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The Chieftain, 15 November 1894
published Mt. Vernon, Mo.
Wm. H. Cecil, publisher and editor


Page 3, "Town and County"

Ol Estep has accepted a position with J. C. Stone.

Cal Seamons will be Sheriff-elect Manlove's deputy.

County Court adjourned Saturday until Monday December 3.

Al Moore, of Claremore, I.T. is on a short visit to his old home.

Take your hides to J. A. Cochran.

The stock law was defeated. The vote stood: for, 1,681; against, 2,014.

None of the new county officers will take charge until after the first of the new year.

Artie Daisy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McIntyre, died Tuesday morning, aged 13 years.

The revival meeting at the Big Spring church has resulted in 17 conversions and 10 additions to the church.

All kinds of Dried Fruit at Wilson & Coleman's.

Misses Gertrude Gutherie and Nona Davis, students at Springfield Normal school, spent Saturday and Sunday at home.

Buckwheat in barrel at Kendall & Overton's.

Frank McCormick, of Southwest City, has accepted a position with W. H. Sloan. Mr. McCormick is an experienced pharmacist.

[paper torn] ____ Wilson and Sydney Cole[man] opened a g[eneral?] store in _____t building on the east side ____ square. It is a popular firm.

Rev. Norfleet is holding a successful revival meeting at Edgewood, three miles south of town. There have been 20 conversions up to date.

John A. Cochran, produce dealer, shipped a car load of chickens to Kansas City last week.

Mrs. Walter Hazleton, of Elkhart, Indiana, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. George Fowler, of this city. She is accompanied by her daughter, Miss Eva.

In a short time Will Marbut will go into the drug business in this place. He will occupy the south room of W. E. Wright's new building on the east side of the square.

Recorder-elect Ben Dillard, has been confined to his bed at his home in Aurora since Wednesday of last week, as the result of nervous prostration following the election.

D. M. Newton, in Fowler building, has plenty money to loan on improved farms.

J. W. Robinson, editor of the Verona Advocate, was at the hub Monday. He had been elected a member of the high court of Spring River township and came over to get his commission.

A young man named Gallaway, who formerly resided near Bower's Mill, this county, is one of the notorious Cook gang, now so busily engaged in holding up postoffices, stores and railway trains in the Indian Territory.

In getting up the tabulated election returns from this county for publication in last week's issue, it was natural that some few errors would appear on account of the rush; but it appears again this week, after a careful comparison with the official records and can be depended upon to be correct.

..Fred Erickson, a well known and prominent citizen of Spring River township, was accidently killed at Monett last Friday. He was unloading his wagon when the team suddenly started throwing him under the wagon and inflicting injuries from which he died in a short time. The funeral took place Sunday and was largely attended.

Dr. Mark Harrison has one of the most complete and interesting collections of flint arrow heads, spear heads, knives and scrapers in this section of Missouri. The doctor is somewhat of an amateur archaeologist, and for the past year has given much of his attention to the collection of these interesting relics. He has several hundred arrow heads varying in size from a quarter of an inch to six inches in length, which he has arranged artistically upon twenty-six large cards. All of these specimens are attractive and some of them surprisingly perfect. He picked them up in the fields and one he values especially he got from an Indian grave. -- Nevada Post.
..Dr. Voorhies, of Mt. Vernon, is also a searcher for the antique and has a collection of Indian relics that would do credit to any of the great museums of the country. Besides having a fine variety of arrow heads, lances, spear heads, knives and tomahawks, he also has a good collection of Indian tools, such as chisels, drills, scrapers, and numbers of flint instruments, whose uses are not known. In his collection he has the arrow, [paper torn] ____, ______ and other flint instruments in their different stages of making ___ great part of the Dr.'s collection has been obtained by his own search and within a radius of three miles from Mt. Vernon. His explanation for the country near the town giving such good fields for research is owing to the numerous fine springs and flint bluffs.

FRISCO TRAIN ROBBERY
..One of the smoothest and quickest jobs of train robbery that ever took place on the Frisco occured Monday night at 8:20 o'clock just four miles east of Monett. When passenger train No. 1 pulled into Verona two masked men got on the front end of the mail car. When the train pulled out, the robbers climbed over the tender and covered the engineer, Doug Stephenson, with two Winchesters, requesting him to move the train until they gave him orders to stop.
..When the train had reached a point one mile west of Verona, they compelled the engineer to stop the train, get down from his cab and walk back to the express car and order the expressman, Dolph Chapman, to open the door. Chapman recognized the engineer's voice, and at once threw open the door, when the robbers covered him with their Winchesters and ordered a delivery of express packages into their hands, Chapman complied with their request, and gave them what packages were in sight. The robbers then ordered the engineer to get back on his engine and pull out. The whole affair was over in less than twenty minutes, not a shot being fired. The amount taken was small, estimated somewhere near $300. The robbers were seen to go in a northerly direction after the train pulled out. A posse of citizens has gone in pursuit of them.





