~Our
Ross BIEIKER, Bessie
GRIFFITH, Mabel G. PARTNEY, Fera E. PARTNEY and
Allison REPPY of Hillsboro, Naomi CHEATHAM, Luella WALTHER and Ethel HAMEL of
DeSoto, Daisy WILSON of Morse Mill, Herbert J. STOVESAND of Cedar Hill &
Grace M. BROCKMAN of Eureka, Route 18.
~Probate Court~
Inventory and appraisement
lists in estate of Geo. J. EVERETT, dec., approved.
Demand of F. E. SKINNER, M.
D. against estate of Annie SIDES, dec., for $9
allowed.
Adm. Of
estate of Annie SIDES, dec. petitions court for an
order to sell real estate. All persons
interested in said real estate ordered to be notified on or before the first
day of Probate Court, Feb. 24. Unless
the contrary be shown by that time Court will order sale to proceed.
Annual settlement of Sudan
E. THEOBOLD executrix of the estate of John THEOBOLD deceased approved.
Court appoints Malinda KELLEY curatrix, of
estate of the KELLEY minors.
Last will of Henry Robert
GNICHWITZ deceased admitted to probate and letters of testamentary granted to
J. F. WALTHER without bond.
J. F. WALTHER appointed curator
of estate of Henry Robert GNITIWITZ [GNICHWITZ] minor, and bond approved.
Letters of administration on
estate of William L. PIPKIN deceased granted to Mary M. PIPKIN.
Upon information filed an
inquiry made by a jury of two men, John W. CHOTT was adjudged to be a person of
unsound mind and incapable of taking care of his own affairs. Barbara CHOTT appointed guardian.
~Circuit Court News~
State vs.
Benj. PATTERSON; fined $1.
Fred FICKEN vs. John EGGERS
et al; motion for new trial overruled.
Cyrus P.
VERNON vs. Fred STRANGE, demurrer over-ruled, deft. Withdrawn demurrer and
files answer.
Fred
SCHAFER vs. R. G. TOWNSEND et al, con’t.
State vs. Malinda DANA, place on docket, con’t
to next term.
State vs.
Arthur EWING, placed on docket for Wednesday, Jan. 22.
State vs.
Wm. BOLE and Walter TRAVIS. Same order.
State vs.
Jas. MURRAY, guilty, 4 years in penitentiary for burglary and larceny.
S. T. WAGGENER vs. Maria F.
BERRY et al, Albert MILLER appointed as guardian ad item for minor defendants
herein.
M. P. HARRIS vs. St. Jos.
Lead Company, continued.
State vs.
Roland BRYANT, six months in jail and $50 fine.
State vs. Oscar L. RUTH,
Pros. Atty. filed information charging defendants with carrying concealed
weapons. Sixty days in jail from
J. E. SMITH et al vs. S. E.
NEWHOUSE et al, passed to Jan. 28.
L. E. DUNLOP vs. Frisco Ry. files motion for security for costs.
Benj. L. LEWIS et al vs.
Carrie M. DICKSON et al, judgment for plaintiffs finding them owners of the
real estate herein described and that defendant have no title claim or interest
therein.
Taylor SMITH, stenographer
of the 27 Judicial Circuit is appointed as special stenographer in the case of
State vs. W. T. DARDIN.
Mary Ann SAFFEL vs. Mrs. E.
POSCH et al, passed to foot of the docket.
State vs.
Fred MILLER, set for Jan. 24, P. S. TERRY counsel for defendant.
State vs.
Annie LOLLIS, continued to May 12.
State vs. W. T. DARDIN,
attachment ordered for Isam STEWART witness for
state.
Elsie MEDLEY vs. Joseph
MEDLEY, continued by agreement, defendant files answer to crossbill.
Della GLOWCZEWSKIE vs. John
GLOWCZEWSKIE passed to Jan. 25.
Ida ABERNATHY vs. Noah ABERNATHY, continued.
State vs. W. T. DARDEN,
[DARDIN] fined $200.
J. C. ROQUES, Mike TIERNEY
and Fred BENDER excused from jury.
