Newspaper Articles in the Nodaway Democrat
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JAIL

Article - about the jail & prisoners. ND 21 Mar 1878

Description - of the bad condition of the jail. ND 11 Mar 1880

New grates - in county jail cost $663.40, placed by Frank Barmann. ND 08 Jun 1893

Record - of prisoners in jail and why. ND 25 Jan 1894

LETTERS see file

MEDICAL

Abortion -performed; Dr in penitentiary. ND 04 Jan 1883

Appendicitis - Fred Kuenster had an operation appendicitis - a new disease known only a few yrs. ND 26 Sep 1895

Diptheria - Amy Taylor rec'd an antitoxine for diptheria; very controversial. ND 19 Oct 1899

Infirmary - In 1888, Maryville had a well-known Eye Treatment Infirmary; people from quite a distance came to get treatment.

Madstone - Madstone case. ND 02 Apr 1874: note about the madstone in Svnh. ND 20 Jan 1881: a madstone on display, valued at $500. ND 12 Apr 1883

Medical Society - met. ND 12 Feb 1874

Smallpox - quarantine rules & regulations. ND 14 Mar 1895

Smallpox - case and precautions in city. ND 21 Feb 1889

Smallpox - report, cases, names and condition. ND 28 Feb 1889

 

MIGRATIONS

Colorado - History of Wray, Colo and all the Nodaway Settlers who have gone there. ND 20 Jan 1887

Colorado - List of ex-Maryvillians in Denver, Colo and what they do. ND 18 Aug 1892

Dunkards - Large number of Dunkards have bought land in Inde twp. ND 30 Mar 1882

Emigrate car - (railroad car) to load all of one's possessions and move cost $226. ND 30 Sep 1886

Immigration - Booklet, "Why Immigrants should come to Nodaway Co, Mo." ND 25 Apr 1878

Immigration - Pamphlet of northwest Missouri Immigration Society soon ready, describes everything for helping nw Mo grow. ND 17 Jun 1880, ND 24 Jun 1880

Immigration -Information for future home seekers. ND 17 Mar 1887

Immigration convention; how to get people to settle here. ND 19 Apr 1888, ND 29 Mar 1888

Immigration booklet about Nodaway co. ND 30 May 1889

Kansas - About many moving to Ks. ND 14 Nov 1878

Nebraska - Relief fund for people in Nebr who are destitute. ND 21 Feb 1895: relief fund goods gathered for western Ne. ND 25 Apr 1895

Virginia - Group who had emigrated from Chandler, Va to Noda co visiting old home there. Indexed individually. ND 24 Dec 1896

West - Those going west. ND 29 May 1873, ND 03 Jul 1873, ND 10 Jul 1873, ND 28 Aug 1873, ND 13 Nov 1873, ND 20 Nov 1873, ND 04 Dec 1873

 

MINING

Gold mine - found nr Pick; also has some zinc. ND 08 Feb 1894

Gold Mining - what the Mvle Gold Mining Co has been doing since it was organized in 1896. ND 09 Nov 1899

Nodaway Valley Mining Co formed with 13 shareholders (named), purpose to prospect for ore in Mt. ND 20 Mar 1884

 

MONASTERY

Abby - article about the New Engleberg Abby. ND 01 Feb 1894

Monastery - corner stone laid for the Benedictine Monastery at Ccpt. ND 01 Apr 1880

Monastery - of Old Ccpt greatly damanged by tornado. ND 29 Jun 1893

Monastery - founder of Ccpt Monaster, see James Power. ND 11 May 1899

 

NEWSPAPERS

Barnard Advertiser to be published by Russell O'Neal. ND 23 Feb 1888

Barnard Gazette in 1884; see Walter Seaver. ND 03 Apr 1884, ND 27 Sep 1883

Barnard Herald bought by P.J. Hainey. ND 11 Dec 1890

Barnard Monitor, see Bert Myrick. ND 18 Jun 1896

Barnard Rustler started by W.G. Stevenson. ND 26 Apr 1894

BJCT Ledger new paper. ND 13 Mar 1890

BJCT Ledger is three yrs old. ND 02 Mar 1893

Blan State Line Leader, to begin. ND 27 Jul 1882

Blan Sentinel, died. ND 02 Oct 1890

Clermont The New Era newspaper to begin. ND 20 Mar 1890

Clermont News mentioned in Democrat. ND 07 Nov 1889

Clyde Democrat began last week. ND 14 Dec 1893

Elmo Register mentioned in Democrat. ND 07 Nov 1889

Glfd Grit is a new newspaper. ND 02 Jun 1898

Glfd Grit has moved to Melbourne, Mo. ND 26 Jan 1899

Glfd Guide newspaper mentioned. ND 03 Mar 1898

Glfd Herald started by W.G. Stephenson. ND 26 Apr 1894

Glfd Herald died. ND 12 Jul 1894

Hopk Herald bought by Asa Roberts. ND 24 Nov 1887

Hopk Herald died. ND 06 Sep 1888

Hopk Journal first issue. ND 25 Feb 1875

Hopk Journal; IA; abt paper. ND 24 Feb 1876

Hopk Journal begins 20th yr. ND 09 Apr 1896

Hopk Leader published in 1892 on wallpaper because the flood stopped the RR from bringing the newsprint. ND 24 Dec 1896

