Voice of The People
Osceola, Missouri
25 February 1880

Local and Personal.

Miss Anna Baldwin has returned home.

Mr. William Lilley is seriously sick with pneumonia.

There is an old saying that "'leap year is fruit year"'.

A little child of Dr. Dorrell is seriously ill with pneumonia.

Harry W. Silsby of Wheatland, paid our town a visit this week.

Twenty-five criminal cases comes up before the circuit court this session.

Miss Mollie Burch of Roscoe is visiting Mrs. J.B. Ferguson of this place.

Moore Johnson took a jaunt into the country, to visit one of his clients last Sunday.

The measles are said to be raging to such an extent in Wheatland that there is hardly enough well persons left to take care of the sick.

B.R. Shoemaker and lady and Wm. Lewellen and lady and Miss Ella Terry were among the wedding guests at Henry Ledbetter's yesterday.

Someone who professes to know says that a month before marriage and a month after death are the only two times that men think their wives are angels.

J.B. Jennings and family returned home from Speedwell Township last Sunday, where they have been for the past few weeks visiting friends and relatives.

Uncle John Hearn, an old and well-respected citizen of Butler Township, died last Monday morning of pneumonia. He was a member of the Patrons of Husbandry and was buried by that order.

The supper given here on last Monday evening by the ladies of the Presbyterian Church in commemoration of Washington's birthday was largely attended, and was a most pleasant and enjoyable affair.

A secret organization, calling themselves the Knights of Freedom, has been formed in this county, but what their object is we are unable to state. They are said to number between one and two hundred men.

Mrs. Cripe, wife of Peter Cripe, died after a short illness on last Sunday of pneumonia. The funeral sermon was preached on Monday by Jacob Yoast. A large concourse of friends followed the body to the grave.

As per announcement, Eld. W.W. Warren preached at the courthouse last Sunday evening on the subject of baptism. The discourse throughout in the manner of its presentation was candid, logical and convincing.

Mr. Nash, the geologist, who is now in the employ of Col. Brooks, the proprietor of the Kansas City & Memphis railroad, was out in the south part of this county last week taking an inventory of the mineral resources of that section. He says that there is no question about the presence of zinc and iron in inexhaustible quantities in that locality. We also understand that he expressed himself in the most confident terms relative to the early completion of the railroad to this place.

A lively shooting affray took place a week or two ago in the eastern part of St. Clair County, between the sheriff of Benton county and his aids, and the Wolover boys, who are fast coming into notoriety for their lawlessness. The sheriff and his men, who were trying to effect their capture, overtook them in the road about dark, and ordered them to halt. He was answered by a shot from a revolver, which passed close to his head. This opened the fight and some twelve or fifteen shots were fired, but as the night was dark and the combatants fired only by the light of each other's shots it is not known with what result, although it is thought that one of the Wolover boys was wounded.

My genial and whole-souled friend, G.W. Wanacott informs me that he will leave next week for Missouri, where he goes to take charge of his father's farm. I am sorry to lose him and trust his stay will be short. His place in the social circle and in the Sunday and singing school will be hard to fill, for as a worker in both he was a host in himself and he also has musical talents of no small order. Mr. Jacob Miller has been chosen to succeed Mr. Wanacott as assistant superintendent, and choir leader of the Sunday school at this place, and Mr. J. Litchfield is spoken of as a suitable person to fill the vacancy by the resignation of Mr. Wanacott. Hutchison News.

The Osceola Greenback Club met pursuant to adjournment at the courthouse in Osceola on the night of the 1st inst. The organization proceeded to elect its officers for the next three months. The following are the officers elected: President, Richard Thurman; secretary, Paton B. Wonacott; Treasurer, K.B. Wonacott. Remarks were made by W.U. Townsend and others. Adjourned to meet on the night of March 6th, 1880.
P.B. Wonacott, Sec'y.

The little boy of Mr. Schowalter who was thrown from his horse a short time since, and had his arm broken, died last Sunday. The following is the statement of Dr. McNeil:
I was called at 8 p.m. to go and amputate the arm of Mr. Showalter's son, aged about 14, as we subsequently learned. On arriving at Roscoe (in company with Dr. T.H. Wright who kindly volunteered his serves) we met Drs. Anderson and Marquis who accompanied us to the bedside of the sufferer. We found mortification of the left arm above the elbow and gangrene had so far advanced as to involve the muscles over the region of the heart. His pulsations were 134; we asked Dr. Isaac Marquis to feel his pulse a moment after and it was 135. He afterwards seemed to rally and in the morning his father thought him better, but upon minute examination we found that he must die; he was sinking fast. We refrain from further remarks - censure or otherwise.
D.C. McNeil.

Doyle Items
As there seems to be a great deal of uneasiness about "'Calico"' I thought I would come to the front.

Fine weather in Doyle.

Farmers are all busy preparing for spring work.

P. Hair cut his foot very bad one day last week.

Lawsuit at J.M. Cooley's last Thursday.