De Soto Weekly facts De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri THURSDAY, 3 AUGUST 1899 RECENT DEATHS - Brig. Gen. Nelson COLE, of St. Louis. He served during the civil war in Missouri, and was wounded at Wilson Creek; also in the regular army after the war, guarding railways in the Indian country. When war with Spain was declared, he was made a brigadier general. He was highly esteemed in St. Louis. THURSDAY, 10 AUGUST 1899 RECENT DEATHS - Mrs. Phillipine FLUTH, widow of the late Geo. FLUTH, a member of Co. A. 3rd Mo. Vol. Inf., during the Civil War, died at her home in St. Louis, Friday August 4th, of asthma and dropsy, and was buried at Salem cemetery in St. Louis county. Mrs. FLUTH was a sister to Mrs. Wm. KLEINSCHMIDT, at Flucom and the late P.C. ZOLLMAN and sister-in-law to Mrs. Dena BLANK. THURSDAY, 31 AUGUST 1899 RECENT DEATHS - Col. Adam MILLER, a prominent citizen of Camden county, aged 83. He was buried by the Masonic lodge, of which he was a member 50 years. He was a veteran of the Florida war, having gone out in a Tennessee regiment under Gen. JACKSON. He was also prominent as captain and colonel of Missouri state militia during the civil war. For the last 30 years he had practiced law, and served two terms as probate judge. He amassed quite a fortune. HAD CAUSE TO REMEMBER LINCOLN - George S.E. VAUGHN, who was the subject of Abraham LINCOLN's last official act as president of the United States, died at Maryville a few days ago. While the wing of the confederate army to which he was attached was encamped at Tupelo, Miss., he came on a visit to his old home in Canton. He got through the Union lines in coming all right, but was arrested as a spy while attempting to return, taken to St. Louis, tried and sentenced to be shot. Senator John B. HENDERSON went to the president, and asked him as a policy measure to pardon VAUGHN. This on the evening of the president's assassination, and he was dressed at the time to go to the theater. Before leaving he signed the paper and handed it to HENDERSON. Sent in by Charlotte M. Maness Desoto Joe/The Record Man