~COUNTY
COURT~
F. B. BOEMLER, repairing
Jno. O'DONNELL, sub. and appr., Mill and
Court met
with Mayor and Council of DeSoto and appointed Aug. ZENSER Commissioner for 3
years.
On petition
of D.E. SMITH, Court orders taxes on 40 acres 27-40-4, collected on value of
$400 and $79.15 in 34-4-4 collected on valuation of $600.
Criminal
Cost Bills allowed as follows:
Jno. A. MEYERS $19.26
Arthur
McKEAN $5.60
Pleasant
PARKER
$29.20
R.
Morken DRAROV (?) $42.10
Walter
GOFF
$59.15
Ed CRAY
$14.48
Benard BISHOFF $8.25
George
KIDD
$56.10
Robert
KELLY
$15.25
B. HOUSE
$14.05
Jack LOVE
$61.
Ed WIDEMAN
$41.90
Wm. COLES
$14.48
Will GREEN
$87.38
Eugene
JACKSON
$37.85
Leo CARBERRY
$16.38
Petition of
citizens of Valle township, requesting the location of
part of DeSoto and
Court
orders $62.35 transferred from Co. Revenue to Dist. Rd.
Fund.
Geo. W.
LOGAN ordered placed on County pension list at $6 per
quarter.
Bond and
Contract of MILLER and BORCHERDING for repairing bridge over Joachim near
Inquest
proceeding approved,
W.L.
BOUGHTON near Horine, $17.62
Wilford VINEYARD,
Sam PETE,
Bills
allowed:
Mrs. Louis
REECE, board, etc. pauper $69.
F.J. ADAMS,
refund witness fees
$10.
Jefferson Democrat pub-ptg. $2.50
Jno. NAES, Jr.,
repairing Wind. Har. Bridge
$8.46
R.A.
MARSDEN, supplies on ch.and jail
$85.27
J.W. ECKLE,
supplies on
J.W.ECKLE,
supplies on ch.and jail $81.03
Peter McLOON, repair on
S.C. CAM road
comm.
$12.00
Geo.
MELTON, repair bridge
$12.40
Thos. DeGONIA, culvert steel $1.00
J.H. WINER,
expenses to Judges meeting,
Harry DAHL,
sheriff waiting on courts etc.
$125.30
J.H. WINER,
salary 5 days and mileage $20.80
W.C.
KERCKEOFF, salary 5 days and mileage $26.00
Court
orders Highway Engineer to make contract with MILLER and BORCHERDING to repair
the
~Dr. GUIBOR
Buried Sunday~
Dr.
Francois L. GUIBOR, Mayor of Maplewood, who was stricken with apoplexy in the
street near his home some two weeks ago, died and was buried in Byrnesville last
Sunday, after the funeral rites at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in
~Obituary~
Mrs. James
N. DONNELL, nee POSTON, died at her home near Jarvis on the 7th and was buried
in the
~Well Known
Man Gone~
John GONZ
died at his home in Cedar Hill, Fri. and was buried Sunday at Byrnsville. Mr. GONZ has been in poor health for a
year and surrendered life at only forty years of age. He was a native of this
county and his many friends and associates regret the passing of a warm friend
and accommodating citizen. He leaves a wife and one child to whom the sympathy
of the community is extended.
~
Ellis
FLEMING died very suddenly at his home west of Kimmswick, February 4th and was
buried two days later at Festus by the Court of Honor and W.O.W. orders of which
he was a member. Mr. FLEMING had a
large number of relatives and friends about the county where he spent years
teaching school. He leaves a wife and six children to mourn his
death.
~Road
Overseers Annual Settlement~
Road
overseers present annual settlement for work ending February 1st. Approved and
balance due ordered paid;
(Dist 15)
Charles WUERTZ
$5.55
(Dist 23)
W.E. MEDLEY
$18.25
(Dist 12)
Wm. FREDERITZIE
$5.25
(Dist 14)
Geo. KOHR
$48.25
(Dist 20)
Fred BAUER
$16.20
(Dist 24)
F. YENECKEK
$5.40 [Yanejeck ?]
(Dist 33)
C. KIDD
$49.20
(Dist 45)
Walter GRIFFITH
$5.10
(Dist 53)
A.H. LANDUYT
$12.38
(Dist 57)
W.E. GROB
$4.20
(Dist
-) T.S.
(Dist 63)
L.B. HENTCHER
$7.40
(Dist 67)
M. NUSSBAUMER
$25.50 [Nussbaum
?]
