I'm not finding any Plack relatives in Missouri, so can someone direct me as to how to find help in Illinois? thanks for any help. Lois Schmdt On Feb 28, 2005, at 10:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > MOJEFFER-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 72 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Jefferson Democrat Volunteer Trans ["Julia Gass" > <[email protected]>] > #2 Re: [MOJEFFER] Jefferson County Re [Lloyd & Peggy > <[email protected]>] > #3 Re: [MOJEFFER] Administrator de bo ["Betty" > <[email protected]>] > #4 Two-Headed Baby Born at DeSoto to ["B. Warner" <[email protected]>] > #5 Re: [MOJEFFER] Administrator de bo ["B. Warner" <[email protected]>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from MOJEFFER-D, send a message to > [email protected] > that contains in the body of the message the command > unsubscribe > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > ______________________________ > > > From: "Julia Gass" <[email protected]> > Date: February 27, 2005 9:44:38 PM CST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Jefferson Democrat Volunteer Transcription January 28, 1892 > part 4 > > > Jefferson Democrat > January 28,1892 > Part 4 > Volunteer transcription by Julia Gass > > Deaths and Births > > The following is a list of the deaths filed with the County Clerk the > past > week, > > Date. name age > Dec. 13, Mary Josephine SMITH, 6 years > > Births > date Name of Mother sex > > Oct. 6, Mrs. Peter HAMPEL, boy > Nov. 10, Hannah KESSLER girl > Dec. 30, George RIESER girl > Jan. 2, Philip RENG girl > 3, George REISSING boy > 10, Juilas KOBLER, girl > 13, Leopold BERRENHEIM, girl > > Festus > The principal topic of conversation in our city this week is the grand > box > supper and musical and literary entertainment given by the ladies aid > society, for the benefit of the Baptist Church, to come off next > Saturday > evening, Jan'y 30t . at the Festus Opera House. Great preparations are > being > made to make the affair a grand success. Some of the best home talent > have > been secured for the occasion, and the members of the Festus Opera > Troupe > have volunteered their services. Everybody is invited, and plenty of > fun is > anticipated. Ladies bringing boxes well-filled are admitted free. The > admittance will be 25 cents. > > The snow is pretty near gone. The boys had a good time sleighing while > it > lasted. > > M.C. JENNINGS is very low, and hardly expected to recover. > > The poorest person in town can now get all the tee water they want, > free. > Ice is plentiful, and many are busy filling up their ice houses. > > Last week Theo. BHRICHA sold his corner lot on Main and Mill streets, > for > $750, to some Italian, and we here that another fine brick building > will be > built in the spring. > Festus, Jan'y 26th, 1892 > > County Court > January 20th, 1892 > The assessor's books for 189? were received, and the Assessor's account > allowed---county parts, $338.08; State part, $358.88 > > J.B. DOVER, road commissioner, ordered to make estimate of cost of > bridge at > Byrnesville ford of Big River. > > Loans of school moneys were ordered at Stelbrink, Hiney and Heines, > $1000, > to STELBRINK, HUG and BRACKMANN, $2,000; to Dennis WILSON, $2,700; and > to > Sebastian BURGERT, $250. > > Dram shop licenses were renewed if G. RAUSCHENBACH, W.D. MILHANO, Jos. > ZIPP, > J.F. WAPPIER, and Louis FISCHER. > > Reports by Sheriff of sales under school fund mortgages of John H. > MORSE, > Louis JENDE and A. SINGER, were approved. > > Accounts were allowed against the county as follows; W.S. NULL, for > oil and > culvert on Hematite and Plattin road, $40.50; Framet co. store, goods > for > paupers, $7.01; Louis GROANGLO??, building bridge near WOHL??OL L''s, > $48.36; J. ?. MCMULLIN, coffin for pauper, $6.00; R.G. MADISON, Habert > BECKER, and T.J. DONNELL, judges, $5.00 each. > Court adjourned till first Monday in February. > > From Plattin > > We are having lovely weather, which is appreciated very much by every > one > after enduring such severe winter for several weeks. > > Perry SKAGGS boarded the train at Plattin Station, the 20th last, in > route > for Louisville, KY. His aunt, Mrs. Geo. TAPPING, nee SKAGGS, > telegraphed a > ticket. He received very kind treatment from the R.R. officials all > along > the route. > > Mrs. Thomas HILL is sick at her father's, J.T. MCCLAIN. > > Mrs. Joseph DARIN is still confined to her bed, and it is to be feared > that > she will have to undergo a surgical operation before she can recover > good > health. > > Miss PARTIN, our teacher, visited her parents Saturday. > > Mrs. F.U. HAMEL and Joda SKAGGS will depart for De Soto Tuesday Eve. > > Miss Rhoda MAMINOCH is spending a month or so with her sister, Mrs. Wm. > HAYES. > > The people here have waited very long and patiently for the M.R. &B.T. > ?, > Co. to build a station house at Plattin Station. it is real provoking > to > have to stand in the snow from one to five hours waiting for friends > to come > in the train, especially after night. I believe it is the only station > along > the road but what has a platform or house to accommodate passengers. > Besides, it costs more to go without a ticket. The only way to get > them is > to go to some other place along the line to purchase them. They > receive a > liberal patronage of passengers here. There is people getting on and > off the > train every time it passes through here. > > Geo. ZICKONDRATH, an aged German, died within a few days of his > brother, > John, who died on the 6th.inst. > > MAXVILLE > Died, Jan. 7th, 1892, new