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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1860
Page
2
The ad rates list charges for display and legal notices, with commissions for agents. Advertising rules specify advances, payment on first insert, and rates for squares columns and notices, including obituaries and marriages. Declares renewal prompt and a reminder about X-marked subscribers renewing at a dollar.
Rolla, Missouri anticipates rapid growth as a hub for Southwestern trade with Northern Arkansas. Freight wagons and mules will crowd in to load, while newcomers arrive seeking work and residence. The town asks who will build housing, schools, and churches to attract permanent citizens.
D R Parsons and Co have bought out the business formerly run by L E Green. They advertise a steady flow of fresh frauds and urge public patronage at the newly acquired establishment.
Gov Stewart issued a proclamation setting apart a feast day for the people of the state. The notice, dated November 1, calls for a day of living well and thankful observance nine days’ notice. Shannon county residents will hear of the upcoming July 4th observance.
The Jefferson Examiner editor’s view on disunion is questioned while Kansas reports no new outbreaks. News reviews slave notes, bank fraud, and currency woes. Gardenhire for Lincoln's Cabinet is urged by the Jefferson Inquirer amid mixed national signals.
Northern and Western sweets buyers fear shortages as secessionist demand grows. Georgia shows signs of a strong Union sentiment led by Stephens and Johnson. Robbery at Mt. Vernon store Whaley & George yields about 1500 dollars in specie and bank paper. reward offered. Escape from Phelps county jail clarified as an unfinished section opened for exercise.
A letter urged Rolla residents and landholders to attract churches and schools within fifty miles by funding sites on local additions. The writer argued landowners should sponsor a school or church, noting economy, local betterment, and the need to avoid reliance on distant states. He warned against deteriorating morals and grog shops, urging action to keep growth local and attractive to families.
As the assembly nears, citizens weigh dividing a rich tract from Maries to restore to Phelps. The area’s residents face county-seat access issues and river crossings, while closer links to Rolla offer easier travel. The Reporter at Maryville praises Nodaway’s Snow family printing efforts.
Capt. Thos Lillard unintentionally shot Josiah Wright at daybreak near the deer crossing by Wright’s home while Wright was out in the bottom. The incident occurred Monday morning and details describe the hunting accident and its location.
Capt. Lillard, while tracking a deer near a cornfield, fired on movement in bushes and killed him with a shot through both thighs. A coroner's inquest ruled accidental shooting. He surrendered to authorities in town and will face examination before Justice Hattaway on Saturday.
A marriage is reported at the residence of the bride’s father in Rolla on the 27th by J D Maresh. The contracting couple are Samuel B. Darden and Miss Mattie E.fer.
Mr Jacob Love, aged 48 years, died in Ta Bolla township on the 20th.
Prices list for corn wheat oats potatoes beans apples beeswax eggs sugar coffee molasses whisky salt mackerel cod fish beef pork bacon hides feathers denim blue jeans flax and other goods. Rates shown per bushel sack barrel per pound and per yard with items including cattle hogs sheep and tobacco.
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