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Jefferson City ..Jefferson City, Feb. 2 -- The House of Representatives, composed of 140 members, is rather a hard body to manage. ..Unless there is something of special interest to attract the attention of the members a speaker has rather a poor chance of being heard. Some, perhaps are reading or writing, others talking to their neighbors or rapping on their desks to get the attention of a page. When a speaker closes his speech, very often, as many as a dozen will be on their feet yelling at the top of their voices, "Mr. Speaker!! Mr. Speaker!!" endeavoring to get that autocratic gentleman to recognize them. When the Speaker selects the person he wishes to allow to speak, he ends the trouble for the time being by saying, "The member from (giving his county) has the floor." In this respect the present House is a fair sample of every other of past sessions. As a majority of the members have their minds already made up as to how they will vote on measures, but little is accomplished by the speeches. ..In the Senate the contrast to the proceeding in the House is very great. There the 34 members keep good order and give close attention to the speakers and every bill is pretty throughly discussed. The Senate chamber walls are adorned with heroic size protraits of Jefferson, Washington, Clay, Jackson and Benton and has two fire places in which cheerful looking fires burn merely for ornamental purposes no doubt as the room is heated by steam. ..But one bill of interest to Lawrence county has passed the House, the bill requiring 49 lbs. of flour in a half sack and 24 1/2 in a quarter sack. A bill is still pending known as the Goose bill, restraining geese from running at large in counties that adopt the stock law, but there is little show for it becoming a law. Not but what the members are all in favor of it, but they are afraid of their female constituency. ..The Committee on Education has not reported on any of the school book bills. It is thought they will get up a substitute embracing the best features of all of them. ..A lively time followed the reading in the House of a dispatch announcing the defeat of Ingalls. The 106 Democrats tried to tear the floor out and wound up by offering a resolution congratulating Kansas on her emancipation. To defeat the resolution the 25 Republican members exhausted all the dilatory tactics at their command, by offering substitutes, moving to lay upon the table, etc., but it finally prevailed and the House adjourned, as some member suggested, with full permission to paint the town red. ..The citizens of Jefferson City say this is the most temperate General Assembly they ever knew. I haven't seen a single member under the influence of intoxicants. Jay See. ..Miss Anna Smith closed a 4 months school at Mount Comfort last Friday. She is a successful teacher. ..Mr. Bill Seamans is buying work oxen now. He rays [sic] he likes them much better than horses. ..Mr. Tom Smith is flying in his new buggy. Look out girls, he will be around. ..Mr. Adam Garner is buying calves. He has got a nice lot. ..John Peck has moved on his farm. Rosanna ..Mrs. Williams and her husband came to this county in the year 1831, when it was a wild wilderness, and settled 2 1/2 miles west of Mt. Vernon, where they continued to live until last spring when she came to town to live. ..In the year 1850, at the old Spring River Camp Ground, she was converted to God and united with the C. P. Church, in which communion she lived until she was summoned to the skies. ..[Lengthy eulogy follows.] |
..School is progressing finely. Miss Cora Goodman, teacher. Very good attendance. ..Wm. Gericke is building a kitchen. ..E. F. Kelly is going to the nation. ..We can hear the cars over at Al McKinney's. They will soon be at Miller and then they will creep on and soon be a Mt. Vernon. ..The roads are muddy now. ..February, 17th, 1891, is a day set by the county court to decide whether the wealthier class shall rule or not. There are many persons who are renters that live next to timber and can let their stock run out, when if the law passes, (which I think it will) they will have to sell their stock or pay a big price for pasturage. If that law carries it is in the interest of the large farmer. The samll farmer should see how it will better him before he votes. Why is a law never passed to benefit the poor man. It would never do. The laws all make the poor man poorer and the rich man richer. We have a road law that is no blessing to the poorer class. If a man between 21 and 50 years of age has to work by days work for a living, and has to work the road for the wealthy to travel, it is unjust and a curse. Who will get