born baby of Mr. and Mrs. John HALLENBERGER. > > Peter PORTO, of near Butler Lake, died Dec. 2nd, last , of heart > disease and > grip, aged 69 years, 11 months, and 10 days. > > Jan 5th, 1892, Earl, son of William and Magdalena WHITE, of near > Kimmswick, > died, aged 9 months and 26 days. > > Rev. M., went out rabbit hunting last week and after firing several > shots at > the cotton tails, had to give up and come home with what Paddy shot > at. Some > one must have tricked his shells. > > Last week Peter GRIMM, our babe, the dreamer, had a horse named Dave, > who > was some the worse for age and ???, having out his eye tooth several > years > ago. Dave laid down in the stable and refused to get up; so Peter took > the > hatchet--not Washington's---- and hit him a crash on the head to make > him > get up, but he only stretched himself out for good and was a goner. > Peter > probably thought the lick would act on Dave like similar medicine > acted on > an old mule of John MILLER's. Said mule was led out into the woods, > and Mr. > GONGLOFF struck him down with an ax and then gave him a couple of more > licks > to make sure of the job, and left him lying. Next morning, to the > surprise > of all, the mule was standing at the gate neighing for his breakfast, > somewhat disfigured about the head though. > Maxville, Jan.21, 1892 > > We are having considerable snow lately. People thought there would be > no > water, but it proved to be a mistake. > > E. MCLANE has moved to Jefferson county, on the farm sold last > September to > Henry NOLL, by F.J. HAMPEL. NOLL shortly afterward sold to MCLANE> > > Mr. HAMPEL has moved temporarily to St. Louis, but seems to still hold > his > residence here, as he is still acting as school director, and says he > will > serve his time out, which is one more year. > > Our school has not decreased any by Mr. HAMPEL's moving away, as Mr. > MCLANE > has children to supply the place. > > F.J. HAMPEL is in the nursery business, and selling lots of trees in > St. > Louis County. > Maxville, Jan. 18, '92 > > Calvey Creek Ripples > > Mrs. R. Whaley, who has been very sick with la grippe, is slowly > recovering. > > The heaviest snow of the season fell Sunday night, Monday and Monday > night. > > Mr. and Mrs. James I. MCDANIEL have been quite ill for two weeks, but > are > now improving. > > P.F. MCCOOLE, of St. Louis, was in this neighborhood visiting old > friends > this week. Pat says he will move from St. Louis in the spring and > probably > locate in this county. > > Margaret, beloved wife of W.B. CROWDER, died at her home near this > place > last Monday morning, of pneumonia, aged about 40 years. Mrs. CROWDER > was a > member of the Baptist church, of this place, and a highly respected > lady. > The funeral took place Tuesday, from her home to Calvey Creek > Cemetery. Mr. > CROWDER has the sympathy of many friends. > > Mrs. Jane GLASSIMOR died at the residence of Mr. John T. BARRETT, last > Friday, after a short illness of pneumonia. About three weeks ago she > was > summoned from her home in St. Louis to the bedside of her sick sister, > Mrs. > BARRETT, who was at the time very ill. Some ten or twelve days ago she > was > stricken down with pneumonia; and although she had the best of medical > attendants, it was soon found that all efforts to restore her to her > normal > condition were impossible. Her husband having died some years ago, she > was > left alone to provide for herself and lonely child. Mrs. GLASSIMOR was > a > member of the Catholic Church; and during her residence here, she > gained for > herself a host of warm friends, and was always noted for her > beneficiations > to the church and to the poor. The funeral services were held in the > Catholic church at Caledonia, the Rev. K. BERRY officiating. The > funeral was > largely attended, and many a tear of friendship moistened the cold sod > which > excluded from view that which remained ???rtaal of their departed > friend. > Calvey Creek, Jan. 23d, 1892 > > Public Sale > > The undersigned will sell, at public sale, at his residence, 3-4 of a > mile > from R.G. MORGAN:S, on Hematite road, on Friday, February 12th, 1892, > a lot > of personal property, 2 mares, 2 yearling colts, one 4-year old filly, > one > 2-year old male, cow, farm wagon, household and kitchen furniture, etc. > Terms of sale; All sums under $5.00, cash, on sums of over $5.00, a > credit > of 6 months, without interest, purchaser giving approved note. > J.H. ENGEL > > Circuit Court News > > It appears that there has been at least a little gambling that was not > done > in De Soto. One day of last week our Pros. Atty., Sheriff and Squire > walked > into court and plead guilty to indictments of gambling. they, with > others, > had indulged in a little game of poker, for turkeys. They had just > returned > from a shooting match, and most of them had no idea that they were > violating > any law. This is not the first instance in this county, of a > prosecuting > attorney drawing an indictment against himself for gambling. It was > done > once by Thomas M. MCMULLIN, Some of the parties who were in the game > are > kicking and say that they were not doing anything unlawful, and > propose to > test the matter, by denying guilt and standing trial. > Several cases of the City of De Soto against parties for gambling, > were on > the docket. The parties had been convicted in the recorders court, and > appeals taken. EDINGER was tried and acquitted; but a motion is > pending to > have proceedings declared void and the appeals dismissed; on the > grounds > that they were not taken within the time