The Houston Herald from Houston, Missouri • Page 2

HOUSTON HERALD W. P. Coats died at his home two miles southwest of town August 6. Births-August 2, to W. T.

Elliott and wife, a boj; August 3, to Robert Beaty and wife, a girl; August 6, to Court Proceedings: George Loncy, robbery, four years in penitentiary; Mark Drisklll, alias Overstreet, murder of Covington, three years In penitentiary. HOUSTON, MAY 10, 1917. John Kelly and wife, a boy. B. M.LYLIfr, Iditorand Publlahar T.

J. Wolfe is the new postmaster MAY 31, 1893. at Plato. Subscription Price, II Pib Ybab Oscar Travise shaved 278, G3 hair cuts, 18 dyes, 15 foams and 19 baths Married, August 6, Ed L. Rowe and during the 9 days of circuit court.

Miss Uma Upton. AUGUST 16, 1893. Sample Besheer has completed his new drug store building on west side James Corbett, of Marked Tree, NEWS OF YEARS AGO. Interesting Items Taken From Herald Files. of Grand Avenue.

Arkansas, win locate here ana pur C. P. Raynor has opened a meat market nest door to J. F. Watson's chased property of W.

P. Hamrlok Mr. Corbett is jeweler. blacksmith shop. Miss Minnie Lynch win teach a term of school on Big Creek.

JUNE 7, 1893. Mrs. Sarah Jane Rice, wife of Rev A few years ago the Herald published items from old tiles rum 1878 to 1893, and will now continue from 833 to more recen years. The dates given are those of the Herald in which the items appear. James S.

Rice, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Lamar, In Houston, May 30; aged 61 years. AUGUST 23, 1893. Marshal Henry Brttton left Monday for the country to teach school. Clark Dooley has sold the W.

Jadwln property to J. R. Duke. Uncle Sandy Jadwln and daughters will move to the property now occu A tape worm 10 or 12 feet long was removed from W. D.

Beck. Dr. J. J. Herrlngton has returned from medical college a full fledged M.

D. pied by A. F. DeBaun. Married, Aug.

20, W. C. McKlnney and Miss Mary Upton, both of near APRIL 19, 1893. Official vote for School Commissioner: D. C.

McPherson 1086, E. McCul-ley 708. P. II. Gettys and Dr.

S. D. Lyles were petit jurors in U. S. court at Springfield.

An Incendiary seems to be abroad. The barns of S. S. White, Henry Harmon and A.J. Snelson were recently burned.

Houston. Married, August 21, Ell Morton and Miss Let ha Wood, both of Bado. JUNE 14, W93. Oscar Travise and Uncle Dan Flagg are talking of starting a chicken ranch. The heavy-weight nine challenges the light-weights to a game of base ball July 4th.

The heavy weights are J. S. Dial, E. C. Davidson, Dud Beck, The history of this 1917 is surely destined to be an interesting epoch in the history of the world.

With the whole universe crying for bigger farm productions, it behooves every man on a farm to spur himself for a record crop. If we fail misery and want will be extant in this big FREE country of ours. You can't farm without tools. Come to see us, and we will try to save you money on any tool you may need on the farm. Plows, Harrows, Cultivators and by the way, come in and take a look at our new Cultivators Let's plan for a bigger crop.

SEPTEV1BER 6, 1893. At the Old Settlers Reunion In The Texas County Fair Association Houston, prizes were awarded as fol has been organized, with the follow lows: Uncle Dabney Lynch, oldest Pink Gettys, J. R. Blankenship, F. Ing stockholders: P.

II. Ciettys, J. M. Hell, Jesse Watson, Geo. W.

Cox Phemister, A. S. Forrester, Clark and W. L. Lyles.

The light-weights Dooley, Wash Hobble, E. II. Wheeler, Levi MeCaskill, A. J. McKlnney, F.

Nicholas. F. M. Bell, C. W.

