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Newspaper
Linneus Weekly Bulletin
Location
Linneus, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1874
Page
2
The issue notes Bender’s arrest in Utah and cites a letter from Henry Hatch praising the Burlington and Southwestern Railway Branch. It discusses railway prospects, regional resources, and potential profits, along with commentary on tax and finance in national press, plus local letters on rail development and claims of coal and timber deposits.
The House debated reducing mileage for General Assembly members and engrossed several bills. Revenue measures passed 60 to 10, while a temperance protection bill faced adverse report. A medicine practice bill passed the House to curb quack doctors. A penitentiary lease bill, with warden abolition, was engrossed, likely to fail. Senate approved liquor penalties for druggists and a roads and highways bill. A constitutional convention referendum failed in the House 61 to 44, with reconsideration and postponement next.
The community urges quick settlement of debts and faster work on the Linneus Branch. It notes strong public support for the B A S W and stresses that rail prosperity hinges on goodwill and timely payment. It calls for connection with the St Louis Kansas City and Northern Railway to restore confidence and asks officials to act now.
From New Boston. Berron Botheren praises church members for giving Pastor boots as a practical Christian act. The piece denounces covetousness and urges generosity to extend the gospel and educate globally. Debra Ephom Beberis reports New Boston School notes names of those who have not communicated during study hours last month.
From Wheeling editor note dull times but generally steady business. Local items include a new clerk in a leading dialect writer and a ten pound deputy birth in the Davis family. A minor street scuffle, a Medicine Creek engine derailment, and Elder Smith’s sermon on infidelity and spiritualism are reported with a humorous tone.
Meadville presides over a bustling scene with new stores opening on Macon street and a growing housing boom. Merchants like Hy Black and Patterson Donn line dry goods groceries and furniture while tradesmen plan freight and road improvements. A horse ownership dispute ends with a staged writ but unresolved claims ride into the local court.
The Bethel School House held a writing school on Monday evening with a large audience. New side lamps and reflectors improved lighting as judges Botts Watterson and Edgerton awarded four premiums for writing improvement. Mary Ann Watterson won first premium. William T. Smith second. Mary E. Dusky third. KE Herring fourth. Additional honors went to James Watterson F Barber and Thomas Watterson for pen holding and other merits.
The writer praises local citizens of Bucklin Missouri and reports a theft at Robert Burhner's meat house. A thief took meat and salt, leading to a warrant and guards. Town updates cover traders, a juror, road repairs, and calls for better sidewalks and moral guidance amid saloon issues.
At a March 1874 meeting of Parson Creek Grange No 953 unanimous resolutions express sorrow over the death of Brother Peter Post. The Grange honors his self sacrifice and gracious conduct, extends condolences to his widow and family, and orders publication in the Linnees Revoruxn and copies sent to his wife and relatives.
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