required by law. The others > are > waiting the result of the EDINGER case. > Of the cases of the State, to the ??? of the collector, to recover > delinquent taxes, judgments were rendered against Leander MITCHELL, et > als. > For $16.30; G. M. SCHMELL for $5.50; W.R. WILLIAMS et al for $20.95; > and > Peter WHITE for $23.33. The cases against Thos. LONG and John O'FALLON > were > continued; and against James REYNOLDS and J.K.C. WILSON, were > dismissed. > Injunction case of KERSHAW vs MOORE was dismissed by plaintiff. > > The Grand Jury beat the record; being in session 12 days, and > returning 35 > indictments. Their fees, paid out of the county treasury, aggregated > $383.20; and the fees of eighty witnesses, given script by them, > amounted to > $162.95. From what has been made public, the business before the jury > was > confined principally to enquiries about gambling and violations of the > dram > shop law. No offenses of a more serious nature appear to have been > committed; except that an indictment was found against T.B. MOSS for > assaulting Geo. RUSSELL, a member of the jury. > > W.C. DAVIS vs K.S. MANESS; compromised and dismissed. > > J.W. CLARK, F. WAPPLER, M. FROMHOLD, C. MOCK, and W.D. MILLINCE were > each > fined $50 for selling on Sunday. > > Of the parties who played for turkeys, in Hillsboro, MANPIN, and > DEARING > were each fined $10; GREEn, FORREST and FRAZIER each $1; Sam MORRIS was > acquitted by a jury, and the indictment against Robert EVANS was > quashed, > because the foreman of the grand jury had failed to sign it. > > Mrs. GRATIOT vs Sallie PINSON---judgment for defendant, on counter > claim, > for $12.75. > > The ??? of the Electric Manufacturing Co. vs Sheriff MAUPIN, for > attach-ing > the dyo??mo and machinery of the Pec??? electric light business, of De > Soto, > was tried , and is taken under advisement by the court till next term. > > M.W. and J.A. WILLIAMS vs J.W. CLARK----compromised and dismissed. > > Several young men of De Soto plead guilty of gambling, and were let > off with > fines of $5 each. > > County vs SHEIBLE's bondsman, judgment for $200. > > Non suits were taken in the divorce ???? of Robert L. vs Mary E. > WILEY and > James M. vs Achen MANESS. > > Sarah K. was granted divorce from John G. KAYSER, and given custody of > their > child. > > Sheriff was ordered to summon 18 jurymen for a term to be held Feb. > 15th and > 16th, at which Judge FOX is to preside, and at which time the following > cases are set to trial; > 15th Day February 15th, 1892 > State vs Lilurn THOMAS, indicted for defiling female in his employ, > continued from last term. > > Henry STELBRINK, administrator of estate of John H. MORSE, deceased, > vs John > A. TUTTLE, et al, for partition, continued from last term. > > People's Bank of De Soto vs W.E. FITE and W.S. COVINGTON, en note, > trial by > court and decision continued from last term. > > Peter BERG vs Noah FAUBER, et al, ejectment, same as above. > > Thos. C. O'HAVER vs Chas. WALDRON, et al, for partition, continued > from last > term. > > 16th day, Tuesday, February 16th, 1892. > > Ellen MCDOWELL vs City of De Soto, action for damages, continued from > last > term. > > P. Francis WELLS, et al, vs Henry LEE, ajectment, continued from last > term. > > James ROBERTSON, and Charles NELSON are two old soldiers who fought > side by > side for their country and both appear to be fighters yet, in a legal > sense > at least. Not long since, NELSON and his partner built a house for > ROBERTSON. Robertson claimed that the work was not according to > contract, > and refused to pay, and a lawsuit ensued. Several days were spent > before > 'Squire FRASIER, and a verdict was finally rendered against ROBERTSON. > An > appeal was taken to circuit court, and last week three or four days > time of > the court and jury was spent on it, and there was a host of witnesses, > including most of the mechanics of De Soto. Bad blood was engendered, > and > the lawyers imbibed the feelings of their clients and came near having > a > fistcuff in the court room, and were only quieted after being > plastered with > fines. It took a $10 plaster to cool Judge WILLIAMS down, while a $5 > was > sufficed for Mr. THOMAS. The final result was a verdict for > plaintiffs for > $40., two dollars less than was awarded them in the justices court. The > costs will probably amount to a couple of hundred. Somebody has got to > ??w, > or else it will be lunchtime for the lawyers and court officers. > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.1.0 - Release Date: 2/18/2005 > > ______________________________ > > > From: Lloyd & Peggy <[email protected]> > Date: February 27, 2005 10:50:09 PM CST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOJEFFER] Jefferson County Record May 11, 1911 Volunteer > Transcription Part 4 > > > HE HAD A DAUGHTER NAMED LOUISA WALTHERS ACCORDING TO THE OBIT. > L. C. > > Jerri Sudderth wrote: > >> Does anyone know who the John W. NULL listed below is? And was he the >> same person of whose estate Louise NULLE was administrator? >> >> >> (Notice of) Final Settlement >> John W. NULL, Deceased >> ...that I, the undersigned, ...final settlement of said estate...of >> the Probate court of Jefferson County to be held at Hillsboro on X >> day in >> May 1911. John F. McBROOM, Public Administrator >> >> >> Jerri Eoff Sudderth >> 1611 E. River Pkwy. >> Minneapolis, MN 55414 >> 651/332-3796 >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== MOJEFFER Mailing List ==== >> Visit our cemetery transcription pages (information generously >> donated by the De Soto Public Library