Bycicle [sic] races 10th of next month. Late rains have effected the cabbage the same way some men are affected by prosperity; it has swelled their heads. The workmen will commence laying brick on the new school house next Monday. Bryan Shelton is reported to be rapidly improving. Sheriff Wilson has been at Galena, Stone county, since the first of the week as a witness in a criminal case. Bud George is suffering from an attack of typhoid fever and has been seriously ill during the past week, but is now reported considerable better. Fred and Algie Angwin left for Springfield last evening where they will reside in the future. Both are nice boys and will be greatly missed by friends and associates in Mt. Vernon. Mr. Sigal Routt and mother, who have been visiting relatives in Mt. Vernon for the past week, left for their home in Springfield on Saturday last. The latest syle Photos are called Yuko, Mautello and London Panels at Decker's. Sheriff Thompson, held on an indictment for embezzlement, has given bond for his appearance at Circuit Court in sum of $1,000, the amount fixed by Judge Robinson. Lydia Dell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Sloan, died, on the 12th inst., of typhoid fever. She was five years and ten months old. The bereaved parents have the syampathy [sic] of the entire community. London Panels, half dozen only one dollar. Two weeks only at Decker's. C. C. Voorhies' saddle mare, Henrietta, took the premium over Lady Rex, the World's Fair winner, at the Fulton Fair on Tuesday last. Mr. Voorhies, who resides at Mexico, Mo., is a brother to Dr. Voorhies, of this city. The heaviest rain-fall of the season came down in the south part of the county Friday night. The sidewalks in Aurora and Peirce City were submerged. Honey Creek and Spring River both got out of their banks and were higher Saturday than they had been for years. As far as can be learned, however, the damage was light. Miss Lizzie Kelton has returned from St. Louis with her usual mammoth stock of Millinery and will give you the exact date of the Grand Display, exactly, next week. You can get anything now in her line, especially new Street Hats, Sailors, &c. Quite a lot of Notions will be exibited. Call and get the latest in everything. Miss Kelton will have an experienced trimmer from D. Crawford's, St. Louis. Mrs. Izora Mayberry, wife of T. H. Mayberry, and daughter of James H. Kirby, died at her home near Chesapeake at 2 o'clock a.m., Sept., 17th, 1894, of congestion. Aged 29 years. She had been sick but a few days. She leaves a young husband and two children of tender years. The funeral services were held at the C. P. church of which she had been a consistent member, Tuesday at 1 o'clock, and were conducted by the pastor, Rev. F. P. Witherspoon. There was a large attendance. The interment took place in the city cemetery. George and Frank Gillette returned Saturday from an extended visit to Colorado Springs, Col. A series of meetings will begin at the Christian church in Phelps Monday, October 8, 1894. Able ministers will be present to preach the word. Mrs. Ethel Logsden, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Kellogg, returned to her hom at Bushnell, Ills., Thursday. The jail now has 17 inmates, the large majority of whom are serving out fines for all kinds of petty crimes, such as killing dogs, &c. Wm. B. Skinner and family left Tuesday morning on a visit of two weeks to relatives in Nebraska. A party of movers, comprising an old man and his wife, their sons and wives, daughters and husbands, passed through town last Friday. In fact it was one entire family, the old gentleman reporting that none were left behind. They were from Gasconade county and enroute to Oklahoma. There were eleven wagons in the train and the entire party had good teams and looked prosperous. NOTICE -- This is to certify that the firm of Nowell & Covey has this the 12th day of September, 1894, been dissolved by mutual consent, and that the business will be continued by W. A. Nowell. All accounts due the firm must be paid at once. --D. B. D. Smeltzer, stepped into an excavation at Pittsburg, Kansas, one night last week and was painfully hurt. The right arm was fractured near the wrist and right hip badly injured. He had been to Baxter Springs to attend the old soldier's reunion and stopped off at Pittsburg to visit a daughter. Mr. Smeltzer has been looking after business matters in this county for several weeks, and is making Nevada his headquarters. --Nevada Noticer. Mr. Smeltzer is a brother of Frank Smeltzer, our former fellow citizen, and has many acquaintances in this town.

