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Appleton City Journal
Appleton City, Missouri 5 July 1894 Call and consult Dr. Stewart - the great specialist. Rev. Brownlee filled his appointment at Schell City Sunday. Dr. Sharpless, of near Rockville, was transacting business in the city Friday. Do you have a farm to sell? If so, read the Journal Real Estate ad. In this issue. Rev. F.B. Elmore, of Albany, Texas, preached an interesting sermon at the Christian Church Sunday. I can not help suspecting that those who abuse themselves are in reality angling for approbation. - Zimmerman. Neither piety, virtue nor liberty can long flourish in a community where the education of youth in neglected. - Cooper. If honor be your clothing, the suit will last a lifetime; but if clothing be your honor, it will soon be worn threadbare. - Arnot. Near the foul nettle, rough and coarse, groweth the rose, sweet, smooth and soft; close to the valley rise the hills aloft. -- Chaucer. Mrs. Pickerill has had the building, occupied by J. Knowland as a tailor shop, refitted and painted. J.W. Worman did the work. The Academy campus is being improved. Several hands are busy this week grading up the yard and making other needed changes. Little Hellen, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. E.S. Brownlee, was quite sick the latter part of last week; but we are glad to report her better at this time. Hall's Hair Renewer cures dandruff and scalp affections; also all cases of baldness where the glands which feed the roots of the hair are not closed up. John A. Dancan, one of our esteemed readers, renews his subscription for another year. Mr. Duncan will move this week to Butler, where he will reside in the future. Mr. Henry Schell and family, of Kansas City, visited at the home of his cousin, Mr. O.L. Housley, of this city last week. Mr. Schell is a former Appletonian and will be remembered by many of our older citizens. Crop prospects continue to improve. There never was a season within the recollections of our oldest citizens, when the general conditions were as favorable as at this time. The crop, if the season continues favorable, will simply be immense. Clinton has another artesian well; it is 480 feet deep and flows more water than the old one, which is 800 feet deep. Why not have one at Appleton City? It would be worth hundreds of dollars to our town. There is no doubt about securing the water. Who will make the move? C.R. Massie, who is located at present in Osceola, spent the Fourth here with his family. J.R. Hopkins has had the front of his business house painted, which adds greatly to the appearance of the same. The Col. Always leads when it comes to any enterprise of this kind. The Nevada Mail says: "'This wet and hot weather is almost certain to result in cholera infantum"', remarked one of the local physicians today. "'Great care should be exercised in the treatment of the little ones."' The highest temperature ever known in London was recorded July 15th, 1881, 65.5 degrees; at Paris, 104, on August 26th, 1765; at Adalaide, Australia, January 1841, 114; at Mourzuke, India, July 10th, 1862, 133. No farmers on earth are feeling any better than the St. Clair county farmer is today. His corn field is clean and the coming crop is drinking in the rain and growing. The pastures are coming out and there will be an abundance of stock water. Charley McKinney, who has been attending Park College at Parkville, Mo., returned home on last Friday and will spend his vacation with his parents, near this city. Charley is doing well and looking fine. The Journal has just completed an excellent job of Prayer meeting topic cards for the Epworth League of the M.E. Church of Rockville. They were much pleased with the work. The Journal never fails to give satisfaction in anything it undertakes. Judge Clark Wix, one of Bates County's Republican leaders and prosperous farmers, transacted business in our city Saturday and exchanged ideas with his many friends. Mr. Wix reports the crop outlook as very promising, predicts better things in store for us. The Monroe City News remarks: "'We have actually known girls to refuse to marry young men who were poor and couldn't go with them any place but to church and Sunday school. Some of those girls are now sitting up nights nursing several sick children and waiting for a drunken husband to come home."' Mr. Dale Pierce came in Saturday evening for a few months visit at his old home in this place, showing every evidence of his stay in Kansas being beneficial. He reports Mr. and Mrs. Beckley as doing well in the hotel business a Winfield, Kansas. Mr. Pierce's many friends are giving him a hearty welcome among them. "'Aunt"' Vina Montgomery, whose funeral was preached last Sunday, was 103 years of age. She was brought a slave by the Montgomery family into this county in 1836, and was probably the first Negro to set foot in Henry county, or at least that portion of it which now constitutes St. Clair. She saw her descendants to the fifth generation. - Osceola Advance. The coal strike bids fair to outrival all its predecessors in expense. The actual cost is thought to aggregate $1,000,000. Of this sum the men have lost in wages $584,000. Society News: Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Worman are visiting their children at Warrensburg and will be away several weeks. Mrs. J.B. Wright and daughter, Ruby, who have been visiting relatives near Butler, have returned home. Prof. G.A. Theilmann and wife are now at home after being entertained by relatives in Caldwell County for a few weeks. Misses Lena Wright and Mary Laney, who have attended the Fort Scott Normal for the past 10 weeks returned Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Stone and children have returned to their home in this city after a two-week's visit at Greenfield, Mo. Miss Alice Gerard has been the guest of Miss Jessie Baugh at Kansas city the past week; from this place she