Mvle Advertiser published by Col Frank Griffith. ND 19 Dec 1889

Mvle Daily Democrat just began. ND 01 Jan 1891

Mvle Democrat rec'd congratulations on 20th yr. ND 07 Nov 1889

Mvle Freeman's Journal published by B.P. Duffy. ND 03 Nov 1887

Mvle Gazette copy of 21 Feb 1867 brought in. ND 06 May 1897

Mvle Gazette copy of 04 Sep 1867 brought in; A.C. Votaw editor; Cash Bassett publisher; good advertisements. ND 19 Apr 1894

Mvle Journal was published in the 1860's. Publisher was A.B. Cornell who died 19 May 1899 nr Alton, Mo. ND 29 Jun 1899

Mvle Journal, 4yr old newspaper; died. ND 11 Jan 1871

Noda co - about newspapers. ND 24 Feb 1876

Noda co has 18 newspapers (* more than 2000 circulation): Maryville Republican*, Maryville Democrat*, Daily Democrat, Advocate, Daily Advocate, Journal, Citizen, Missouri Standard, BJct Post, Ledger, Nest Egg*, Hopkins Journal, Quitman Record, Barnard Herald, Clermt News, Parnell Express, Graham Reporter, Guilford Signal. ND 01 Jan 1891

Noda co has 17 newspapers. ND 23 Sep 1897

Noda co - Nodaway Gazette, see W.D. Seaver. ND 27 Sep 1883

Parnell Express is the newspaper at Parnell. ND 03 Apr 1890: quoted. ND 01 Jan 1891

Quit - Quitman Record newspaper, 1/2 interest sold by C.D. Morris, bought by W.T. Graves. ND 26 Apr 1888

Skid - Village Chronicle, see Grant Riggle. ND 29 Nov 1888

Skid - Skidmore Sentinel died. Mr Parshall will start another paper at Graham. ND 20 Nov 1890

Skid - has the Standard. ND 11 Nov 1897

 

NEWSPAPER COLUMNS

Account of farms - editor interviewed farmers from farmstead to farmstead, see throughout the AOF's; begins in 1879.

Deaths - listed for preceding yr. ND 13 Jan 1898, ND 12 Jan 1899

Editor - doing "walk about" describing the country side and the people he encountered. ND 26 Jul 1883, ND 09 Aug 1883

Invisible Green writes about Equal Suffrage. ND 24 Dec 1891

Invisible Green - see James Yarnall

List - of farmers in Inde twp; gives name, age, and whether they voted Demo or Rep in the election. ND 13 Apr 1899

List - of those arriving at Mvle hotels; begins abt 1881 and continues off and on.

Nodaway Happenings - list of the preceding yrs events. ND 05 Jan 1899, ND 06 Jan 1898

Squib Bob - returns after 15 yrs and describes the changes he sees in Noda co. ND 02 Aug 1883

Squib Bob, on walk-about. ND 09,23,30 Aug 1883, ND 06,13 Sep 1883, ND 11,18,25 Oct 1883, ND 15,29 Nov 1883, ND 06,13 Dec 1883

Squib Bob ND 17,24,31 Jan 1884, ND 13 Mar 1884, ND 03,17,24 Apr 1884, ND 01,29 May 1884, ND 05 Jun 1884

Squib Bob ND 09,23,30 Jul 1885, ND 06 Aug 1885, ND 10,17,24 Sep 1885, ND 01,08,22,29 Oct 1885, ND 12,19 Nov 1885

 

ORGANIZATIONS

Club - a women's club in county was called "the German Unaware Club." ND 11 Aug 1892

Party - an old-fashioned carpet ray-tacking party was held at Mrs T.J. Baumgardner's. ND 16 Nov 1899

Grange - reunion. ND 14 Aug 1884

Grange - Union Grove Grange address given by Jacob Ashford. ND 05 Mar 1885

Grange - Grange Hall of Hopkins, names all members. ND 18 Apr 1889

Masonic Lodge - early history. ND 13 Jan 1898

Odd-Fellow - and Rebekah organization is 78yr old. ND 29 Apr 1897

S.A.R. - Sons of the Revolution group begins. ND 19 Apr 1894

 

