Osceola Sun
Osceola, MO
3 October 1878

Post Office And Official Directories
Arrival And Departure of Mails
Appleton City to Osceola, Arrive 3 P.M.; depart 9 A.M. Daily except Sunday.
Clinton to Osceola: Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 9 P.M.; departs Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 A.M.
Osceola to Bolivar: Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 6 P.M.; departs Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 7 A.M.
Osceola to Hermitage: Arrive Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 4 P.M.; departs Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 7 A.M.
Osceola to Stockton: Arrives Friday, 6 P.M.; departs Saturday, 7 A.M.
Osceola and Roscoe: Arrives Monday and Friday, 4 P.M.; departs same days, 7 A.M.

State Officials.
John S. Phelps, Governor.
Henry C. Brockmeyer, Lieut. Governor
Michael K. McGrath, Secretary of State.
Jackson L. Smith, Attorney General.
Thomas A. Holladay, Auditor.
Elijah Gates, Treasurer.
R.D. Shannon, Supt. Public Instruction.
J.E. McHenry, Land Commissioner.
Supreme Court – Thos. A. Sherwood, Chief Justice, Warrick Hough, Elijah H. Norton, J.W. Henry, Wm. B. Napton.
Congressman, 6th Inst. Chas. H. Morgan.
Senator, 2oth Dist., W.Q. Paxson.

County Officials.
Representative – Frank C. Nesbit.
Sheriff – William M. Cox.
Treasurer and Collector – L. Lewis.
Assessor – Thad. M. Gardner.
Recorder of Deed – Daniel P. Morgan.
Surveyor – Ralph C. Bowles.
Attorney – James W. Silsby.
Coroner – A.C. Davidson.
Com’r Public Schools – W.W. Warren.
Circuit court holds its regular session the first Monday in March and September.
John D. Parkinson, Judge.
James M. Pugh, Clerk.
County court meets first Monday in February, May, August and November.
Judges – Jno. F. Tandy, T.J. Younger and R.R. Moore.
T.J. Younger, Presiding Judge.
Clerk – James H. Linney.
Probate court meets on the second Monday in February, May, August and November.
John P. Love, Judge
Thomas M. Dozier, Clerk

Town Officials.
Board of Trustees – Wm. T. Johnson, Robert Lutz, Franz Daniel, L.A. Mentzer, F.P. Hostetter.
Mayor – W.T. Johnson.
Clerk – Louis M. Reese.
Attorney – G.W. Stifeld.
Marshal – John E. Cole.
Assessor and Collector – Jno. E. Cole.
Board of Education – Z. Lilley, Joseph P. Landes, Franz Daniel, Thos. Henley, Scot Nesbit, L. Lewis.

Home and Neighborhood
D.P. Morgan Jr. who has been quite ill for several weeks past is now able to be out again.

Dr. W.E. Shelton, St. Clair’s next Representative was in town last Monday and paid the Sun his compliments.

Mr. Robert Latz has left Osceola for St. Louis where he intends remaining a week or so laying in a stock of goods for the winter trade.

Mr. Hall agent for Appleton’s American Encyclopedia has been spending some time in town canvassing for that great source of knowledge.

Hon. Jno. C. Ferguson has yielded to a pressing invitation and will stump Lawrence county in the interest of the Democratic ticket, of course.

Miss Ella Amrine and R.P. Woodbury returned from Appleton last Monday, where they spent eh last week attending the fair and visiting friends.

List of dead letters remaining in Post Office at Osceola, Mo., October 1st 1878.
Maj. H.P. Blantrow, A.G. Cardwell, D.W. Coops, S.A. Darter, Mary Faisler, L.J. Fisk, Geo. W. Foxworthy, S.D. McCoy, J.J. Moore, J.D. McCoy, Jacob Langdon, Owen Leasure, Geo. Smith, P.P. Thomas.

From Chalk Level.
Joe Withrow moves to Kansas this week.

Jame Shaffner and family move to Henry county next week.

