Misc News

1867

Fredericktown Conservation article - June 14, 1867- A Man Found Dead -

Last Sunday morning Sterling Denton of this county was found dead on the Little St. Francis River 3 or 4 miles north of Fredericktown.

D. Frank Rhodes, Coroner of the County, proceeded to hold an Inquest pursuant to law. It seems that the deceased had been missing for about a week, and when found, his head was nearly separated from his body.

The jury returned the following verdict: "That we believe he came to his death by accidentally falling from a bluff or rock and breaking his neck," signed D. F. Rhodes, Coroner, Wm. Newberry foreman, George W. Lanpher, Alferd Buckner, Augustus St. Gemes, William E. Walker and Henry Elies.

Fredericktown Conservation news articles

Fredericktown Conservation - June 14, 1867
On last Saturday a man named Simpkins who had been working for John E. Clardy of Cook's Settlement, stole a revolver the property of James Ham. Mr. H. suspicioning him pursued him to the lower part of Madison County and found him at a house, but Simpkins did now wait to settle accounts, but fled leaving the revolver.

Fredericktown Conservation - June 19, 1867 (Dentistry)
J. M. Hutchins, Dentist of Ironton informs the citizens of Fredericktown that he will be here on Monday June 22 at which time he will be please to wait on all needing his professional services.

(Preaching) Rev. Harvey Young will preach at the Methodist Church this evening at candle-light.

Dr. R. M. Phillips of Point Pleasant, has purchased the Sam Collier property in Fredericktown, and will have the walls reconstructed and fitted up for a residence as soon as practicable.

The weather has been extremely warm for three or four days. Loafers have a hard time finding good cool places.

1868

THE BEE - April 30, 1869 Newspaper tidbits:
*The Railroad company have commenced building a tank house near the Depot, at Fredericktown.
*We are glad to learn that a switch has been built at Whitewater, and the R. R. Co. have appointed Thos. Wheeler depot agent at that station. Tom is a good egg. *Miss Poke Farmer and Miss Mary Ann Crow, of Cook Settlement, were here on a visit this week.
*The Baptist Church is increasing its members at this place. Three persons were baptized here last Sunday, and several others joined by letter.
*The Negro John Prince, who was wounded in an affray with Kenneth Nabors, has recovered so that he is able to walk about.
*Wash. Hughes, our Libertyville calico-selling editor, is going to St. Louis this
week or next, to buy goods and look after the interests of THE BEE. It will afford the wholesale houses of that city a good chance to have their advertisements inserted in our paper.
*Married: On the 26th inst., at Mine La Motte,
Mo., by Rev. Wm. Ellers, Mr. F. B. Flach to Miss Sarah Russell, all of Madison County, Mo.
*Ben Picker is putting up a house next door to John Sunderman, on Cook Street. *John Pennell is buildings dwelling on his lot near R. Beards's in the Fleming addition. *Mr. Gray, conductor on the I. M. R. R., has moved into Phil. Fleming's new house.
*Mr. Stevens, R. R. agent at this place, has moved into Wash. Nifong's brick
house, near the Depot.
*Benj. M. Picker has been appointed to take the census of Madison County, and will commence on his work June 1st.

THE BEE - April 30, 1869 Newspaper tidbits

*Mr. Benson Dines, a young man, but one of considerable experience in the profession, has located here and gone into the business of Bee raising. He deals in Italian Queens, patent hives, &c.

*We have been confidentially informed of several weddings to take place within a week or two. We hope
the parties will remember our cake eating proclivities.

*Miss Sandidge proposes commencing a school, Monday next (May 2d) at the new building of Mr. Oaks. Terms, two dollars per month. Miss Sandidge comes among us well recommended as a competent and experienced teacher, and we can most cheerfully recommend her to our friends as deserving of their liberal patronage.

*A new Organ has been purchased by the Sabbath School and Good Templar's Lodge. It was ordered on Tuesday of last week, from Horace Waters, of New York, and arrived here in time for the ceremonies of the Lodge on Monday evening.

*A horse run away with a buggy on Sunday last, while moving up Main Cross street, throwing a man and a woman out, breaking the shafts, and tearing himself loose from the buggy. The man was slightly injured but the lady was unhurt.

