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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1873
Page
3
Community items describe a farmers meeting planned for Saturday April 26 at the courthouse inviting members to join, with aims to form several township granges. The sale of M Selier & Son property, local building updates, and varied ads follow, including church, architectural feats, roads, graves, and weekly newspaper offers.
City council met April 13 1872 with quorum lacking and adjourned to 2 pm. Frost presided. officers present reviewed minutes and finances with bills listed. Committees to inspect cemeteries and sidewalk needs, and to adjust licenses for auctions and photography, were set. Health board report showed city balance in hand. Edits note editor changes at Salem Monitor and a sensational local society tale follows with marriages and misfortune.
A gasoline incident near Keysville caused a blaze last Friday when a lamp near a gasoline barrel ignited. Charls Ligue senior, his wife Mrs Ligue, and others faced severe burns while trying to save the building and contents. The store over the room suffered total loss while efforts to extinguish the fire failed. Dr. Hutcheson leaves for Coppesca Mill to practice medicine. Local notices mention ice cream, odd anecdotes, and community updates in Rolla.
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