~THOSE SPELLING CONTESTS
SATURDAY~
The Township Spelling Contests took
place Saturday and were highly interesting to parents and visitors in
attendance.
Plattin Township spelled at Plattin
school. Thirteen contestants from seven schools spelled. Three hundred and forty
words were spelled and the winners were Amelia KNORPP of Flucom school, who
missed 6, Blanch KOLLER [Kohler ?], Danby school, missed 7, and Otto WEGMAN,
Plattin school, missed 11. The other schools taking part were Saltpeter,
Pleasant Grove, High Ridge and Haverstick.
The teachers of the winners are,
The Big River Contest resulted in
the honors going the Dewey L. MANION of Ware School with John W. HOPSON teacher,
ranking first, and Edward BRUNS and A. BLAKE of the Morse Mill school ranking
second and third with John TIERNEY, teacher. Hurrah! for Big
River.
~Pleasant
The recital under the auspices of
the Methodists last Saturday night was highly interesting and enjoyed by a full
house. The program was given by well known and popular talent with the exception
of Mr. HOLMES and Mrs. Will ENGLAND, both of Hematite. They were both new to
~Marriage
Licenses~
William
FRANKLIN........
Mary E.
GRAVES............
L.O.
GAMASCHE...........DeSoto
Lucille C.
SCHERPE.........DeSoto
Bertha
HARNESS.............
~COUNTY COURT
NEWS~
Petition of W. F. FRANKS for
dramshop license taken up, also remonstrance motion asking court to discuss
remonstrance filed. Testimony heard
and case taken under advisement.
Dramshop licenses granted as
follows:
A. COZAUX,
new,........................Festus
Joseph ALCOCK,
renewal,............Festus
Accounts allowed as
follows:
Matt NUSSBAUMER, sub. and appr. Dist. 27....$71.95
Edgar MARSDEN,
sal,..........................................45.00
Ware Camp, room rent,
Elections...........................3.00
C.M. STEPHENSON, for sawing
C.H.& J. wood...11.30
Green HEARST, drayage of road
drags................1.50
Attica Bridge Co., 6 road
drags..........................100.00
James WHALEY, repairing
road.........................20.00
F. J. ADAMS, postage and
Exp............................3.90
NORVEL Mfg. Co., disinfect,
etc.......................100.00
F.J. ADAMS, treas, presents
settlement of warrants and script redeemed by him: {a list of total costs was
listed…}
On petition of Mary WILCOX, court
ordered all taxes due on lot 14 Gamel add. Festus collected in valuation of
$300.
Court orders Mrs. Clara L. MILLER
kept at Hospital number 4 as a county patient from
Court orders dramshop license of
David T. DEES in Festus revoked.
Engineer ordered to stake off road
running thru Wm. WATT's farm on DeSoto and Valle Mines road and require fences
removed from said right of way.
Accounts allowed as
follows:
J.W. ECKLE,
supplies.................................$39.97
BUXTON and SKINNER, 8
bills....................10.04
Jno. KREINBEDER, const.
elec.....................1.50
H. McCULLOCH, road dist. No.
34................18.15
Geo. D. BARNARD & Co.,
tiling.....................5.40
S.C. CAMPBELL,
salary.............................118.10
Dr. HENSLEY,
contagion...............................8.00
COUCH and POLK, taking pauper to
farm.....8.00
Salary; 3
Sheriff............................................................15.00
~
Fred KREINHEDER got his hand hurt on
a wood saw some time ago. But I don't suppose it was very much because Fred is
laughing same as usual.
John FRANK seems to be kept real
busy sawing lumber for neighbors.
Our teacher has had a bad cold for
the past few days and she has two substitute teachers, Miss Madge FRANK and Miss
Edna AOT(?).
Miss Stella FRANK, who has been
working in
Fred SCHEYBEL and Royal YATES from
Sugar Creek attended the exercises at Cedar school the evening of Feb.
22.
Wm. BROUK one of our neighbors who
was living on the old SNEUER place has moved, and we have for new neighbors, Mr.
JONES and family.
