Osceola Herald
Osceola, MO
3 November 1870

Town and County Items.
New This Week.
The following advertisements are new this week:
St. Clair County Bank.
Mercantile Ad. – Spedden & Co.
Mercantile Ad. – David & Wyatt.
Trustee’s Sale – Z. Lilley.
Admr’s Notice – A. Morton.
Stray Notice – C. Vaughan.

From Appleton.
We publish a letter from Appleton City in this issue, from the pen of our old correspondent “J.F.A.”. Read it.

Postponed.
The “Social”, that was appointed for Thursday evening, at the Presbyterian Church, has been postponed for one week.

Delayed.
We have been unavoidably delayed in getting out our paper this week. As it is “election times” subscribers will please excuse the delay.

Religious.
J.C. Buyson, United Presbyterian, will preach at the Stockman School House, on the third and fourth Sabbaths of November, 1870.

Electioneering.
Go where you will and wherever you will, you will “strike” a candidate or candidates. They are thick; the country is alive with them. Some of them are certainly doomed o disappointment dire.

Loss of Time.
Housekeepers should not experiment with untried stoves, if they would save time and money. The Charter Oak has been tested by time, and it is guaranteed or your money refunded. This is a truth easily proved. Ask your neighbor.

Spedden & Co.
The new advertisement of C.E. Spedden & Co. general dealers. Appleton City, this county, will be found among the new advertisements. Charlie is so well known to the people of St. Clair, that it is needless to “pull” him. The firm are now offering everything in their line at low prices. See their Ad.

Temperance Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of the Osceola Union Temperance Society, will be held next Monday evening at the Presbyterian Church. Subject – “The men who tempt their neighbors to drink”. It is hoped that there will be a general attendance. Come all!
D.C. Milner, Pres.

Home Again.
Wm. Towns, who accompanied the surveying party who have been engaged in making the preliminary survey of the Osage river, returned home on Wednesday evening. He says the party reached the mouth of the river on Tuesday, and that those in charge were well pleased with the river. Their report will probably be made in a few days.

In Memoriam.
At the residence of the bride’s father, on the 6th of October, 1870, by the Rev. E.B. Hatch, Will H. Lawrence, Editor of the Clinton Mo. Advocate, to Miss Kate R., daughter of G.F. Knapp of Skaneateles. No cards. – Skaneateles, New York Democrat.

Personal.
Capt. C.A. Schooley, of Speedwell, the candidate on the “Brown” ticket for Representative, paid us a short visit on Wednesday.
J.C. Ferguson, Esq., returned home on Wednesday evening.

Married.
On the evening of October, the 30th, 1870, at the residence of the bride’s father, by Elder W.P. Hall, Mr. Arther Echert, of Cleveland, Ohio, to Miss Mary C. Baley, of St. Clair county, Mo.

Our old friend, Col. Mockbee, of Sedalia, has made his selection of lots, and intends to erect a large building on them as soon as possible, for his own occupancy. Our “oldest inhabitant”, Wm. M. Prier, Esq., is making preparations to erect a fine mansion on his beautiful reserved site. It is estimated to cost about $3,000, which when complete will doubtless be an honor to the place.

Lots are going off like “hot cakes” and rapidly increasing in value. One thing we feel the need of very much is a commodious hotel to accommodate the already large and increasing amount of travelers. No better opening exists anywhere for some enterprising parties to erect one. It cannot help but be a paying investment.

The startling news came in last evening that the temporary railroad bridge across the Osage river was carried away by the high water and floating driftwood. Several car loads of rails had been kept on the bridge to weight it down, and immediately upon their removal the rushing water carried off the trestle work. The delay will doubtless retard the work on the road for some time, making our city the terminus for some time to come. Yours, &c., Felin.

A Clever Trick.
A circular published by the Democrat a few days since, purporting to assess postmasters on the receipts of their offices for the benefit of the McClurg party, and assuming to have been issued by the State Republican committee, we understand was not authorized by that body. At the meeting of the committee on the 28th inst., general indignation was expressed. The Brown party seems to be trying to run both tickets, and probably desired, by this clever trick, to make a general raid on the postmasters through the sensitive nerve of their pockets. – St. Louis Times (Democratic)
Thus it will be seen to what means the “Brown leaders” will stoop to accomplish their ends. Here is a live Democratic paper exposing their “little tricks”.

