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 Part II WEDNESDAY, 22 APRIL 1885 SHERIFF'S SALE IN PARTITION - Richard MULCASTER and Mary C. MULCASTER, his wife, Nettie HICKMAN and Emma HICKMAN, plaintiffs, versus, Cyrette RALSTON and Jeremiah RALSTON, her husband, Ida HICKMAN and Robert HICKMAN, defendants. - In the Circuit Court of Jefferson county, Missouri. By virtue and authority of an order made by the Circuit court, of the county of Jefferson, State of Missouri, at its May term, 1884. I will, on the 15th day of May, 1885, at the courthouse door in the town of HIllsboro, between the hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon of that day, offer for sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, the following described land or real estate, to-wit: A part of tract 42 and 2-100 acres of land in United States survey No. 345, in township forty, range six east, conveyed by David STEWART and wife to W.J. ADAMS, by deed recorded in book 7, page 590, and following, beginning at the northwest corner of said tract, which is the northwest corner of survey 345 aforesaid; thence 82 1/2 degrees east, 89 feet 9 inches; thence south 7 1/4 degrees west 842(?) feet 2 inches to a stake on north side of county road, thence north 83 1/2 degrees west 189 feet 9 inches to the west line of survey 315; thence north 7 1/2 degrees east with survey line 314 feet 6 inches to the beginning, containing 1 1/2 acres, situate in Jefferson county, Missouri, subject to the homestead of Ida HICKMAN and Robert HICKMAN - for the purpose of making partition between said parties, for which the purchaser will be required to pay the purchase money in hand at the time of sale. Dated at Hillsboro, this 20th day of April, 1885. Henry HURTGEN, Sheriff. Mrs. George EDINGER of Colorado, was visiting relatives in this county, last week. Clara Estella, daughter of Wm. L. and Catharine A. IRVINE of De Soto, died on the 14th inst., aged one year, one months and ten days. She was buried in Charter cemetery, April 16th. "Is it well with thee? Is it well with thy husband? Is it well with thy child?" and she answered, "it is well." 2 Kings; 4, 26 A mulatto man, sailing under the name of DAVIS, came into Hillsboro last Friday. No one knew him here and the Sheriff - concluding he might be the Noah MERRIMAN, wanted at Belleville, Ill., for murdering his wife - locked him up and telegraphed to Belleville. An officer came over Monday, but found the man in custody did not look anything like the one he wanted. Last Thursday, Bluford, 15 year-old son of W.J. HUSKEY, of near Hillsboro, in attempting to climb a fence while hunting, let his gun slip, and the hammer struck a rail and discharged the gun, sending a load of large squirrel shot through the right side of the boy's head. The flesh and muscles were cut, leaving the skull bare for a space three inches long and half as broad. After receiving the wound he started home, but before getting far, fell exhausted from loss of blood. He was found shortly after and conveyed home. Dr. BREWSTER, who was called to dress the sound, says it is a pretty bad one, but not necessarily fatal. He thinks the boy will get well. Mr. HUSKEY's boys have bad luck, it only being a few weeks since a younger one got an arm broken and dislocated. DEATHS and BIRTHS - The following deaths were filed with the County Clerk the past week: Date Name Age March 31 Mary Magdalena ARNOLD 77 yrs April 2 William SAILY 8 years BIRTHS Date Name of mother Sex March 27 Mrs. Chris T. DRISSEL boy March 28 Mrs. Asa C. ROWDEN girl March 22 Mrs. H. Clay GAINES girl March 31 Mrs. A.D. SPENCER girl April 12 Mrs. Rudolph STEWART boy April 8 Mrs.N.S. HUSKEY boy April 5 Mrs. Andrew WEBER girl April 2 Mrs. Thomas WELCH boy WEDNESDAY, 29 APRIL 1885 UNDER THE SNOW - A WORK-TRAIN BURIED BENEATH AN IMMENSE BODY OF IT - Denver, Colo., special. April 16: One of the most shocking accidents in the history of mountain railroads occurred this morning about 7:30 o'clock, in the high line division of the Denver and South Park road at a point near Kokomo. A work train left Wheeler's for Kokomo where they have been at work for nearly ten days tunnelling through the snow blockade. Some sixty laborers were in the party, riding on flat cars. They were running through a cut where the snow towered thirty or forty feet above their heads. The engineer and fireman were alone in the cab, and the latter's elbow was projecting form the window. As they ran between the snow-banks his elbow grazed the soft snow, and in an instant a huge avalanche mingled with boulders and gravel came thundering down upon them, knocking the fireman off the window and brushing the laborers in the cars against the opposite bank and burying them beneath a mixed mass of snow, boulders and gravel. The engineer was unhurt, and he quickly brought the train to a stop. The scene beggars description. Those who were unharmed went to work at once with their shovels to rescue the unfortunates. The engine was at once detached and sent to Breckenridge for reinforcements and physicians. Only one man was killed outright, Chas. KLAUS. He was forced from the cars and ground beneath the wheels into a mass of pulp. The severely wounded are: James MAHONE, fireman, severely injured internally and externally. John HOLLIGAN, both legs broken and badly crushed about the hips. C.S. ROADS, external injuries. C.S. BAKER, breast and side crushed. M. REID, severe scalp wound. These men, it is thought, will die. </HTML>