The entertainment and pie social at
Cedar school the evening of February 22nd was just fine. Those who took part in it from out of
school were, Misses Laura HELLER, Dorothy FRANK, Adeline ALT, Anna MILLER,
Louisa KREINHEDER, and Messrs. Arch FRANK, Gerhardt KREIENHEDER, Willie WOLGAST
and Fred HELLER.
George BROUK of Bear Creek was, it
seemed like, the only one who cared for pie, because he bought six, but I guess
George was hungry. Louis KING bought a pie but he did not wait to see whose it
was but went home. The owner of the pie would like to have the plate returned.
Since the parcel post has started in
our mail carrier, Clayton ROQUES is kept quite busy.
~LEE VICINITY~
Monday February 24, Prof. GIBBONS
organized a Farmers Club among the farmers of this vicinity. Among those who
joined were Messrs, Peter PAUL, Mark LEE, J.C. STIRLING, and Frank WARNER. The members will hold a meeting at the
school house Monday, March 11.
John RIORDAN and family have moved
to
Miss Alice O'FARRELL of Richwood has
been spending a few days with home folks.
The Misses Maud, Alice and Louise
O'FARRELL, Mr. FRANK and Arthur O'FARRELL, Mr. Francis POPE and Chas. WAMSGANG
called on Miss CALLET last Sunday evening.
All enjoyed a pleasant evening.
~SUNNY SIDE
NEWS~
Why Hello! The correspondent hasn't froze up yet
even if March did come in with a snow blizzard. We had such fine spring weather few days
ago thought winter was gone for good.
Mrs. John HAAS is spending a few
weeks with relatives in St. Louis.
The party at LEISERS Saturday night
was a howling success, was well attended and all report a grand
time.
Walter HINSLEY of East St. Louis
spent a few days with his mother last week returning to his work
Saturday.
Mitch BERCHOFFER has bought a new
steel range and says he is going to get a young lady to cook on it so look out
girls it may be one of you.
George VAUGHN and family have moved
on the BOYANCHEK place and intend farming there this
summer.
The box supper at ARMBRUSTER
Saturday night was well attended and all report a grand
time.
~TRANSFERS~
Dollar Amount
Albert GROTHE to Thos. L. QUINN, 9a,
35-40-4........................ ...........$700
Geo. MAHN to Matilda HUSKEY, lot,
Davis ad, DeSoto............... ............26
Eph. BLACKWELL to J.C.
BAILEY...................................................
.........800
J.L. McFARLAND to J.M. SNYDER, 6
lots in DeSoto.................... ….....1100
A. BEATTE to Ora BEATTE, 2a,
12-89-6..................................................200
Mary S. SIEBUM to Theresa SIMON,
36a, Sur. 3011.................................50
Jno. L. SELF to Arnold LOWENSTEIN, 2
lots in DeSoto..............................1
A. LOWENSTEIN to J.L. SELF,
same...........................................................1
D.L. ROUGGLY to W.J. KNORPP, 1a
2-309-4.............................................1
J.F. KLEY to J.A. KLEY, roadway,
Sur. 1976...............................................50
S.W.CRAWFORD to W.S. TURMEN, 2 lots
in DeSoto................................60
Bonne Terre F. and C. Co. to Thomas
E. KIRK, 75a, Sur. 3028-42-4.......450
Deitrich MEIER to Helen SURKAMP,
444a, 9-42-4.......................................1
Jos. QUIN et al to Elizabeth BECK,
et al, land Sur. 2019-42-6......................1
J.M. SNYDER to F.L. GAYLORD, 2 lots
in DeSoto.......................................40
J.W. RUSSELL to G.W. Russell,
12.55a, 21-41-4.......................................100
N. R. RITCHER, et al to Sarah (no
surname) 2 lots, Mahn's ad, DeSoto...1200
P.L. BECKHAM to M.F. HERRINGTON,
32-40-4.......................................1000
P.P.G.Co. to L.D. BOWMAN, lot in
L.D. BOWMAN to C.F. LEE, lots in
C.L. BARNHART to Jas. P. PRECAVO(?),
lot in Barnhart..........................100
Eph. BLACKWELL to J.C. BAILEY, 85a,
8-30-7..........................................800
Chas. DECNER [Decker ?] to R.A.
