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nances for 1909 showed a handsome Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Thompson, who have been visiting relatives on iionsion Herald Ellis Prairie, passed through here surplus; and, notwithstanding the three costly elections of 1910, with good collections last year will also show a surplus of $2,000 to $3,000.

Wednesday on their return home at Olathe. Kansas! The HsraId B. k. I UE, Edll.r..d PuMLh.l received a pleasant call. 35 A bne steel bridge lias been contracted for to cross Piney river at At This Store Subscription Price, Arroll Articles.

Entered at Poatoffloe at Hooatoa. an Seoond Clan Matter' left Lone Star mill and some good improvement has been made in the roads over the county. The retiring Court leaves a commendable record, ami leave county matters in most excellent condition for their successors. Bos, P. W.

Derks and wife, who here about a year ago, have turned aud are now satisfied your patronage fin the past has been fully appreciated, "3T a and we hope to merit your future Houston, Jan. mi. stay. 7 Charley Allen has traded his farm, crop and span of horses and wagou to Boss Derks, of Mtn. Every Effort Will be Made to Supply Your Wants.

Wishing you many happy returns during Editorial and Otherwise. tea?" $83883, View, for blacksmith shop, tools and residence property; Allen has moved to Mtn. View. S. Busby has most of his mill Tm Missouri Legislature opened in regular session Wednesday noon.

IS 1 Remain Yours F. P. Rutherford. machinery moved here. W.

P. Allen, blacksmith here, will move to Mtn. View. W. It.

Toll and wife entertained at Christmas dinner George Elmore and wife, of Spring Hill district, F. E. Toll and wife, W. A. Thorp and wife, Lee Smith and wife and Turner Cook aud wife.

A splendid With best wishes for the happiest, most successful and most prosperous year of your lives, we send the sincere greetings of the New Year to every reader, correspondent and friend of the Hkhald. If the Heralo can add to your pleasure by carrying the news to your homes each week, if it can add to your prosperity by boosting for our county and its good people, if it can in any way be a comfort to the afflicted or a help to the needy, we do not want the paper to fail in its mission or its duty. With good will toward all, and malice to none, we greet 1911. To Patrons and Friends dinner was served; all report a most enjoyable day, Johnnie House, who has been in Oklahoma for some menths, has returned home. Jim Rogers, of Kansas, formerly ot this place, came out for a visit with relatives and friends Saturday.

He received a telegram summoning him home at once. A daughter of P. C. Woolsey and We extend greetings and best wishes for a Judge O. L.

Johnson Who retires after four years' service as Presiding Judge of the County Court. Sargent Sayings. Mori than twelve hundred politr ical workers have been indicted in Adams County, Ohio, by the grand wife was taken very sick with what one doctor said was scarlet fever Happy New Year. jury and hundreds have come forward with pleas of guilty and paid fines on charges of buying and sell- in ar votes at the recent election. If BV RAILHOADBU.

Happy New Year! Austin Hartley, of the Regular Army, came home Wednesday from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to spend Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Hichard Pittton. Tred Stuessy, of Ohicgo, is spending his vacation with his and another said was spotted fever. She is now much improved under the care of Dr. DePorest, of Sum-mersville.

Mrs. Nan Garrison was calling on Mrs. C. W. Kirkman one day last week.

Frank Rader, formerly of this place but now of Caldwell, Kansas, TEXAS COUNTY BANK Houston, Missouri. a wave of this character would pass over the entire United States it would prove one of the greatest clean-ups in history. Bight here in Texas County a world of good work could be done along this line, for the man who is a candidate for office now, be he ever so clean at heart and incorruptible himself, has to pass through a campaign where at every turn an extended hand is ready to receive a contribution for a service that may never be delivered. It is an indisputable fact that some stringent measures mother at the "Huts of Peace." Mrs. C.

M. Iilake and daughter, Miss Wynne, with Miss Alico Fish, attended the oyster supper in Ca-bool Tuesday night. Cecil Matherly, who has been visiting here, returned to Winona was shaking hands with friends here Friday of last week; he tarried only a short time. C. V.

Kirkman has moved his saw aud grist mill here. F. E. Toll and W. Tuber brought in the engine and boiler.

Saturday. Mrs. Susie Kane and children, 1 who have been visiting at the John will nave to be taken to uo away in'Patton home, returned to Kansas with this wholesale dealing A New Year Talk With You! last week. Mrs. Crick, of Marked Tree, came up yesterday to visit her father, Anderson Brown.

Mr. Patrick and wife, of West Plains, visited Mr. nig ley and wife last week. II. K.

Derks and wife were in town one day last week to transact legal business. H. Caldwell has moved to Will Brooks' and will farm there next season. A large number of wild turkeys were killed in this section during the open season. Merchant Taylor made several trips to Mtu.

View last week with turkeys, chickens and eggs. He has just received a large stock of shoes. Mrs. Nowlin has been suffering with the sore eyes. Sadie Warburton, who has been staying with Mrs.

J. Harlow, has returned home. Lawrence Temple, who has been sick so long, is now able to come to town. -J- Our trade for the past year has been good, and the people of Texas county, by their patronage have shown us that a good stock of jewelry is appreciated in Texas county. This has encouraged us so much that at the beginning of the New Year we intend to double our stock and be prepared to meet the demands of the people of Texas county.