(Dist 32)
S.J. MARSDEN
$1.01
(Dist 34)
H. McCULLOCH
$73.
(Dist 46)
James RYAN
$6.60
(Dist 54)
R.B. MURRILL
$3.25
(Dist 60)
C.P. CURTIS
$10.82
(Dist 62)
W.C. FINK
$20.60
(Dist 64)
Peter LEE
$2.22
(Dist 68)
Steve JACKSON
$8.95
Planning
for Bridge Across the Meramec
At a
meeting held in
~Kimmswick~
Edw.
MEISNER, of
Mrs. C.H.
DARENBEIM [Darenheim ?] spent last week in
Miss Edna
WHITEHEAD and Miss Minnie MEISNER of Bushburg, are spending a few
weeks in
Mr. DOILUS
[Dollus
?] spent Sunday at his home. He has been in
Chas.
NORMANN is buying cattle and shipping to
~
Resolutions of Respect~
Whereas,
the angel of death has again entered our court and called from our midst to her
eternal reward, our sister, Mrs. Katrena HELD, whose
memory shall ever dear to those who know her, and whereas, in the death of this
esteemed member we are reminded of the uncertainty of life and the rapidity with which our lives are drawing to a
close; be it Resolved, that we, as a court, deeply mourn her death, and sympathy
of the entire membership be extended to the sorrowing ones, in the loss of a
loving wife and a mother, and we commend them to him who comforts all who
sorrow; and be it further Resolved that our character be draped in mourning for
thirty days, that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family;
also to the Jefferson County Record and the official paper for publication, and
that a copy be spread on the records of the court. Dear mother thou has left us, Thy loss
we deeply feel, This God who has bereft u s, He can all our sorrows
heal.
George
SCHNEIDER, Emillie MARTIN and Magdalena KOHLER;
committee
~Marriage
Licenses~
Luther
VALLE,
C.
WHITESIDE,
Simon McCOY,
Wm. MAY,
John L.
THEUSEN, Silica and Margaret E. VINYARD, Horine
Wm. C.
REDHAGE, Oerman and Bertha A. VIEHLAND, Oerman
~New Road
Overseers for Ensuing Year~
(Dist 1)
Hy SCHNEIDER
(Dist 2)
J.J. CONRAD
(Dist 3)
J.C. HILGERT
(Dist 4) A.
John FRANK
(Dist 5)
John McNAMEE
(Dist 6)
Hy OBERHAUS
(Dist 7)
F.B. BOEMLER
(Dist 8)
J.R. BURGAN
(Dist 9)
Albert BROUK
(Dist 10)
A.A. YATES
(Dist 11)
Ben BAUER
(Dist 12)
Joe ZEGLMEYER [Ziegelmeyer]
(Dist 13)
Geo. BENDER
(Dist 14)
Geo. KOHR
(Dist 15)
C. WUERTZ
(Dist 16)
H. SAEGER
(Dist 17)
Jos. WEBER
(Dist 18)
B. GRAHAM
(Dist 19)
G. MELTON
(Dist 20)
F. BAUER
(Dist 21)
D.L. REED
(Dist 22)
M.F. POUNDS
(Dist 23)
W.E. MEDLEY
(Dist 24)
Frank YENICEK [Yanejeck]
(Dist 25)
Leopold ZIPP
(Dist 26)
F.W. RAEBEL
(Dist 27)
Jno.
NAES, Jr.
(Dist 28)
John HERRELL
(Dist 29)
F.A. SEITZ
(Dist 30)
D.W.MURPHY
(Dist 31)
Joseph CIHAK
(Dist 32)
S.J. MARSDEN
(Dist 33)
Cleve KIDD
(Dist 34)
Harmon McCULLOCH
(Dist 35)
John EGGERS
(Dist 36)
F.A. HARBISON
(Dist 37)
W.P. CARROW
(Dist 38)
K.W. MILLER
(Dist 39)
John O'DONNELL
(Dist 40)
Frank HUSKEY
(Dist 41)
Louis LAFFOON
(Dist 42)
Edgar WHITEHEAD
(Dist 43)
Scott NULL
(Dist 44)
George WILLIAM [Williams]
(Dist 45)
J.F. WILLIAMS
(Dist 46)
James RYAN
(Dist 47)
Herman LUHN
(Dist 48)
Frank LIVRAR [Liverah - Liveriah]
(Dist 49)
Andrew PILLEN
(Dist 50)
Andrew JOHNSON
(Dist 51)
D.L. WIDEMAN
(Dist 52)
James J. WILSON
(Dist 53)
Melvin BAKER
(Dist 54)
R.B. MURRILL
(Dist 55)
L.T. SCOTT
(Dist 56)
Martin BECHLER
(Dist 57)
W.F. GROB
(Dist 58)
A.M. CADWALLADER
(Dist 59)
Chas. R. McCLAIN
(Dist 60)
M. PILLIARD
(Dist 61)
T.S.