MARADAO [Marsden ?], 92a, 1010-41-4..5000
~FESTUS ITEMS~
We are sorry to have to report the
death of T.V. ROBINSON's father at Flat River. Mr. ROBINSON was summoned home
and wrote back that his father died last week of Bright’s disease.
DRAKE's family had undergone a siege
of sickness, little Gilbert being the first one, and hovered between life and
death for many weeks. Mrs. DRAKE
had a serious attack of neuralgia. Mr. DRAKE had mumps and is just well, now
Celeste, Winsor and Norman have the mumps.
Miss Dora EHRICHS was summoned to
Palm Beach, Fla. by the serious illness of her father, Judge Theodore EHRICHS
who is in a sanitarium. She started
at once for Palm Beach.
Mrs. S.C. LEAP has been quite ill
for several days.
H.L. MARBURY has been confined at
home with sickness for about two weeks.
Frank DABNAR [Dahuar ?] of
Mesdames C.E. GEIBLER and T.C.
BRICKEY were Pevely visitors Thursday.
~PROBATE COURT
NEWS~
The following settlements have been
approved:
Jos. COROLLA, dec, F. LEUTZINGER,
adm.
Margaretta BAUER, dec., Henry F.
BAUER, ex.
Henrietta HENTCHER, dec,. F.E.
HENTCHER, ex, discharged.
Stephen BAST, dec, Maggie BAST,
exx., discharged.
CAPE minors, W.E. PYLE,
cur
Henry LEIGHT, dec., Anton LEIGHT,
adm.
Nancy J. DOVER, dec, George P. DOVER
and L.A. CRAIG, exs.
F.M. WIDEMAN, dec., Wm. WIDEMAN,
adm.
Martin HUNNING, dec., Fred HUNNING,
adm.
Andrew HOFFMAN, dec. P.S. TERRY,
adm.
Mary J. HYDE, dec., A.A. SMITH,
adm.
Chas. YATES, dec., Jonas YATES,
adm.
Susan B. CRAIG, dec. L.A. CRAIG,
adm.
Geo. DREW, dec., Edw. Drew,
ex
W.G. GOFF, dec., Emma E. GOFF
exx.
Edna FIESELMANN, dec., Edw. H.
FIESELMANN, adm.
Edw. KEISER, dec., Felix LEUTZINGER,
adm
Delia E. MOORE, dec., K.B. MOORE, adm.
Emily SEAT, dec., Sam F. SEAT,
adm.
Jacob REABAN, dec., Edward REABAN,
adm.
Frank SCHMIDT, dec., W.M. SCHMIDT,
adm.
Christina PIES, dec., John PIES,
adm.
Emily J. WILLIAMS, dec., Felix
LEUTZINGER
Maria OGDEN, dec., Felix LEUTZINGER,
adm.
James W. WILSON, dec., W.C.
MANION.
Inventory and appraisement lists in
the estate of William ZEURN, dec. approved
~Township Teacher’s Meeting
Programs~
Meramec Township Teacher’s Meeting
at High Ridge School, March 15, 1913, at 11:00 a.m.
Paper….Walter
BUXTON
Discussion….Edw. REMMELL
[Hemmell?]
Paper…..Miss
CLARK
Discussion….Supt R.B.
WILSON
Paper….Miss Hannah
BALLEFAR
Discussion….John GASILY and M.C.
DAUTEN?N
Paper….Hattie
ABERNATHY
Discussion….Herman RAGLIN [RAGIM?]
and W.J. HILGERT
Announcements….Supt. R.B.
WILSON
W.J. HILGERT,
V.P.
-Joachim Township-
At Festus, MO, March 15th,
1913
Paper….Anne
HEIDORN
Discussion….R.V. [E.V.?]
ABERNATHY
Factors Conditioning….Miss Coral
RIEF
Discussion….A.G.
PICKINS
Paper….Miss Zoe
BOOTH
Discussion….Jean A.
CALDWELL
The Social Phase….Miss Lebelva
CONELLY
Discussion…Mrs. A.M.
WITTRAM
Paper….Miss Blanche
VAUGHAN
Discussion….Miss Hannah
HECK
Paper….Miss Mary
McLOON
Discussion….June SMITH and Estella
BAILEY
Measuring Results….Miss Hettie
HAPKI
Discussion….Charles J.