and Jefferson County >> Historical Society - additional information provided by descendants). >> URL is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mojeffer/dpl_cemeteries.html >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and >> the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> >> >> > > ______________________________ > > > From: "Betty" <[email protected]> > Date: February 28, 2005 1:37:52 AM CST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOJEFFER] Administrator de bono cor[?] > > > Administrator (executor/executrix) of bond > The Spanish to English does not translate cor(?) > > ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 8:34 PM > Subject: [MOJEFFER] Administrator de bono cor[?] > > >> Does anyone with legal knowledge know what this last word is? -Kay >> Administrator de bono cor[?] >> ==== MOJEFFER Mailing List ==== >> REMINDER: This list is for Jefferson COUNTY and not >> our state capitol of Jefferson CITY. If you are looking >> for Jefferson CITY, it is located in Cole County. >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and >> the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> > > ______________________________ > > > From: "B. Warner" <[email protected]> > Date: February 28, 2005 7:08:36 AM CST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Two-Headed Baby Born at DeSoto to Lola Williams > > > The above article which I believe was published in a St. Louis > Newspaper, > came to me as an undated newspaper clipping. I believe, based on > dates of > other articles in collection, that it probably dates to around 1909 or > 1910. There's an article on the back side referring to Governer > Hadley. > Herbert Hadley was governor of Missouri from 1909-1913. Does anyone > know > what became of this child, or her parents? > > > TWO-HEADED BABY PUZZLES DOCTORS. > Child at Josephine Hospital Has One Normal Body and One Neck. > FOUR EYES AND FOUR EARS > Mother of Prodigy, Lola Williams, 18 years Old, of DeSoto, Mo. > > With two perfectly formed heads rising from a single neck and normal > body, > a 3-days-old child is engaging the scientific attention of physicians > at > Josephine Hospital, Grand and Henrietta Avenues. It is declared that > nowhere in medical annals has a similar prodigy been reported. > > The marvelous child is the daughter of Lola Williams, 18 years old, of > DeSoto, Mo. She was sent to St. Louis by a Jefferson County physicians > Saturday and placed in charge of Dr. F. J. Lutz, head of the Josephine > Hospital. > > Details of the prodigy were hard to obtain, owing to the reluctance of > physicians from ethical reasons to discuss the case. > > Both heads of the child are normally formed it was learned. There are > two > complete sets of eyes and ears, two distinct noses and mouths. Last > night > it was reported that the child was living and taking nourishment. The > mother was also doing well. > > While twins have been born, like the famous Siamese pair, bound > together > by skin and ligaments, never before, it is claimed, have two bodies > been > merged into one as completely as in the case of the Williams child. > > Physicians yesterday studied the child, under an X-ray, in an effort to > solve the mystery of the duo-headed infant. A report is being prepared > that will be published shortly in a medical journal. > > ______________________________ > > > From: "B. Warner" <[email protected]> > Date: February 28, 2005 8:08:54 AM CST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOJEFFER] Administrator de bono cor[?] > > > Kay, > Did you mean to type "bono" or "bond"? Whenever an Administrator is > appointed to serve by the probate court, the order includes whether > they > are to serve with or without bond. If it's with bond, these bonds are > usually corporate surety bonds. I just wonder if the "cor" is short > for > corporate and this phrase means Admistrator With Corporate Bond? A > latin > phrase that's often used is: pro bono, which usually refers to an > attorney > who is donating his services. Pro bono is short for pro bono publico > which means "for the public good," I don't know if that would apply > here > because it doesn't say "pro", it says "de". Unless maybe the Cor stands > for Coroner and the Coroner was appointed to serve as public > administrator > on some estates. Therefore, I would guess that "cor" is an abbreviation > for either the word corporate or the word coroner. > B. > > > On Sun, February 27, 2005 7:34 pm, [email protected] said: >> Does anyone with legal knowledge know what this last word is? -Kay >> >> Administrator de bono cor[?] >> >> >> ==== MOJEFFER Mailing List ==== >> REMINDER: This list is for Jefferson COUNTY and not >> our state capitol of Jefferson CITY. If you are looking >> for Jefferson CITY, it is located in Cole County. >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and >> the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> >> >>