T. C. CAGE,
State vs.
Ed EICHELBERGER, nolle prose qui.
State vs. Jno.
State vs. Will GREEN, parole
set aside and capias execution ordered to issue.
I. N. HAMILTON vs. Crystal
City Gun Club, defendant files demurrer.
MERSEAL Allee
Timber Co. vs. J. H. CHILDERS, continued.
L. H. DUNLOP vs. Frisco Ry., time for filing bond extended until 30 days before 1st
day of next term and cause continued at cost of plaintiff.
G. T. LANHAM vs. Est. of
James HOGAN, continued
Elbert FAST vs. Frisco Ry. Judgment for plaintiff for $150 and costs taxed against
plaintiff. Execution ordered stayed for
60 days.
Joseph CROSS vs. Bonne Terre
Ry. jury fines $65.
Plaintiff files motion to enter judgment in double the sum found by
jury. Defendant files motion for new
trial and a motion in arrest of judgment.
Jesse A. SCHAPER enrolled a
member of this bar.
J. N. HAMILTON et al vs.
Crystal City Gun Club, Plaintiff granted leave to file an amended petition.
Herculaneum Lumber Co. vs.
Thos. GOZA: Dismissed by plaintiff.
J. F. DONNELL vs. Aug.
THOMURE: Valley Park Trust Co. allowed $15 for answering - garnishee. Judgment against Valley Park Trust Co.
garnishee for the amt. of $102.69 and ordered to pay within fifteen days. Upon failure execution issue against Valley
Park Trust Co. for same and served with copy of this order.
State vs. Jennie MERSEAL:
concealing birth of child. Two years in
penitentiary. Paroled, bond fixed at
$200.00.
Charles STUMN excused from
jury.
Henry J. HENKEL appointed
deputy sheriff.
~Critically Injured in Mill
at Morse Mill Monday~
A shocking accident occurred
Monday morning in the mill at Morse Mill when
~Petition Legislature to
Remove Circuit Court to DeSoto~
W. E. CROW, George MAHN,
Col. Sol HOBENTHAL, Roy DEAN and a number of others, we are informed, went up
to Jefferson City Wednesday to obtain the removal of Circuit Court to DeSoto by
act of legislature. Why?
~
Why don’t we have more
visitors from among our parents and friends?
We are always glad to see you but we have had hardly a visitor except
Christmas week, when former pupils came; Misses Eva PILLIARD, Kathleen REPPY,
Birdie WILSON, Lena HILL and Mr. Hoyt HOEKEN.
Miss Legia
HILL expects to enter
Supt. R. B. WILSON spent an
afternoon last week visiting the room of the principal.…
~In Memoriam~
R G. MORGAN was born
Mrs. Florenz
HELD of Antonia was buried there Tuesday, Rev. E. J. HAMRICK conducting the
funeral. Mrs. HELD had been a sufferer
of rheumatism for a long time and death was a relief. She is survived by her husband and several
children one of whom is Mrs. L. M. ZENSER who formerly lived in
Mrs. John MCCREARY nee
HENSLEY nee MOSS died at her home near Goldman Sunday the 19th and was buried
Tuesday at lower Sandy Church. The deceased has been a sufferer of dropsy for
several months and her death has been daily expected for two months or
more. She is survived by her husband, a
daughter Mrs. Sam MARSDEN, and six brothers, Richard, Clay, and Philip of
Goldman, Frank of Hillsboro. Mrs.
MCCREARY has been a member of the Baptist church for more than forty years… She
lived more than eighty years…Rev. J. H. PEPPERS of Festus performed the last
sad rites.
~DeSoto Happenings~
More Crews On, Lots of
Visitors, New Preacher
Mrs. Zeno AUBUCHON and Mrs.
MCCARTY of
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar OVERCROME
are the proud parents of a baby girl born Friday.
DeSoto won in the basketball
game with
Miss Susie JONES of
Judge C. S. BOOTH of near
Mrs. Sallie F. BOWLS, the
grand Lecturer of the grand chapter of MO order of the Eastern Star was here
Monday and Tuesday holding a school of instruction Monday afternoon and
evening.
