This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Fm.2ADI/128 Message Board Post: The Neosho County Record Friday, January 13, 1882 Page 1 Educational Column- Edited by Prof. C.M. LIGHT The following are the questions used at the teachers examinations held in this city, Dec. 30th, 1881. Constitution- 1. For what purpose was the present constitution adopted? 2. How are vacancies in the Senate filled? 3. Who is the present: President of the United States? Vice President? Speaker of the House? 4. How often does Congress meet? 5. What is said of the compensation of the Members of Congress? 6. What restrictions are placed upon Members in regard to civil offices? 7. Name three powers given to Congress by the constitution. 8. What is the relation of the President of the United States to the Army and Navy? 9. What is the extent of the judicial power of the United States Supreme Court? 10. What is said of persons charged with crime in one State and that flee to another? History- 1. What is History? 2. Give name and number of the periods into which the history of the U.S. is usually divided by historians. 3. Who were the first claimants of the U.S.? Locate the territory. 4. Name and state when and by whom the oldest town in the U.S. was founded. 5. Where and when was the first permanent Dutch settlement made? 6. Describe Braddock’s expedition and give the result. 7. When and where did the first Colonial Congress meet? 8. By whom was the Declaration of Independence written? 9. Who were Bragg, Morgan, Banks, Burnside, and John Brown. 10. Give three prominent events in each of the last three administrations. Orthography- 1. Define orthography. 2. How many elementary sounds in the English language? 3. Name the (?????) into which the (????) (??????) (??????). 4. Name the ling(???). 5. Of what use are silent letters? 6. Define suffix, prefix, root. 7. What letters are never silent? (f j g r x v z) 8. What is a primative word? Derivative? 9-10. Spell the following words: penitentiary, predecessor, (??????), Edinburg, tersely, Demosthenese, Victor Hugo, Shakespeare, Huxley, Plutark. Arithmetic- (Remainder of the paper too dark to read) --------- Page 2 --------- Prof. LEWIS has been very sick during the past week with inflammatory rheumatism. -------------------------- The GEORGE boys have rented the DOAN farm, five miles southwest of Erie. -------------------------- Dr. E.B. PARK will make another professional visit to Erie on January 17, 1882. -------------------------- Died: - At New Albany, Ind., Jan. 5th, 1882, Mrs. L.H. PERRY, sister of T.F. RAGER, Esq., of this city. -------------------------- The BURRIS Trial- The trial of H.A. BURRIS for the murder of Joseph K. GIFFORD, on the night of Dec. 24th, 1880, was called for trial last Wednesday, with Judge TALCOTT on the bench, and County Attorney RUGER, Hon. L. STILLWELL, and Hon. W.L. SIMONS attorneys for the prosecution, and HUTCHINGS and DENISON for the defense. A motion was made by the defense for a continuance, on the ground that Dr. J.H. LIGHT, one of the main witnesses was absent. The attorneys for the State agreed to admit the evidence of Dr. LIGHT, and the motion was overruled. A jury was then impaneled, consisting of the following gentlemen: Paul B. CRESEY, Fred HERMAN, J.W. KEATHLEY, M.A. SCRANTON, A. BROADBENT, Isreal BECK, S. MICHAELS, Alvah CLARK, James EMERY, A. GOUVIAN, P.C. HOOVER, and Joseph SMITH, after which the court adjourned till Thursday morning. Thursday was occupied in examining the witnesses for the State, and when evening came the States attorneys rested their case, and as we go to press this morning the! witnesses for the defense are being examined. We were unable to hear any of the testimony, but from the general talk among outsiders, we learn that the State did not make as strong a case against BURRIS as was expected. The general impression now is that BURRIS will be cleared. The witnesses for the defense will probably be all examined today; the argument take place tonight, and the case given to the jury tomorrow. -------------------------- Mr. A.C. BOGLE, of Ft. Scott, has been employed to report the evidence in the BURRIS trial. He is a very fast stenographer, and has taken down the evidence as fast as given, thereby saving a great deal of time. Mr. BOGLE is practicing law at Ft. Scott, and is a very agreeable gentleman. -------------------------- Died: - At midnight on Friday night, at the residence of Mr. J.C. RICE, in Valley Precinct, Erie township, Mrs. Julia Ann, wife of James YOUNG, aged 72 years. Mrs. YOUNG was born in the State of Ohio. She has been a member of the M.E. Church for 56 years, and a devoted Christian. -------------------------- Notwithstanding the sickness of Prof. LEWIS, the Erie schools have gone on just the same. Mr. Seth G. WELLS, one of the scholars in said school, at the request of Prof. LEWIS, was appointed by the School Board to take charge of it during his illness. Mr. WELLS has been very successful so far – giving entire satisfaction to patrons and scholars. Of course there had to be some kicking done by somebody, and one or two patron took their children out of school, but as they are old kickers and chronic growlers nobody payed any attention to them. -------------------------- A young lady from Iowa, a cousin of the Misses EDWARDS, who live south of town, has been visiting them for the past week. -------------------------- Mrs. John SHIDLER, of Grant township, died at New Madrid, Mo., last Tuesday. She was brought back to her home, and interred in the Bethel Cemetery last Thursday. -------------------------------------------------------------- The