1870

The Bee May 28, 1870 official directory

Jas R. McCormick, Congressman
Thos Essex, State Senator
Sam C. Collier, Representative
John Schulte, Caleb Berry, E. H. Spiva, County Justices
Thos Holladay, Circuit Clerk
D. N. Griffin, Sheriff
George R. Hill, Deputy Sheriff
Wm. B. Toler, Sup Com. Schools
Jas W. Hill, County Treasurer
E. L. Graham, Supt Registration
Wm. B. Toler, Coroner
Dan'l Peterson, Probate Judge
Robt. M. Shannon, Co. Surveyor

Justices of the Peace
St. Michael Township - John Hooss and Amos Lunsford
Castor Township - Benj. Umfleet and Geo M. Stevens.
German Township - Erich Picker and F. M. Graham
Twelve Mile Township - John A. Shoemaker
Polk Township - J. M. Henry and Chris Wiegenstein
St. Francois Township - Thomas P. Hawkins and L. O. Neider

1879

The Plaindealer - January 2, 1879 official directory & Societies
Circuit Court
John H. Nicholson - Judge
JD Perkins - Prosecuting Attorney
Thos H. Johnson - Clerk

County Court
Jno. Schulte - Judge at large
Christoph Wiengenstein - Judge of 1st district
Wm. M. Matkins - of 2nd district
T. E. Rousein - Clerk
Sessions, 1st Mondays in February, May, August and November.

Probate Court
D. W. O'Bannon - Judge sessions, 2nd Mondays in February, May, August and
November.

Congress - 1st District, M. L. Clardy
State Senator - J. B. Duchouquette
Representative - John R. Turner
Assessor - William Oakes
Sheriff- Felix Slater
Collector - Thomas O' Bannon
Treasurer - Richard H. Nall
Surveyor - T. J. Downs
School Commis'r - D. W. O'Bannon
Public Administrator - M. A. Jackson
Coroner - Louis J. Villars

SOCIETIES
Marcus Lodge, 110 A. F. & A. M. Regular meetings Saturday evenings preceding the full moon in each month, at Masonic Hall, over William H. Gosheys? drugstore. Visiting member invited.

Madison Lodge, 172, I.O.O.F. meets every Saturday night, at their hall, over Schulte's store. Brethren from abroad are cordially invited to attend. R. Albert R. S.

La Motte Lodge, 244, I.O.O.F. meets every Tuesday evening at their hall over the
Company Store, Mine La Motte.

Mineral Encampment, 688, I.O.O.F. meets every 2nd and 3rd Thursdays in each month, at same place as La Motte Lodge.

Hoffnung Lodge, 29 O.D.H.S. meets every Monday night in Offer's Hall Mine La Motte.

Royal Purple Society meet every Friday evening in Goff's Hall. Everybody invited
to participate.

Local news - The Plaindealer Jan. 2, 1879
Ice will be plentiful and cheap next summer.
Mr. Baird has built and ice house, which is already partially filled.
Hon. Louis Houck of Cape Girardeau has been in this city the past week.
Geo. Loyd intends to remain at home in the future. He has enough of Colorado.
One of the Chimneys on Dr. Villars' residence burned out Sunday evening.
Our neighbor, Mr. Brooks, may safely be termed the modern job. He's billing all over.

A 15-pound boy is reported to have taken up his residence at Enoch Smith's last Friday.

Fauette Nirong and Caruthers Anthony leave today for the Cape Girardeau Normal School.

Miss Nettie Albright removed to the house recently occupied by Mr. E. H. Day, last Monday.

R. Albert resigned the marshalship of Fredericktown, and William Dequire was appointed
in his stead.

Sheriff Slater and Constable Bruce have been on the sick list since day before Christmas a day that tried men's soles.

We have received a copy of The Emigrant, published at Glen Allen by T. P. Pigg. The publisher
deserves credit for energy and courage.

Prof. Scott, Mr. H. S. Hackney, Miss Hattie Donnell and Miss Lora Linn, were the representatives to the
Southeast Missouri Teachers Association.

Quite a number of our citizens have been putting up ice the past week. WE managed to keep cool with out
handling ice since it began snowing.

We had the pleasure of forming the acquaintance of Mr. Klein, one of the contractors at Silver Mountain, last week. He, like our self, is a jolly Dutchman.