Uncle Bob White is doing some excellent work for the Democracy.

Phil Warner now has possession of the Ruebush premises and “fixens”.
Mollie Warner of Monegaw is visiting her friend Mollie Shaffnr this week.

Isaac Shaffner purchased quite a number of yearling steers last week from Polk county traders.

Miss Molie Baker will take the Hillsdale school this winter, this school has been taught for a number of terms by your fellow townsman W.W. Shaffner.

Andrew Hilty one of our enterprising German farmers has made forty gallons of excellent blackberry wine.

Monegaw Township.
Henry Wiley left for parts unknown last week.

Billy Lewellen bought some more cattle last week.

John Shoemaker has gone to Henry county to work the coming winter.

Mrs. Frisby has been very sick with billous fever attended with typhoid symptoms.

A good many of our citizens are talking of emigrating in the spring – some to Kansas and others to Iowa.

Bob Shoemaker has to pay a security debt on account of the sudden leaving of David Ketcham, who disappeared so suddenly week before last.

Thos. Frisby is running his sorgham mill this season and is doing a good business.

The Fair.
Our annual fair with its pleasures and disappointments has come and gone. Happily the latter were few wile the former were all that we could ask. The weather was propitious from the beginning to the close. The display in the hog, horse, sheep and cattle departments was superior to any before, while in the farm products and agricultural machinery it was not so good as at former periods. To say that the fair was a success hardly expresses it. The attendance was good from day to day but Saturday eclipsed them all with a throng of five thousand strong.
Below we give a full report of all entries and awards in the livestock department:
Fastest pacing, racking or trotting, under the saddle, open to all, mile heats best two in three, two entries. S.G. Gilman’s horse “Cloud”, distancing his competitor, took both purses.
Pony race, under fourteen hands high single dash one half mile, four entries, First, premium to E.W. Pitchford, of Bates; second, Ben. McDaniel, of the same county.
Best saddle mule, five entries, Premium awarded to H.H. Trumble, of Bates.
Best cow and calf, four entries. First premium, C.E. Leonard, of cooper; second I.A. Dodge, of Bates.
Best calf, four years old and over, six entries. First premium, C.E. Leonard, of Cooper; second, A. McDougal, of St. Clair.
Best cow three years old and under four, four entries: First premium, C.E. Leonard; second, I.A. Dodge, of Bates.
Best heifer two years old and under three, three entries. First premium, C.E. Leonard, of Cooper; second, I.E. Dodge, of Bates.
Best heifer one year old and under two, seven entries. First premium, C.E. Leonard, of Cooper; second to the same.
Best heifer calf, six entries. First premium, C.E. Leonard, of Cooper; second, I.A. Dodge, of Bates.
Best mule colt, four entries. Premium to W.P. Jeremiah, of Henry.
Best single driving horse or mare, thirteen entries. First premium to W.D. Clark, of St. Clair; second, J.N. Douglas, of same county.
Best Miss rider, under fourteen years of age, on pony, three entries. First premium to Miss Mattie Oliver, of Henry; second, Miss Emma, sister to Miss Mattie.
Fastest mule – single dash – one mile, three entries. Premium to J.S. Greenwade, of Bates.
Fastest running horse or mule that has never run for money – one mile dash – Premium to B.S. Wainscott’s horse, “Wild Bill”.
Best bull four years old and over, two entries. First premium to J.M. Chritz, of Bates; second, J.L. Gibbs, of Bates.
Best bull three years old and under four, three entries. First premium, J.A. Dodge, of Bates; second, W. Kemp, of the same county.
Best bull two years old and under three, three entries. First premium, C.E. Leonard, of Cooper; second best, J.A. Dodge, of Bates.
Best bull one year old and under two, First premium to A.M. Ferguson, of St. Clair; second, F.S. Downing, of Vernon.