ORPHANS

Adoption - child adoption, c Rhoda Moore. ND 08 Sep 1881

Orphan's Home - at the Convent in Clyde has 25 little girls. ND 24 Nov 1892

Orphan train - coming 10th Oct at courthouse. ND 02 Oct 1879

Orphan train - children coming to Barn. 07 Jun. ND 16 May 1895

Orphan train - coming 27 Sep. ND 12 Sep 1895

Orphan train - article about orphan train; names 16 children, their ages, and who took them. Indexed individually. ND 03 Oct 1895 (2)

Orphan train - child, see H.B. Phelps. ND 03 Oct 1895

Orphan train - child, Willie Stewart, drowned accidentally. ND 19 Dec 1895

 

PATENTS

Adjustable Revolving Metallic Display Rack - patent, see George Turner. ND 01 Mar 1894

Brake - for vehicles patent, see Henry Lee. ND 08 Nov 1871

Cultivator - patent - Harry Myers has invented something for cultivating corn. ND 03 Dec 1891

Dust Proof Hub - patent by James VanCuran. ND 18 Sep 1890

Fish bob - patent applied for a cork and aluminum fish bob; see Lafe VanBriggle. ND 19 Aug 1897

Lister - patent by Ira Griffin, inventor of lister. ND 08 Jun 1899

Macmillan buckle - patent, see Chas Smith. ND 13 Oct 1892

Railcar - patent on pin & link car coupler for RR by A.T.Bleyley. ND 22 Mar 1883

Washer - patent for new washing machine invented by J.C. McCandliss of Barn. ND 18 Mar 1886

 

POST OFFICE

Carrier - 1st person to carry mail from Svnh to Mvle was Holton Fannon, see. ND 19 Jan 1899

Delivery - Free Rural Delivery to be established at the Mvle postoffice. ND 09 Feb 1899

Delivery - three receiving boxes put on rural delivery. ND 14 Sep 1899

Delivery - another rural mail route added. ND 09 Nov 1899

Post Office - new post office nr Wm Perdew's, doesn't tell name. ND 17 Apr 1890

 

PRICES

Comparisons - article comparing prices of things now and 50 yrs ago. ND 16 Apr 1885

Comparisons - with an 1859 WVa newspaper. ND 19 Nov 1896

Groceries - 5# coffee, $1.10; 14# sugar, $1.00; 3# box starch, .20cts; 1# Best Japan Tea, 50cts; 1# Royal Baking Pwdr, 45cts. ND 20 Dec 1888

Groceries - 4 1/2 # roasted coffee, $1; 15 1/2 # sugar, $1; 7# box of starch, .30 cts; 25# sack of cornmeal, .20 cts. ND 20 Feb 1890

Groceries - 30# dried peaches $1.00, 5# coffee for 95 cents, 1 barrel salt for $4.25. ND 25 Feb 1892

Groceries - 100# of flour $1.55; 20# of sugar $1. ND 09 Mar 1893

Measurements - commonly used measurements of many commodities, flour, sugar, butter, (in barrels etc). ND 05 Dec 1889

 

RAILROADS

Accident - 4 mi east of Mvle, 10 cars of hogs & caboose fell into Mozingo Branch, engineer (see Harvey Cornish) killed. ND 09 Oct 1884

Burials - rules for the shipment of dead human bodies by rail. ND 03 Jun 1886

Car load - article tells what constitutes a railroad car load: 70 barrels of salt, 90 barrels of flour, 60 barrels of whiskey, 6 cords of wood, 17,000 ft of siding lumber, 430 bu Irish potatoes, etc. ND 29 Mar 1883

Diagonal road - the RR running through Blockton and Parnell was referred to as the "diagonal road." ND 06 Oct 1887: the railroad line through Parnell, Rwood, etc was referred to as the "Diagonal Road." ND 11 Oct 1888

Engineer - engineer of first train to Mvle was Michael Murray who has died at county farm, see. ND 03 Jun 1897

Lands - RR laid out an 80 acre addition to Clyde. ND 23 Feb 1899

Railroads - 3 articles about railroads. ND 21 Nov 1878

Tracks - railroad tracks being laid between Maryville and Iowa line. ND 14 Sep 1870

 

SCHOOLS

Census - white male (6-20) 567, white female 619, colored male 21, colored female 18. ND 17 May 1888

