(#2) 30 April 2000 MO-Abstracts Read-Only List ---------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by: Caroline House mscldy@dcn.davis.ca.us SOURCE: Rich Hill Mining Review Rich Hill, Bates, Missouri Vol. XXII, No. 49, Sep. 11, 1902 Arch B. Stone, a prominent young farmer and influential democrat of Osage township, was a pleasant caller while in the city on Tuesday and favored us substantially. Mr. Stone and wife were visiting Dr. and Miss Mattie Boulware.-Butler Times. A Masonic state lodge of instruction will be held at Butler, commencing at 2 p.m., Monday, Sept. 22, 1902, and continuing morning, afternoon and evening during the 23rd and until noon of the 24th, conducted by Grand Lecturer Allen McDowell. W. P. Duvall sold his fine 280 acre farm, just west of Butler, to a. M. Swartz, living near Adrian, last week. The consideration was nineteen thousand dollars. This was one of the finest and best improved farms in the county, and Mr. Swartz can be congratulated on securing it. Deputy Constable Janes yesterday arrested Frank Johnson, who lives north of the Marmston river, says the Nevada Mail. Johnson is charged with assulting (sic) Uncle Billy Willson on last Monday. He gave bond to appear before Justice Gilbert September 6th. Johnson is a brother of Alva Johnson, who was convicted of murdering old man Paxton at Metz, sometime ago. Charley Simcosky, for 3 years (on Nov., 1902) clerk in the office of Division Superintendent of the C. R. & Q. at Galesburg, Ills., receive the appointment of clerk to Gen'l. Supt. F. C. Rice in Chicago, d has gone there to assume his new duties. The Galesburg Republican speaks very highly of Mr. Simcosky and his promotion, which was based exclusively on merit, and all his Rich Hill friends will be glad to hear of Charley's success. Geo. Burgessor and Ben Smith of Papinville were among the visitors to-day. Bob Johnson, who has been down from Butler to see the boy, returned to that place this afternoon. Ben Smith and mother of Papinville were in town to-day noon, being guests at the Talmage House. Frank Johnson of the Frairview (sic) neighborhood was in town this morning, looking up a doctor. He has been chilling. Miss Alice Loeb is back from the millinery markets and was busy to-day unpacking hat frames, ribbons, buckles and other rigging for ladies' head-gear. Scarcely a day passes but some one is killed by exploding coal oil. Mrs. John Flannagan, the wife of a railroad contractor on the Ozark & Cherokee Central railroad, was burned to death near Wagoner I. T., last evening while preparing supper. She attempted to light the fire with coal oil and the can of oil exploded. Why will women persist in using the dangerous fluid? The editor of the Foster Times says: "While visiting at Adrian, we dropped into the real estate office of our friend John Herrel. John is the same jolly, good humored man, full of life and energy, and seemed just as glad to see us as he did when he was asking the nomination for the office of County Clerk. By the say, we anticipate that John will be elected by a big majority, and the people could not give the plum to a more worthy man. He is competent and careful and will keep the books and business of the county in first class shape." August Elgert and son, Will, left this morning for Sedalia, where the son will attend business college the coming term. Prof. A. C. Gwinn and wife who have been visiting Mrs. Gwinn's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold, near Sprague, have returned to their home at Greenfield. Miss W. M. Allen of the Sprague neighborhood was an arrival on the noon train from Nevada, where she had been visiting. Her brother and a neighbor were here to meet her. Miss Alice McLean is in the city, visiting Miss Mary Bridwell and other friends. She is on the way from Pleasant Gap to Webb City, where she teaches in the public schools. Mrs. Effie Smalley will arrive home from Kansas City to-night and will go to Richards the first of the week to resume the business of milliner to that section. her sister, Miss Mary Cate, will be associated with her. Mrs. Hudelson, president of the district W. C. T. U., stopped off here yesterday to spend the afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Sherm. Robey, on the way to her home at Adrian from attending the annual convention at Nevada. Miss Alice Francis arrived home to-day from her vacation trip to the home of her parents down on the farm in Greene County. She is looking and feeling much refreshed for her outing. She also stopped at Iola and other Kansas points on her way home. Dr. Chastain, Tuesday, took Ava Doolittle to Kansas City for surgical attention. Ava was thrown from a horse, over a year ago, injuring his back severely, which has kept him in bed ever since. His many friends hope that he may be benefitted. Submitted by: Caroline House mscldy@dcn.davis.ca.us