Best bull calf. First premium to C.E. Leonard, of Cooper; second, E.S. Downing, of the same county.
Best brood-mare with one or more colts by side, sixteen entries. First premium to J.S. Greenwade, of Bates; second, Wm. Johnson, of Henry.
Best filly three years old and under four, six entries. Premium to Jos. Wix.
Best filly two years old and under three, three entries. Premium to W. Johnson, of Henry.
Best filly one year old and under two, three entries. Premium to T.L. Hill, of Bates; second to S. Fisley of the same county.
Best mare, colt, five entries. First premium, C.B. Davis, of Bates; second, Wm. Cooper of the same county.
Best draft team, four entries. First premium to E.E. Taylor, of Henry; second, Charles Rose, of Bates.
Best saddle horse or mare, twelve entries. First premium J.S. Greenwade, of Bates, second, S. shearer, of Vernon.
Best gelding any age, seven entries. Premium to E.E. Taylor, of Henry.
Best draft stallion, six entries. Premium to W.N. Cassity, of Bates.
Best brood-mare – all purposes – two entries. Premium to Charles Rose, of Bates.
Best stallion – all purposes – seven entries. Premium to E.E. Taylor, of Henry.
Special Premiums.
Premiums for best blooded stallion, awarded to C. Davis, of Bates; also special premium for fast horse- half mile heat and repeat – awarded to W.G. Wainscott’s horse, “Wild Bill”.
Fastest racing or racking under the saddle – mile heats – best two in three, three entries, Sam’l Gilman’s horse “Cloud” again distanced his competitors and took first and second money.
Fastest trotting horse or mare that has never trotted against time, or for money – mile heats – best two in three, three entries. First premium to D. Taylor, of Henry; second, J.S. Greenwade, of Bates.
Single dash, half mile, six entries. First premium to Wainscott’s “Wild Bill”; second to a sorrel horse, owned by Mr. Wainscott, of Bates county.
Best draft stallion, eleven entries. Premium to J.H. McCool, of Bates.
Best stallion, with one or more colts, six entries. First premium to E.E. Taylor, of Henry; second, C.B. Davis, of Bates.
Best stallion three years old and under four, two entries. First premium to J.S. Greenwade, of Bates; second, A.S. Wilson, of Bates.
Best stallion, one year old and under two, four entries. First premium to J.H. McCool, of Butler; second, C.B. Davis, of Bates.
Best stallion colt, five entries. First premium to Wm. Johnson, of Henry; second, J.R. Price, of Bates.
Best herd – one bull and three cows, owned by exhibitor, three entries. Premium to C.E. Leonard, of Cooper.
Best cow or heifer – any age. Premium to the same as above.
Best bull any age. Premium to the same.
Best span for light harness, seven entries. Premium to W.W. Tenney, of Bates.
Best boy rider under fourteen years on pony under fourteen hands – special premium offered by A.F. Wyckoff – pair Berkshire pigs, worth fifty dollars, seventeen entries. Prize won by Jimmie Hanks, of Bates; second best, by Society, premium of five dollars, won by J.S. Greenwade, Jr., of the same county.
Best sow one year old and over, eleven entries. First premium, A. Hamilton, of Bates; second, T.P. Wilson, of Henry.
Best sow six months old and under a year, four entries. First premium, Fred Shillinger, of St. Clair; second, A.F. Wyckoff, of the same county.
Best sow with litter of pigs – not less than six. First premium, A.F. Wyckoff, of St. Clair; second, M.S. Davis, of the same county.
Best boar any age, three entries. Premium to T.B. Wilson, of Bates.
Best sow any age, three entries. Premium to the same as above.
The above awards were to the Berkshire breeds. In the Poland-China ring W.F. McCalley, of St. Clair, A. Hamilton, R.M. Stubblefield, and J.M. Baugh of Bates, came in for a large share of the premiums, McCalley taking the sweepstakes.
In the sheep ring Jas. Clark and E.K. Gird, of Bates, and J.W. Cole, of Pettis, were awarded all the premiums.