Bro Coleman of the Reynolds County Outlook claims to have a hemorrhage in his pocket. We are not afflicted that way, as our pockets have been entirely empty for some time.

If some of our friends desire to "swear off" chewing tobacco, and have a store of the "weed" on hand, they
can dispose of it in this office. We will chew it for them free of charge.

A slave to the "demon" fell off the footbridge, one night last week, bruising his face fearfully and freezing his foot. A passer-by saved the son of Green Isle from freezing to death, by assisting him to reach shelter.

Friederich Lerch, one of the oldest and most industrious German settlers of this county, died at his home in Polk Township last Saturday. His remains were followed to their last resting place, on Sunday, by a large concourse of friends and acquaintances.

Wm. Vinyard is home again from the hospital, somewhat improved. It will be remembered, he was sent there for treatment a short time since. Another trip may be required means will be forthcoming from
our charitable citizens when called upon. Mr. V. is worthy.

Remarkable Murder Case - The Plaindealer - January 2, 1879
A Remarkable Murder Case

There is now pending in the Circuit court of this county the case of the State of Missouri against Adam Bollinger, the history of which will “point a moral, or adorn a tale.” The defendant is a Negro, about 35 years old, quite black and powerfully built, and although his physiognomy indicates plainly a low order in the moral seale, yet there is nothing indicative of any marked degree of the murderous instincts in him. He was raised in this county by Mrs. Nancy Bollinger, whose slave he was up to his emancipation. In October 1862, being 18 or 19 years old, he committed the offense with which he is charged, his victim being also a slave, and the property of Judge John J. Mathews. Both the men had wives, the women being the late C. Y. Buford’s slaves, who resided three miles northeast of Fredericktown upon his farm. It is said that the trouble which led the Negro into the fatal deed, arose out of some undue familiarity which Jack the murdered man, and who, it appears, was something of a Lothario, had taken with Adams wife. It is believed to be pretty certain, that for some length of time
before the killing, there had been a very bad state of blood between the men. On the evening of October 30, 1862, the men were making their way to the home of their wives at Mr. Buford’s farm. Adam was in company with a slave of Mr? ____ __fong, near Dr. James H. Gosney’s farm, on the road near the bridge; Jack went into this road out of the one which led from his master’s and just ahead of adam, in the direction of Buford’s; Adam saw Jack followed and overtook him in a few steps; some conversation ensued and then an altercation, when Adam sprang upon Jack with an ordinary butcher knife and it is thought stabbed him several times; Jack got away and started to run, at the same time appealing to Adam not to kill him; Adam pursued, and in running Jack feel, when Adam leaped upon the prostrate man and stabbed him to death. Adam then fled and was no more heard of by the authorities till some time in July last, nearly sixteen years after the deed of blood which impelled his flight. His arrest was affected through the instrumentality of the son of the murdered man, who for all that period of time had made it his duty to hunt the murderer of his slain father. Adam was found in St. Louis, where he had been for some time under the assumed name of Jno. Allen, was brought to this county for trial and excepting whilst here during court. Has been confined in the Farmington jail. During the court held in December, the adjourned September term after a continuance was granted, the defendant upon his own application, and by consent of the prosecuting attorney, had the continuance set aside. Here upon the defendant offered to withdraw his plea of Not Guilty, and plead guilty of murder in the second degree. The prosecuting attorney accepted the offer, and upon his statement to the court ordered the plea of guilty of murder in the second degree to be entered, after which the court sentenced the defendant to imprisonment in the penitentiary for ten years. The defendant then moved an arrest of judgment upon the ground that the plea as entered would not support----(article cut off on the microfilm) and it is not now remembered that any case ever occurred in the State that reached the courts, which would furnish a precedent.

We learn that Mr. B. B. Cahoon was employed by the son of the murdered man to prosecute the case, and it is said that he was not altogether satisfied with the course the case had taken, but of this nothing is authoritively known. It is likely to prove a case of some considerable interest as well as of expense. The colored people hereabouts manifest a disposition to prosecute the cause vigorously, doubtless for the purpose of indicating to their white neighbors, that they are a Law and Order observing class of citizens.

Note, does anyone have the article that could fill in that line or two that the microfilm cut off?

