The following is Part #1 of misc. abstracts of news items which were published in THE FAIR PLAY newspaper of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, during the year of 1883. These were transcribed and contributed by Bernadine_Bishop. Died on Feb. 9, 1883 at his residence near Bloomsdale, MO. Mr. J. B. LaRose, age 44 years, 8 mos and 29 days. Died on Feb. 11, 1883 Mr. August Lalumondier age 24 years. Died Mr. Leo Boyer on February 20, 1883 Died Jules F. Janis, age 49 on March 4, 1883. Died Benjamin L. Dorlac at Bonne Terre, MO. on Feb. 15, 1883, age 21 years 11 mos. and 2 days. Married May 8, 1883 Henry Thomure to Clotilda Chenue Charles Charleville broke his leg in the year 1883. Married August 14, 1883 at St. Marys, MO. Peter Lalumendiere (sic) to Mary F. Morris. Died September 19, 1883 at Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois Basile Cyprian Lalumendier, age 48 yrs.7 mos. and 18 days. October 6, 1883 Youngest child of Albert LaRose died. Died Clementine Lalumendier age 24 years on October 13, 1883 Mrs. J. B. Thomure died on October 15, 1883 age 70 years. Mr. Francis J. Thomure of Staabtown,MO. made 1100 gallons of molasses. November, 1883 Mr. and Mrs. Cyph Thomure celebrated their silver wedding anniversary. Our good friends Mike Drury and Vital LaRose of Bloomsdale were in town Wed. to procure young apple trees. Following are births reported to the County Clerk to date: Mary H. Schweigart, Henrietta Wipfler,Jno A.Govero,Frs. L. (G) Haines, Jno. H. Kern, Jno. R. Kiefer, Harry F. Doolan, Wm. [William] Lehr, Sophia M. Johnson (Col.), Lottie I. Harris, Mary E. Fallert, Lewens (sic ?) Brown, Frs. J. Hoffman, Mary Babb, Oliver L. Baum, Hy. P. Weiler, Louis Thurman, and Catherine P. Burkhart. Deaths reported to the County Clerk to date: Agla Thomure, Gotfried Worch (sic ?), Josephine Figge, Jas. [James] W. O'Shea, Clara C. Bogy, Frs. Dupont, Virginia C. Scott, Theresa Jokerst, Jos. [Joseph] W. H. Keitler (sic), Ida A. McReynolds, Fleray Claz Boland, Thomas Buttler (sic - Rottler?) Luvina Braun, Lara Jane Otte, Martin Brown, Mich. Bieser, Christina Schwartz. Marriage Licenses issued: Jhno Bauman to Catherine Kettinger, Frank Pfaff to Ceclia Schmidt, William Vineyard to Annie Boyd, Joseph Winter to Wilhemina Herrman, Joseph N. Koller to Josephine M. Loida. NOVEMBER 17, 1883 LaRose vs Morice judgement by default made final and judgement of foreclosure of mortgage and for $393 at 10%. (Minute of the court on Wed. Nov. 7, 1883) Married on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1883 by Rev. Fr. Pigg, Frank Pfaff to Cecelia Schmidt Louis Labruyere from near Bloomsdale and a real good man when sober came into town Tuesday and imbibing too freely got reckless, smashed a window in the front of Herter's store and was pulled by the Marshal, brought before the Mayor and fined. As we said, Mr. Labreyere is a good man when not under the influence of strong drink and we hope we may never have to chronicle his getting into trouble any more therefrom. No mail out to Bloomsdale Sat. on account of high water in the Establishment. Bloomsdale - 5 yr. old son of Simon Boyer died last Wednesday. Wife of Mr. Felix LaRose, a former resident of this place started from Crystal City last Wednesday to visit her grandmother who lives near here. She had been ailing for some months prior to the time before named, but thought she could make the trip without any material injury to her health. She arrived at her destination about 4 o'clock but at 11 she was a corpse -- dying of convulsions. (NOTE: SHE DIED NOVEMBER 13, 1883, HER GIVEN NAME WAS LAURA AND SHE WAS ONE OF THREE WIVES OF FELIX LAROSE. SHE was buried at St. Philomena's Catholic Cemetery in Bloomsdale -- Bernadine)