WHITE
Announcements…Supt. R. B.
WILSON
Chas. J. WHITE, Pres. – Miss Maud
KELSO, Secy.
~DESOTO ITEMS~
Walter BLACK and wife of Silica
spent Sunday here.
Mrs. Owen and Mrs. Lloyd YOUNG
departed for Hot Springs Friday evening for a stay of several
weeks.
Chris CAMPBELL of Teague, TX was
here looking after his farm south of town last week.
Miss Blanche HERRICK, a former
DeSoto girl and Miss Mariam BERGMANN, instructor in – in DeSoto schools will
give a concert at the Jefferson Theatre Thursday evening.
Miss Fern HARRINGTON who visited St.
Louis has returned home.
The DeSoto Woman's Club will meet
Friday March 7th with Mrs. Theodore WALTHER. Roll Call: Anecdotes of the U.S. presidents. How
new political parties are formed, Mrs. MEEK. Educational Qualifications for the
voter. Should there be any? Mrs. A.L. AMIDON; Discussion by club, Current
Events, Business, Mrs. Kincaid LEADER.
Mrs. MURDOCK is teaching for her
sister Miss Julia KLENN who has been absent from school duties for several weeks
on account of illness.
Mr. I. SILVERSTEIN and daughter,
Mrs. TZINBERG returned from St. Louis Saturday evening. Mrs. TZINBERG has been quite ill at St.
John's hospital the past week.
W.W. ALLEN of Chicago spent the
week-end with his wife.
Dr. F. Emmet SKINNER attended a
banquet of the Tri-Medical association at the Planters Hotel in St. Louis Monday
night.
A.L. AMIDON who has been in Illinois
returned home Saturday night.
Miss Delphine REBB of Florissant is
the guest of her sister Mrs. A.J. BLAIR.
Ed HANSAN the genial traveling man
spent Sunday at home. Monday
morning he called on merchants at Horine, returning home that
day.
E.C. White spent Sunday with his
family.
Miss Genevieve GIBSON was surprised
Friday evening by a number of friends at her home on 5th street. Music and contests were the
diversion.
Mr. and Mrs. George PATTERSON of St.
Louis are the guests of Judge and Mrs. Tom DONNELL.
C.T. JARVIS and wife are spending
the week at Potosi.
The ladies of the 4th street M.E.
Church are making great preparations for their annual entertainment on St.
Patrick’s Day at the home of Mrs. W.A. COUCH.
Mr. and Mrs. S.V. CARSON left Sunday
night for Charleston.
J. HAMEL spent Sunday in St. Louis
with relatives.
Miss Etta CAMPBELL who has been in
St. Louis the past two weeks returned home Tuesday.
Col. DEAN has gone to Washington
D.C. to be present at the inaugural ceremonies. Gov. MAJOR and his Colonels went in a
private car.
Gust HAMEL, Jr. has gone to Newport,
Arkansas where he has engaged in business. Mr. HAMEL who has been a cashier of
the German American Bank for several years was presented with a handsome diamond
ring by the directors before his departure as an expression of the appreciation
of services rendered and a token of their good will.
Ed MERSEAL and W.P. GRAHAM have gone
to Hot Springs Arkansas for a sojourn of two weeks.
~FESTUS~
Charlie WELSH secured the
appointment as R.R. mail carrier on Route 1 from Festus and was to enter upon
his duties at once. But after due
consideration, decided he did not desire to work for
Uncle Sam and tendered his
resignation before he began.
Miss Bertha SCHAFER [Schaeffer ?]
entertained the teachers of the public school at luncheon Thursday
evening.
J.O. PAPIN and Frank BRICKEY, Jr.
attended the auto show in St. Louis and Mr. PAPIN talks of investing in a
machine.
Prof. RICHARDSON has returned from
Florida and taken charge of his music class here, to the delight of his
pupils.
Harry KOHLER of St. Louis visited at
home Sunday.
Vest WAGGONER of Alton, Ill. visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess WAGGONER Sunday.
Mrs. Gertrude TEAROE of St. Louis
spent last week with Festus friends.