(Dist 62)
Ed FINK
(Dist 63)
L.B. HENTCHER
(Dist 64)
Peter LEE
(Dist 65)
J. GANNIGER
(Dist 66)
J.H. MORSE
(Dist 67)
Wm. GRETSCHEL
(Dist 68)
W.S. BOYCE
(Dist 69)
A.W. MORSE
(Dist 70)
Jas. WHALEY
(Dist 71)
Louis VIVRETT [Vivette]
(Dist 72)
A. BLACKWELL
(Dist 73)
Leroy G. MOORE
~Probate
Court~
Demand of
J.G. KOCH against estate of Jacob KELLER, dec. for
$68.50 allowed.
Demand of
Dr. Martin DALTON against estate of Jacob KELLER, dec.
for $10 allowed.
Upon
petition filed, court orders Curator, estate of Hugh
WILSON, minor to pay R.A. FRAZIER $50, legal fees.
Demand of
Wm. B. ANSELIN against estate of Benjamin F. CARTILAGE for $20
allowed.
Demand of
Dr. J.J. COUNESFORD against estate of R.F. CARTILAGE for $15
allowed.
$250
ordered appropriated out of estate of LEWIS minors for support and maintenance
for 1913, paid to their mother.
Inventory
and appraisement lists in estate of P.H. BYRNE, dec.
approved.
Annual
settlement of A.W. CHARLESTON, curator GILL minors
approved.
Final
settlement of A.W. CHARLESTON, curator of L.W. GILL minor approved and curator
discharged.
Inventory and appraisement on the
estate of Leroy DOVER, dec.
approved.
Demand of
Dr. DALTON against estate of Geo. J. EVERETT, dec. for
$65.50 allowed.
Annual
settlement of George O. HAYS, curator of the estate of Lafayette SHAW, minor,
approved.
Personal
property of estate of W. L. PIPKEN ordered sold at private
sale.
~Party at
Pevely~
A surprise party was given Saturday
evening, February 8th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
FOSTER,
~Seckman~
Wm. SCHYTT got it in the neck the
past week, which was a carbuncle of ordinary size. Willie was very careful how
he stepped on the frozen ground.
Miss Mary KROBAR of
Wm. SCHULTZ and F. WEBER, cashier of
the House Spring's Bank, were seen driving our road to
Chas. EDINGER has been busy cutting
saw logs since the New Year, for he is going to have a saw mill on his farm this
spring and saw him a lot of lumber to build him a large barn. This gives
everybody a chance to have lumber sawed for building
purposes.
Nick ROESCH has been on the sick
list the past two weeks.
Our school is progressing along
nicely with a good large daily attendance with Mrs. Nellie BRENT as
teacher. Everybody [is] praising
her good work as a teacher.
For
~Young Couple Wed at
Oerman~
Wm. C. REDHAGE and Miss Bertha
VIEHLAND of Oerman were married Tuesday by Rev. E.
RAGLIN, at
Mr. WILLIAMS has opened up a new
meat market next to LAHAYS store.
The water pipes burst Sunday night
and Derwood KETCHUM's barber shop had considerable
water in it. The HAMEL-MEEK dry goods store did not entirely escape, but no
damage was done to the stock of merchandise.
~DeSoto~
Mrs. A. A. WILLIAMS spent last
weekend with relatives at
C. T. JARVIS is attending – at
T.B. EVANS has purchased a new
automobile.
Mrs. Louis SUDDICK spent Sunday with
her sister in
W.J. MAUTHE had business in
Miss Gwendolen BRICKEY arrived home from Fredericktown Thursday
evening and remained until Sunday night.
The Misses BENSON will entertain
their club with a valentine party this week.
Miss Bessie SWALLOW left yesterday
for
Mrs. Scott MARSHAL and daughters
Misses Dolly?
and Monta were in
Rev. SHERMAN of
Mrs. A. S. MEYERS had been quite ill
the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. BR----[Brady ?] arrived home from Irondale on
Saturday.