Minnie Hines Returning to Her Old Home a Heartbroken Woman.

Mine La Motte items - The Plaindealer -Jan 2, 1879
The following items came in too late for last weeks paper: Mr. Vandewater has not been able to preach nor attend to the post-office, for sometime, owing to feeble health. Sterling Colman is postmaster.

On account of too much water they stopped work in one of the new shafts till machinery can be put up.

Col. Foster and lady are living with Dr. Sawyer.

The crusher is broken , and will lay idle a month or so for general repairs.

There is not near so much ice on the reservoir as last winter, but enough for good skating.

Rev. Hoffman, of Farmington, preached here last Sunday, both morning and night. In the morning he spoke German and
in the evening English.

Tom Schalk is with us again and seems to be happy. His happiness cost but ten dollars.

I think the dog question ought to be left as it is. It takes much to fee dogs, which might be given to poor
people.

MARRIED
Howard - Simmons - In St. Francois township, December 25, 1878,
by Judge Wiegenstein, Mr. William Howard and Miss Marilda Simmons, all
of this county.

Blanton - Lanpher - December 24, 1878, at the residence of the bride's parents, by Elder Shepherd, Mr. M. Blanton of Libertyville, and Miss Emma Lanpher of this county. Mr. Blanton is connected with the Liberty Mills, a young man of fine culture and a worthy gentleman, while his bride is the daughter of ex-sheriff Geo. W. Lanpher, and one of Madison County's fairest jewels. The Plaindealer invokes heaven's choicest blessings upon them; may their pathway through life be strewn with flowers, and their financial wealth as good as wheat in the mill. Thanks for the double dose of cake.

1881

The Clarion Friday Sept 23 1881 Roll of Honor

Roll of Honor
The following are the names of the pupils of the public school who received no demerits for the week ending September 16, 1881.

Maggie Settle, Lula Maze, Eva Gabriel, Minute Hill, Alice Settle, Thos Allen, Willie Goff, John Goff, Newt Settle, Robert Gabriel, Annie Rains, Alice Caruthers, Savanah Caruthers, James McKinney, Annie Thompson, Maggie Walace, Julias Woolford, Frank Gloves, Ada Smith, Josie Johnson, Amanda Bollinger, Minnie Berryman, Ellen Claves, Pauline Gower, Lena Goff, Minnie Belnap, Addie Johnson, Ida Pabor, Lena Schwarner, Lethe Ogen, Ida Johnson, Susie Berryman, Alfred
Johnson, John Simmons, Sarah Millard, Mary Santoff, Lizzie Rankin, Nora Maze, Bette McKinney, Mary Settle, Katie Schulte, Lillie Chelton, Thos Hill, Martha Claves, Lizzie Brown, Ida Lunsford, Sarah Renald, Robert Miller.

On every Monday morning our pupils commence work with meredit of 100 merits. They are demerited for a want of neatness in their work; for not keeping school house floor, desks, books, etc clean; for impoliteness and want of industry. A pupil deportment is an index to his metal improvement. If it be good we may safely conclude that his advancement in the branches
which he is studying is such as to insure satisfactory mental development. We trust that the friends and parents of the pupils of the Fredericktown public school will carefully read the roll of honor which will be furnished the editors of the Plaindealer and Clarion every week for publication.

1896

Fredericktown Plaindealer Dec 19, 1896 Struck it Rich

STRUCK IT RICH
All during the summer Mr. Frank Sonderman has been prospecting for mineral on the Mine La Motte domain at the head of what is known as the "Black Lead," with very little success and last week he concluded to go deeper in some of the holes he had prospected in and so went twenty feet deeper in one hole. He was rewarded beyond his most sanquine expectation, for
he struck a vein of lead four foot thick which will run about 1,800 pounds of pure lead to the car. The company has offered him a piece of ground 100x100 feet any way he wants to go on which his find is located. He pays the Mine La Motte company a royalty of 10 per cent on all the mineral he takes out. Mr. Sonderman is now working two shifts of seven men each and as soon as he decides on the lay of his land he will increase his force to three shifts. All of Mr. Sonderman's friends in this town, and they
are legion, rejoice at his good fortune and hope he will make a bushel of money.

Fredericktown Plaindealer December 19, 1896
Circuit Court
Rev. Hanesworth Takes Out Naturalization Paper – Special Grand Jury Empanelled.

