Coal and Railroads Hold Lincoln County Hope
The piece discusses the St. Louis Hannibal and Keokuk railroad and a potential branch to the coal mines near Troy. It notes increasingly hopeful public support in Warren Warrenton Wright City and other towns, with local landholders and coal operators pressing for a connection to unlock coal transport revenue, while railroad delays provoke skepticism and renewed campaigning. It also mentions crop reports, hog prices, arithmetic problems, and local anecdotes including a lost crow and a church bell purchase.
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St. Louis, Hannival and Keokuk
Troy
St. Louis
Kansas City and Northern Railway
St. Louis, Hannibal and Keokuk Railroad
Coal Company
St. Charlies County
Warrenton
Wright City
Trey
St. Louis, Hannibal and Keokuk
Kansas City and Northern
Lincoln County
St. L.,k.c. and N. Railroad Company
Lincoln
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Bachelor life ends as Bryan is wed at last
Time and change sweep through life as a friend renounces bachelorhood. William Bryan of the Montgomery Standard marries Miss Nannie M. North, binding two lives in matrimony amid a tone of ironic consolation. The piece notes the shift from bachelor dreams to married life with a mix of whimsy and sentiment.
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Bryan
Montgomery Standard
Nannie M. North
Nineveh Lodge No 473 Dedicated In Nineveh
Editors Herald reports a delegation led by Deputy Grand Master W H Muexy and J Miller Wilson dedicated the new Masonic hall in Nineveh and formed Nineveh Lodge No 473. Officers elected include A C Snethen WM and Wom bles as SW with other posts. Weather hindered, but the event and hospitality were noted.
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Masonic Lodge
Saurnur Lick
Editors
W. H. Muexy
Masons
Missouri
J. Miller Wilson
Wentzville Logde
Nineveh
A. C. Snethen
W. M
Wm. Wombles
F. Cornelius
J. W
B. A. Gilliland
J. C. Elmore
Isaiah C. Capps
J. E. Mosely
J. D
Jno. Ingram
Tyler
Theron Ives
Stockwell and Cannon Marry in County Ceremony
Married November 16 1874 at the bride’s father Honorable H D Cannon residence in the county by Rev P S Branstetter. Groom C W Stockwell and bride Emma Cannon attended by T J Stewart and Mollie Canyon.
Died Jerry R McCulloch at 82 near Truxton
Jerry R McCulloch died at his home four miles southeast of Truxton. He was eighty two years old and funeral arrangements were pending.
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McCulloch
Truxton
Jerry R. Mv
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