Believe it or not everyone I am still very much alive. Hopefully I have NOT duplicated something. I am sure you will let me know if I have. :-) Charlotte -------- 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, 2 JULY 1884 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - Land Office at Boonville, Missouri, May the 24th, 1884 -Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof, in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Judge of the Circuit court of Jefferson County, Missouri - and in the absence of said Judge, before the clerk of said court - at Hillsboro, Missouri, on July 12th, 1884, viz: Andreas ALT(?), homestead entry number 10,416 for the West half of the Southeast quarter of section nine, township forty-three, range four east, in Jefferson County, Missouri. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: Wm. WELGAST, Hermann NOLLMANN, Charles HELLER and William HELLER, of Jefferson county, Mo. Above named homestead claimant must pay for the publication of this notice. Gustave REICHE, Register, June 4, 1884. LICENSED TO MARRY - John NOAS and Mary Magealine ARNOLD, John TIMMERBERG and Catharine WEBER. Mrs. BOOTH, near Hillsboro, is very sick. Her son, Joel, of Dakota, has been telegraphed to come home. Mrs. Charlotte WHITE, widow of the late Joseph WHITE, died at her home on Sandy week before last, at an advanced age. Asa BOOTH returned last Thursday from Ann Harbor, Michigan, with is diploma from the medical college of that place. He is now entitled to be addressed as Doctor. His return home was hastened by the serious illness of his mother. The following births were filed with the County clerk the past week: June 8th to Mrs. Jesse H. MEDLEY, a girl; June 19, to Mrs. Frederick CHATEVILLE, a boy; June 11th, to Mrs. Abel JOHNSON, a boy; June 6th, to Mrs. John BECHLER, a boy; June 17th, to Mrs. Millard ROQUES, a boy. Miss Daisy HEARST and her cousin, Miss Lutie BUREN, have just returned home from Kirksville, where they have been attending the North Missouri State normal school. They speak in high terms of that institution and the beautiful city of Kirksville. We need not add that Uncle John D. did not do much more work that day and never retired very early that evening. It seems as though the village of Victoria is awakening from its Rip Van Winkle lethargy. We noticed the erection of a two-story frame house by Mr. BARRETT, between his saloon and the postoffice. A young man, named WALTER, is running a blacksmith shop there, and is said that he understands his business and works very reasonable. Two physicians have moved into the CLINGAN property and opened up a drugstore. The lumberyard is well stocked with all kinds of lumber, and business is tolerable. Jim BOYD is getting fatter every day, which is positive proof that he keeps his stock in trade in such a fix that he can partake of it freely himself, without getting poisoned. Willie ROBERTSON, for good reason, stays close to home and practices on songs heretofore foreign to him. Mr. BUTTS wares the best and most stylish slippers, but don't know how to plays even out. Neely MARSDEN grunts around as though he was an older man than Uncle Sammy TILDEN, and soothing syrup and paregoric vanishes down his throat by wholesale, while his better half feeds the hungry, cheers the sad with her kind words and smiles, and talks po-poli-politely to every one with whom she in contact! And in order to keep everything need, nice and clean, John Henry Gustavus MEYER furnishes the soap. MARRIED - HERBERT - COLE - June 10, 1884, at De Soto, by Rev. J.C. DOWNER, Arthur H. HERBERT and Miss Cora COLE, both of Bonne Terre. SEIBOR - SUNDAY - June 17, 1884, at De Soto, by the same minister, Christ. SEIBOR and Miss Irene SUNDAY, both of De Soto. FRENCH - CLAMPETT - June 25, 1884, near Hematite, by the same minister, Wm. S. FRENCH of De Soto and Miss Martha CLAMPETT of Hematite.