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Newspaper
Linneus Weekly Bulletin
Location
Linneus, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1874
Page
2
A 1874 time capsule item reports results in the First district with Kehr leading Stanard by 228 votes. It notes Iowa Republicans hold a 28.14 percent statewide margin and cites Missouri legislative composition, plans for 1875 congress, and editorial views on Grant, Hendricks, and party strategies.
The article discusses a close result on calling a Constitutional Convention with estimates that the measure may pass by a small margin. If approved, delegates will be elected from each senatoral district and meet in Jefferson City to draft a new constitution for the state.
A Missouri editorial urges General James S. Suenos of Carroll County as the wisest pick for next House speaker. It praises his battlefield and legislative service, notes his two war hero status, and argues a short session to align with a May Constitutional Convention. It warns against paying wartime claims and lauds Democratic leadership while naming editor W Revson as Chief Clerk candidate.
In Brookfield, Mr. Alison and Mr. Charles Horning’s ballrooms host a grand evening with a large turnout including the Ladies Benevolent Society. A new era of dances features colored attendees, Lady drummers, and local stock movement dominates trade as temperance circles observe exhibitions.
In St Catharine December 1871 weather includes light snow and a heavy frost on December 1. Quails rabbits prairie chicks and mink are reported. Local merchants pay high prices for quails and a school horse runs weekly. A boy with a burr in his nose is treated by Dr. Bryant. A wagon accident near Slett’s Steve prompts a warning to unhitched teams.
A passerby named Morris in the New Boston vicinity nearly drowned while crossing Mussal Fork at King Ford with a wagon and two horses loaded with seven or eight bushels of tieal. He saved his animals by diving underwater and freeing them, while his wagon and contents were left in the creek. Prairie Nook Grange plans a Fourth of December gathering at Maish Park with a 5 PM start and basket provisions. Allenis Osess signs the notice.
The writer from Bucklin covers town issues including liquor enforcement, sidewalk condition, and a proposed deleting society. Mentioned are Mr Knowles, Lowry, Browner, Tom Rodd, and local tradesmen like a blacksmith and Gainsmithing. Notes on sleighing season, oyster cooking, and a call for civil order.
In Wheeling the community reports fine winter weather and a growing habit of firewood gathering. Thanksgiving events included a ball at the Bower House and sleigh rides home. Local happenings cover a well boring for Mr. Johnson, a newly organized Wheeling Debating Club, and updates on residents Hastings and Billingstey. Typhoid claimed James Warren at age 2, noted amid a busy local economy with scarce goods and fluctuating prices. A California headline notes a man raising sixty tons of cabbage on three acres for $4,000 gold.
Meadsville column reports busy trade and lively commerce with hog shipments and markets for caps, stoves, gloves, and toys. Notices from merchants like Spafford Co and J.C. Waters & Bros highlight low prices and holiday offerings. A religious note praises church feasts while editorial excerpts discuss race, labor, and politics.
The constitutional amendment abolishing registration was adopted by a vote of 196,658 for to 30,451 against. The measure applies to cities with 20 000 inhabitants or more.
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