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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1877
Page
8
The Troy Herald print edition lists advertising terms cash in advance and rates, notes changes at Woolfolk & Mand, and recounts local items from 1877 including a sleigh run incident, jeweler Alex Withrow’s shop praise, and regional notices. It mentions photographers Garloch & Wheeler, instrument maker Dan'l Beatty, and educational aims in county schools with six months term support.
Gov. Hardin asks the general assembly to limit the session to ninety days due to state treasury strain. He favors an amendment to the constitution to permit timely interest payments on bonded debt, noting current rules force new legislatures to face due interest. He cites bond totals, interest costs, and the need for economy, proposing retrenchment and an expedited revision of laws.
The governor urges stricter laws for charitable institution funding and debt collection, cites the state’s inmate numbers rising from 1069 to 1688, and notes economic self-sufficiency of the institution. He also calls for school fund enforcement, testimony in criminal cases, anti sabotage of federal lighthouses, locust relief, and leg aims on war claims and fraud.
Thornhill and Buewell estate settlement urged with all debts due. Hardware store promotes heating stoves this week. Also notes on flour, meal, lumber, milk delivery terms and frostbite salve offerings amid a mix of local trade and notices.
The Troy public high school invites parents to enroll for a practical education with rigid cheerful discipline and required obedience. Tuition is 962.60 or 670 for a 20 week session, covering board, tuition, sciences, mathematics, languages, and music taught by a teacher with 15 years’ experience. Next term begins January 22 and June 10, 1877. ministerial staff receive half rates.
Parker & Co offers annual cash and prompt payment incentives this month across all lines including fall and winter goods. Buyers urged to call early to secure savings before inventory.
Notice la hereby given that letters of Gistration were granted to the 'indar vgnad by the probate court of Lincoln county Mo on the day of danhary 1877 upon the estate of Noah Oberson. Claimants must exhibit to the administrator within one year or be barred. Grange notices list meeting times for Star Hope Grange, Drydenville Grange, Now Suluem Grange, Auburn Grange, Brown's Grange, Hawk Point Grange with dates and officers.
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