Circuit Court has been in session all this week and the following business has been transacted:
W. L. Cohen vs. German Insurance company; defendant files de ? to evidence

In the matter of assignment of Yount & Arnett, E. L. Purcell, assignee files report of sale.

Mary Parkins vs. Charles P. Noel judgment for $236.25.
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Rev. H. Hanesworth renounces all allegiance to Victoria, Queen of England declares his intention to
become a citizen of these United States.

Pleasant Maze vs. William Nalle, court allows Judge Nalle $20 for attorney fees.

A special grand jury composed of John Wilson, Thomas O’Bannon, T. F. Whitworth, A. J. McFarland, M. J. Ellis, J. P. Bess, Robert Berryman, Ed Perringer, Ed Lampher, I C. Revell, G. L. Miller and J. M. Arnett was empanelled by the court.

William Newberry, collector, vs. George A. Farewell; judgement by default for $6.24.

Same vs. L. Pendergass; same for $3.28.

Same vs. Abraham Limberger; same for $5.41.

J. McFarland appointed Foreman of special grand jury.

Grand jury brings in report finding true bill against Wm. Hobbs.

State vs. Wm. Hobbs; plea of guilty and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary.

Z. T. Berryman vs. T. B. Sharp, sheriff, judgment for plaintiff to recover property.

Lucinda Maze vs. Maude E. Smith el al; dismissed at cost of plaintiff.

Z. T. Berryman vs. T. B. Sharp; defendant files motion for new trial; motion overruled and appealed.

Nalle & Co., Wm. Pierce, assignee; final report of assignee approved by the court and assignee discharged,

Estate of F. T. Overfield, Laura E. Keyes, trustee, files first settlement.

From Mine La Motte Dec 19, 1896 Fredericktown Plaindealer
Last Sunday morning the sheriff of St. Francois Count and posse arrested Phil Gordon and T. L. Isabell, near neighbors to J. B. Dines, on the charge of being the parties that robbed him of $385.00 on Sunday night December 6th; evidence against these two men is said to be very strong.

Fredericktown Plaindealer December 19, 1896

Mr. Morris Hunt started to St. Louis with a load of cattle last week. He got off the train at Bismarck to attend to some business and as the conductor told him the train would not stop at the depot, he stared down the yard to get aboard. Nearly opposite the round house is a cinder pit, it being dark Mr. H, did not see it and fell into it, receiving a severe cut on his forehead, seven stitches being necessary to fix it up and he was otherwise severely bruised.

Mr. Claud Villars, son of Dr. L. J. Villars of this city, who has been working for the Missouri Pacific rail road at Arkansas City fo rthe past year, has been transferred to Eldorado and his salary increased $10.00 per month.

Rev. R. F. Chew delivered a lecture at the Methodist church yesterday morning, entitled, "Education." The talk was one of the finest ever delivered in Charleston on this important subject and a large congregation greeted him. He was here representing the Marvin College of Fredericktown,. Charleston Call.

A marriage license was issued this week to Americus Deckson of Perry County and J. C. Graham of Madison County.

Christmas Services - Dec 19, 1896 Fredericktown Plaindealer

The great feast of the Nativity of Our Lord will be duly celebrated at the Catholic Church December 25. Early in the morning (at 5 a.m.) the
congregation will assemble for a solemn-high mass, during which a sermon will be preached by the pastor On the Birth of Christ, Our Savior, This will be followed by low mass at 7 a.m., and at 10 a.m. another high mass will be celebrated. The subject of the sermon will be the Grand and Central Mystery of Christianity, the Incarnation of the Son of God. The altars will be elaborately decorated by the ladies of the Altar Society. The choir, under the efficient leadership of Mother Regina, will render Seitzberg's celebrated mass in "F". For the Offertory a quartette will sing the old Christmas hymn, "Adestr Fideles." The choir will be re-enforced by an orchestra composted of Mother Regina, 1st violin; Mr. Gus DeGuire, baritone; Mr. Allen DeGuire, cornet; and Mr. Joseph Schulte, 2nd violin. Miss Louise Fox will preside at the organ. At 2:30 p.m. the festivities of Christmas day will close with solemn Vestpers and Benediction. All are invited to attend.