7 X'VA I men's votes. More often it is not that men do not vote as they want to, but it is that thej' will not vote until they fiud a candidate ready to give them something for that vote, and this too often brings our elections to the low level of corruption and gives the man with the most boodle or the one, at least, who will spend it mo6t freely, the best opportunity. Every man who has taken part in politics knows this to be a fact, whether Democrat or Republican, and for the general welfare of all, we believe the time is at hand when the political heelers should be cut off at the pockets and deprived of their avocation. The County Court which adjourned sine die last Saturday has made a good record of service to the people, as have all the retiring county officers who surrendered their offices to their successors last Saturday evening, and the Herald takes pleasure in speaking this word of praise for the good work done. J.

M. Denney, Jas. F. McKinney and L. C.

Kirkman, who retired from the offices of County Clerk, John Busby and family spent, TIB PAGE JEUELKY HOUSE Houston Missouri New Year's day with John's parents, S. Busby and wife. Mrs. E. A.

Toll has been having the chills. D. Hooberry, wife and children were up from Birch Tree last week visiting Mrs. Hooberry's daughter, Mrs. E.

A. Toll, and other rela tives. They returned to their home IP 'V Jas. F. McKinney Who served the people of Texas County for the past eight years as Circuit Clerk.

Saturday. Married, at Houston, Deo. 26tb, 1910, L. B. Johnson and Mrs.

Houston. The newly married couple passed through Arroll Dec. 28 on their way to their home near Trask. T. Cook spent two days lasl Circuit Clerk, and Recorder, and John H.

Sunks, who has served and disagreeable. News was received here Friday, Dec. 23, of a near tragedy at Mtn. View. A man by the name of John Thomas had ahused and tried to tret a quarrel with a man nauitul Ashley Cuttings.

long and faithfully as Prosecuting Attorney, can retire with the knowledge that their public trust has ii been well executed. That their Christmas is over. All in this week in Shannon County with his brother-in-law, L. Smith. S.

Smotherman and wife were shopping here Saturday of last week. Our school had a vacation of one week during holidays. Little Howard Derks is now almost well. Married, December 21st, at residence of bride's parents, 0. Smelser and wife, Miss Grace Smelsor, of Arroll, and Reuben Wisdom, of Margrove.

J. Taber had the misfortune to lose one of his team of mules by getting its neck broken in the barn in some unaccountable manner. Mr. Burks, who Los boon in Kansas for a long time, is back to old Missouri and says he intends to stay here. The readers of the Heiuld in this vioinity read with a thrill of horror of the murderous assault on Mrs.

Anderson by her husband, as almost everyone in these parts is acquainted with Mr. Mires and numbers are acquainted with Mrs. Anderson's sister, Mrs. Blize, who as Miss Ollie Mires taught school near here, and as Mrs. Ollie Bonhara lived several years in our midst.

Mr. Anderson surely must have been insane. W. E.Toll sod wife ate New Year's dinner with the family of their daughter, Mrs. Turner Cook, New Year's day was quite rainy Colvin, who would not quarrel with Thomas.

On Friday Colvin had taken a load of stove wood to Mtn. View, and as soon as Thomas saw him he renewed the quarrel and had an open knife in his hand. Thomas tried to get on the wsgon and struck Colvin twice with the knife, cutting holes in Colvin'a clothing, but did not wound him. At that Colvin struck Thomas a heavy blow across the top of the head, felling him unconscious, and two or three physicians 'give little hope of his recovery. Colvin was uot arrested, as many saw Thomas assault him and knew he acted in self defense.

To avoid farther trouble, Colvin sold his farm at a sacrifice and left the country. part of the country seemed to have a nice time. Everett Hubbs, who has been staying at Lon Seott's for the past year, is at home. Zee who is teaching our school, spent Christmas at home. She was accompanied back by her sister, Nell, who stayed last week with friends on Ashley.

Wm. Cooper and family and Zee and Nell Martin were pleasant callers at the home of Henry Hubbs Wednesday eve. (To be Continued.) James V. Cross will receive the Herald at Bos worth, Mo. Mr.

worthy successors in the persons of Otto Johnson, Joe C. Stites, J. J. Carty and Geo. H.

Scott will continue the excellent work of their predecessors is not doubted. The Herald wishes the outgoing officials great success in all their undertakings, and to the new officers, that your constituency can heartily say at the close, of your terms, "well done, good and faithful servants." The members of the retiring County Court, udges Johnson, Beeler and Mason, are to be congratulated on a most successful term's work. During their term the last indebtedness was paid off and county warrants are good, dollar for dollar, anywhere. The Jamti M. pnny Maries County; Rev.

George Belew officiating. The happy couple departed Dee. 32nd for their home in Maries County. Who has been the efficient County Clerk for the past four years. Mr.

Denney will return to his farm iu Oar Sunday School here olosed Christmas day owjng to the poor Cross has been. suffering from a Clinton township. Court's handling of the county fi i siege of carbuncles. health of the Superintendent, Mrs..