Mrs. Charles HARMONY from
~Festus~
Mr. J. R. FUNK made a trip to Doe
Run Tuesday.
Miss Agnes BOYER had business in
Miss Marian CHAMBERLAIN spent last
week in
Messrs. SCHWEPPE,
Mr. August CADWALLADER purchased 16
head of dairy cows from Mr. KESNER.
KESNER is going out of the dairy
business.
Miss Maud McCREARY of
Mr. and Mrs. Lee FORSHEE attended
the funeral of Mr. MIDDLETON at
Mrs. Jess WAGGONER visited in
D. W. McCORMACK has been carrying the mail temporarily on Route 1
from Festus, but says he is not stuck on the job.
Mr. Lynn WAGGONER of Danby, came in Friday to attend the moving picture
show.
Mrs. Otto WEIDENSHOLER [Widensoler] of
Frank JOHNSON, mayor of
A man by the name of DENNY had the
misfortune to get his arm badly cut while at work at the factory at
The remains of Miss Mary POSTON were
brought here from
Mr. and Mrs. A. OBERLE were summoned
to Ste. Genevieve by the death of Mr. OBERLE's brother
who died of pneumonia.
Paul BISHLER and Miss BAKER were
married in
H.S. WARWICK, Supt. and Manager of
the new glass factory, has moved his family here and will assume control of
it.
W.B. TOWNSEND of Shelbyville, IL
delivered a lecture here Monday night on Woodcrafts.
The remains of Mr. Ellis FLEMING,
who died near Kimmswick, were brought here for interment last week. Mr. Fleming had formerly lived here and
was employed by Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. for several years, but decided to turn
his attention to teaching and resigned his position at the factory and has since
taught several years in the schools at this county.
Ed OSTERWALD has opened up a jewelry
store, on
Miss Ida BUFFER of
Miss Lucille SMITH of Danby spent
last week with the family of Mr. T. S. BYRD.
A
masquerade party will be given by the daughter of Jess WAGGONER at their home on
H. B. DRAKE is suffering with a
serious case of the mumps.
We understand that there is talk of
another picture show in Festus.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. HOLLADAY were
summoned to Piedmont Tuesday, by the death of Mrs. HOLLADAY's mother.
The business college is flourishing
under the management of Prof's RAGLIN and HENSON, both of whom are considered
first instructors.
Hon. H.H. WEAVER has so far
recovered from his recent attack of pneumonia, to be able to come to town
Saturday.
Little Gilbert DRAKE still remains
in a very critical condition with a complication of ailments.
~Maxwell~
Frank KOHR for many years the
Maxwell wagon maker has rented the J.P. GLATT farm and is going to devote his
time tilling the soil.
August KOEBBE is soon to leave us
and is going to open up a saloon in Barnhart.
Peter FREDERITZI is building a new
auto garage. Benno MEYER is the architect and
builder.
Peter GLATT had a severe case of
homesickness and came out Thursday to get some
Carpenter MEYER, who has been
building up the ridge road with new houses, is back
home resting up.
Phillip GANGLOFF, who has been very
sick, is out and about again talking politics.
For over a week it seems Joe OTT,
one of our most prominent and progressive farmers has something up his sleeve,
perhaps by next week I will be able to tell the young lady's
name.
We just learned that the
~Transfers~
R.V. and Eva WAKEFIELD to
R.V.WAKEFIELD, lot in
W.S. WHITE to R.A. HOLEKAMP, 128
acres, 35-41-4...$4000.
H.S. DALY to
RANKIN Realty Co. to Trustees of
A.M.E. Church, Eight lots in O.T. DeSoto
Frances WOOD to Sarah E. WAGGONER, 3
lots in
F.F. SCHAFFER to F.T. REINEMER, 14
acres, 25-40-3...$880.
MERSEAL-ALLEE Timber Co. to Otto H.
BAURICHTER [Baughrichter], 100 acres, 9-40-4
.....$1.
~Public Sale~
All breeding stock of the Walnut Grove
Stock Farm; John Jay NELSON, owner, will be sold at Public Auction on the farm 1
and 1/2 miles north of Hillsboro, Thursday Feb. 20th. Among other stock offered,
will be two fine stallions, two fine Jacks, 2 yr. old horse colt, two span of
mules, two or three cows and calves, thirteen sheep, hogs and lot of corn and
corn fodder, hay wagons, harness, plows and all farming implements. Terms of
sale: All sums under $5 – cash; All other sums, a credit of one yr. will be
given, purchaser to give Bankable Note bearing 6% interest from date. John Jay
NELSON, George W. RUSSELL, auctioneer.
