HJCR1917A_05.jpg HJCR1917A_06.jpg HJCR1917A_07.jpg HJCR1917A_08.jpg Volunteer Transcription - part 5 Linda in MO Jefferson County Record, Hillsboro, MO January 11, 1917 Vol. XIII. No. 3 [page 2, column 4] ~ Hillsboro Items ~ Mrs. Ellen McCREARY and her grand daughter, Mrs. Clarence OGLE of De Soto are visiting here. Mrs. PARKINSON and Mrs. BUCHANAN have returned to Hillsboro to live and are quartered in the R. B. WILSON home until a vacant house appears. The colored troupe of entertainers at the hall Monday and Tuesday nights gave and enjoyable entertainment much above the ordinary of its class. A night session at the Court first night depleted the attendance. Hooping caugh[sic] has victimized a little granddaughter of E. J. HAMRICK and chicken pox has made its appearance elsewhere among young children. The new officers of the Christian Eneavor society were installed with a very appropriate ceremony by Rev. A. HILKEMAN last Sunday evening before the preaching service. Special music by the choir, and complimented by the pastor was very much enjoyed. The officers installed were; President Miss McMULLIN; Vice-president, Mrs. DIETRICH; Secreary[sic], Miss MORSE; Treasurer, Mr. HINSON. The chairman of committees include Supt. R. B. WILSON, Miss ADAMS, Miss MORSE, Miss HELLER, Mrs. DIETRICH. Dr. STEEL presented the Sunday school with 35 copies of the Gospel of St. John at New Year’s. Floyd ADAMS has returned from a visit to St. Louis. Miss Bessie KLEINSCHMIDT is again in a St. Louis hospital for treatment. Our picture show lasted but one night and that was one in Christmas week when there was already too much to go to. Try us again when there is less doing. Horace FRAZIER of Bonne Terre has been making a home visit for the past few days. Rumor has it that a young couple in our midst were united in marriage on New Year’s Day in St. Louis. Perhaps Rumor is only an idle gossip out of a job. Carl Clark and Miss Tillie HOMBERG of St. Louis were married in that city last Wednesday and are now residents of Hillsboro. Mr. CLARK is a deputy for his father, Sheriff Frank CLARK, and is a promising young man who has chosen a brightt[sic] pretty girl for his bride. Best wishes to both for a happy and prosperous journey through life. Jacob MILLER and family have returned to their old home in Nilwood, Ol. after a residence her of five years. If you have not paid your subscription since January first you are probably in arrears. Inquire. As fast as each list can be handled, delinquents will be dropped. Mrs. W. S. WILSON visited relatives in De Soto Friday. W. L. HENKE, deputy collector, is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. REPPY attend a newspaper meeting at the Planter’s Hotel in St. Louis tomorrow. W. H. PILLIARD of Festus was in town shaking hands with friends yesterday. Thomas Benton MOSS of the Masonic Home in St. Louis is making his periodical visit to Hillsboro which never fails when Circuit Court is in session. This is his fifty-fourth year of continuous attendance, including, the years h[e] served as sheriff for the county. Judge J. H. WINER and Columbus McCULLOCH of Morse Mill were in town yesterday. Mrs. R. B. WILSON’S name was omitted from the list of teachers in the Hillsboro Sunday School by mistake. She has been a faithful worker in the Sunday School for several years and she was a class of lusty citizens who require her fficient[sic] efforts. Walter DAHL, Walter LANHAM, and Stanley WILSON are three members of the Hillsboro Sunday School who were perfect in attendance[sic] throughout the year, 1916. Vivian EVANS and John David DEPPY missed but one Dunday. Supt. W. S. WILSON presented each with a bronze attendance medal with words of encouragement and appreciation. Let’s all try next year. James H. MOSS is out again after a sick spell last week. ~ Regular Church Services ~ Presbyterian Rev. a. HILKEMAN preaches regularly at Hillsboro on the first Sunday of each month at Horine on the second Sunday; at Cedar Hill on the third Sunday; at Belews Creek Chapel on the fourth. M. E. South Rev. R. WALTON preaches regularly at Hillsboro on the third Sunday in each month, morning and evening. Preaches at Hematite the remaining three. Baptist Rev. George STEEL preaches regularly at Victoria on the second Sunday of each month at Blackwell on the third Sunday, and at Hillsboro on the fourth. Rev. E. J. EAVES preaches regularly at the following churches; Liberty Baptist Church, the fourth Sunday; There will be services regularly at Claude Chapel on the second Sunday of each month. Regular services