This "string of Pearls" is short because the next one is "all list". 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, 24 SEPTEMBER 1884 Chris. HUSKEY, who is working for a street railway company in St. Louis, has been near death's door for some time. A strike occured on said road recently and the strikers did not only quit work themselves, but would not permit others to do so. Whenever a car attempted to make a trip, the driver was told to halt and the car put crossways on the track. While matters were in this condition. Chris attempted to make a trip, and when asked to stop, refused to doit. He was struck on the head with a rock, from the effects of which he was unconscious for some days, and erysipelas set in. We hope he will soon recover. The Blackburn, Mo., GLOBE, published by our former devil, Lloyd T. KING, last week contained the following paragraph: "A little stranger arrived at our home, last Monday, in the shape of a fine eight-pound boy. The GLOBE will now be run under the firm name of KING and Son. The son won't do much but 'boss' his dad for the next 21 years, but he will wake up things after that time, and don't you forget it." May the prince prosper. COUNTY COURT - County court convened last Monday and transacted the following: Bridget CREEGAN was declared insane and ordered sent to the county farm for care and treatment. Demands were allowed against the county as follows: Mrs. DRENNON, care of blind boy $10.00 R.G. HOEKEN, cash paid for taking Mrs. MANION to State Lunatic Asylum 28.10 R.G. HOEKEN, cash paid asylum for Mrs. MANION 90.00 A. RACINE, county premiums 150.00 George BEERSHEIM, building bridges 20.23 C. GLATT, building bridges 30.25 F. GRIMM, repairing Lemay bridge 29.60 Mrs. GIBSON, caring for infirm husband 10.00 T. O'BRIEN, caring for blind man 10.00 Veazey PRICE, cash paid for repairing gravel road 846.87 Cris SAEGER, repairing gravel road 18.50 F. STOW, repairing gravel road 24.00 Frank SKWOR, repairing gravel road 167.55 J.W. FITZMORRIS, repairing gravel road 79.10 Jos. J. HOEKEN, cash repairing gravel road 263.43 Ed.RASH, cash repairing gravel road 45.00 James STRICKLAND, taking insane man to Hillsboro 3.00 CIRCUIT COURT - The Judge, after perusing the evidence against Fidelo ROGERS, indicted for the murder of Joseph YERGER, concluded that conviction is very doubtful, and admitted ROGERS to bail in the sum of $5,000. His bondsmen are John G. KUCHELMEISTER, Joseph ZIPP, Albert GUNN(?), Albert ROSENAUER, William ROGERS, Edward ROGERS, John ROGERS, Sam BYRNS and L.F. DINNING. The trial was continued to next January term. CIRCUIT COURT - The trial of the State vs.. Helena CARAGHER - on information for slandering Mrs. Ella REYNOLDS - resulted in a verdict of guilty, and punishment fixed at a fine of $10. A large number of the citizens of De Soto were witnesses in this case.