Eld. J.
B. Marley is holding a series of meetings at the Christian church. Nine have been added to the church.

Prof. N. B. Henry will respond to the address of welcome at the Southeast Missouri Teachers Association to be held at
DeSoto, December 29-30.

Mr. J. A. London, Jr. gave the News office a pleasant call on last Thursday. Mr. L. is now in business in this city, being the
junior member of the firm of Kennedy & London in Business in the opera house building.

Mrs. Fannie Dorsey left last Friday for Wichita, Kas., on a visit to her daughter, Miss Mary.

Cornwall Budget
Married - Sunday night, December 12, Mr. G. G. Kelley to Miss Maggie Quinton. Mr. Kelley is the son of ex-judge Kelley and the one who run for sheriff on the Republican ticket; Mrs. Kelley was the daughter of George Quinton.

The supper that was talked of some time ago will be given at Snowdenville, Friday night, December 22/ The supper is given for the purpose of raising money for a Christmas Tree; all are invited.

Quite a crowd from this place attended a birthday party at T. L. Stephens on Greasy creek Monday night.

Berry's saw mill is running this week.

There is a house being put up in this place by the Selvy boys; the boys say they are going to
stay at home.

Dec 19, 1896 Fredericktown Plaindealer
Two excellent young people of Bollinger County are holding positions in the Marvin Institute at Fredericktown. Prof. Frank Burcham is the instructor in pure and applied mathematics and Miss Clara Snyder in shorthand, typewriting and telegraphy. - Bollinger Co. Times.

William Hobbs, colored, pleaded guilty on last Monday to an indictment charging him with burglary in the second degree; there were two counts in the indictment, one charging him with burglary and the other larceny; the charge of larceny was dismissed by the prosecuting attorney and Judge Fox sentenced him to three years in the penitentiary on the burglary county. Hobbs stole a horse from a stable in this city and was captured by Sheriff Sharp at Farmington with the horse in his possession.

J. S. Weber, of the firm of Weldon & Weber, undertakers and embalmers at Kansas City, was fined $50.00 in Justice Case's court this week for embalming without a license.

A marriage license was issued this week to J. D. Dameron and Annie Tinnon.

1898

Democrat News, Fredericktown, Mo November 1898
Deserted and Alone Minnie Hines Returning to Her Old Home a Heartbroken Woman.

Madison County Girl’s Story. She was the Belle of Fredericktown, Until William Hines Came A-Wooing and Won Her.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
Four Years ago there lived in Madison County, Mo., a sweet faced schoolgirl, just developing into womanhood. She was Minne Rose, aged 16 years, the daughter of a prosperous farmer. Her beauty charmed the villagers and many a wealth-blessed farmer had ardent siege to her heart. But Cupid led her to choose William Hines, a poor mechanic. He was only a few years her senior and he held out roseate promises to Minnie for the future. They were married and the good men and women from the surrounding country flocked to the wedding ceremony. All went well with the happy couple for a year or more. A bouncing baby boy blessed the union. That little fellow toddled around the emigrants` room in Union Station Saturday morning. Watching him, while tears glistened in her eyes, was his mother, with a two months-old infant in her arms. The bright dream of her honeymoon had vanished she was facing the stern realities of life.
Deserted by her husband and left all but penniless, she was waiting for a train to take her back to the old homestead. We may never guess what mistakes we may make in marrying, said the distressed wife and mother, until it is too late. Two years ago we moved to Edwardsville, Ill. Where Will got a position at the waterworks. He always treated me kindly up to a short while ago. Then he fell in with a bad lot and began to drink. His disposition changed and he was no longer a faithful husband. Night after night I worried about his welfare. He would come staggering in at all hours and abuse and strike me without reason. When he came to his senses again he would plead for forgiveness.
Three weeks ago he left the house and never returned. Why he did so I cannot imagine. He gave up his job at the waterworks, and his friends said he had left town. He told them he didn’t care for me any longer. I wrote to my father and he told me to come home at once. But I waited for Will, thinking he would reconsider his action. Not one word came and worn out with anxiety I packed my trunk and started home. I had so many chances to marry well, but I let them all go by for Will. And this is the end of it all. We have tried to find out something in regard to the above, but can learn nothing. Ed. Democrat News.