White, are Robert Lamar, Thomas White, E. E. Kiser. Jesse Prigmore, Martin Abels, J. R.

Vance, Wllk Ilyer, Will Cox and Abe Frederick. J. M. Rlggs, M. G.

Coyle, D. F. Bee mer, G. T. Mires, W.

L. King. S. I), Lyles, S. O.

Besheer, Yin Garwitz, male settler; Mrs. Mary Mitchell, oldest female settler; the little child of Mrs. Jennie Forsythe, handsomest baby. Houston school opened last Monday with an enrollment of 210. Has Strand has brought In a lot of Colorado horses.

SEPTEMBER 13, ISitt Jurors from Texas county at U. S. court: Grand juror, Frank Bryan: petit jurors, L. A. Fourt, John Abels I Is.

Simmons, J. W. Jones and son, John Brown, lien Alexander, II. Par menter, S. A.

Cunningliani, I). C. JUNE 21, iai. Dud Beck says It's an even dozen no; another daughter arrived at his home June Hi. T.

L. Moore has been appointed Winters, R. C. Haggard, Parmenter James Frederick, Wra. Whisler, Malon Cummings, J- B.

Murphy and C3 postmaster atl'ahoul ami J. II Wilson WATSO ON M. M. Barbte. at Kivmoiidvilie.

aid C. Mcliride. Claud Beasicy and l.c jMU-Ii are Dr. John W. Phemister and Miss iserene Leavitt were married at Ta Hi3.

ALWAYS THE HARDWARE AND FURNITURE LEADERS UNh D. W. Morgan has opened a meat coma, Wash Sept. 6. George Clifton has returned to Morgan's black shop next to W.

E. smith shoo. U. and family leit lor talking of opening a skating rink. Abe Frederick lias hegun work on the foundation for the new Odd Ftl-Jows building.

APRIL -JO, i.m II. A. Angel has been appointed Postmaster at Houston. A. E.

Leavitt's handsome new residence Is nearing completion. J. E. Lowder and Alice Shepard, Houston; now the tish will sutler. Married, Sepc.

6, II. A. Angel and Miss Efile Snelson. Died, Sept. 11, Gladys, youngest child of A.

E. Leavitt and wife. Tacoma, Washington, to make their WAR. home. of C.

M. Stephens last Sunday after church. Mrs. Pearl Miller and lltMe daughter, Erma, visited her sister, Mrs. Ernest Capo, Sunday and epent Sunday night with Mrs J.

Clark. Mrs. Minor and Mrs. Stanton, wli have been at the bedside of their JULY 5, 1)3. W.

T. Elliott has purchased the Fisher residence jn west town, now War has been declared, And now we are prepared To lend the Allies a hand. And the Germans better look out, And mind what they are about, Or they will get their business in jam. We will tirst send our dollar, To help mane them hollow occupied by J. C.

Cobb. J. L. Ridgeway, of Iowa, has SEPTEMBER 20, 1S93. The County Star Is a new paper in Houston; Carlos Copeland is editor.

Ben C. Lowell died at Hartville; aged 69 years He established the tirst newspaper in Texas county the Pioneer. pur day at W. S. Hall's.

Wilson MeKinney, wife and children spent Saturday night and Sunday with J. N. Patterson and wi fe. John Peabody and wife were guests at Marlon Morton's Sunday. Joel Brooks made a business trip to Calwol one day last week.

Alice Sevedge spent Saturday night and Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. William Hall. Mrs J. Clark spent Wednesday with Mrs. Lula Clark.

Edith Martin, Vada McKlnney, Oraa McKlnney, Walter Kidd and Willie Gooch were guests at the home both of near Houston, were married at the home of Esq. R. D. Gobble April 23rd. Philip Fry died at Tom Thurman's on Hog Creek, Agril 23rd; aged 02 years.

daughter, returned home last week. chased the Dr. Lyles property in the south part of town. 200 Acres Timber Land. JULY 12, 1893.