Mrs. W. T. LONG has returned
from
Mesdames O.P. DEVIN and A. F.
SLAWSON will entertain at the former’s home Wednesday
afternoon. The guests will be the
members of the DeSoto Women’s Club.
The Congressional Church has
a new pastor, Rev. MILLAR (?) of
Mrs. John CRANE and baby of
Mrs. A.D. WILLIAMS left
Wednesday for
The Dorcas
Society will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. S.W. CRAWFORD.
Several more crews will run
out DeSoto as the
Miss Addie
LOGAN entertained a number of friends last Thursday evening.
Mrs. Bell MASON is ill at
her home on
Mrs. BENSON and Mrs. R. B.
MUNROE were
Mrs. PRICE of
Miss Nina McLANE is in
P.J. LEVETT, W.A. WELSH and
C.C. MITCHIM were in
C.W.HAVERSTICK has secured
the contract for well drilling on the Frisco and has shipped the machinery to
that road.
Mrs. G.E. LOGAN was the
guest of relatives at
Ed BEISBARTH of
Dan ROUGGLY, M. McMULLEN and T. DONNELL were
Mrs. C.W. MUSE who has been
in poor health for more than a year left for Hot Springs Monday night.
Atty. Sam BYRNS has been
ailing and confined to the house for the past week.
~Marriages~
Louis REIMAN Dittmer
Mary TIEHLAND Oerman
~Good Time at Danby~
One of the most enjoyable
events of the season was the Epworth League social given Friday night. The Hall was beautifully decorated in
white. One of the novel features of the
evening was the guessing of advertisement pictures. A prize being awarded to
the one guessing the largest number which was won by Miss Nora WATT, also the
bean catch, the prize being won by Miss Alice BAKER.
The Danby Literary and
debating society met Saturday evening.
An excellent program was rendered ‘Everyone enjoyed, Why we never
married’, by seven maids and seven bachelors.
Mrs. John Daugherty of Red
Mr. and Mrs. Robert SKINS of
Miss Katherine FUNK returned
from Doe Run, Thursday where he had spent the week with his aunt Mrs. BOYCE.
Rev. GALES and wife spent
the week-end here and attended the League social at the Literary.
Teacher’s of Plattin
Meeting…..Mrs. H. McKAY
STRAUSER, V.P.
~Festus Lad Killed by Train
Thursday~
Charlie LOLLAMANDIER was
killed by a train at Festus last Thursday morning. He worked at
~Buckeye News~
Our school is doing nicely
under the guidance of Miss Bertha HUSKEY.
Clarence OGLE was seen in
this part of the country this week.
Mrs. J.P. SMITH who has been
ill for the past two months is up and around again.
Miss Lena HILL called on the
Misses BUREN last Saturday.
Miss Maria WHITE left Sunday
for
Mrs. Walter DeCLUE has been suffering terribly from a rising in her
head but is somewhat better now.
Leo WOOTEN has returned from
Franklin Co., where he spent a couple of weeks.
~Projected Glass Factory~
Regular Festus
Correspondent, Miss Tillie OBERLE visited in
Fred MOORE and family were
visited last week by their son-in-law, Russel JENKINS
and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Al KENSY of
On Jan. 24, the Triangle
Club will give another of their famous dances.
Dist. Deputy BLUEDORN of the ? Men was here this week. He will organize a lodge at
Mr. and Mrs. I. Ben MILLER
of
Miss Barbara HAEFNER went to
Ste. Genevieve to serve as maid of honor at the LEUER-ROZIER wedding.
Messrs. W. B. PATTERSON and
R. JACKSON of Rush Tower had business in Festus last week.
Robert HOLMAN died last week
of tuberculosis of the lungs. He was the
third member of the family to die of the dreaded disease.
Festus will soon have
another artist’s studio. The parties
have been here looking for a location.
A man was arrested here last
week for representing another agent and soliciting orders. He was fined $10 which he paid and departed a
sadder and wiser man.
