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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1873
Page
3
In St James a crowd clashes during Hamilton and Stancard’s show at the Eagle Saloon. Lloyd Adame’s head was cut after a stumble by Issac Ammerman. Ammerman was examined and required to post a $1,060 bond for the next Circuit Court appearance.
Rolla Missouri council meeting discussed street grading with Dr Storton off, muzzle law for dogs, and appointment of C G Woody as cemetery supervisor. Election results named E W Bishop and J Scott as street commissioner candidates with Scott leading on multiple ballots.
Subscribers may change their Post Office delivery or receive papers from the office. A set of mail boxes is being installed for direct office delivery. Also promoted are low prices on clothing at Star Clothing House and Richardson General Agent for Chase and Babcock pianos and organs reports success. Office located in the south room above the Post.
A July 15 fire at the Navy Department damaged the south wing where the Secretary's office is housed. About a dozen rooms burned or were badly damaged. Losses were overstated early. only records of value destroyed were steam logs from engineers aboard ships. Archives of war events and army rolls largely survived.
Forty two trunks of Fashionable Clothing and Furnishings arrive at Star Clothing House, expanding their stock for the season. The shipments include garments and accessories for men and women, promising new selections for customers.
A report notes Judge Frost fixing up his Eighth Street residence to address political friends from his balcony in the upcoming gubernatorial election. Also details a fatal railroad accident near Beaver Creek where Edward Martin was killed when knocked from a car. he died two hours later and was buried Tuesday.
About six hundred citizens from Phelps and Crawford joined the St. Louis Salem and Little Rock excursion to Salem on Thursday. The Rolla Band performed at Iron Mountain and a fifty dollar gift pleased the band from Superintendent J Blanchard. A heavy storm on the return voyage cooled a hot dusty day as the party arrived in Cuba and attended a ball at Strother hall. The Rolla contingent included J W Livesay and family among others. Col John P Coleman, assistant US collector, active in tax enforcement, was mentioned. Green Hance died by arsenic at his son’s residence near Beaver Station. he was sixty five.
General Forsythe's reconnaissance with the Key West shows the Yellowstone navigable up to 325 miles from the Missouri, with potential to reach nearly 200 miles higher. The broad timbered valley supports buffalo and antelope, and its improved access will aid the Northern Pacific Railroad’s middle division and future traffic.
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