy from The Velie Carriage Co. of Moline Illinois. Local merchants push carload shipments and spring lace curtain sales. Also noted are local notices on a baccalaureate sermon and Unionville High School’s accreditation status.
Dispatches describe Afghan insurrection threats near the Khyber Pass led by a 70 000 strong regular army and 20 000 irregulars amid Anglo Russian tensions. Bomb plots in Calcutta target Gen Kitchener as India braces for upheaval while reports of a fresh bid to fund public works in Cincinnati Iowa note bids for a two story brick Town Hall and Pythian Temple.
Rain kept the Union meeting dark and none was held. Aunt Susan Drake visited the Sam Moore home last week. Tearl Farnsworth of Oatsville visited her uncle. Freeborn family members were in Dean and Watertown area. Mrs Gussty Freeborn and Maggie called on Mrs Rebecca Corning. Mrs H M Amos visited Mrs Sam Amos of Dean. A P Carmeny and H D Drake were business visitors at Bellknap Iowa last week.
Sunday night rain preceded social visits across Unionville area. Kas Chips Speak and Bessie Lem ley stayed with Miss Lara Spaw. Tom Barnett checked on his ailing mother. Jim Markim and Nora visited G. W. Medlin. Pearl Raghford lost a cow in a ditch. Mrs. Eph Choate and children visited her mother in Lemonville. B T Spaw worked on a roof. Irving Davis built a larger house for his wife’s chicks. Dora Davis visited Steve Ratti’s family. Unionville epee urges poultry purchases at top prices.
In order to reduce stock of popular floor coverings the store offers special reduced prices for a limited time. Reductions are from already low prices as regular prices are expected to be about ten percent lower than many competitors.
A limited assortment of patterns in green and tan combinations offers a 74x9 feet cotton chain with wool filling. Regular price is 6.7b with a special 4.45 dollar discount.
A 9x12 foot reversible Smyrna rug with oriental and medallion patterns offered at $8.85, down from $11.50. Includes other small rugs with regular prices from $2.00 to $7.50. sale highlights bold colors and bright reds.
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