Just to remind everyone -- Charlotte's "Pearls" are now archived permanently at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/usa_genealogy/mo_newspaper.htm -------------------------------- Jefferson Democrat Hillsboro, Jefferson County, Missouri WEDNESDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 1885 J.H. PARSONS, traveling agent for the Missouri Republican, took dinner, last Tuesday, with his cousin, Mr. N. SLAWSON. Mr. P. was on his way to Texas, where he will spend his time in introducing the Old Reliable, being the only authorized traveling agent of that organ. The citizens of De Soto seem to be turning aristrocratic, there being many of them who have visited friends and relatives in foreign countries, even to Germany. On the 1st of March Henry EULER well known to most of the people of our county, will start for Europe, and it is also rumored that H. HOHENTHAL intends to visit Jerusalem some time in the future. Mrs. OTTINGER of Baltimore, and Mrs. DILLENBERG of St. Louis, were visiting their sister, Mrs. H. HOHENTHAL, this week. Mrs. OTTINGER, Mrs. HOHENTHAL's eldest sister, has not been west for 20 years. She expresses herself as highly pleased with De Soto, notwithstanding the weather has been so severe that she saw little of the town and vicinity while here. Andy OWENS, who has been reported dead, paid our town a visit this week. He looks well and hearty, but has been very low with a spell of pneumonia. S. STEWART and L. OGLE had a pitch battle here, one day last week, oer a game of cards. The result was S. carried away a pair of black eyes, and OGLE a bleeding finger. DEATHS and BIRTHS - The following deaths were reported the past week: Date Name Age Jan 27 Lillian. BUTLER 2 months Feb 9 Jane SWALLOW 50 years Feb 18 Charles SCOTT 4 months Feb 15 L.A.H. BREWSTER 6 years BIRTHS Date Name of Mother Sex Feb 18 Mrs. Rudolph HAVERSTICK boy Feb 13 Mrs. John N. COOK boy Feb 8 Mrs. Thomas NULL girl Feb 13 Mrs. John BICKEMANN girl WEDNESDAY, 4 MARCH 1885 Judge Joseph J. WILLIAMS, who was in bed last week with a severe billious attack, is out again. Mr.W.R. IRWINE resigned his position as teacher of the Kimmswick public school and started, last Thursday, for the Indian Territory, where he has some interests that require his attention. LICENSED to MARRY - John HULS and Ella WALKER, Lemuel GROVES and Mrs. Narcissa J. TURLY, Ferdinand Wes HUBER of Jefferson county and Miss Amelia T. OELBERT of Perry County. Frank Adolph HEMME died last Monday night - aged 34 years, 3 months and 2 weeks - of pneumonia, at the residence of his brother-in-law, Godfrey BUCHER, near DE Soto. His remains will be interred in the Hillsboro cemetery, this evening, at about 2 o'clock. Through some mistake we omitted at the proper time to publish the following births, which were filed on the 25th of January: To Mrs. Philip MEYER, a daughter, to Mrs. Albert PITZ, a daughter, and to Mrs. John OHEIM, a Cleveland voter "No, Onkel, du machst es aber zu bunt." The James WIDEMAN farm, on Big River near Morse's Mill, was sold by the Sheriff in partition, last Thursday. The tract contains 160 acres and brought $2,755. W.R. WILLIAMS was the purchaser. Rily has been trying to get a Big River farm for some time, and we presume he is happy. On the 17th of February last, while A. SEYPOHLTOWSKY, Jr., was driving a four-horse team along the road near the ARMBRUSTER schoolhouse, a tree fell across the road, bruising the young man's hand and leg and considerably injuring one of the horses. Man and beast are recovering and Mr. S. is grateful to his Creator that it was no worse. SEYPOHLTOWSKY a good Polish name - is enough to ward of most any calamity or enemy. OBITUARY - February 15, 1885, Stephen S., son of Solomon B. and Babecca STRONG(?), at his father's residence, near Vineland, aged 21 years, 5 months and 15 days. Deceased calmly passed away after a long spell of consumption. He called his last friends around his bedside and told them that he could not stay with them but a short time; the Lord would soon take him home, and he anted them all to try and meet him in Heaven. Thus passed away a son, brother and beloved friend of those who stood by him in this solemn hour. But our loss is his gain. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labor." May we all be prepared to meet him on the shore of sweet deliverance. J.D.S. Dr.P.E. JONES, nephew of Mrs. E.S. PYLE, stopped to visit his aunt on his way home from the New Orleans Exposition. He resides in Redwing, Minnesota and, like many others visited New Orleans and friends and relatives on the same trip. R. BURROUGHS and family, old residents of De Soto, are thinking of removing to California. Mr. B. is known to many of our citizens as the hardware merchant of Main street, his being one of the first hardware stores in De Soto. All regret to see them leave. Mrs. SNOWDELL lately presented her husband with a lovely valentine. We have not heard what the weight was, nor whether they call it Bob or Lucy. Dr. BRADFIELD bears his age remarkably well. Speaking to a friend of the recent cold weather, he remarked, that he had seen one hundred Winters, but this was the worst he had ever seen. Yesterday our friend, Jake SCHWEIZER of Limitville, paid us a farewell visit, informing us that the firm of SCHWEIZER Bros. was about closed out. He spoke of taking in the New Orleans exposition first, thence to Vera Cruz and from there to Africa, intending to wind up with a visit to the heathen Chinee. Jake is a good fellow, able to take care of himself wherever he goes. We fell sad as the hour of departure draws nigh - more so than we knew he was about to get married. Danby, February 24, 1885. </HTML>