Clarence VAUGHN of St. Louis came
down Sunday to visit his mother and family.
Jake REIS is very sick at his
daughter's who reside near Zion.
Roland SCHAFER [Schaeffer ?] who has
a position in St. Louis spent Sunday with his parents
here.
Miss Lucille SMITH of Plattin was a
visitor at T.S. BYRD's last week.
Little Charlotte EVANS of Washington
Co. is a visitor at her aunt's, Mrs. Lee FORSHEE.
Mrs. Aaron MOORE entertained a
number of friends Tuesday in honor of Mrs. KRAMER of St. Louis.
Glenn JOLLY, cashier of
James HEDDLE has purchased a lot in
A merchant by the name of DANKS from
Cape Girardeau with his family now occupy the PHILLIPI house in
Paul POLITTE formerly of Washington
County was killed by a freight train Tuesday near Horine. His remains were taken to Mineral Point
for interment.
Mr. And Mrs. E. C. FLINT and little
Virginia arrived here on the late Frisco Saturday. They had been in Kansas City and Omaha
for three weeks, but learning that Mrs. FLINT's brother, Du Bart LEAGUE was ill
with pneumonia, returned home, reaching St. Louis Saturday morning and came on
to Festus the same evening. Du Bart
is better.
Prof. McMULLEN of the DeSoto
business college was renewing old friendships here Saturday. Everyone was glad to meet him here
again.
Rev. and Mrs. EVANS went to Tenn. to
visit his mother instead of to Mississippi, to visit his father as it appeared
in items last week.
The CLARK family will be here about
March 15 to begin a series of meetings in the Christian church. They have the
reputation of being "great revivalists".
~Sunny Side~
Henry HAAS, Harry TOLBERT and Harold
WARRINER visited at JENNINGS Bros. Saturday.
Gus FRIEDMEYER has bought a span of
mules and intends farming this year.
Mr. George WILSON passed thru our
burg today with a matched team of black horses and a new covered top buggy
hunting a horse trade. George is
full of business and always on the traffic.
Thomas HANLON sold a fine cow and
calf to H.A. WARRINER last week.
Hiss Emma HINDSLEY called on Mrs.
Edna JENNINGS Sunday afternoon.
Mr. TOLBERT passed thru our burg one
day last week breaking a young horse to saddle.
George VAUGHN made a business trip
to Plattin Monday.
Reuben SUTHERLAND passed thru our
burg one day last week.
Well Tuesday is inauguration day and
Mr. WILSON takes the seat as president and look out for some more good old
Democratic times as was in '92 and '96.
Thomas DONNELL called on JENNINGS
Bros. one day last week.
The Deputy sheriff Mr. EAVES called
on a few of our neighbors last week collecting taxes. Pay up boys and avoid expenses.
Charley BRYANT is working at Gus
FRIEDMEYER's for the summer.
~NOTICE~
All those indebted to the estate of
the late John GONZ are respectfully requested to call and pay his widow, the
undersigned.
Mrs. John GANZ,
admx
~Personal
Chat~
Ed MONBAU (?) of Dittmer was in
Friday.
John? BECK(?) of Hematite was here
on business Friday.
Charlie BECHLER was in town
Monday.
Post Master SEIVERS was here on
business Friday.
Miss Katheryn WILLIAMS spent Sunday
with friends.
Mrs. Josie PETERS of Kimmswick was
here on Probate business Friday.
Mrs. R. G. HOEKEN and Uncle Bent
MOSS of Sandy were here Saturday.
Dr. W.W. HALL of Sulphur Springs had
business in the County Seat, Monday.
Misses Lena and Legia HILL spent the
week home with their grandparents.
Bert OGLE and Miss Ruth SIMCOX of
Victoria attended the recital here Saturday.
Frank SHEIBLE visited here a few
days last week and then went to Cedar Hill, Saturday to
locate.
Supt. R. B. WILSON spends the next
two days in DeSoto conducting the March teachers
examination.
W.H. PILLIARD went home to Festus to
spend Sunday and took John and Martha REPPY with him for a
visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles HERMAN of
DeSoto spent the weekend here with Recorder Charles HEMME and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Will ENGLAND of
Hematite attended the recital and were the guests of Mrs. and Mrs. John
REPPY.
