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January 21, 1910

CHILDREN WON'T EAT MEAT.

Independence Sunday School Pupils

Vote Thirty-Day Boycott.

The boys and girls of the Maywood Sunday school, near Independence, met last night and decided to eat no meat during the next thirty days. Petitions were circulated in Independence yesterday, but received few signers.

Labels: children, churches, food, Independence, Maywood

March 12, 1908

THEY WANT A 5-CENT FARE.

Independence People Again Take Up

the Matter -- Bloodhound, Also.

At a meeting of the Independence Commercial Club held last night a committee of five was adopted to co-operate with a committee from the Maywood Improvement Club to go before the Commercial Club of this city at its next meeting and urge that the local organization assist in getting the Metropolitan Street Railway Company to adopt a 5-cent fare between this city and Independence.

James B. Forbis made a motion that the city purchase bloodhounds for the tracking of criminals, and it was unanimously adopted.

Labels: animals, crime, Independence, Maywood, Metropolitan Street Railway Company, organizations

February 13, 1908

BOULEVARD TO KANSAS CITY.

Desire of the Independence Commer-

cial Club and Others.

Definite steps have been taken by the Commercial Club of Independence and the Maywood Improvement Club to secure a boulevard from Independence to Kansas City. A committee composed of members of both clubs was appointed to confer with the county court concerning the project. It is desired to have a boulevard starting west from Walnut street in Independence, through Maywood, which will come into this city on Fifteenth street just south of Mount Washington cemetery. This will necessitate the opening of a road three miles long between Maywood and Independence.

Labels: cemetery, Fifteenth street, Independence, Maywood, Mt. Washington, organizations, public works