PROGRAM For the Teacher's Institute to be held at Paris Springs, on Saturday, October 20th, 1894, commencing at 10 o'clock. "Best Method of Teaching History," {illegible name}, Anna Smith; "How to Secure the Attention of Pupils During a Recitation," F. M. Jerome, Elmer Browning, Judson Ruark; "How to Prevent Tardiness," Mr. Hope, Sirena Williams, N. L. Moore; "Methods of Teaching Arithmetic," James Moore, J. E. Gum, Josie Gum; "How to Maintain Order in School," George Redferien, Meade Gum; "Best Method for Teaching Selling, [should be spelling? ROFL], Miss Smalling, D. A. Radley, Robt. Kimmins. ....F. M. Jerome, ....Sirena Williams, ....Anna Smith. ....Committee A WEDDING Mr. Walter Ruark and Miss Fannie Tatum were married at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Tatum, on Wednesday morning, Sept. 5th, 1894. Miss Fannie is a nice young lady and is loved by all who know her. About half past ten o'clock all were invited into the room where the ceremony took place. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Phillip Foust. After the couple had taken their seats all wished them much joy and a long and happy life, and after enjoying talk with Miss Fannie and her husband, were marched out to dinner. There was a nice table prepared. M.G. "COOK AND LANDRUM" ..Ed. Chieftain: -- Please permit me through your columns to answer a communication in last week's F. & J., signed L. W. Johnson, in which he says, nowhere does the House journal show any such vote as I stated, and defies me to prove same. Why did Mr. Atkins and Mr. Gristy, the men who introduced the resolution, vote to adopt the report of the committee as a substitute for their resolution, if it was not what they wanted? They voted against re-consideration of the vote by which the report was adopted and Landrum voted to reconsider and that placed the report where it was before it was considered, and if Mr. Johnson will take the trouble to look at page 938 of the House journal, he will find that Mr. L. did vote to reinstate those 33 clerks. Then, again, Johnson says, "our servant, Landrum, was not absent a single roll call." We presume he has not examined pages 973, 1059, 1060, 1061 and 1062 or he would not make such reckless statements. Then he says Cook was absent one hundred and thirty roll calls. It is well known that Mr. Cook was sick ten days while at Jefferson City. With that exception he was always at his post either in the halls of the legislature or on committee. Mr. Johnson or Landrum charges Mr. Cook with receiving pay for two days more than necessary in going to and from Jefferson City. I suppose he has forgotten that Mr. Cook is a farmer and lives some distance from the R. R. and has to hire some one to take him to and from the R. R. Mr. Landrum well knows that no legislator is asked how long he has served at any sessien [sic] of the Legislature. The time is kept by a man for that purpose and their pay given them without any questions. Mr. Johnson says an extra session of the legistature [sic] was called in which the Congressional Districts were organized with a view to disfranchise two hundred thousand Republicans. Mr. Johnson can't point out a single instance where any citizen of the State of Missouri has ever been disfranchised by the Democratic party. The truth is, as I have heretofore stated, Mr. Johnson or Landrum does not want the people to know the records or Mr. L. would not have challenged Mr. Cook for a joint discussion and leave the records out. Judge Landrum said last campaign that Cook should have left $5.00 for every Sunday he was at Jefferson City and yet Landrum was there eleven Sundays and he left the pitiful sum of $19.00 after promising the people he would leave $5.00 for every Sunday and says members of the legislature are paid just as the County Court is paid. The County Court is paid for every day engaged in holding Court and on Landrum's own proposition he was only entitled to pay for 63 days and he acknowledges receiving pay for 68 days. Now in conclusion I will say I have made no charges against Judge Landrum but what the records bear me out in, and I will write no more communications unless compelled to do so on personal grounds. I am sorry to think that L. W. Johnson will suffer his name to be signed to such articles so full of untruth as this one. Mr. Johnson says for me to put up or shut up. Now I don't follow gambling, but I will bet Mr. Johnson from $1.00 to $500.00 that the records prove every statement that I have made. Now put up or shut up. S. W. Goss BICYCLE RACES ..The Mt. Vernon Bicycle Club's initial races will be held on the 10th of October. Over two hundred dollars worth of prizes will be offered; among them a fine gold watch and diamond pin. Wheelmen from all over Southwest Missouri will be in attendance and others from all parts of the state are expected. The merchants and business men of the town are taking great interest in the event and every one is determined to have it a success. A great many handsome prizes have already been offered besides plenty of good hard cash and the boys feel greatly encouraged. This will be one of the greatest events in Mt. Vernon's history. There will be a grand parade of the wheelmen through the principal streets of the city, forming on the square and disbanding in front of the club house on Main street. The track is located on Chiggar Hill where everything will be arranged for the convenience of spectators. A grand stand will be erected on the south side of the track while a drive way encircles the race course for the benefit of those who wish to view the races from their carriages and buggies. The admission will be 10 cents which will enable any and every body to attend. These races will be for blood and the atmosphere of old Chiggar Hill will be disturbed by shouts for the victor. ..All comunication should be addressed to E. E. Tedrow, Secretary.