A tacky party was given by
the Girl’s Club at the home of Miss Eva PILLIARD Friday night at which there
were some quaint costumes which created a great deal of merriment. Refreshments were served and dancing was
indulged in and all spent a pleasant evening.
Mrs. James MATTINGLY has
been quite ill for several days, her daughter, Mrs. TUCKER of
Mr. Will DRAKE of
The friends of Hon. H.H.
WEAVNER of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry STONE are
rejoicing over the arrival of a fine daughter at their home last Monday.
Miss DUNN, a trained nurse
of
Little
Blind BOONE, the noted
colored musician and his associates will give a concert here Feb. 1st.
S. T. WAGGONER is nursing a
sprained ankle and will not be able to be out for several days.
Father HOLDTSCHNEIDER
received a fall from which he has been confined to his room for several days.
Sam and Pete BARTON of
Mesdames W. L. TOWNSEND and
D. B. FROST attended the funeral of Edwin BEAN in DeSoto.
The BOYER sisters have
succeeded to the insurance business of their father, W. S. BOYER who died a few
weeks ago and will represent the same companies.
F. O. HORN has his boiler on
the ground and will soon have the other machinery for his new cleaning and
pressing plant.
Prof. LUCKEY of
~Docket of
Friday,
January 24—Eleventh Day.
REPPY & IRWIN 91 Judson B. POUNDS vs. W. R.
WILLIAMS demand
P. S. TERRY 92 Katie MILLER vs. Virginia MCCREARY et
al demand
R. A. FRAZIER 93
I. N. HAMILTON et al vs. Crystal City Gun Club demand
P. S. TERRY 94 Rosa CASEY vs. John CASEY divorce
P. TERRY
95 Mary
R. A. FRAZIER 96
Edna COSTIGAN vs. John P. COSTIGAN
divorce
R. A. FRAZIER 97
Edward HINDMAN vs. Lodesky HINDMAN divorce
R. A. FRAZIER 98
Gertrude HAZELBACKER vs. Henry C. HAZELBACKER
R. A. FRAZIER 99
Kate RILEY vs. Frank RILEY
divorce
DAVIS & ERD 99a State ex rel
P. ROBERTS vs. Fred SCHAFER et al action on bond
Thursday, January 23—Tenth
Day
REPPY, TERRY & IRWIN 82 Frank B.
H. B. IRWIN E. C. EDGAR 83
City of DeSoto vs. Henry GARDNER
appeal
REPPY and MILLER,
H. B. IRWIN, E. C. EDGAR 85 City of
[missing,
probably H.B. IRWIN] 86 George
DECLUE vs.
H. B. IRWIN, E. C.
EDGAR 87 City of DeSoto vs. Arthur
WASHBURN appeal
H. B. IRWIN, E. C. EDGAR 88 City of DeSoto vs. Thos. HARNESS appeal
H. B. IRWIN, E. C. EDGAR 89 City of
H. B. IRWIN, E. C. EDGAR 90 City of DeSoto vs.
Charles BURRIS appeal
BRYCE & BEAN 90a C. E. FENN & Co.
vs. C. A. SCHOELKOPF
suit on note
Saturday, January 25—Twelfth
Day
R. A. FRAZIER 100
Mary MAZZELLA vs. Ben
MAZZELLA divorce
R. A. FRAZIER 101
Mary N. LANHAM vs. Joseph LANHAM
divorce
P. S. TERRY 102 Clarence B.
LONG vs. [Katie ?] LONG divorce
P. S. TERRY 103 Birdie LIVARER
vs. N. F. LIVARER divorce
J. G. BERKLEY 104
James COOK vs. Jerusha COOK divorce
J. G. BERLEY 105
Arthur EWING vs. Ella EWING
divorce
R. A. FRAZIER 106
Rebecca E. PAGE vs. George W.
PAGE divorce
R. A. FRAZIER 107
Viola E. MITCHEL vs. Clarence MITCHEL
divorce
Chas. WHITE 108
Hattie REED vs. John REED
divorce
Clyde WILLIAMS 109
Edwin D. LUCKEY vs. Rebecca LUCKEY divorce
Jno. H. REPPY 110
Malissa
RICHARDSON vs. John RICHARDSON divorce
~Transfers~
Jno. W. JUEDE to W. E. FRANKS,
23-41-6, $200.