College - Mvle, college proposed. ND 31 Dec 1885: college debate. ND 28 Apr 1887, ND 16 Feb 1888, ND 23 Feb 1888, ND 01 Mar 1888 (2) ND 08 Mar 1888, ND 29 Mar 1888

College - 40 pupils now. ND 25 Jul 1889

Country School - Martha Washington school house established in 1880. ND 24 Jan 1889

County teachers - budget for prev yr was $57,546; 47 in county. ND 23 Jul 1891

County teachers - list of all teachers and where they will teach in Noda co. ND 11 Aug 1892, ND 05 Aug 1897

Methodist College - efforts begun to have a Methodist college in Mvle. ND 26 Apr 1888

Mvle High School - graduates of 1887,1888,1889,1890. ND 29 May 1890: list of graduates of Mvle High School. ND 04 Dec 1890, ND 18 Jan 1894

Mvle High School - has 5 graduates, Mary Helm, Luella Moore, Mamie Chambers, R.J. Edward, and John Spickerman. ND 24 May 1888

Mvle High School - 4 graduates of Maryville High School: Richard Anthony, Ida VanBriggle, Minnie Toel, and Birdie McMacken. ND 06 Jun 1889

Mvle Seminary - ND 12 Sep 1889, ND 26 Dec 1889, ND 11 May 1899

Mvle Seminary - first president of new Mvle Seminary, Prof O.H. Smith. ND 19 Sep 1889

Mvle Seminary - to close first term. DN 19 Dec 1889

Mvle Seminary - deciding on Seminary location. ND 05 Jun 1890 Mvle Seminary - building contract granted. ND 03 Jul 1890

Mvle Seminary - faculty of seminary. ND 10 Jul 1890

Mvle Seminary - corner stone laid; lst annual catalog out. ND 17 Jul 1890, ND 24 Jul 1890

Mvle Seminary - board election. ND 18 Jun 1891

Mvle Seminary - seminary student follow-ups: class of '92,'93,'94 students, where they are and what they are now doing. ND 26 Aug 1897

Mvle Seminary - what the Class of '99 is doing after Seminary. ND 26 Oct 1899

Normal - list of students at the Nodaway Co Normal Institute; all county teachers. ND 04 Aug 1892

Presbyterian College - Cumberland Presbyterian College they were trying to get in Mvle, went to Marshall, Mo. ND 19 Apr 1888

Rules - ten rules for school behavior - no 1 was NO SWEARING. ND 15 May 1890: students who use profane language may be suspended. ND 12 Oct 1893

 

SETTLERS

Harvest Home Old Settler's - reunion at BJct. ND 24 Sep 1885, ND 30 Sep 1886 (2)

Old Settler's Reunion - awards to Wm Baker and Priscilla Baker for oldest there, also a list of names and when they came to Platte Purchase (listed individually herein). ND 12 Aug 1886

Old Settler's Reunion - Billy Allen oldest male present was b in Platte Purchase in 1824. Oldest woman present was Mrs Baker. ND 20 Aug 1885

Platte Purchase Association - old settlers met. ND 30 Jul 1885

 

SLAVES

Possession - application for possession of a slave, see Elizabeth Slee. ND 08 Sep 1892

Sale - article about slave sale. ND 08 Sep 1892

Sale - someone brought in a negro bill of sale dated 1823 Baltimore co, Md. ND 02 Jul 1896

Sale - bill of sale of a slave in 1855. ND 17 Mar 1887

Slave - Wiley Jackson of Hopk, born a slave, died; see. ND 11 Jun 1896

Slavery - address by Dr Talbott's. ND 11 May 1870

Slaves - found in old assessor's book; slaves are listed as property; John T. Cox had 5 with a value of $1500; Wm Franklin had 2 with a value of $1200 each. ND 08 Feb 1883

 

SOCIETY

Ball - the Washington Ball was held, describes what all the women wore. ND 06 Dec 1888

Girls - list of girls of marriageable age available in Mvle. ND 22 Sep 1887

Initanter - was a surprise birthday dinner. ND 29 Jun 1893

 

STATISTICS

Average life - life insurance statistics say average woman's life is 46yr and male is 44yr. ND 03 Sep 1896

Death - 39 deaths in Mvle 1877; 22 in 1878. ND 27 Feb 1879

Death - numbers from various diseases given. ND 22 Oct 1896

Death - statistics: consumption 12%, pneu 9%, diarrhea 8.5%, diptheria & croup 5%, cancers and tumors 2.4%, malarial fever 2.2%, childbirth 1.3%, whooping cough 1%, scarlet fever 3/4 of 1%. ND 24 Nov 1898

Telegrams - 564 telegrams delivered in Mvle in Feb 1883. ND 08 Mar 1883