at Oackland on first Sunday of each month. Upper Dry Creek has regular services on third Sunday of each month. Where and When to Worship. [page 2, column 5] ~ School Notes ~ Grubville has a debating society which meets every two weeks and we expect to hear of Grubville and High Ridge having a pitched battle of words and wisdom before long. Go to it boys. Elaasco GREEN is the Grubville teacher and Roy LEE of High Ridge. Saturday January 13 is the date set for the Meramec teachers’ meeting, so announces the secretary, Miss Legia HILL. Rock Creek neighborhood has many sick “girppy” children with coughs and colds. Everybody is working hard for the School Exhibit, the big school hit of the year. Parents, turn out by the scores. Children, do your very best. How is your writing and speaking coming on pupils? Prizes for both at the Rural Commencement. Mr. Felix EAVES is teaching the HUSKEY school resignd[sic] by Miss SCHNEIDER. Herculaneum school is booming this year. Fine corps of painstaking teachers headed by a splendid superintendent. Domestic science is being taught and is most popular with the people. They hope to put in manual training for the boys next year. The open winter has been a blessing for primary pupils who have long walks and also for Supt. WILSON on his long drives. The teachers’ meeting at Plattin is in keeping with past meetings at this place. The people always are ready to give the teachers a hearty welcome free dinner with everything good to eat. Language, grammer and arithmetic letter writing and diagraming discussed in the light of Kennedy’s methods of teaching. Rev. WARD who lives at Plattin spake on the “School and Home and Chruch”. His talk was well received. The teachers of Plattin are enthusiastic over the annual school diplay[sic]. The Festus school promises to be on hand on Friday of School Display Week and furnish the program for that day. Crystal City, Herculaneum and the other towns schools are expected to be present on Saturday for the program. ~ Real Estate Transfers ~ R. S. MELVILLE to W. E. GRUNWELL, 3.58 acres near De Soto, 1-39-4, $1.00 Louis LOEHR to Julia PAGEL, interestin 80 acres, 34-30-4, $1.00 J. G. HAVERSTICK to R. T. CHRISTOPHER, 04 acres, 32-39-5, exchange of property and $1.00 Emilk HENCHER to Hy. BRUIDEGAN, 7a. ?-39-3, $100.00 Walter L. HENSLEY et al to George B. MILLER, 7.23 acres, sur. 421-41-5, $500.00 Geo. W. BENERT to H. H. JAMES, 40 acres, 6-39-4, $200.00 Ferdinand PAGEL and wife to Louis LOEHR and wife interest in 80 acres in 34-39-4, $1.00 Mary GOTTSLEBAN to W. S. NULL, lot in Festus, $900.00 Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. to Charley JOHNSON, lot in Crystal City, $600.00 ~ Ozark Trail Leaders Hold Conference ~ The conference of the leaders of the Ozark Trails movement met in Oklahoma City, Dcember[sic] 29, according to previous call of President W. H. (Colu) HARVEY. The meeting was well attended, New Mexico, Texas, Missouri and Arkansas, in addition to Oklahoma, being represented. The purpose of the meeting was to decide on some definite plan of action that would maintain harmony and uniformity in the work of promoting and constructing the Ozark Trails along its entire system. The conference hard the representative of road building materials of practically every character - brick and concrete of the more expensive materials, sand-clay, sand and gravel, crushed rock and clay, of the cheaper materials Methods of construction were also widely discussed. The conference, after carefully considering conditions confronting the various counties and communities along the proposed routes, adopted the following resolutions as representing its sentiment. Be it resolved. By the representatives of the Ozark Trails Association now assemble on this 29th day of December, 1916, in conference in the city of Oklahoma City, that , after full conference and careful comparison of all the various ideas and suggestions offered, we are of the opinion and hereby recommend that the construction of sand and clay roads, sand and gravel roads, or roads surfaced with crushed rock or chats, with clay as a binder are the most practicalp[sic] character of roads to be constructed along the Ozark Trails. Be it further Resolved, That it is not the intention of this conference to condemn concrete roads, brick roads nor any other of the more expensive character of roads in communities. feeling the inability and necessity therefore, but it is our express purpose and idea to make clear to all Ozark Trail workers the fact that we are appealing to them and the public