Neosho County Record Friday, January 20, 1882 Page 2 Why Some Teachers Fail- A recent number of the Lansing (Mich.) Republican contains the following article. It is a reply to the inquiry why certain teachers do not succeed. The answer is: They are too lazy. They neglect details. They have no eye to order. They hope to get along without effort. They are easily discouraged. They fail to know what the world is doing. They do not find out what other teachers are doing. They do not try to improve. They have too much outside business. They talk politics too much. They philosophize on everything but their own business. They fail to have new ideas. They fail to use such as they have. They are penny wise and pound foolish. They have become icy, stale and repulsive to live children. They think inferior work does just as well as good work. They are not polite enough. They think most things take too much trouble. They use poor judgment. They fail to practice what the educational papers tell them. They rely on the little stock of goods they began business with. They do not study the children. They forget that the art of teaching is an art that requires study. They can see the weak points in their scholars, but not in themselves. They are stingy towards themselves. They read no educational papers or books. They know so much they will learn no more. They think they cannot learn anything more about the art. They are trying to into something else. They do not determine to be the best teachers in the place. They are rusty and without ambition. They began with a small stock of ideas and have not increased it. They follow the same method with each class. They keep away from their pupils. They never visit the parents. They attend no teachers’ meetings. They do not seek for information by studying the methods of the best teachers. They complain too much. They do not see that the profession is as high as the teachers themselves raise it. They do not study the great masters of the art. They drop the school when it is out and never think of it again until they come up before the pupils the next day. They under-rate the business. They think anyone can teach who knows a little about the studies. They over estimate themselves. They under-estimate the pupils. They think the school was made for them. They neglect to think of the pupils good at every point. They do not take common sense as the guide, but hug a formalism handed down from dark ages. They do not study over the lessons. They do not travel, etc, and all to be a better teacher. They fail to manage with tact. They are not in real earnest to teach so that “tomorrow finds them farther than to day.” --------------------------- Marriage Licenses: The following marriage licenses have been issued by the Probate Judge since our last report: L.R. JONES to Stelle E. MASTON S.S. WESTOVER to C.B. IRWIN George SHIVELY to Sallie PIERCE Nicholas McCRACKEN to Mary HARTZLER Hance MOORE to Anna Wolf(??????) Anthony SELLMAN to (?????????) FREEDMAN --------------------------- District Court- The following are the Court cases that have been disposed of at the adjourned term of the District Court: St. Joseph Manufacturing Co. vs. C.A. CARVER, et. al., Sheriff’s sale confirmed and deed ordered. W. Anna LEWIS vs. John C. SPILLMAN, et. al., Sheriff’s sale confirmed and deed ordered. J.J. LEWIS vs. J.J. JONES, et.al., Sheriff’s sale confirmed and deed ordered. 1st National Bank of Parsons vs. R.A. PHELPS, et. al., Sheriff’s sale confirmed and deed ordered. Charles F. ROBE vs. A. CONE, cause continued. Flora PICKETT vs. Ollie F. BOWAN, cause continued. Thomas B. WHITELY vs. Adeline WHITELY, submitted to the Court, decree of divorce granted on payment of costs. P. AYLSWORTH vs. Mary AYLSWORTH, submitted to the Court, decree of divorce granted on payment of costs. City of Chanute vs. R.L. SIMMONS, cause dismissed. M.K. BARTON vs. Salathael HODGIN, motion to require plaintiff to give security for costs overruled. A.M. WHITAKER vs. E. SAPP, cause settled and costs paid. W.J. WATSON vs. C.A.B. JACKSON, cause continued. E.A. JOHNSON vs. James S. YOUNG, et. al., Court renders judgment against defendants for $770.47 with interest at 12 per cent. Michael STEWART vs. C.C. NELSON, cause dismissed and costs paid. Frank WITT vs. (?) K. GEORGE, et. al., cause dismissed and costs paid. Isaac MANSUE vs. J.V. PIERCE, cause continued. Smedley DARLINGTON vs. Jesse T. GRIGGS, judgment rendered against defendant for $442.75. ---------------------------- Page 3 -------- Dr. H.G. STEINBERGER is expected home from St. Louis tomorrow. ---------------------------- Dr. PARK was in town again last Tuesday. He is getting a good deal to do here. ---------------------------- Dr. G.W. McMILLAN is engaged in the Real Estate and Loan business at Oswego. ---------------------------- Died: - In Osage Mission, Jan. 18, 1882, of consumption, James ELLIOTT, aged 30 years. ---------------------------- Mrs. M. STARBUCK, who lives a half mile north of town, has been very sick for the past two weeks. ---------------------------- We noticed on our streets this week James JUSTICE, a former resident of Erie, but now of Chanute. Jim has a case in court. ---------------------------- Fred HERMAN, from Canville township, is the boss story teller of this term of court. He never seems at a loss for a good story that just suits the occasion, and can tell it in a way that makes all laugh. Mr. H. is attending court as a juror. ---------------------------- Mr. John BLAIR, formerly of Centerville township, but now of Chautauqua co., was in