Hi Lois Try the databases on this site, I have had great luck...do you know what county you are looking in? http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/ iradholdings.html I have ordered tons of records from IRAD very good system that Illinois has!! Happy Hunting!! Linda On Feb 28, 2005, at 11:16 AM, Lois Schmidt wrote: > I'm not finding any Plack relatives in Missouri, so can someone direct > me as to how to find help in Illinois? thanks for any help. Lois > Schmdt > > On Feb 28, 2005, at 10:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> >> >> MOJEFFER-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 72 >> >> Today's Topics: >> #1 Jefferson Democrat Volunteer Trans ["Julia Gass" >> <[email protected]>] >> #2 Re: [MOJEFFER] Jefferson County Re [Lloyd & Peggy >> <[email protected]>] >> #3 Re: [MOJEFFER] Administrator de bo ["Betty" >> <[email protected]>] >> #4 Two-Headed Baby Born at DeSoto to ["B. Warner" >> <[email protected]>] >> #5 Re: [MOJEFFER] Administrator de bo ["B. Warner" >> <[email protected]>] >> >> Administrivia: >> To unsubscribe from MOJEFFER-D, send a message to >> [email protected] >> that contains in the body of the message the command >> unsubscribe >> and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your >> software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. >> ______________________________ >> >> >> From: "Julia Gass" <[email protected]> >> Date: February 27, 2005 9:44:38 PM CST >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Jefferson Democrat Volunteer Transcription January 28, >> 1892 part 4 >> >> >> Jefferson Democrat >> January 28,1892 >> Part 4 >> Volunteer transcription by Julia Gass >> >> Deaths and Births >> >> The following is a list of the deaths filed with the County Clerk the >> past >> week, >> >> Date. name age >> Dec. 13, Mary Josephine SMITH, 6 years >> >> Births >> date Name of Mother sex >> >> Oct. 6, Mrs. Peter HAMPEL, boy >> Nov. 10, Hannah KESSLER girl >> Dec. 30, George RIESER girl >> Jan. 2, Philip RENG girl >> 3, George REISSING boy >> 10, Juilas KOBLER, girl >> 13, Leopold BERRENHEIM, girl >> >> Festus >> The principal topic of conversation in our city this week is the >> grand box >> supper and musical and literary entertainment given by the ladies aid >> society, for the benefit of the Baptist Church, to come off next >> Saturday >> evening, Jan'y 30t . at the Festus Opera House. Great preparations >> are being >> made to make the affair a grand success. Some of the best home talent >> have >> been secured for the occasion, and the members of the Festus Opera >> Troupe >> have volunteered their services. Everybody is invited, and plenty of >> fun is >> anticipated. Ladies bringing boxes well-filled are admitted free. The >> admittance will be 25 cents. >> >> The snow is pretty near gone. The boys had a good time sleighing >> while it >> lasted. >> >> M.C. JENNINGS is very low, and hardly expected to recover. >> >> The poorest person in town can now get all the tee water they want, >> free. >> Ice is plentiful, and many are busy filling up their ice houses. >> >> Last week Theo. BHRICHA sold his corner lot on Main and Mill streets, >> for >> $750, to some Italian, and we here that another fine brick building >> will be >> built in the spring. >> Festus, Jan'y 26th, 1892 >> >> County Court >> January 20th, 1892 >> The assessor's books for 189? were received, and the Assessor's >> account >> allowed---county parts, $338.08; State part, $358.88 >> >> J.B. DOVER, road commissioner, ordered to make estimate of cost of >> bridge at >> Byrnesville ford of Big River. >> >> Loans of school moneys were ordered at Stelbrink, Hiney and Heines, >> $1000, >> to STELBRINK, HUG and BRACKMANN, $2,000; to Dennis WILSON, $2,700; >> and to >> Sebastian BURGERT, $250. >> >> Dram shop licenses were renewed if G. RAUSCHENBACH, W.D. MILHANO, >> Jos. ZIPP, >> J.F. WAPPIER, and Louis FISCHER. >> >> Reports by Sheriff of sales under school fund mortgages of John H. >> MORSE, >> Louis JENDE and A. SINGER, were approved. >> >> Accounts were allowed against the county as follows; W.S. NULL, for >> oil and >> culvert on Hematite and Plattin road, $40.50; Framet co. store, goods >> for >> paupers, $7.01; Louis GROANGLO??, building bridge near WOHL??OL L''s, >> $48.36; J. ?. MCMULLIN, coffin for pauper, $6.00; R.G. MADISON, Habert >> BECKER, and T.J. DONNELL, judges, $5.00 each. >> Court adjourned till first Monday in February. >> >> From Plattin >> >> We are having lovely weather, which is appreciated very much by every >> one >> after enduring such severe winter for several weeks. >> >> Perry SKAGGS boarded the train at Plattin Station, the 20th last, in >> route >> for Louisville, KY. His aunt, Mrs. Geo. TAPPING, nee SKAGGS, >> telegraphed a >> ticket. He received very kind treatment from the R.R. officials all >> along >> the route. >> >> Mrs. Thomas HILL is sick at her father's, J.T. MCCLAIN. >> >> Mrs. Joseph DARIN is still confined to her bed, and it is to be >> feared that >> she will have to undergo a surgical operation before she can recover >> good >> health. >> >> Miss PARTIN, our teacher, visited her parents Saturday. >> >> Mrs. F.U. HAMEL and Joda SKAGGS will depart for De Soto Tuesday Eve. >> >> Miss Rhoda MAMINOCH is spending a month or so with her sister, Mrs. >> Wm. >> HAYES. >> >> The people here have waited very long and patiently for the M.R. >> &B.T. ?, >> Co. to build a station house at Plattin Station. it is real provoking >> to >> have to stand in the snow from one to five hours waiting for friends >> to come >> in the train, especially after night. I believe it is the only >> station along >> the road but what has a platform or house to accommodate passengers. >> Besides, it costs more to go without a ticket. The only way to get >> them is >> to go to some other place along the line to purchase them. They >> receive a >> liberal patronage of passengers here. There is people getting on and >> off the >> train every time it passes through here. >> >> Geo. ZICKONDRATH, an aged German, died within a few days of his >> brother, >> John, who died on the 6th.inst. >> >> MAXVILLE >> Died, Jan. 7th, 1892, new born baby of Mr. and Mrs. John >> HALLENBERGER. >> >> Peter PORTO, of near Butler Lake, died Dec. 2nd, last , of heart >> disease and >> grip, aged 69 years, 11 months, and 10 days. >> >> Jan 5th, 1892, Earl, son of William and Magdalena WHITE, of near >> Kimmswick, >> died, aged 9 months and 26 days. >> >> Rev. M., went out rabbit hunting last week and after firing several >> shots at >> the cotton tails, had to give up and come home with what Paddy shot >> at. Some >> one must have tricked his shells. >> >> Last week Peter GRIMM, our babe, the dreamer, had a horse named Dave, >> who >> was some the worse for age and ???, having out his eye tooth several >> years >> ago. Dave laid down in the stable and refused to get up; so Peter >> took the >> hatchet--not Washington's---- and hit him a crash on the head to make >> him >> get up, but he only stretched himself out for good and was a goner. >> Peter >> probably thought the lick would act on Dave like similar medicine >> acted on >> an old mule of John MILLER's. Said mule was led out into the woods, >> and Mr. >> GONGLOFF struck him down with an ax and then gave him a couple of >> more licks >> to make sure of the job, and left him lying. Next morning, to the >> surprise >> of all, the mule was standing at the gate neighing for his breakfast, >> somewhat disfigured about the head though. >> Maxville, Jan.21, 1892 >> >> We are having considerable snow lately. People thought there would be >> no >> water, but it proved to be a mistake. >> >> E. MCLANE has moved to Jefferson county, on the farm sold last >> September to >> Henry NOLL, by F.J. HAMPEL. NOLL shortly afterward sold to MCLANE> >> >> Mr. HAMPEL has moved temporarily to St. Louis, but seems to still >> hold his >> residence here, as he is still acting as school director, and says he >> will >> serve his time out, which is one more year. >> >> Our school has not decreased any by Mr. HAMPEL's moving away, as Mr. >> MCLANE >> has children to supply the place. >> >> F.J. HAMPEL is in the nursery business, and selling lots of trees in >> St. >> Louis County. >> Maxville, Jan. 18, '92 >> >> Calvey Creek Ripples >> >> Mrs. R. Whaley, who has been very sick with la grippe, is slowly >> recovering. >> >> The heaviest snow of the season fell Sunday night, Monday and Monday >> night. >> >> Mr. and Mrs. James I. MCDANIEL have been quite ill for two weeks, but >> are >> now improving. >> >> P.F. MCCOOLE, of St. Louis, was in this neighborhood visiting old >> friends >> this week. Pat says he will move from St. Louis in the spring and >> probably >> locate in this county. >> >> Margaret, beloved wife of W.B. CROWDER, died at her home near this >> place >> last Monday morning, of pneumonia, aged about 40 years. Mrs. CROWDER >> was a >> member of the Baptist church, of this place, and a highly respected >> lady. >> The funeral took place Tuesday, from her home to Calvey Creek >> Cemetery. Mr. >> CROWDER has the sympathy of many friends. >> >> Mrs. Jane GLASSIMOR died at the residence of Mr. John T. BARRETT, last >> Friday, after a short illness of pneumonia. About three weeks ago she >> was >> summoned from her home in St. Louis to the bedside of her sick >> sister, Mrs. >> BARRETT, who was at the time very ill. Some ten or twelve days ago >> she was >> stricken down with pneumonia; and although she had the best of medical >> attendants, it was soon found that all efforts to restore her to her >> normal >> condition were impossible. Her husband having died some years ago, >> she was >> left alone to provide for herself and lonely child. Mrs. GLASSIMOR >> was a >> member of the Catholic Church; and during her residence here, she >> gained for >> herself a host of warm friends, and was always noted for her >> beneficiations >> to the church and to the poor. The funeral services were held in the >> Catholic church at Caledonia, the Rev. K. BERRY officiating. The >> funeral was >> largely attended, and many a tear of friendship moistened the cold >> sod which >> excluded from view that which remained ???rtaal of their departed >> friend. >> Calvey Creek, Jan. 23d, 1892 >> >> Public Sale >> >> The undersigned will sell, at public sale, at his residence, 3-4 of a >> mile >> from R.G. MORGAN:S, on Hematite road, on Friday, February 12th, 1892, >> a lot >> of personal property, 2 mares, 2 yearling colts, one 4-year old >> filly, one >> 2-year old male, cow, farm wagon, household and kitchen furniture, >> etc. >> Terms of sale; All sums under $5.00, cash, on sums of over $5.00, a >> credit >> of 6 months, without interest, purchaser giving approved note. >> J.H. ENGEL >> >> Circuit Court News >> >> It appears that there has been at least a little gambling that was >> not done >> in De Soto. One day of last week our Pros. Atty., Sheriff and Squire >> walked >> into court and plead guilty to indictments of gambling. they, with >> others, >> had indulged in a little game of poker, for turkeys. They had just >> returned >> from a shooting match, and most of them had no idea that they were >> violating >> any law. This is not the first instance in this county, of a >> prosecuting >> attorney drawing an indictment against himself for gambling. It was >> done >> once by Thomas M. MCMULLIN, Some of the parties who were in the game >> are >> kicking and say that they were not doing anything unlawful, and >> propose to >> test the matter, by denying guilt and standing trial. >> Several cases of the City of De Soto against parties for gambling, >> were on >> the docket. The parties had been convicted in the recorders court, and >> appeals taken. EDINGER was tried and acquitted; but a motion is >> pending to >> have proceedings declared void and the appeals dismissed; on the >> grounds >> that they were not taken within the time required by law. The others >> are >> waiting the result of the EDINGER case. >> Of the cases of the State, to the ??? of the collector, to recover >> delinquent taxes, judgments were rendered against Leander MITCHELL, >> et als. >> For $16.30; G. M. SCHMELL for $5.50; W.R. WILLIAMS et al for $20.95; >> and >> Peter WHITE for $23.33. The cases against Thos. LONG and John >> O'FALLON were >> continued; and against James REYNOLDS and J.K.C. WILSON, were >> dismissed. >> Injunction case of KERSHAW vs MOORE was dismissed by plaintiff. >> >> The Grand Jury beat the record; being in session 12 days, and >> returning 35 >> indictments. Their fees, paid out of the county treasury, aggregated >> $383.20; and the fees of eighty witnesses, given script by them, >> amounted to >> $162.95. From what has been made public, the business before the jury >> was >> confined principally to enquiries about gambling and violations of >> the dram >> shop law. No offenses of a more serious nature appear to have been >> committed; except that an indictment was found against T.B. MOSS for >> assaulting Geo. RUSSELL, a member of the jury. >> >> W.C. DAVIS vs K.S. MANESS; compromised and dismissed. >> >> J.W. CLARK, F. WAPPLER, M. FROMHOLD, C. MOCK, and W.D. MILLINCE were >> each >> fined $50 for selling on Sunday. >> >> Of the parties who played for turkeys, in Hillsboro, MANPIN, and >> DEARING >> were each fined $10; GREEn, FORREST and FRAZIER each $1; Sam MORRIS >> was >> acquitted by a jury, and the indictment against Robert EVANS was >> quashed, >> because the foreman of the grand jury had failed to sign it. >> >> Mrs. GRATIOT vs Sallie PINSON---judgment for defendant, on counter >> claim, >> for $12.75. >> >> The ??? of the Electric Manufacturing Co. vs Sheriff MAUPIN, for >> attach-ing >> the dyo??mo and machinery of the Pec??? electric light business, of >> De Soto, >> was tried , and is taken under advisement by the court till next term. >> >> M.W. and J.A. WILLIAMS vs J.W. CLARK----compromised and dismissed. >> >> Several young men of De Soto plead guilty of gambling, and were let >> off with >> fines of $5 each. >> >> County vs SHEIBLE's bondsman, judgment for $200. >> >> Non suits were taken in the divorce ???? of Robert L. vs Mary E. >> WILEY and >> James M. vs Achen MANESS. >> >> Sarah K. was granted divorce from John G. KAYSER, and given custody >> of their >> child. >> >> Sheriff was ordered to summon 18 jurymen for a term to be held Feb. >> 15th and >> 16th, at which Judge FOX is to preside, and at which time the >> following >> cases are set to trial; >> 15th Day February 15th, 1892 >> State vs Lilurn THOMAS, indicted for defiling female in his employ, >> continued from last term. >> >> Henry STELBRINK, administrator of estate of John H. MORSE, deceased, >> vs John >> A. TUTTLE, et al, for partition, continued from last term. >> >> People's Bank of De Soto vs W.E. FITE and W.S. COVINGTON, en note, >> trial by >> court and decision continued from last term. >> >> Peter BERG vs Noah FAUBER, et al, ejectment, same as above. >> >> Thos. C. O'HAVER vs Chas. WALDRON, et al, for partition, continued >> from last >> term. >> >> 16th day, Tuesday, February 16th, 1892. >> >> Ellen MCDOWELL vs City of De Soto, action for damages, continued from >> last >> term. >> >> P. Francis WELLS, et al, vs Henry LEE, ajectment, continued from last >> term. >> >> James ROBERTSON, and Charles NELSON are two old soldiers who fought >> side by >> side for their country and both appear to be fighters yet, in a legal >> sense >> at least. Not long since, NELSON and his partner built a house for >> ROBERTSON. Robertson claimed that the work was not according to >> contract, >> and refused to pay, and a lawsuit ensued. Several days were spent >> before >> 'Squire FRASIER, and a verdict was finally rendered against >> ROBERTSON. An >> appeal was taken to circuit court, and last week three or four days >> time of >> the court and jury was spent on it, and there was a host of witnesses, >> including most of the mechanics of De Soto. Bad blood was engendered, >> and >> the lawyers imbibed the feelings of their clients and came near >> having a >> fistcuff in the court room, and were only quieted after being >> plastered with >> fines. It took a $10 plaster to cool Judge WILLIAMS down, while a $5 >> was >> sufficed for Mr. THOMAS. The final result was a verdict for >> plaintiffs for >> $40., two dollars less than was awarded them in the justices court. >> The >> costs will probably amount to a couple of hundred. Somebody has got >> to ??w, >> or else it will be lunchtime for the lawyers and court officers. >> >> >> >> -- >> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.1.0 - Release Date: 2/18/2005 >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> From: Lloyd & Peggy <[email protected]> >> Date: February 27, 2005 10:50:09 PM CST >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [MOJEFFER] Jefferson County Record May 11, 1911 >> Volunteer Transcription Part 4 >> >> >> HE HAD A DAUGHTER NAMED LOUISA WALTHERS ACCORDING TO THE OBIT. >> L. C. >> >> Jerri Sudderth wrote: >> >>> Does anyone know who the John W. NULL listed below is? And was he >>> the >>> same person of whose estate Louise NULLE was administrator? >>> >>> >>> (Notice of) Final Settlement >>> John W. NULL, Deceased >>> ...that I, the undersigned, ...final settlement of said estate...of >>> the Probate court of Jefferson County to be held at Hillsboro on X >>> day in >>> May 1911. John F. McBROOM, Public Administrator >>> >>> >>> Jerri Eoff Sudderth >>> 1611 