up a petition to send to the legislature to have this road law changed. The time has come when the people should be taxed to work the road. ..E. P. Woods sold his fat cattle at 4cts. Don't know what they weighed. They were big cattle and fat. Huck L. Berry ..Rev. Z. T. Eaton is pastor of the Baptist church at this place. He preaches on the first Sunday in every month. The Round Grovers have reason to be thankful in having the benefit of Eld. Eaton's talent. ..Walter Colley who won the prize in the oratorical contest at the teachers' institute in Mt. Vernon, has resigned his position as teacher at Northfield on account of the inefficiency of the directors. ..Peter Penebaker, our saw mill man, wants the lumber market to loom up. He thinks he can afford to marry by next spring if it does. ..W. L. Simpson closed his winter term of school at the Cross on the 24th ult., with the usual "last day big dinner." He will commence the spring term at the same place on the 16th of March. ..W. T. Crouch is building a granary. He has forty acres of wheat and believes in room whether there is any prospect for wheat or not. ..Jake Stoffle and Pet. Gass went to Douglas county a short time ago, in search of homes. We have not heard from them but hope they have not fell in with the Bald Knobbers. ..Mr. Pete Boswell has been prospecting and has found what is supposed to be rosin jack with a prospect of something better. ..The Ozark Literary Society had an interesting debate Friday evening, the question for discussion being, That the Supervision Bill should become a law. Affirmed by T. J. Ward, E. Wright, S. Eaton. Denied by H. C. Poland, Thos Stovall. The negative gained the question. Esculapius, Feb. 2, 1891. |
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If you want a Lunch or a Meal go to the City Restaurant. Lebow & Son are the leading grocerymen in Mt. Vernon. Go to Conroy & Avery Bros. for Groceries, Queensware and Glassware. Lebow & Son are still in the Grocery business in the Mt. Vernon Hotel Block. Take you Horses to the new Brick Livery Stable if you want them cared for first class. Reduction on Plows -- Oliver Chilled Plows No. 20 $9.00 No. 40 $9.50 at Wright & Co.'s. Hon. J. B. Underwood, of this place, has been granted a pension of $8 per month with $1,100 in arrearage. The union meeting at this place still continues with increasing interest. There have been a number of conversions. Conroy & Avery Bros. have a choice and select stock of fresh Groceries at Wilson's old stand, which they will sell cheap. J. E. Wolf, Evangelist, will deliver a lecture at the Court House next Saturday night on the effect of strong drink on the human system. All are invited. This office has secured the services of an experienced job printer and is now prepared to do all kinds of work in that line with neatness and dispatch. J. S. McGrew has opened a Restaurant and Lunch Room, one door west of the new bank building, and is prepared to furnish meals at all hours at reasonable prices. Hon. R. W. Fyan was attending Circuit Court Tuesday and Wednesday of this week and was the recipient of a great deal of attention on the part of his admiring constituency in these parts. Kendall & Fite's Barber Shop is temporarily located upstairs in the back part of McCanse Bros. Brick, but as soon as it is completed will remove to the basement of the new Bank building. J. H. LeBow has just received a new line and complete stock of Drugs which he will sell at low water market. Also prepared to fill all prescriptions entrusted to his care. J. A. Boster, of this place, has has [sic] been granted a pension. Halterman's Shoe Shop is located upstairs in the first building west of the jail. You will find Sloan in his new store house, south of Millsap's, ready to sell any kind of Drug, Paints, Oils, etc., as before. George, King & Lacey have first class teams and buggies to hire at reasonable prices. Call on them when needing anything in their line. Fred Jones, after an absence in St. Louis of more than two years, has returned to his home in this place and now took his old situation in the Chieftain Office. The Barber Shop formerly owned by Al Moore will be removed over Kendall's grocery, where Mr. Moore and Dan Roth will be found ready to wait on you. Please call and see us. Simon Stephen, Prop. |