DR. WILLIAMSON INSTALLED
..Rev. Dr. George H. Williamson was formally installed as pastor of the Presbyterian church last evening in the presence of a congregation which tested the capacity of the church.
..The installation sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Gordon, president of the Synodical College at Fulton, while the charge to the people was delivered by Rev. Walker of St. Louis, and the charge to the pastor by Rev. Stevenson, of Sedalia.
..During the services some excellent and appropriate music was rendered by the choir.
..Dr. Williamson during his short residence here has made many friends and is becoming very popular. He is a pleasant gentleman and an eloquent man in the pulpit. Under his charge the church will no doubt prosper and enlarge. --Jefferson City Tribune.

PROBATE COURT
..Probate of will of Mrs. Hattie Bennett, deceased, approved. She names L. L. Allen, executor and gives her entire estate to her son, theron. Mrs. I. P. Linzee is appointed his guardian.
..Bond of L. L. Allen, executor of the estate of Mrs. Hattie Bennett, deceased, in the sum of $11,10, approved.
..Estate of William Wolf, deceased; probate of will approved; bond of William Fritz, executor, approved.
..Estate of John Gottas, deceased; inventory approved; appraisment in the sum of $187.75 approved.
..Estate of Wm. Wolf, deceased; inventory in sum of $108 and appraisement in sum of $470.50 approved.
..Estate of N. H. Goss, deceased; order to compromise debt of Silas Goss to estate; compromise of debt approved.
..Estate of Burton heirs minors; report of sale of real estate approved.
..Estate of Wm. Stotts, deceased; final settlement of Mary A. Stotts, administratrix, approved. No balance.
..Estate of John W. Hewlett, deceased; final settlement of Mary S. Hewlett, administratrix, approved. No balance.
..Estate of Randolph Henson, deceased; final settlement of Wilson Henson, administrator, approved. No balance.
..Estate of Lenna B. Darrow, deceased; 1st settlement of Charles Lawson, administrator, approved. Balance due administrator, [torn; $214.92?].
..Estate of G. H. Brockschmidt, deceased; final settlement of Aug. Brockschmidt, administrator, approved. No balance.
..Estate of Freddie and Eddie Cannady, minors, 5th settlement of S. D. Cannady, curator, approved; balance due estate $1,508.92.
..Estate of Adie and Annie Cannady, minors; 5th settlement of S. D. Cannady, curator, approved. Balance due estate $651.53.
..Estate of Sally Darrow, minor; 1st settlement of Charles Lawson, curator, approved. Balance due estate $725.51.

LICENSED TO WED
August Griepke, 26, Peirce City
Martha Bruenn, 16, Peirce City

Seborn A. Young, 22, Aurora
Levina J. Sullivan, 17, Aurora

Reames McCormick, 21, Monett
Lillian Terry, 16, Monett

C. A. Moore, 29, Lawrenceburg
Tennie Richardson, 23, Lawrenceburg

Wm. A. Duncan, 37, Peirce City
Anna Corbett, 28, Peirce City

Wm. T. Means, 38, Aurora
Martha A. Boyer, 30, Aurora

Jack Jones, 27, Aurora
Edna Mills, 18, Aurora

Albert Reagan, 22, Mt. Vernon
Lou R. Langley, 16, Mt. Vernon

Chris Kirchoff, 28, Freistatt
Christeni Meyer, 20, Freistatt

James Baker, 22, Sarcoxie
Nora Shull, 17, Sarcoxie

Wm. W. Blackwell, 25, Chelsea, I. T.
Ida F. Sullivan, 22, Marionville

James M. Mitchell, 38, Aurora
Anice Kelley, 25, Aurora

Geo. H. Boraker, 23 Columbus, Kan.
Cora Vinnings, 21, Aurora

PROGRAM
..For the Ozark township Teacher's Institute to be held at Lawrenceburg, Saturday, November 17, 1894, commencing at 2 o'clock: Model recitation in History, J. N. Moore; Incentives to Study, Wm. McNelis, Miss Browning, Mr. Jerome, Mr. Redferien, Miss Sirena Williams; How to secure the co-operation of parents and the value of this co-operation, N. L. Moore, Annie Smith, Mr. Ginn; Two minutes paper on school government, Thomas Hope, Miss Smalling, Meade Gum, Miss Josie Gum.