LICENSED TO WED Samuel H. Phillips, 23, Clarkson Maggie Schooling, 18, Clarkson Wilber H. Goodly, 33, Springfield Mattie E. Brew, 18, Greenwich, Ks Frank M. Jones, 27, Miller Ruth A. Greeson, 27, Miller Miss Blanche Stephens will leave for St. Louis the last of the month to catch up new ideas in trimming. Miss Margurite Dubose, of Lebanon, Mo., will come to fill Miss Blanche's place while gone and continue to work through the season for Miss Kelton. Last week Webb and Morgan threshed with their excellent machine the big wheat crop of Mr. Milo Burton on Turnback. His crop made 4,704 bushels. DEMOCRATIC SPEAKING [Democratic County Candidates were scheduled to speak at the following communities, 7:30 pm 20th through 29th respectively, Sundays excluded: Phelps, Red Oak, Grange Hall Vineyard Township, Freistatt, Clarkson, Peirce City, Verona, Marionville, Verona. I don't know why Verona is listed twice. This list fairly well covers the west half of the county.] DEPUTY SHERIFF WOUNDED George Wilson, deputy sheriff, was shot in the left leg, just below the knee, while attempting to arrest a man named Garrison, at Chesapeake yesterday. Garrison is wanted on a charge of burglary and larceny committed near Forest Home, recently, and resisted arrest and showed fight. Mr. Wilson fired three shots and Garrison one. Garrison escaped but it is generally supposed that he is wounded. Mr. Wilson's wound is not considered dangerous. Garrison has a reputation, having served a sentence in the penitentiary. Sloan is offering special bargains in Wall Paper as he wants to close out present stock to make room for Spring stock of Wall Paper. LIST OF LETTERS on hand for the week ending Sept. 19, 1894...." J. H. Matthews, P.M. Carey, Lee M. Clark, S. E. Cowlins, John McDonald, Irvin Johns, Mary H. Towbridge, Geo. J. Vurges, Margret R. The city of Nevada, Mo., will soon vote on a proposition to issue bonds to the amount of $10,000. It is said that more than half of this amount will be used to pay off judgments against the city in damage suits growing out of defective sidewalks. Adv: Ayer's; The only Sarsaparilla Admitted at the World's Fair Chicago 1893. "Articles that are in any way dangerous or offensive, also patent medicines, nostrums, and empirical preparations, whose ingredients are concealed, will not be admitted to the Exposition." High Bred Fultz Wheat, the purest, I think, in the United States, for sale at $1.0 per bushel or ten bushels for $7.50. M. K. Phariss, Mt. Vernon, Mo. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Springfield, Mo., September 10, 1894 NOTICE is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the clerk of the County Court of Lawrence County, Missouri, on Saturday, October 20, 1894: Columbus Dillow, homestead application No. 16386, for the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of section thirty-two, township twenty-nine north of range twenty-five west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, vis: Russell B. Nicholas, John Nicholass, Henry J. Owens and Frank M. Johnson all of Spencer, Mo. Any person who desires to protest against the allowance of such proff, or who knows of any substantial reason, under the law and the regulations of the Interior Department, why such proof should not be allowed, will be given an opportunity at the above mentioned time and place to cross examine the witnesses of said claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal of that submitted by claimant. 32w6 J. G. Newbill, Register.