And go back home where they belong. Even though they weraerowded, Uncle Joe Dixon entertained a par For Salic -200 acres tlm land ty of friends in honor of his 74th They had better decided Tq let other people alone. 7 miles northeast of i us title Al. 'Address fc. K.

LYLto, Houston, Mo. SEPTEMBER 27, 1893. J. D. Young informs us that Davis H.

Waite, Governor of Colorado, was principal of Houston school la 160. birthday. The Teachers' Institute is in ses slon at Licking. D. C.

McPherson is Spring Colds Are Dangerous. Sudden changes of temperature and Conductor and E. McCulley, J. Curlin and Miss Etta Tweed Instructors. The Board ot Aldermen have re underwear bring spring colds with MAY 3, 1893.

Charley Snelson Is clerking in the Houston Mercantile Co. store, Armstrong Martin, an old citizen, died at Elk Creek April 2o. Prof. V. F.

Barrett, principal of Houston school, left for Salem last week, accompanied by Arthur Duke and Miss Fannie Lynch. Miss Anna Garner, primary teacher in our school, left for her home in Salem, accompanied by her sister, Miss Lois. Simmons Item Why did you not ask Bill Farris what became to town for? He wanted to tell you it Is a girl. stuffed up head, sore throat and general cold symptoms. A dose of Dr.

signed, the incorporation as a city being unsatisfactory to many of the King's New Discovery is sure relief, citizens. this happy combination of antiseptic balsams clears the head, soothes the irritated membranes and what might They won't be conjested, But how they will be bested It will only take time to tell. They will have "plenty of land And few of man And they will decide "War is hell." We didn't want to tight, If they had treated us right, But they said we must stay at home Said we couldn't cross, Or it would be our loss, As the waters were all their own. And now- we will see Whose loss it will be When all this war shall ceae; For we didn't want to tight, If they had treated us right, But we prefer right to peace. Mrs.

R. D. Simmons, 216 Wall St. Mtn. Grove, Mo.

JULY 10, H93. Brant Sutton is repainting his res idence. i have been a lingering cold is broken up. Don't stop treatment when relief is tirst felt as a half cured cold Is dangerous. Take Dr.

King's New Griflith Jones, who came to this The Mayor refused to accept the resignations of the Aldermen and a large number of citizens request that Discovery till your cold is gone. -country from England about a year Centerville. BV NEW8QATHERER. (Received last week.) The recent heavy rains have stop- they remain in oillce. A I Cunningham has retired from the Blue Front and Chris Kelly has charge.

Attorney W. R. Shuck has located at Eminence. Married, at the Lynch House, July 12, William J. Bruce and Vina Hig-ginbotham, both of Dykes.

THE UNIVERSAL CAR In the scale of advancing business costs, Ford travel continues the same positive economy. City and country salesmen, manufacturers, merchants, ptofessional men every demand for motor-car transportation is satisfied in the Ford car at about two cents a mile to operate and -maintain. Over 1,750.000 Ford cars are makiug performance and profits every day. Runabout $345, Touring Car $360; Coupelet $505. Town Car $595, Sedan $645 all f.

o. b. Detroit. Place your order now. V'illiam Rooney, Cabool.

Agent. Rheumatism. ago, has moved to I. N. Leidy's farm near Summersville.

MAY 10, 1893. James Coats died near Bado May 1, aged 85 years. He was twice married and was father of 21 children. Allen Norton died at Big Creek May aged "I years. Houston has been incorporated as a city of the fourth class, with the following officers: Mayor, J.

D. Young; Marshal, Henry Britton; Aldermen, W. L. Lyles, J. S.

King, J. Vance, Frank D. Foss, Robert Lamar and Will H. Cox. ped corn planting for awhile, but the farmers ground Centerville are busy fencing, cutting sprouts and other farm work.

In fact, most everyone Is working as never before. ITyou are troubled with chronic or muscular rheumatism, give Chamberlain's Liniment a trial. The relief from pain which it affords Is alone J. C. Price took the evening train JULY 2fl, 1893.

