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Newspaper
Springfield Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1877
Page
3
A broad scan of fragmented 19th century adverts and academic notes shows wholesale buyers and retailers like L.W. Hubbell Co and Dittrich Melchandt promoting groceries, hardware, medicines, and clothing. The Greene County Teachers Institute convenes with lectures on teaching methods, physiology, arithmetic, civil government, and the metric system, concluding with an evening session answering educator questions.
The Greene County Institute session opens with a lecture on Orthography by Miss Houghton and map drawing by Prof Roulet. Committees form on organization and arrangements, with resolutions praising the Institute and urging director attendance, plus a county Sunday School convention set for Pleasant Grove Church.
The council met Monday evening. Minutes of prior meetings were read and approved. Petitions for tax reduction and for repeal of an ordinance were referred to the Tax Committee. A transfer of a license occurred. A communication by Major Cravens expressed willingness to endure changes near Boonville bridge for a new grade. The Mitchell inquiry found no city fault in suppressing disorder, noting Mitchell’s delusions and hostile rhetoric toward officers and citizens.
A stock car crushed Yard Master James Osborn at North Springfeld depot last Monday evening as he prepared a train. He was pulled to a mattress at nearby Reed's drug store where doctors attended him but he died within four hours. His widow and children mourn the loss.
Morrisville residents report calls and travel while Springfield area merchants and lawyers plan moves. Notables include Winton, McMinn, Havyous, Campbell, Massey, Dyer, and Huntington amid education, business, and legal developments. A large fossil find and wagon industry concerns also appear alongside ads and local notices.
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