F.T. REINEMER, Miss Huldah and Mrs.
Will G. REINEMER, of Cedar Hill attended Eastern Star here Monday
night.
Misses Birdie WILSON and Kathleen
REPPY spent the weekend with Miss Eva PILLARD in Festus who entertained for
them.
Quite a load of young people came
over from Hematite to attend the recital Saturday night chaperoned by Mr. and
Mrs. G.W. HOLMES.
March did not come in like a lamb,
three inches of snow on the ground and the thermometer down to 8 degrees, Sunday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence MARSDEN of
Route one attended the spelling contest here Saturday. They had two children among the
contestants who proved excellent spellers.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. SPILKER, Miss
Mary HOEKEN and Mr. THOMAS made a trip to DeSoto Friday afternoon and returned
in a blinding snow storm, and it was the last day of
February.
Mrs. Gus SHEIBLE entertained a crowd
of little girls to honor her little sister, Anna ECKLE Saturday afternoon. Games
and refreshments of the kind that little girls love made the time pass
happily.
The young people had a dance at the
hall Friday night in compliment in Fred SHEIBLE who left Monday morning to take
his place among the professional ball players, as a pitcher for the Cardinals.
He left Monday for Columbus, Georgia.
Mrs. W. L. STONE gave a quilting
yesterday.
Miss Mary HOEKEN is visiting St.
Louis.
Mrs. Albert MILLER and son Alvin are
recovering from the mumps.
John H. MORSE of Plattin Township
was in our city Tuesday.
R.B. and Kirkwood JONES were out
Tuesday to interview county courts.
Clarence HINSON of Morse Mill
attended the dance here Friday night.
Misses Lillie HEMME and Bessie
BUSCHER attended a reception in DeSoto, today.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick MARSDEN visited
William ZISKIE and family near Horine Sunday.
Wanted – Girl for general housework
for family of four. Mrs. Chas. HEMME, Hillsboro, MO.
Victor HILL after a visit to
relatives and friends in Hillsboro left Sunday afternoon.
Miss GOODMAN of Silica and Miss
Leola OGLE of Festus are visiting James T. OGLE and
family.
For Sale – Fresh cow and Holstein
calf. Henry HURTGEN, Hillsboro,
MO.
For Sale – 14 inch John Deer-Sulky
plow at Frank BECHLER’s shop.
John W. RUSSELL and John F.
MOTHERSHEAD and bride of Morse Mill have gone to Spencer, Idaho to make their
home.
Mr. and Mrs. W.J. CLOVER of Cedar
Hill and Mrs. George BIRK and daughter of Byrnesville attended Eastern Star here
Tuesday night.
Hugh WINER’s wife and babies are
visiting at Judge WINER’s at Morse Mill. Mr. WINER has sold out at Valley Park
and will locate elsewhere, possibly in Texas.
Mathew T. CHESTNUT and J.D.
HOUSEMAN, Jr. were here yesterday. Mr. CHESTNUT assures us that Montesano Park
will very surely be on the map when the season opens.
Wanted – Housekeeper at once, salary
as per arrangement, no trifling.
Call on or write. Louis B.
WEPPNER, Pevely, MO, Rt. 1.
One of our best citizens slipped
quietly away Tuesday morning without giving a definite account of his
whereabouts. We are forced to believe there is romance in his movements. Watch
for particulars next week.
For Sale – Matched team of Grey
Mules, 16 hands high, and about 12 years old, and a set of double harness. Guaranteed at a bargain. Must sell at once. Jacob KUECHENMEISTER, Sr., West
Kimmswick, Rt. 4.
Richard STADELMAN, John R. BAKER and
August KOEBBE from the north end were in town Monday. Mr. KOEBBER has been the manager of the
Cedar Crest Club for some years but has served his connection with the club and
will start a Saloon at Barnhart opening about the 12th of this
month.
James BYRNE and Paul D. CABLE were
in town Monday. Mr. CABLE secured a franchise from the county court to erect
cables, string wires, etc. along and over the county roads for the purpose of
converting electrical energy. While matters have not reached the construction
stage the plan is to utilize the waters of Big River as a generating force to
produce electricity for sale for power purposes and the Byrnesville dam will no
doubt be the scene of some interesting developments and blaze the way for big
improvements.
