Appleton City Journal
Appleton City, MO
13 October 1898

The citizens of the wet end managed to get together and indulged in that much advertised, rousing good time Saturday night; a good crowd was present, the brass band materialized and an unconditional surrender was given them; a beautiful flag was raised on a pole 65 feet high while the band played Columbia. This ended the out door part of the program and the house was called to order by Chas. Lane and Squire Hill was elected chairman and made a neat little speech, after which he introduced Horace Bassett, who gave us a good talk on Patriotism, which was well received by the house; then Mr. A.F. Southwick addressed the house, he was followed by a recitation by Moreland Combs, which concluded the program for the evening.

Rich Valley News.
Summer heat still prevails.

The tariff is still on high grade calves.

Frank Jones is sojourning near Springfield.

Several of our denizens have been chilling of late.

Fall pastures are good at the present writing.

G.W. Brown returned from El Dorado last Monday.

Oliver Davis purchased a new buggy for his lady.

E.H. Brown is spending a couple of weeks in El Dorado.

C.R. Brown was transacting business in Osceola Saturday.

Allison & Night are threshing in the Bend neighborhood this week.

Thos. Bottoms and family Sundayed with Chas. Morrison and family.

Henry Lane departed last Sunday for El Dorado for a week’s stay.

Carroll brothers are doing a land office business with their saw mill.

The Prairie Queen is entitled to the blue ribbon on the flax market this year.

A little girl arrived at the home of James McKinley one day last week.

Mr. Henry Carpenter, of Henry county, is visiting his brother John this week.

Rev. J.B. Murphy returned last week from Oregon, where he spent the summer.

Mr. Charlie Schiereck is suffering from an attack of malaria fever this week.

Mrs. Scott M. Stout is in Harrisonville this week visiting her sister, Mrs. Ada Knowled.

Cyclone Jim Smith addressed the people of our city Monday night on the issues of the day.

Mrs. I.E. Thralls, of Bolivar, is visiting her son, Clen, and daughter, Mrs. A.W. Allison, this week.

The old Harmony church building is being torn down this week to give place for another more commodious one.

Miss Mable McColley and one of E.M. Thompson’s little girls are now suffering from an attack of Scarlet fever.

Uncle Hade Cockrell, who has been a great sufferer for many months past, is now very low and his demise is looked for at any time.

S.C. Books, of Henry county, candidate for Congress on Populist ticket and C.E. Dutro, of same county, candidate for State Senator, addressed the people of our village Saturday afternoon.

The Republican speaking was well attended at this place on Friday night of last week. Speeches were made by Hon. S.W. Jurden, candidate for Congress, Capt. Gillson, A.A. Cleveland and E.E. Buzzard.

Prof. S.C. Books, of Henry county, Populist candidate for Congress, will speak at White Hall school house on Friday night of this week. Everybody cordially invited to hear the issues of the day ably and honestly discussed.

We hope the good people of St. Clair county will elect men to office this fall who will not have to be taken before the Mayor Monday morning and fined for being drunk on the streets the day before, before they can enter upon their official duties.