E. River Pkwy. >>> Minneapolis, MN 55414 >>> 651/332-3796 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ==== MOJEFFER Mailing List ==== >>> Visit our cemetery transcription pages (information generously >>> donated by the De Soto Public Library and Jefferson County >>> Historical Society - additional information provided by descendants). >>> URL is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mojeffer/dpl_cemeteries.html >>> >>> ============================== >>> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and >>> the >>> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >>> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >>> >>> >>> >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> From: "Betty" <[email protected]> >> Date: February 28, 2005 1:37:52 AM CST >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [MOJEFFER] Administrator de bono cor[?] >> >> >> Administrator (executor/executrix) of bond >> The Spanish to English does not translate cor(?) >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 8:34 PM >> Subject: [MOJEFFER] Administrator de bono cor[?] >> >> >>> Does anyone with legal knowledge know what this last word is? -Kay >>> Administrator de bono cor[?] >>> ==== MOJEFFER Mailing List ==== >>> REMINDER: This list is for Jefferson COUNTY and not >>> our state capitol of Jefferson CITY. If you are looking >>> for Jefferson CITY, it is located in Cole County. >>> ============================== >>> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and >>> the >>> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >>> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >>> >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> From: "B. Warner" <[email protected]> >> Date: February 28, 2005 7:08:36 AM CST >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Two-Headed Baby Born at DeSoto to Lola Williams >> >> >> The above article which I believe was published in a St. Louis >> Newspaper, >> came to me as an undated newspaper clipping. I believe, based on >> dates of >> other articles in collection, that it probably dates to around 1909 >> or >> 1910. There's an article on the back side referring to Governer >> Hadley. >> Herbert Hadley was governor of Missouri from 1909-1913. Does anyone >> know >> what became of this child, or her parents? >> >> >> TWO-HEADED BABY PUZZLES DOCTORS. >> Child at Josephine Hospital Has One Normal Body and One Neck. >> FOUR EYES AND FOUR EARS >> Mother of Prodigy, Lola Williams, 18 years Old, of DeSoto, Mo. >> >> With two perfectly formed heads rising from a single neck and normal >> body, >> a 3-days-old child is engaging the scientific attention of physicians >> at >> Josephine Hospital, Grand and Henrietta Avenues. It is declared that >> nowhere in medical annals has a similar prodigy been reported. >> >> The marvelous child is the daughter of Lola Williams, 18 years old, of >> DeSoto, Mo. She was sent to St. Louis by a Jefferson County >> physicians >> Saturday and placed in charge of Dr. F. J. Lutz, head of the Josephine >> Hospital. >> >> Details of the prodigy were hard to obtain, owing to the reluctance of >> physicians from ethical reasons to discuss the case. >> >> Both heads of the child are normally formed it was learned. There >> are two >> complete sets of eyes and ears, two distinct noses and mouths. Last >> night >> it was reported that the child was living and taking nourishment. The >> mother was also doing well. >> >> While twins have been born, like the famous Siamese pair, bound >> together >> by skin and ligaments, never before, it is claimed, have two bodies >> been >> merged into one as completely as in the case of the Williams child. >> >> Physicians yesterday studied the child, under an X-ray, in an effort >> to >> solve the mystery of the duo-headed infant. A report is being >> prepared >> that will be published shortly in a medical journal. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> From: "B. Warner" <[email protected]> >> Date: February 28, 2005 8:08:54 AM CST >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [MOJEFFER] Administrator de bono cor[?] >> >> >> Kay, >> Did you mean to type "bono" or "bond"? Whenever an Administrator is >> appointed to serve by the probate court, the order includes whether >> they >> are to serve with or without bond. If it's with bond, these bonds are >> usually corporate surety bonds. I just wonder if the "cor" is short >> for >> corporate and this phrase means Admistrator With Corporate Bond? A >> latin >> phrase that's often used is: pro bono, which usually refers to an >> attorney >> who is donating his services. Pro bono is short for pro bono publico >> which means "for the public good," I don't know if that would apply >> here >> because it doesn't say "pro", it says "de". Unless maybe the Cor >> stands >> for Coroner and the Coroner was appointed to serve as public >> administrator >> on some estates. Therefore, I would guess that "cor" is an >> abbreviation >> for either the word corporate or the word coroner. >> B. >> >> >> On Sun, February 27, 2005 7:34 pm, [email protected] said: >>> Does anyone with legal knowledge know what this last word is? -Kay >>> >>> Administrator de bono cor[?] >>> >>> >>> ==== MOJEFFER Mailing List ==== >>> REMINDER: This list is for Jefferson COUNTY and not >>> our state capitol of Jefferson CITY. If you are looking >>> for Jefferson CITY, it is located in Cole County. >>> >>> ============================== >>> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and >>> the >>> areas they lived. 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