For Sale – 300 pounds clover seed –
T.C. CAGE, Hillsboro, Rt. 2.
For Sale – Three fresh milk
cows. Also re-cleaned clover
seed. Felix Leutzinger, Hillsboro,
Rt. 3.
Eggs for sale – from purebred Single
Comb Rhode Island Red Chickens.
RedWing strain, $1.00 per 15.
Mrs. Ray CALDWELL, Hillsboro, Mo, Rt. 1.
For Sale – Farm of 80 (60?) acres,
large house and barn, 1 mile southwest of Kimmswick on state road good springs,
plenty fruit, 50 acres in cultivation, $3,500.00. Apply to Oscar TAUBOLD, Kimmswick,
MO.
For Sale – 16 ton of hay, 8 of
millet, 8 of clover. Call on Peter
M. WILLIAMS, Victoria, MO.
Notice-Now
All those who are interested in
organizing a band in Hillsboro are requested to meet at the office of W.J.A.
SCHUBEL on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m.
~Probate
Court~
Inventory list of the estate of the
SMITH minors approved.
Last will of Robert WILLIAMS, dec,
probated and letters testamentary on said estate granted to James E. WILLIAMS
without bond.
Inventory and appraisement lists in
the estate of John GONZ dec. approved.
Letters of administration on estate
of George RAPP, Sr. dec to Geo. RAPP Jr.
Clyde WILLIAMS appointed to assess
Collateral Inheritance tax estate of Norval HUSKEY dec.
Same order on estate of Alex
HOUGHTON dec and Robert J. WILLIAMS dec.
John F. WILLIAMS appointed curator
of the estate of Willie, Billie, and Ralph WARNE minors.
Annual settlements were made as
follows:
Name of
est.................................................Adm, Ex., cur,
etc.
J. BLOECHER [Blocher
}............................Minnie BLOCHER, ex.
Ette
McMULLEN........................................J.L.
McMULLEN
Emile
HEINZ................................................Louise HOFFMAN
GRAB
Minors................................................Peter GRAB,
cur
Casper
LEVERING....................................Wm. J. HAMPBEL
KRAMME
minors.......................................Anna KRAMME
M.B.
HOELZEL..........................................Selma
HOELZEL
R.G.
MADISON..........................................S.T.
WAGGENER
W.D.
McCARTY.........................................E.S.
McCARTY
McCARTY
minors......................................Wm. McCARTY
Alex
BOUGHTON......................................Hettie
BOUGHTON
Harriet
STEWART.....................................W.H. WALKER
Geo.
FLINT................................................Chas.
HEMME
PIERCE
minors..........................................W.R.
WILLIAMS
Benj.
MITCHELL........................................Frank
PERKINS
Fred
PETERS...........................................Josie
PETERS
Chas.
SMITH..............................................King D.
SMITH
M.
SCHLOSSER.......................................Fred
SCHLOSSER
R.A.
VINYARD...........................................Ross VINYARD,
ex.
H.W.A.
RUST.............................................Frank
FROELICH
D.
WIDEMAN............................................Jno.
ANDERSON
P. TSCHUMPERT, insane,
.....................Felix LEUTZINGER, adm.
O.M. SLINKARD appointed guardian and
curator of the estate of N.B. CHENOWORTH minor.
Administration of estate of Annie
SIDES, dec. ordered to sell real estate at public or private
sale.
Same order in John WALSH
estate.
Same order in estate of Mary A.
MANESS.
Inventory list in the estate of
Willie, Billie and Ralph WARNE, minors. approved.
Inventory list in the estate of
Walter B. WARNE and Freddie W. WARNE, minors approved.
Upon petition, court orders curator
of estate of Ralph WARNE and Willie, Billie, minors to sell their interest in
the real estate for cash in hand at private sale.
The appraisement list of the estate
of Walter WARNE and Freddie WARNE approved.
Upon petition filed March 3 by John
LEBOUHE, plaintiff and the Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. defendant the judge orders
a temp. Same order as
above.