The enrollment at the Teachers' Institute at Licking is near 140. The number of white school chil west last Thursday, after visiting relatives and friends near Centerville for a few dajs. worth many times its cost. Obtaina ble everywhere. Grogan.

BT TWO BLUE BTKD OIRLfl. (Received last week.) dren In Texas county is colored Miss Myrtle Evans, who has been children, 3. employed as nurse in the Orphans Lllburn Kabler, aged 60 years, died Home at Springfield, came via Chapel Hill Sunday on her way home at Elk near Plato July 23. Robert Windsor and Miss Lenna Church at Nagle Saturday night Creek. Bradford were married at Licking Stkaybd One bay horse, 6 vears July 10 Houston and Winona played base and Sunday was well attended.

Services conducted by Rev. Hurley. Ivy Stockton spent Saturday night and Sunday with Alice Peter and attended church at Nagle. old, right front hoof split; one dark gray horse, 3 years old. Put them up' ball at the big barbecue and picnic I I aifu iiwuii iuc am, i mil ujr lor bile trouble J.

M. II hide, Bucyrus. Mo. at Summersville. The score: Innings: 1 23 4567 89 Total Henry Brown and wife spent Sun- 69 11 5 12 6 2 7 4 0 0 0 4 3 16 1 0 Houston: 11 Winona: 3 15 11111111111111 1X1' I 71 TOP Rnrlr puts a man out of commission while it lasts.

I. vuvn r.vn, hirt.ira I a uinrk Itr GAYLORD V. ELLIOTT UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER. MAY 17, 1893. P.

L. Lyles has been appointed Chief Clerk in the Bureau of Animal Industry in the Department of Agriculture at Washington. Sam Cleaver is the happy father of a new boy. Grand Jurors at Circuit Court are J. R.

Simmons, James M. Laidley, B. F. Stogsdill, August Melyer, James Connolly, J. P.

Thornton, Wm. Oxley, D. S. Slaughter, James Clouse, S. II.

Gourley, John Geers, A. E. II inkle. Visltir.g attorneys at court: L. F.

Parker, St. Louis-, J. B. Harrison, E. Y.

Mitchell, Rolla: L. B. Woodside, E. A. Seay, Angus MacGlaslian, A.

J. Arthur, Sleir; A. H. Livingston, James Orchard, West Plains: Judge V. B.

Hill, W. D. Johnson, Waynes-vllle; John Sanks, Cabool; T. M. Lingo, W.

II. Dodson, Plato; W. L. Hiett, Sargent. E.

McCulley, principal, W. E. Buren, Misses Anna Garner and Jane Lynch have been employed as teachers in Houston school for next term. MAY 24, 1883. Hartley Gentry, aged 90 years, died At his home east of town, April 19.

AUGUST 2, lW Uncle George Gross and Mrs. Martha J. Allen were married at Raymond ville July 29. While In the woods hunting about 8 miles southeast of town, Calvin Wheeler was accidentally killed by R. B.

Boster. The men were good friends. W. W. Walling has been appointed postmaster at Varvel.

1 Mrs. Rebecca II inkle, mother of John and Alex II inkle, died at her even get about to amount to anything. For quick relief, apply BALLARD'S SNOW LBNBMENT It 13 a Powerful Poi.i Relief Rub It in well over the sffr-ctcd part. It warms and relaxes the contracted muscles, hi. relieves It is equally bene-fkirl for Ncurclp Stiff Neck, Sore Muscles, Cuts, Wounds, Sores, Burns, Scalds, Tender Feet, Chafes and Swellings.

or. i c. nn f.n,l home near town Saturday night. r. dallaku, Proprietor luuis, nu, AUGUST 8, 1893.

D. R. Young has opied a school three miles east of town. Marshall Mires brought Id another 5 herd of Colorado horses. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS.