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, 14 JULY 1886 Mike HORINE says that some one in this office must have been in a "precarious" position last week, as his girl will be a voter in 21 years hence. LICENSED to WED - Philip L. WILLIAMS and Helen PENSE, Charles H. MANION and Fannie E. CHANCE, William M. PEEBLES and Laura B. WALTON. C.W.S. VINYARD of Victoria, one of our oldest, most respected citizens, died last Sunday evening after only a few days' illness, of flux. There will be a barbecue and picnic at the Allen MANESS schoolhouse, on Saturday, the 24th, to which every one is cordially invited by the managers, George W. GRAHAM and Emil BLEIKER. Competition for the privilege of furnishing firewood to the county showed that timber is still more plentiful than money in the county. The bidders and prices were as follows - A.P. BOOTH $2 per cord, E. VOLLMAR $1.70, J.J. HOEKEN $1.62 and E.P. BAKER $1.45. A Mr. ROBINSON of Olean, Nebraska, was here last week, enquiring into the circumstances of the death of Arthur H. FINIGER, the young man who was found dead at De Soto on the 14th of June. Mr. E. is a brother-in-law of deceased and appeared convinced that the young man was murdered by someone and placed on the railroad track, so that mutilation by the cars would conceal the cause of his death. FINIGER was only a little over 18 years of age, of good family and correct habits. He came to De Soto during the strike and for some time was the only man the company could get to work at the coal shutes. It is not known that he had any enemies, except those who were angry at him for working. Dramshop licenses were ordered issued to RINKE & KARTE, Fred WAPPLER, H. HOFFMANN, Thomas BELLIS, OWENS & SUTTON, William BRYAN, A. STRICKLAND, Hermann MEYER and Charles JACOBS, De Soto; Wm. BRACKMANN, High Ridge; Joseph ZIPP, Maxville; F.C. VOLLMAR, Wm. CLARK and WILLIAMS & Co., Hillsboro; G. RAUSCHENBACK and John OHEIM, Kimmswick; Theo. AUBUCHON, William GORMAN, Joseph THOMURE and TERRY& KENNER, Festus. E.P. BAKER was awarded contract for furnishing wood to courthouse at $1.45 per cord. Billy HOFFMANN was found to be insane, and that his insanity was of so long duration that he would not admitted to the State lunatic asylum. He was sent to the county asylum. Report of inquest by 'Squire WARNE, over body of Charles VILLMER, was approved and feebill of $7.00 allowed. Demands were allowed against the county and warrants issued therefor, as follows: Jos. J. HOEKEN, goods for courthouse $ 57.45 R.W. McMULLIN, treasurer 349.95 Jos. BECHLER, making culvert 7.50 H. STELBRINK, taking pauper to farm 2.00 Edw'd RASCH, repairing bridge and building culvert 32.25 U.S. WELLS, repairing bridges 42.50 J.F. BYERSDORF, medical attention to pauper 10.00 A.M. FERRELL, extra work on bridge 6.75 J.B. DOVER, road commissioner 12.00 E. SCHLAFFKE, bridge lumber 15.00 E.P. BAILEY, treasurer State asylum 358.45 B.F. ENGLAND, two road scrapers 9.00 W.R. DONNELL, making tax-books 426.07 Henry HURTGEN, sheriff 24.00 Geo. D. BARNARD, stationery 47.35 J.F. GREEN, prosecuting attorney 130.00 James GIBSON, pauper 10.00 Kitty A. McMULLIN, pauper 10.00 Henry SECKMANN, county judge 10.00 R.G. MADISON, county judge 10.00 John WILLIAMS county judge 6.00 R.W. McMULLIN, printing and advertising 20.50 Warrants on dirt-road fund were issued to the following, in pay of balance due as road overseers - E.B. MAUPIN 11.86, Jas. HARBISON $32.44, F. LYNCH $29.60, J.W. FITZMORRIS $13.10, August MEYER $7.35, Frank SKWOR $75.28, A.H. MOORE $3.80, F.H. WILLIAMS $1.95, Jos. BECHLER $24.08, Charles WALDRON $2.89, Geo. W. RUSSELL $33.81, John GANEY $36.98, Edward RASCH $2.23, Conrad GLATT $70.40, Geo. MARTIN $33.50, U.S. WELLS $20 and John McCOURT $41.67. Court then adjourned to first Monday in August. DEATHS and BIRTHS - The following deaths were filed with the County Clerk the past week: Date Name Age June 23 Bertha VINYARD 2 years July 7 Henry VINYARD 4 years BIRTHS Date Name of mother Sex June 25 Mrs. Andrew J. CREAN boy June 30 Mrs. Sebastian BERNERA girl June 25 Mrs. R.A. FRAZIER girl June 13 Mrs. Doc DRENNEN boy June 14 Mrs. James COUCH boy July 6 Mrs. Kortus RICHARDSON girl April 7 Mrs. J.M. BAKER boy WEDNESDAY, 21 JULY 1886 Constable Edwin FOREST two-month-old baby died yesterday morning. On June 17, 1886, at Sulphur Springs, Nellie T. RANDOLPH, aged five years and ten months, died. Mr. FERRIS, who has been Joe HOEKEN's clerk and book keeper, has been quite ill at his mother's house at Hematite the past few weeks. We learn he intends to leave here, owing to bad health. </HTML>