will visit relatives in Kansas. Miss Gertrude Smith will leave this place next week for Oklahoma where she will join her father, Dr. Smith, who is Register of Deeds of Pottowatomie County. R.A. Gerard, wife and children, who have been guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Gerard of this city, have returned to their home in Kansas City. Married. - At the residence of Mr. Salyers, on June 27th, by Eld. J.B. Wright, Mr. Burnie Stamps and Miss Laura J. Johnson. May Heaven's blessings attend them. Robt. White has finished putting in the crops on his claim in Oklahoma and has returned to his farm near this place where he will superintend matters the rest of the year. Mrs. Hodges, of Osceola, was called to this city this week by the sickness of her mother, Mrs. Mills, who is spending the summer at the home of Mrs. J.I. Gladden. Mrs. Mills is slowly improving. Miss Maggie Robards, of Butler, is visiting at the home of A. Naylor this week. On her return she will be accompanied by Miss Mary Hodkins who has been visiting at this place for several weeks. Important to Teachers. Buggy! Attention Farmers: -- I am prepared to cut your Oats or Flax. Satisfaction guaranteed. Give me a call. Thos. G. Brooks. Does This Mean You? - All parties knowing themselves indebted to W.A. Williams are hereby notified that they will find their accounts at the Merchant's Bank and will save time and trouble by calling and settling at once. W.A. Williams. Will B. Stout, of this place, can tell you all about Hog Cholera and how to cure it. Will doesn't deal in humbugs. State of Ohio, City of Toledo Wanted. - For a customer: A 160 acre farm well improved and within
three or four miles of Appleton City. Last June, Dick Crawford brought his twelve months old child, suffering
from infantile diarrhoea, to me. It had been weaned at four months
old and being sickly everything ran through it like water through
a sieve. I gave it the usual treatment in such cases but without benefit.
The child kept growing thinner until it weighed but little more than
when born, or perhaps ten pounds. I then started the father to giving
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Before one bottle
of the 25 cent size had been used, a marked improvement was seen and
its continued use cured the child. Its weakness and puny constitution
disappeared and its father and myself believe the child's life was
saved by this Remedy. A few farmers have commenced haying but the majority will spend the week in the oats fields, of course allowing time to celebrate. We learn that Robert White has disposed of his Oklahoma claim; we understand that he received the sum of $2,500 for the tract. The baseball fever has again struck this community. Now if we only had a football eleven, a boating crew and a few more members in our brass band we could put on collegiate airs. In addition to the chinch bugs the cabbage worms and potato bugs have put in their appearance. There is also a good supply of grasshoppers. But we are used to these things, and they do not annoy us much. Mr. John Duncan has traded his farm here for property in or near Butler. He gives possession of his place here this week. We are sorry to have Mr. Duncan leave us and we do not believe that he would have made the change without he saw some chance to better his condition. Now friend Gleaner do not become despondent and quit us entirely just because you have been subjected to a short course of discipline. Straighten up and get your number twelve feet squarely on the ground so that none of these little, ordinary whirlwinds will overturn you. Strike for the right and you will have a wall of adamant to your back. The Scribe. Johnson City: Weather very warm the past week. P. Wheeler and daughter, Miss Mamie, spent Monday in Osceola. Mrs. Barlow of Oregon is visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah Allinson. Mr. Robert Ridgeway spent Wednesday of last week in the county seat. Miss Cecelia Hastain is in Clinton attending the Teachers Institute. Thomas Hurt and wife spent Sunday with Mrs. Hurt's mother near Osceola. V.C. Strickland and Scott Stout and wife spent Sunday in the Westfield neighborhood. On account of the scarcity of fruit, blackberries are being picked as fast as they ripen. Godfrey Jones and Sam Morrison attended the G.A.R. encampment at Sedalia last week. A few more good rains, and St. Clair County can boast of the largest corn crop for years, if not the largest in the history of the county. The crop of candidates is growing about as fast as the corn crop and the chinch bugs seem to have but very little effect on it. Leslie Smith, ten-year old son of William Smith, is quite sick this week. He is suffering from inflammation of the large bone in his right leg. Wilford Blendon and Mr. Kennedy are both happy. Mr. Kennedy has a little girl at his house, while a little son makes music at Mr. Blendon's. Mr. James Strickland, who has been working at the barber trade in Ash Grove, Mo., came home last week and has decided to remain with father and mother on the old homestead. There is no use now of our towns being filled with loafers. Any man that is not too lazy to work can find plenty of work to do. Threshing has commenced, and a good many farmers are not through plowing their corn; and hay and oats are to harvest. Lost. - On last Thursday on the road west of town, between D. Gillson's and William Alexander's, a gum coat. The finder will please leave at this office. Ira Patton. Chas. E. Spedden who is a candidate for the nomination of Recorder and James H. Linney, one of the best hotel men in the State, both of Osceola, were greeting old friends and making many new ones here on the 4th. During the parade on the 4th the horse that Will Stroup was riding slipped and fell on his leg in such a manner as to dislocate his ankle. Dr. Cline attended him and reports him doing as well as could be expected. |
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