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Newspaper
Springfield Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1877
Page
3
Readable portions describe drug ads, shop openings, and city council notes from September 1877. Mentions Townsend's, Emery & Comstock, J.C. Bush, D. Abbott, and W.A. Hell. Includes council discussions on paving, property damages, street repairs, and tax adjustments with local figures and addresses.
Residents gathered at Miner & Lisenby to discuss private subscriptions for the railroad project. Plans call for stock at 100 and $1,000 per subscriber were reported by a committee. Local merchants and citizens expressed confidence in raising money this year and a court-house meeting tonight will explain the proposal.
From Leper Prairie reporter Enitor Leaper notes farmers’ pride at an exceptional wheat yield with many fields earning five to forty bushels per acre. He extols soil quality, thriving crops, and the community as the “Queers of Pearrson,” praising fruit, oats, and robust local enterprise in 1877.
A troubled ex land officer Bodenhammer faces penitentiary peril after a Decaturville burglary case involving Mrs Rogers and a dress theft. Two men captured near Linn Creek confess, Bodenhammer pursued, with one confederate turning state evidence. A separate item notes a Union Pacific robbery near Big Springs by 18 masked men netting $100,000.
A long heartfelt missive expresses enduring friendship between Rockie and the writer, praising kindness, shared memories, and hopes for reunion. It recalls homes once shared, laments the looming parting, and laments the need to part while cherishing mutual support and love across distance.
August dull for wool trade with lower prices on inferior wools. Demand shows some activity for fine wools and middling combing, but overall market remains quiet amid high costs and capital pressures. Foreign sales from London report strong attendance and steady June prices. receipts list numerous domestic shipments across multiple ports.
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