TOWNSHIP OFFICERS
..The official returns give the votes for Justices of the Peace, Constable and Road Commissioners in the various precincts, as follows:
BUCK PRAIRIE.
Justices of the Peace
S. L. Hudson, d...113
J. C. Patterson, d...142
J. W. Rogers, r...238
A. J. Ragsdale, r...266
Simeon Lesley, peo...75
Henry Eckert, peo...58
Constable
Clarence B. Bruck, r...284
William Allhands, peo...84
Road Commissioners
John F. McKinley, r...278
John Smith, r...248
F. M. Wise, r...254
Hudson Hubbard, peo...91
Julius Taylor, peo...114
J. J. Sullivan, peo...88
SPRING RIVER
Justices of the Peace
Adam Wagner, d...111
J. O. Norris, d...102
W. B. Landrum, r...175
J. W. Robinson, r...180
Constable
Tom J. Vermillion, d...120
W. B. Hoover, r...179
Road Commissioners
T. J. Lewis, d...112
Jared Weldy, d...119
W. A. Scott, d...121
W. P. Lee, r...176
C. E. Allen, r...152
Wm. Bledsoe, r...174

MT. VERNON
Justices of the Peace
.............................S....N...Total
W. O. Allen, d-peo...239 148 387
R. C. Sedwick, d-peo...186 129 314
D. J. Hunt, r...295 186 481
C. W. O'Kelley, r...254 170 424
Constable
John Goodin, d-peo...189 121 310
F. P. Woods, r...297 195 492
GREENE
Justices of the Peace
...........................E....W....Total
U. H. Glasscock, d..78 88 166
J. W. Griffith, d...84 88 172
O. H. Graham, r...55 101 156
S. A. Stockton, peo...37 24 61
A. G. Patton, peo...34 19 53
Constable
J. A. Yant, d...68 80 148
Ed. Gibson, r...44 107 151
James McGowan, peo...56 20 76
Road Commissioners
C. C. Scott, d...77 82 159
John Shaffer, d...75 88 163
Joseph Karr, d...71 86 157
W. H. Hoagland, r...58 102 160
John Harries, peo...34 28 62
_____ Orr, peo...38 25 63
_. W. Curry, peo...50 21 71
AURORA
Justices of the Peace
.................No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Total
J. W. Leake, d...131 123 181 435
J. H. Young, d...151 130 188 469
J. F. Kitching, r...201 210 238 649
C. P. Berry, r...181 190 221 592
S. C. Stewart, r...165 187 217 568
J. D. Smith, peo...44 54 48 146
L. U. Stockton, peo...34 42 56 128
E. R. Kemper, peo...43 50 56 149
Constable
B. W. Bond, d...137 116 168 421
John Musgrove, r...178 210 238 626
W. Hawkins, peo...43 44 52 139
TURNBACK
Justices of the Peace
J. J. Lester, r...130
W. G. Heagerty, r...133
J. T. Pendleton, peo...133
Arch L. Stogsdill, peo...108
Constable
J. H. Moore, r...148
B. A. McCormick, peo...114
OZARK
Justices of the Peace
John West, d...207
Wm. O. Buckley, d...175
G. W. Snyder, r...167
D. A. Radley, r...133
Constable
Wm. Owens, d...196
Wm. Hammond, r...148
VINEYARD
Justices of the Peace
James R. Stewart, d...111
W. H. Kirby, d...109
T. C. Wooten, r...166
D. M. Redman, r...150
Constable
Henry Russell, d...128
John Whaley, r...152
Road Commissioners
John E. Patton, d...116
Lee S. Colley, d...109
S. W. Marler, d...60
Dee Jones, r...159
W. H. Smith, r...170
Joseph Rutherford, r...154
MT. PLEASANT
Justices of the Peace
W. T. Ford, d...84
James Phillips, d...86
M. M. Hunnell, r...109
W. G. Rice, r...115
A. H. Hewlett, peo...59
R. T. Reed, peo...55
Constable
Charles Fisher, r...111
L. E. Spillman, peo...60
Wm. Maher, d...85
Road Commissioners
James Shaw, d...119
A. B. Griffith, d...73
F. T. Woods, d...88
E. E. Mann, r...109
G. W. Crosby, r...101
W. B. Means, 4...95
Martin Herman, peo...48
G. M. D. Pruitt, peo...67
Samuel Baker, peo...60
LINCOLN
Justices of the Peace
W. H. Cherry, d...105
J. J. Parsons, r...107
D. R. Burleyson, r...72
A. N. Bridges, peo...75
W. F. Sater, peo...116
Constable
L. F. Selvy, d...72
R. S. Johnson, r...111
Thomas Hampton, peo...67
PEIRCE
Justices of the Peace
Phil Turner, d...305
James La?kin, d...322
James M. Orrick, r...350
E. W. Johns, r...305
Wm. _. Corbett, peo...77
Alfred Cox, peo...81
Constable
A. T. King, d...318
A. J. Trimble, r...326
S. P. Doty, peo...82
Road Commissioners
H. Howards, d...314
Thomas Anthony, d...342
B. Hughes, d...309
J. E. Greer, r...295
J. W. Kirkpatrick, r...276
L. G. Cassity, r...321
C. Sheets, peo...97
George Long, peo...97
W. P. Mitchell, peo...79
FREISTATT
Justice of the Peace
J. H. Wuelner, d...89
Constable
J. W. Hillhouse, d...93
Road Commissioners
H. F. Kaiser, d...86
R. Bohenkamp, d...82
Wm. Moenkhoff, d...83
August Feiker, r...65
H. Lampe, r...73
G. H. Matlage, r...77












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