Teachers Association Organized At M. B. Academy
Correspondents report visitors Profs Hubbard and Davyault at the M. B. academy. New pupils listed include Misses Cole Lutes Revelle Burks Warren and Messrs Richards Jamison Jaques Crites Dunn. Officers elected W A Davault president R J Wubbard vice president Miss Jennie Sutterfield recording secretary Miss Jettie Morgan corresponding secretary.
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S. A
R. J. Wubbard
Jennie Sutterfield
Jettie Morgan
Sgood Thins
Wideawake
Garden season begins as locals rush to prepare
Glen Allen notes small town activity with a garden push under way and several residents in motion. Mrs P. T. Peak has been very sick. James M. Zimmerman greeted a Democratic visitor last week. Jake Berry returned from St. Louis with new words. James P. Walker visited family. Johnny Zimmerman Poley Limbaugh and Will Summers were home for Sunday. C. W. Rhodes moved his family to the west side.
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P. T. Peak
James M. Zimmerman
James W
Jake Berry
St. Louis
James P. Walker
Johnny Zimmerman
Poley Limbaugh
Will Summers
C. W. Rhodes
Our City
W. J
Lodge News From Valleys and Mills in 1897 Echoes
A fragmented lodge column notes Vance brothers leasing the J A Trease mill and starting strong business. Cole James reports his prized iron gray horse stolen. A house and contents loss by Saturday night. insurance status unclear. Talks of re organizing the South Lodge baseball club for 1897 season. Mr and Mrs Cooper welcomed a ten pound girl on the 28th inst. Confidence is said to be restored amid prosperity. Doc Stovall becomes agent for First Battle by Bryan. John Phillips yet keeps J N Matthews mill idle. Several locals report new ground clearings and partial recoveries from ailments.
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Lodge
Vance Brothers
J. A. Trease
Cole James
Thomas J. Pound
South Lodge
Barr
C. Cooper
William J. Bryan
John Phillips
J. N. Matthews
John
George Kirkpatrick
Edward Ervin
John Acob
Trace Creek
Frank Morris
Albert
Marble E Road
Local Notes and Social Happenings at Zalma in 1898
Musings from Grassy church events and dances, visits by Dr C cubbage and notable locals like J Mann, J Sinkard, A McMinn, Col Murdoch and J King. Mentions elections for school commissioner, sales, contracts, and Texas-bound goods with Zamla's young men prominent in civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Cubbage
Whitewater Station
William
Charles King
A. Jackson
Bloomfield
Sant
Old Bollinger
John Morris
Cobden
Ills
Herma Hesse
Sheriff Nenninger
Fiere
Col. Murdoch
Marble Hill
John M. Sinkard
Fredericktown
Circuit Court
John Mann
D. S&s. Mann
Arkansas
John
A.J. McMinn
Rey
Mud
Harrah
T. A. Caldwell
George W. Hastings
John W. King
William Chrisenberry
Zalma
Texas
Republicn
Towéreen
J. McMinn
Jefferson City
Ways and Means
Senate
Sam
Aileen Aroon
Mississippi River Flood Worsens as Levees Break Increase in Disaster
The Tuesday Republic reports breaks in levees and rising water from Cairo southward, with rain in Missouri and Mississippi valleys and melting snows in the North signaling greater disaster. The north shows some improvement as rivers stabilize. In Tennessee Valley and neighboring basins, evacuees prepare for repair work while New Orleans has passed danger and faces expected damage mid April. Many leave Point Pleasant for higher ground as eastern winds drive waves over levees. Backwater spreads across lower lands near Charleston, Missouri.
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Republic
Cairo
Missouri
Mississippi
Tennessee
Cumberland
Ohio
New Orleans
Point Pleasant
Charleston
Floods Threaten Caruthersville and New Madrid
In ongoing flood conditions residents seek safety as the crevasse below Caruthersville widens to a quarter mile and earth is washed away at a rate of about 200 yards every two hours. Embankments are reported to fail before morning while waves flood New Madrid streets and the water rises two inches there. Marion Duncan sustains a head wound at the stage factory when a block is thrown to the furnace.
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Caruthersville
Penisco County
New Madrid
Bollinger County Teachers' Association Saturday Program
The Bollinger County Teachers' Association schedules a program for Saturday April 3 starting at 10 o’clock a.m. In the forenoon topics include Arithmetic-Interest taught by O. M. Gladdish History-Development of the Colonies by We Ay Davault. In the afternoon sessions cover Music Language by Miss Jettie Morgan and Nancy Mabrey Physiology-digestion led by R. J. Hubbard.
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Teachers’ Association
Bollinger County Teachers’ Association
Pyaver Secess
M.S
Jettie Morgan
Nancy Mabrey
R. J. Hubbard
Hiram Dart's Refusal in Widow Breese’s Case
A rural tale chronicles Hiram Dart in his 73rd year seeking a new wife after his first spouse’s death. He visits Widow Breese, provokes a confrontation with a broom, and boasts he refused her, revealing a sharp, comical clash of temper and pride in a small community.
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Hiram Dart
Old Thram
Hannah
Tie
Hiram
Breese
Hebron Way
Fragmentary Civil War Memoir Exchange Cited by Assemblyman
A fragmentary exchange quotes Assemblyman James H. Agen of West Superior discussing a letter tied to Mrs. Lincoln. The text recalls 184 during Grant’s Richmond pursuit, fever, and a close muskets and church bells moment, leaving the rest unreadable.
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Lincoln
James H. Agen
West Superior
Grant
Richmond
No Good. Bashful teacher in rural Ohio shunned by townsfolk
A fragment recounts a bashful 20 year old country school teacher in Ohio attacked by female pupils who kissed him while others watched. The Knox-ville Journal condemns him as unworthy, while political office seekers justify candidacy with health, debts, or climate. Dunklin Democrat notes cash wheat at one dollar a bushel in St Louis.
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Ohio
Knoxville Journal
Tam
Acr Ees Theranatt
Dunklin Democrat
St Louis
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