Local and County News Roundup
County headlines cover court docket dates at Herald, school book sales at Woolfolk Co Drug Store, and a Star Hope Baptist meeting. Topics include district court start on the 17th, local education notices, horse doppelganger tale on West Prairie, and a Jefferson City tax question for merchants with citations to state and Wisconsin decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Woolfolk & Co
The
Baptist Association
Star Hope Church
Ham
T. Enat
M. Sediacek
Rey
Troy
Bam's
T. East
Butler
Grammer
Sam
L. T. East
Canton
Monteith
Sam's. T. East
James F. Moore
Loulalana
Dayton Cryder Place
Dora Mudd
Dan O'Brian
Millwood
Quincy
Blind Jim
Colbert
Eldtes
J. T. Eaat
Arch
Alexander
St. Charles County
Thos. Cunningham
St. Charles
Bowling Green
Prairieville
Thla Atore
Kle Haathem
Atock
Complete stock of School Bunka at Woolfolk drug store
A complete stock of School Bunka has just arrived at the Drug Store of Woolfolk and Co. The notice highlights the new supply and invites customers to visit the store for purchase.
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Woolfolk & Co
Beet and Shoe Making Offer on Short Notice
R M Eliar of Millwood offers beet and shoe making work on short notice with cash payment for services. He guarantees satisfaction and asks all debtors to call and settle, as he needs funds to buy fall stock. Sept 5 1%.
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R.M Eliar
Millwood
Ile
Lil
Public petition filed in U S circuit court against Lincoln county Mo
Vespasian Werner of Illinois files a voluminous bill in the United States circuit court on October 25 alleging 96 840 in interest coupons unpaid on Lincoln county bonds issued to fund the county’s subscription to the St Louis and Keokuk railroad stock. The bill contains 234 counts over about 120 pages. Attorneys for the plaintiff are Broadhead Overall and Broadhead.
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LINC@LN
Loui
Messrs. Broadhead
Broadhead
Anderson's United States Mistery at Drag Howes of Bam's
A quirky local notice states a price drop from one dollar and twenty cents to one dollar at a venue referred to as Drag Howes of Bam's, attributed to T. Eaat.
Bom Sulphur Live Opening a New Grocery Store
BOM SULPHUR LIVE reports from Movilus Missouri dated Sept 1 1877 noting Jas Gillmore opening a new grocery in the area. discusses light sickness, fair to good corn, dry weather hindering plowing for wheat, and a fire at Joseph Welch’s barn caused by lightning with major losses including hay, corn, one horse and a vow being burned.
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Movilus
Jas
Gillmore
Joseph Weloh
Ile
Quackenboat U S History Price Cut at Drug Store
A historic item price drop occurs at Sam'l. T. East Drug House reducing Quackenboat United States history from one dollar fifty cents to one dollar twenty five cents.
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United States
Sam'l. T. East
Rain Cry Keeps Growing In St Louis Area
Miss Annie Cooper of St Louis and Miss Ella Eller of Millwood visit. Mr Jas K Cannon and family visit New Hope. Locality boasts immigrants by birth as Sherren of Culvre area births three boys weighing five pounds each and a half. earlier twins and a son born. Bridge site chosen with Brown Gill Kruse Sebastian present. private subscription to cover five hundred dollars balance expected. Masons due next week. bridge to finish in four to five weeks. half the atone delivered.
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Rome
Annie Cooper
St. Louis
Ella Eller
Millwood
Jas. K. Cannon
New Hope
Aaron Sherren
Culvre
Big Creek
St. Charles County
Kruse
Sebastian
Kanena City
Troy
Uncalled Letters Listed for Return to Dead Letter Office
List of letter recipients dated September 1 1876 indicating names G W Mann P M Carter Bele Creech Lucy P Davie Misa E A Ellette Misa Jose Foster Mica A Kingeads James Lavette John Wright Mrs Kitty Wright Mrs Susan and others. letters not claimed within one month will be sent to the dead letter office.
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G. W. Mann
P. M. Carter
Bele
Creech
Lucy P. Davie
Misa E A. Ellette
Misa Jose
Foster
Mica A. Kingeads
James, Lavette
John Wright
Kitty. Wright
Mra
Susan
West Point Cadet Selection Trumps Local Hopefuls
Frederick G Bouffs of Troy Lincoln county earned top marks on both written and medical exams for West Point, as Hon A H Buckner announced him the district’s next representative. Bouffs, nearly seventeen, excelled in medical, physical tests, and overall score, exceeding the four year old peak by two percent. Nearby applicants from Audrain district also performed well, with tabulated averages forthcoming. Local druggists advertise Sam’s T. East school books.
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West Point Caactehip
Mexico Intelligencer
Buckner
West Point
Frederick G. Bouffs
Troy
Lincoln County
Bontila
Lincoln Probate Court
J. W. Lantus
Robineon
Monroe
Local notices and ads in Troy 1874 issue
Music class opens at residence near Troy Publican high school inviting violin students. Sheriff reports Joseph Coats drowned near Ogun City Mo. Democratic Kansas City Times praised. Lincoln county agency for Wheeler & Wilan machines. Duckeye Cider Mills advertised. Milk delivery and dairy products pricing. Crews & Co promote cane mill and wheat drill offers.
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Ellen Woolfulk
G. W. Colbert
Troy Publican High School
Mra. Woolfolk
Martin Sediacek
Troy
Lincoln County
Wheeler & Wilan
Ile
Wentaville Photographer Series Announced This September
Photographer KR Gasex announces weekly appearances in Wentaville each Thursday on the 6th, 18th, 20th and 27th for photographic sessions. Also promotes German Syrup for consumption and other respiratory ailments with sample bottles, urging doctors and the public to try it. Includes notes on Will Fork Co and others selling jars and a local mill in good running order. Also records a birth announcement: on August 20 1877, wife of Aaron Shorren gave birth to triplets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wentaville
KR. Gasex
Rept. G. St. Charlies
Wiley
Rample Hotties
Wovnfolk & Co
Burn
Sherren
Aaron Shorron
Mutta
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Troy Herald
Fisher & CO
Logal and Gounty News
Wells
Chicago
Ile Te
Doppel Ganuer
Woat Prairie
Win. Hammond
Button
Mr. Werrell
Hammond
Dopper
Jefferson City
Atatute le Directory
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Joseph Coats
Ida
Kansas City Times
Crews & Co
Liammoond
Souis
Cauws
Piloner
Trey Mill Cash
Fleur
Crewe & Co
Mecscow Mills
Arinding Wheat
1 . F. Winn & Bon
Howard
Parker
Tee
Atlaw Troy, Missour
Ineteenth
Eleult
Utate
Afive
Harald Office
Hutt
Sturgeon and
Accouay
McLellan
McLellan & Creech
Missouri
Earl Building
M.lellan
J. Grerosal
Feli-It
MH. Morton
Cas
Martin
C. Dryden
Norton
Martin & Dryden
Iar
Wea
Ats Reqwauabis Commission
pOftive
Bank
Dunn & Colbert
Ttorney
Missoun
E. N. Donf
Law
Im Bank
A. E
Nok
Ungeon Dentis
Hietsen
Frank Wranor
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