Go to the polls on Tuesday and vote the Regular Republican ticket headed by Honest Joe. McClurg.

Didn’t Come.
Gen. Geo. R. Smith, Bolters’ candidate for Congress, No. 2, was advertised to address the people of this county in Osceola, on Tuesday evening last, but he failed to “come to time”. The General was evidently so sore over the coolness with which he was received in Henry county, that he had not the heart or desire to come farther south.
He is a much abused man. He bought King off because he (King) could not get the Democracy to support him, and now that the General has taken his place, the Democracy say that he is “worse than King”.

Supervisor of Registration.
H.L. Benn, Esq., the nominee of the Republicans for Supervisor of Registration, having declined the nomination to become a candidate for Justice at the earnest solicitation of his friends in Chalk Level, the Executive Committee was called together and the name of Wm. Thomas, Esq., of Polk Township, substituted for that of Mr. Benn, by them.
Mr. Thomas is well-known in the county as an upright gentleman, in every way qualified to perform the duties of the office.

Republicans!
This is the last issue we shall have before the day of election, and we now earnestly urge it upon every Republican to be sure and go to the polls on the day of election and vote. In the present State contest it is of the most vital importance that every Republican vote be cast.
Let each and every Republican go to the polls early and vote, and then let him see that every Republican of his precinct does the same; if they do not come out, go after them, and urge them to come out.

Capt. S.S. Burdett and Carl Schurz.
Pursuant to previous notice, Capt. S.S. Burdett made his appearance in our place late Sunday evening with a view of addressing the people of Versailles on the following day. The day of the Captain’s arrival, it was rumored on our streets that Carl Schurz would also be here on the same day to address our people on the political issues of the day.
Capt. Burdett holding the oldest appointment, claimed the privilege of the court house, but if the Senator was willing, he would divide the time with him. The friends of Burdett and Schurz consulted over the matter and finally the friends of Schurz consented that a joint debate should be had, the Captain claiming the exclusive prerogative to make the opening and the closing speech.
The Captain in his opening remarks dwelt at length upon the tariff question. He said that he had been falsely presented by the Brown press of Missouri, and that he wished to show to his consistency of the Fifth Congressional district that it was a mere dodge of the Brownites to beat him for Congress.
Our impression is that the Captain made votes by his manly position on this question. We feel assured that the Captain will beat George R. Smith four thousand votes in the district.
Carl Schurz in reply to Capt. Burdett seemed to agree, in a great measure, with the Captain on the tariff question, but he held out firmly that the Brownites were justifiable in bolting the Convention at Jefferson. As he was one of the fathers of that bolt, he could not consistently argue otherwise. His argument failed to convince the masses.
We cannot give all that was said on that occasion by the speakers. But, suffice it to say, that Morgan county will give Capt. S.S. Burdett on the 8th of November a handsome majority. – Versailles Banner

To the People.
Do you want a new Post Office in your township? If so, vote for Burdett, who can get you one, and not for General Geo. R. Smith, who knows nothing of public business.
Do you want a National Bank? If so, vote for Burdett, who knows how to have one established.
Do you want a Land Patent secured, or an entry made under the Homestead Act? Vote for Burdett, who understands the whole business, and is known at the Land Department.
Do you want a pension, a bounty, or back pay? Vote for Burdett, who can serve you, and not for General Geo. R. Smith, who knows nothing about such matters.
Do you want a Representative in Congress who can obtain favors of the President and the Departments? Vote for Burdett.
Do you want a Representative who will be placed on important committees and recognized as a rising man? Vote for Burdett!
Do you want a Representative who would not be recognized by any party, who could never get the floor in Congress, who would not be placed on any committees by the Speaker, who could do nothing with the Heads of Departments, who could not be of any earthly service to the District nor to his constituents? If you do, vote for Gen. Geo. R. Smith, for he would fill that bill to the very letter. – Sedalia Times