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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1862
Page
2
News from Corinth describes a sharp rebel retreat after fierce fighting on Friday and Saturday. Union forces under Rosecrans and Hurlbut advance. casualties and prisoner counts are reported as heavy on both sides with key generals mentioned and telegraph lines repaired.
The state projects 20,000,000 bushels of corn this year, 1,326,000 cultivated acres yielding 76,250,000 bushels, oats 10,000,000, hay 1,000,000 tons, sorghum 3,000,000 gallons, plus doubled potato output. Exports include 172,000 cattle and 900,000 hogs, with sheep up about one third in the year.
A girl offers a courtesy to a countryman with slaughtered swine. he laughs and asks if she curtsied to dead hogs. She replies she curtsied to the live one, highlighting a humorous misreading of politeness in rural life.
A Barbary Shore deck scene overhears a crusty captain recounting a grim incident where a bag fell and struck a man, breaking his neck, as others debate whether coffee could ever harm anyone.
An execution issued by the Clark of the Circuit Court of Phelps County Missouri directs sale of property at the front door of the Court House in Rolla on October 29 1862 between 9 AM and 5 PM to satisfy claims of Solomon Marx Keron Schoen against Henry Van Fleet.
By virtue of an execution issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Phelps County Missouri a hearing date August 20 1862 in favor of Joab Watson and against Isaiah Terrill I shall on the 29th day of October 1862 between 9 am and 5 pm at the front door of the Court House in Rolla Phelps County Missouri during the term of the Circuit Court of Phelps County and whilst the Court is in session proceed to sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash the following described real estate seized and levied upon by me as the property of Isaiah Terrill to satisfy said execution to wit Lot numbers nineteen forty nine fifty and twenty in block number nineteen of James Addition to the town of Rolla all being and lying in Phelps County Missouri
By virtue of an execution from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Phelps county Missouri the sheriff will sell at the Court House door Rolla on Wednesday October 29 1892 between nine AM and five PM the attached real estate of Isaiah Terril including two lots 12996 square feet four parcels in James Addition and one spring wagon to satisfy the judgment in favor of Paul R Woodard and costs.
By virtue of an execution issued May 3 1862 from the Circuit Court of Phelps County Missouri Sheriff Aller will sell October 29 1862 between 9 am and 5 pm at the front door of the Court House Rolla to the highest bidder cash the real estate of Henry S Hibbard and Henry Van Fleet described as lots seven in block four on the original Town Plat of Rolla seized to satisfy the execution.
By order of the circuit court of Phelps County Missouri Sheriff Milder will auction October 29 1862 at the Rolla courthouse public sale of parcels inclosing four lots in Bishop's Addition two in Bishop's and Jane's Additions with improvements. Sale to be cash and during court in session.
Public sale to the highest bidder for cash at the Rolla courthouse in Phelps county Missouri on October 29 1862 between 9 am and 5 pm. Lot eight in block fifty five Rolla seized as the property of Jacob Mauthe to satisfy executions in favor of Thomas J Kinsey. Sheriff G Miller deputy J M Dontvin publishes this notice on October 4 1862.
The Sheriff Miller of Phelps County Missouri will hold a public sale on October 29 1862 at the Rolla courthouse front door between 9 am and 5 pm. The property is Lot 2 in Block 7 Rolla as leased and levied to Ezra Tiffany to satisfy a court execution in favor of Marx and Schoen and Ezra Tiffany. Deputy J M Donmy notes.
Sheriff Miller advertises a public vendue at the Rolla court house for October 29 1862 to satisfy an execution issued July 21 1862 in favor of John F Waits against John Lusher. The description covers parts of sections 7 18 and 18 township 36 range 6 with four hundred thirty six acres and fifty two hundredths, more or less, in Phelps County.
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