Life of Daniel Boone as a Greek Tragedy
A Neosho Missouri Times reader note, drawn from the State Historical Society of Missouri, recalls Daniel Boone’s 1800 appointment as syndic for Femme Osage district in St. Charles County. Boone, 66, served as sheriff, judge, and officer, earning praise for honesty and justice while dispensing law near the Judgment Tree.
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Neosho
Missouri
State Historical Society of
Daniel Boone
Femme Osage
St. Charles County
Charles Dehault Delassus
Upper
Louisiana
Delassus
Boone
North Carolina
Kentucky
West Virginia
St. Louis
Daniel Boone as Fate’s Unconquered Guide in Kentucky Tale
A reflective portrait traces Daniel Boone from triumphant land surveys to losses and debts, framed as fate’s testing of a pioneer who shaped American frontier life. The text follows Boone through North Carolina, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Missouri, highlighting hardship, resilience, and enduring faith.
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America
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Missouri
Europe
Dal Boone
Yadkin
North Carolina
West Virginia
Mississippi
Congress
Cottrell Family Reunion At Deerfield School Ground
Last Sunday a large Cottrell family reunion honored mother Mrs C J Cottrell at the Deerfield School Ground near the old Cottrell home. Hosts Hill and Floy Cottrell provided a bountiful noon feast under large trees with many relatives attending from Elizabethton Tennessee and surrounding areas.
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Hill Cottrell
Jones Cottrell
J. S. McBride
Joe Parks Cottrell
Elizabethton
Tennessee
Dallas Cottrell
Floy Mast
Julia Parker
C. C. Edmiston
Lizzie Powell
Susan Cottrell
C. J. Cottrell
Deerfield
Cottrell
Picnic Party At Boone Ends With Warm Farewell
The Hostess served a picnic style meal with hot coffee, lemonade, and all day suckers for children. Guests joined games, blending with the younger crowd as adults and kids romped together. The revelry closed with a watermelon feast at Hill Cottrells before returning home.
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Boone
Mrs. Hill Cottrell
Opportunity Knocks Ford Lady Owl Exchange
A brief quip from Rice Owl featuring a play on words about opportunity and a Ford. The exchange centers on a pun where one character says opportunity is Ford and the other notes opportunity knocks.
Worth The Price 600 Acre NC Mountain Land For Sale
On the Blue Ridge near Boone North Carolina this 600 acre tract offers abundant water virgin forest and rich land with good road access. Owner will sacrifice for quick sale at 15.00 per acre with terms available.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
North Carolina
Boone
N. C
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Wilkes-Watauga Line
H. W. Horton
Filetcher
Chevrolet
We Dex
F. O. B. Flint
Michiga
A. & B. Chevrolet Company
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