town last Tuesday. Mr. BLAIR, while a resident of Centerville township, was one of the active Republican workers, and helped to set up many a “Game” on the poor Democrats. --------------------------- Ben HAMILTON, who has been in charge of Sheriff BERRY for the past four months on the charge of stealing a horse from Bob LYTLE, of Ladore township, some time last spring, note of which was made in the Record at the time, was tried by a jury of his countrymen last Monday. It was not much trouble for the jury find that he was guilty, as charged in the indictment. HAMILTON is a partner of Chas. KEARNS, the man who plead guilty to the same charge last November. They will be sentenced at the end of this term of court. -------------------------- Galesburg: Jno. MILLER, Jr., who has been rummating in New Mexico, is stopping with his parents in this city. He carries a flowing mustache. ------ Rev. E. RICHARDS, Congregationalist, is making arrangements to locate in our midst. He’s a good man, and we welcome him and his influence. -------------------------- Married: - At Walnut, Kansas, Jan. 12th, 1882, by Rev. W.H. STEVENS, Mr. Albert KENDALL to Miss Julia THORNBURG. -------------------------- Married: - On January 7th, 1882, by Probate Judge WALLACE, at his office in Erie, Kansas, Mr. S.S. WESTOVER to Miss C.B. IRWIN. -------------------------- Married: - At the residence of the brides parents in Chard City, Kansas, on January 8th, 1882, by Esq. MICHAELS, Mr. L.R. JONES to Miss Stelle E. MASTON. -------------------------- Mr. J.W. SHARROCK, of Eureka Springs, Ark., was in town all last week and part of this. He leaves for home today. He was here a witness in the BURRIS trial. -------------------------- Last Friday the time of the court was occupied in examining the witnesses for the defense in the BURRIS trial. The examination took till late that evening before the defense got through and court adjourned till the next morning. When court convened Saturday morning, Judge TALCOTT delivered his charge to the jury, which occupied about one hour. After the charge was delivered the argument was opened by County Attorney RAGER, and followed by all the attorneys in the case. The argument continued until 11:30 Saturday night, when the case was given to the jury. About 9 o’clock Sunday morning the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The first ballot stood 10 for acquittal and two for conviction. And so ends the first murder trial that has taken place in this court since we have been a resident of this county, and we hope it may be the last. -------------------------- The case of the State of Kansas vs. Wm. MILLER, was called for trial last Tues. This was the Well Poisoning case the particulars of which were given in the Record at the time of preliminary trial before Justice WELLS last November. A jury was impaneled consisting of the following gentlemen: Israel BECK, M. GLEASON, Paul B. CRESEY, Fred HERMAN, M.A. SCRANTON, S. MICHAELS, Alva CLARK, James EMERY, A. GONVIAN, Joseph SMITH, A. BROADBENT, David B. SKEELS. The attorneys in the case were RAGER and FELKNER for the State, and LAPHAM assisted by HUTCHINGS and DENISON for the defense. Tuesday and Wednesday was spent in examining the witnesses for the State. Thursday morning the witnesses for the defense were examined, and part of the afternoon was spent in the argument. The case was given to the jury about five o’clock and after being out about 20 minutes returned a verdict of not guilty. -------------------------------------------------------------- The Neosho County Record Friday, January 27, 1882 Page 1 Galesburg: News was received here a few days ago of the death of our old friend J.L. McMILLAN, in Colorado, caused by some accident in a saw mill, while working there as head sawyer. Mr. McMILLAN was well known around here, and leaves many friends to mourn his death. His wife, a daughter of Mr. F.H. PENDERGRASS, will return to Galesburg and live with her father. --------- F.H. HOLCOMB just returned from a trip to Council Grove yesterday where, it is said he was looking for a location to go into sheep raising. --------- J. PATTON, Ross ROADS and Lon ROADS have just returned from Galena where they have been visiting and looking for something new. They report things lively there. --------- We have a new blacksmith now by the name of SNOW, who will take possession of the shop next Monday. He is a new comer, and hails from Montgomery County, Illinois. We bespeak for him a good share of the work soon, so that he may not get discouraged and leave us. --------- Mr. J. PATTON, our blacksmith for the past year, is going to build a new shop on the public square east of the town well. May he have good access is our wish. --------- The Wooden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. F.F. CAIN was celebrated yesterday, of which your regular correspondent will give particulars, as he was present and was seen to purchase five cents worth of clothe pins for the bride. -------------------------- -------- Page 3 -------- The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. HUFFMAN, who live a half mile east of Erie, died last Friday. -------------------------- Mr. Tom THOMPSON, who was arrested last Saturday for selling whisky “just to accommodate a few friends,” came into Court that day and put in a plea of guilty. The Judge assessed a fine of $100, and costs, which Mr. T. paid rather reluctantly. This virtually breaks up the whisky selling in Chanute, and to a great measure in the county also. Neosho county can be set down as a temperance county and one that obeys the law.