~Notice of Final
Settlement ~
All creditors
and others interested in the estate of Martis HUNNING, Deceased…
Fred HUNNING,
Administrator
~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 Wm. KOHLER,
Deceased…..
Peter KOHLER,
Administrator
~Notice of Final
Settlement~
All creditors
and others interested in the estate of Naomi WHITESIDE,
Deceased…..
F.B. WATERS,
Administrator
~Notice of Final Settlement~All creditors and others interested in the estate of Edna J. FEISELMAN,Deceased…Edward J. FEISELMAN, Administrator
~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
~Personal
Chat~
W.H. CROW and C.C. MITCHIM were out
Thursday on business.
Mrs. FREEMAN who has been spending the winter here, has returned
to
Esq. Henry MARX was down last
Saturday, paying taxes for his neighbors and paid us a pleasant
visit.
Mrs. J.H. REPPY and the Misses
Kathleen REPPY, Hazel BOYER and Lillie HEMME spent Saturday in
Dr. J.E. JONES had a sale of
personal property on Monday and is making preparations to move to DeSoto next
month.
Dr. and Mrs. L.A. CHAMBERLAIN and
young daughter of DeSoto spent the weekend here with Dr. and Mrs.
MOCKBEE.
W.E. DIEHL and Wenzel BUFKA of the
North end, were out here Saturday, attending to
business matters in the Probate Court.
Peter L. GLATT has returned to the
county from the city and will take up farm life once more, as it is more to his
liking. He was here on business Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W.R. DONNELL and son,
Jim of Festus and Dr. Newman DONNELL, of
Edwin FORREST has captured several
fine red foxes lately with pelts which will meet ready sale. One of our teachers
bought two the other day to make a scarf to match her
muff.
Supt. B.B. WILSON spent last week
visiting the Festus and
For
Quite an interesting lawsuit was
pulled off Saturday, before Justice STONE. A furniture company of
For Sale: As we expect to move to
our Fair-View Breeding Farm, will offer for sale on Thursday, February 27th at
the Baily Station Farm the following; 1 pair matched
sorrels…, 1 bay horse…, 3 mules…, 1 bay horse colt and 1 yearling bay colt…, 20
head dairy cows, 1 Durham bull, 16 head of hogs, a few farming implements and
other things, too. Terms; under $10, cash, over $10 a credit of 6 months on
bankable note will be given. L.W. LUCAS and son; Geo. W. RUSSELL, auctioneer.
Mumps prevail throughout the
county.
Atty. J. H. REPPY is in
Oscar TAUBOLD of Kimmswick was here
Tuesday on business.
Richard CREAN and sister, Miss Katie
were in the County Seat on
Tuesday.
Byron, the second son of Circuit
Clerk, W.J.A. SCHUBEL is ill of pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. R.B. WILSON and Miss
Blanche FRAZIER spent Monday in
Prosecuting Attorney Albert MILLER
and his young son are confined to the house by mumps.
Mrs. Marie ESCOFFER of Kimmswick and
sister, Mrs. MAYS of Festus were here Tuesday on business.
Miss Lena SCHULZ of
John Jay NELSON sells his live stock
and farming implements next Thursday the 20th at his farm one mile
north of
Wanted: Girl for general
housework.
German preferred. Apply in person
or write to J.M. CHRIST, the Baker,
Robt. C. ROESCH will have a sale of farm
implements and household goods besides a fresh cow and a driving horse March 15
at the Ed ROESCH farm between Seckman and Kimmswick.
Collector John HELLER drove in
Tuesday in his new automobile making the trip from House Springs in an hour and
fifteen minutes, a distance of 18 miles through melting snow and sloppy
roads.
Misses Nellie SCHNEIDER, Gertie BUCHMILLER, and Dollie
MILLER started to DeSoto yesterday when a mile out of town they were run into by
four young men from DeSoto. The
buggy was broken and the horse captured at
The last number on the Y.M.C.A.
entertainment course of five took place last night, and was attended by a number
of
Theodore HURTGEN was kicked in the
head by one of his horses Monday and narrowly escaped death. He heard his horses fighting in the
stable and ran out to the rescue to find one on its back in the manger. He grabbed an axe to break the manger to
pieces to liberate the horse. In
its scramble to roll over and out, it kicked Mr. HURTGEN above the temple near
the eye with an ice shoe, inflicting an ugly wound. The wonder is that it did not prove
fatal. The horse was
uninjured.