Wanted -- To find in town, in a good family, where they want a boy 13 years old to do chores night and morning only for his board and go to school. Call on H. Brooks, Mt. Vernon Roller Mill. Col. E. G. Paris was in town Sunday a few hours while on his return from St. Louis. The Col. informs us that a good grade of zinc has been discovered in a cave on his premises and he has let it to some parties who have put down a track and wll run it out on a car. We hope it may prove a success. In the right of way condemnation proceedings of the G & N R.R. against the Henson and Munday land, the award of the commissioners has been paid into the Circuit Clerk, and, as by law provided, when this is done the graders have commenced to work on the land. The parties decline to accept the award and have filed their exceptions and the matter will come up in the Circuit Court. In the meantime, the work of building the road over the land in question will go on. Monday, Feb. 2, 1891 ..J. N. Duvall road continued to second day of May term. ..Bids for privilege of becoming depository of county money for a term of two years were received as follows: Mt. Vernon Bank $1,606; Farmer's Bank of Mt. Vernon, $1,225; First National Bank of Aurora, $1.525; Bank of Aurora, $1.201.50. Ordered by the Court that the bid of the Mt. Vernon Bank for $1,606 be accepted and that said amount be delivered to the County Treasurer, and by him placed to the credit of the road and bridge fund. ..Bert Bennett granted dram shop license at Aurora for 6 months. ..Account of L. F. Mason, Supt. of Poor Farm alowed in sum of $263.35. ..Application of J. L. Johnson for release of L. B. Johnson from Asylum No. 3 granted by the Court. ..J. N. Hoshaw road petition; R. H. Lister files exceptions to report of commissioners also to assessment of damages. ..The following persons were appointed Judges of Election to be held Feb. 17, 1891: Ozark--G. J. McCoy, Samuel Moore, R. D. O. Nicholson and Wm. Anthony. Lincoln--H. L. W. Hill, J. H. Cherry, T. S. Kelley, H. H. Neece. North Mt. Vernon--J. J. Cherry, Joe Brown, John A. Orr, C. B. Moore. South Mt. Vernon--S. D. Gray, T. R. Isbell, S. E. Roberts, Henry Hoberg. Peirce--W. S. Goodman, Jacob Linzee, E. M. Essex, Joseph Newman. East Greene--F. J. Shaffer, W. A. Tartar, J. M. Cassity, S. A. Reese. West Greene--J. N. Duvall, Jasper Charles, David Hunter, H. Brayshaw. Vineyard--D. Jones, G. W. Sparks, Wm. King, Wm. Colley. Mt. Pleasant--Joe Woods, J. J. Spilman, Wm. Ford, H. Voskamp. Spring River--N. M. Browning, Doc Wilks, L. J. Branstetter. Turnback--J. R. Brashers, Sam Swearengin, Hank Sifferman, J. B. Paris. Buck Prairie--Nat Gray, Wm. Logan, J. E. Butler, Ellis Hendrix. Aurora--James Dobbins, I. J. Brashers, Walter Moore, John Wilson. ..Bond of Mt. Vernon Bank as county Depository in sum of $122,000 approved. |
..The following Grand Jury was empaneled and sworn: Wm. Turk, Landsdown Williams, R. L. Matthews, Geo. H. Hill, Lewis Spilman, G. T. Hubbel, A. Arnold, J. T. Ham, Joseph Gregory, John A. williams, J. H. Hicklin and John Jeffords. ..The Judge instructed the jury in his usual impressive and plain manner and the usual number of interested auditors were in the court room. ..Judge R. L. Matthews was ppointed foreman of the Grand Jury. ..The Grand Jurors elected Geo. H. Hill clerk. ..In the case of State vs. Rev. Father D. Healy, charged with slandering Rev. Father A. M. J. Hynes, a change of venue was taken to the Criminal Court of Greene county. ..The case of State vs. Rev. Hynes, charged with disturbing a congregation, was nollied. ..On Tuesday the Grand Jury returned an indictment against Bert Payne on a charge of rape, and H. W. Boyd, colored, for larceny from a dwelling house. ..Court has been working very smoothly this week on the civil docket. The criminal cases are set for the beginning of the 3d week. Public Sale -- February 14th, 1891 one mile west of Aurora, Mo., live stock and farming tools. 12 months without interest till due on all sums of $5.00 and upward. 10 per cent off for cash in lieu of note. C. M. Dayton. ..Wheat at the present is looking splendid in this vicinity. ..Henry Thompson has 20 acres of land broke and is ready to plant corn. ..A. H. Howard has been making some substantial repairs by putting a new roof on his house, laying a new floor and building a pair of stairs and a smoke house. ..Joe Howard has moved to Mt. Vernon township and Henry Thompson has taken his place. ..G. W. Lewis has moved to Miller on the G & N R.R. G. A. Lowe fills the vacancy. ..B. F. Simpson, of Benton county, Arkansas, formerly a resident of Stringtown, was here on business the first of this week. ..J. T. Pitner has sold his farm of 160 acres to Wilson brothers of Everton. Consideration $3,200. Mr. Pitner moves to Polk county. ..Wm. Likins, proprietor of the Likins mill on Turnback, began to use tobacco sometime ago in order to reduce his flesh, he having heard it was a good remedy. When he began to chew he weighed 267 lbs. and after the excessive use of the weed for two months picture if you can his chagrin when he tipped the beam at 278 1/2 lbs. Mentor. |