Curator's report of private sale of
the real estate of Walter WARNE and Freddie WARNE, minors, March
4.
Same in estates of Willie, Billie
and Ralph WARNE, minors.
Upon petition filed, the court
orders the curator of the estate Walter G. WARNE and Freddie W. WARNE, minors to
sell their interest in the real estate for cash in hand at private sale, first
having the same appraised according to law.
Sale bill in the estate of P.H.
BYRNE approved.
All the final receipts in the estate
of Henrietta HENTCHER, dec filed and executor discharged.
The estate of James HOGAN published
and approved by the court to sell all the real estate for cash in hand at public
or private sale and report.
Upon Petition filed March 3, by
William PARKS, plaintiff and the Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. defendant. After hearing and reading the petition
the judge orders that a temporary injunction be granted herein enjoining the
defendant from entering into or upon a certain public street for purpose of
building any fence upon or across or along said lands.
~Hillsboro School Notes~
The Honor Roll which was attained by
Good Deportment for past month contained the following
names:
Room 1: Hilda HEILAND, Irene WILLIAMS, Byron
SCHUBEL, Fern FORREST, Leona REILLY, and Martha REPPY
Room 2: Ruth LEUTZINGER, Norma ULLRICH, Mary
LEUTZINGER, Burnell SCHUBEL, Clarence ECKLE, Myrtle GRIFFITH and Blanche
PIERCE.
In estimating the averages for the
past two months, it is found that the highest grades in every subject in the B
class were made by Norma ULLRICH, Mary LEUTZINGER and Ralph WARNE. In the C Class by Blanche PIERCE, Myrtle
FRIFFITH (?) and Agnes REINSTEDLER.
County schools have begun to
close. Lee school with Miss Louise
O'FARRELL and the Oak Hill with Miss Gertrude HEINER closed Tuesday. Buckeye, Miss Bertha HUSKEY, teacher
closed the 28th and Frumet, Miss Violet GREEN, teacher closed the
21st.
Sheve School, Walter BUXTON, teacher
gave an entertainment, raised $30 and bought an organ.
The Government is advertising for
teachers for the Philippines and for Indian schools, about a dozen positions of
the latter situated in Montana, California, Arizona and Nevada. An examination for Philippine positions
takes place in St. Louis March 12 and 13.
Examinations for women's positions are all in Home
Economics.
~County Court~
Tom MERSEAL appointed overseer of
Road district number 50 in place of Andrew JOHNSTON
resigned.
Ben JAEGER appointed overseer road
district number 21, D. L. REED resigned.
Bond and contract of MILLER and
BORCHERDING for repairing LeMay Ferry Bridge over Meramec river
approved.
Dramshop license granted as
follows:
Aug. KOEBBE at Barnhart,
new.
Wm E. FRANKS, Herculaneum,
new.
Joseph ALCOCK,
Court appoints Jos. J. HOEKEN, a
committee of one to make plans and specifications and ask for bids for an office
building, including basement under entire building to be a duplicate of the one
erected in 1892 east of court house.
Same to be located just west of main court house building
and report at next
term.
Settlement of John HEILER collector
for year ending March 1, 1913 filed, examined and
approved.
The Board of Equalization will meet
April 7.
Letters of
Adminstration
Charles ?
King D. SMITH,
Admin
Trustee’s Sale
Martio W. SEITER, dec.
John H. REPPY,
Trustee
Letters of
Administration
John GONZ,
dec.
Louisz GONZ,
Executrix
~Advertisements~
Marble Works Monuments, DeSoto,
MO
C.A. SCHOELLKOPF,
Prop.
H.B. IRWIN, Lawyer,
DeSoto
F.J. ADAMS Real Estate Agency, Farm
property a specialty.
Chris W. JENNI – Real Estate Farm
and City Property. I have several good farms on Meramec River in Franklin Co.
for sale at reasonable prices. Write or call. Festus, MO.
Frank BECHLER, the big blacksmith,
Hillsboro MO & C.H. GERARD, Kimmswick, MO – the weld that
held.
Frank E. SPILKER Saloon, Opposite
the Court House
John H. REPPY, Attorney, Hillsboro,
MO