W. P. WILLIAMS to W. J.
KNORPP, ?-39-4, $50
R. SCHMIDT to J. D. CELLA,
70 acres – 24-40-4, $8500 [$3500 ?]
Caroline
KRAUPA to C. J. SEIDLER, 70.8 acres, Sev 2991,
42&43 5&6, $500.
C. J. SEIDLER to Caroline KRAUPA, same land, $500
Mary E.
?UDING to W. J. KNORPP, 2.04 acres, $885 {$385?]
P. O.
MCCORMACK to D. L. ROUGLY, 1 acres, 2-39-4 $375.
S. P. JOHNSON to Vaclav
PASDORNICK [Pasdernick ?] $1474.75 17
acres.
W. F.
HERBERT to Patrick KAVANAUGH, $600, 3 lots in Festus.
J. A. FLEMING to Geo. W.
MOORE, $345, 5acres in Sulphur Springs
Nelson
HUNT to P. J. RUESS Jr., $400, 18 acres near Sulphur Springs.
J. M.
SYNDER to Wiley Merc.
F. R. B.
STEINMETS to J. B. STEINMETS, $100, 2 acres.
Fannie
WILLIAMS et al to Jno. M.
Fannie
WILLIAMS et al to E. C. EDGAR, lots in DeSoto, $885 {$385?]
John F.
KLEY to S. J. MARSDEN, 100 acres, $3000 [$9000?] sur.
1976.
~MARRIAGES~
Louis RIEMAN, Dittmer…….Mary
TIEHLAND [VIEHLAND ?] Oerman.
~Personal Chat~
Frank NAES of Seckman was in
the county seat on Tuesday.
Leslie ADAMS of DeSoto spent
Sunday here with home folks.
W. H. PILLIARD went to
Festus to spend Sunday with his family.
Theodore HURTGEN has
returned from a surveying trip to Fenton.
Miss Blanche FRAZIER is
spending the week with her sister, Mrs. Reuben SHEIBLE, of DeSoto.
Miss Mamie
HELLER attended the school of instruction at the O. E. S. of
Supt. R. B. WILSON is busy
among the schools aiding the teachers and working up sentiment and interest in
the medals, the writing and the spelling contests…
Mrs. F. E. SPILKER who has
had a severe attack of acute gastritis is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed OLDSHUE of
Mrs. P. C. MCCORMACK of
Hematite and a cousin, Mrs. Hope MORRISON of
Kirkwood JONES and family
and Miss Gussie SELVERS of DeSoto visited Dr. JONES and family Sunday and Miss
Susan returned with them.
Andrew BOEHM
who left
Attorneys E. A. ROZIER of
Dr. R. SCHMIDT of
Thornton HENSLEY of Pevely
visited county seat friends the first of this week.
Dr. DENNY and W. L. CLOVER
of Cedar Hill came in to attend Masonic Lodge Saturday.
Misses Hazel HOYE [BOYE ?] and Kathryn WILLIAMS spent Saturday in DeSoto
visiting, shopping, etc.
B. J. WATERS of Kimmswick
visited his daughter, Mrs. Grover BRISTOL and family Sunday.
G. A. WENOM of Kimmswick has
had to make two trips to Circuit Court within the last week.
John L. BECHLER has sold his
handsome team of matched chestnuts to Dr. R. SCHMIDT of
William and Peter
FREDERITZIE and John F. MILLER, from Maxville were in the county seat
yesterday.
Mrs. J. W. BENSON and Mrs.
Robert MUNROE attended Court here last week and were the guests of Mrs. J. H.
REPPY.
Rev. G. W. HOLMES brought
his brother with him to spend Sunday here.
The young man is a law student.
John R. BAKER and wife of
Maxville were here Tuesday on their way to
Rev. G. W. HOLMES preached
morning and evening here on Sunday and Rev. E. J. HAMRICK will fill the pulpit
next Sunday.
Fred THORPE the insurance
man who is spending the winter here is in
James H. MOSS and his
daughter, Mrs. Sam BYRNS, attended the funeral Tuesday of Mrs. John MCCREARY of
Goldman, sister of the former.
Theodore FRISSELL and George
DOVER of Frumet were here Saturday and returned by way of Ware where they
attended the meeting of the Odd Fellows lodge that evening.
Suppose you all are going
down to DeSoto to hear Blind BOONE 31st Friday night. The wonderful playing of Blind BOONE is well
known but this is the first time he has ever played in this county.
We learn that the fifteen
year old son of L. R. RADECKER of Cedar Hill,
accidentally discharged a shot gun, Sunday, into his hip making only a flesh
wound.
Attorneys E. J. BEAN, S. A.
REPPY, H. B. IRWIN, E. C. EDGAR, besides A. J. BLAIR, W. A. WELSH Sol
HEHENTHAL, Andy LABEAUME, are among DeSoto citizens in the burg this week.
Quite an interesting case
was tried Monday before Justice W. L. STONE, John JAY-NELSON brought suit for
the possession of his farm against Samuel OGLE, NELSONs
theory was that his tenant, James OGLE had terminated his lease by leaving the
farm and going into the hotel business here, Sam OGLE claimed that he was only
looking after the farm for his father, James OGLE who claims that he is still
in possession. The Jury adopted the OGLE
view of the case and NELSON appealed to the Circuit Court.
Henry SCHLEUTER of Kimmswick
and Harris KING of Goldman were callers on the Record yesterday.
Mrs. J. S. KING of Goldman
visited her mother yesterday and the heavy cold rain in the evening compelled
her to stay over night.
A goodly
delegation of Kimmswick were here yesterday as witnesses in the MILES case. Among them Dr. KIRK, Gus and Otto WENOM,
Oscar TAUBOLD, Mrs. Alice MILES, Mrs. CARR, Mrs. Cora G. ADAMS, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph CHURCH, Mrs. M. E. QUICK, and others.
~For
Pierpoint white wyandottes. A
few fine, well matured pullets and cockerels at reasonable prices… F. E. OBERMILLER Kimmswick,
~A Grand Masquerade Ball~
Will be given in Adolph KOHLER’s Hall,
…M. F. ZIMPFER, Mgr.
~Letters of Administration~
Notice is hereby given that
letters administration on the estate of John GOLDBERG, Deceased, were granted
to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Missouri on the
14th day of December, 1912….
Annie GOLDBERG, executrix
~Letters of Administration~
Notice is hereby given that
letters of administration on the estate of R. G. MORGAN, Deceased were granted
to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Missouri on the
11th day of January 1913….
Robert D. MORGAN, Adm.
~Letters of Administration~
Notice is hereby given that
letters of administration on the estate of William L. BOUGHTON, Deceased were
granted to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Missouri
on 26th day of December 1912…
Mary J. BOUGHTON, Administratrix
~Notice of Final Settlement~
All creditors and others
interested in the estate of Frank SCHMIDT,
Deceased…
W. M. SCHMIDT, Administrator
~Notice of Final Settlement~
All creditors and others
interested in the estate of Martin HUNNING,
Deceased…
Fred HUNNING, Administrator
~Notice of Final Settlement~
All creditors and others
interested in the estate of Henry LEIGHT, Deceased…
Anton LEIGHT, Administrator
~Notice of Final Settlement~
All creditors and others
interested in the estate of Jacob REABAN, Deceased…
Ed REABAN, Administrator
~Notice of Final Settlement~
All creditors and others
interested in the estate of Stephen BAST, Deceased…
Maggie BAST, Administratrix
~Notice of Final Settlement~
All creditors and others
interested in the estate of Edna J. FEISELMAN,
Deceased…
Edward J. FEISELMAN,
Administrator
~Notice of Final Settlement~
All creditors and others
interested in the estate of Naomi WHITESIDES,
Deceased…
F. D. WATERS, Administrator
~Notice of Final Settlement~
All creditors and others
interested in the estate of Wm. KOHLER, Deceased…
Peter KOHLER, Administrator