School closes to day, April 7th.
John Byrd has been
dealing in poultry of late.
??? Bailey is ?????? masked on some good
looking girl.
Mrs. Roy Waitson will depart for St. Louis Thursday on a
visit.
Jacob Dixon who lives on the river bank always has the river on a
???????.
Lou Nason returned from St. Louis Sunday morning after a weeks
sojourn.
Miss Agnes Watson will begin a two months term of school at this
place on Monday next.
The Mississippi river has raised an inch two nights
in succession.
Frank Dixon says he knew the water would be high for he
was intending to put in ???? on the Salt Prairie this spring.
Clifford
Lewis and Cr. Haynes will attend a meeting of the farmers alliance to be
held at N. Franklin on Wednesday night, April ?th.
It takes a sharp
scythe to cut smart-weeds. Which one of the old parties is going to garner
in the farmers alliance organization
Two news papers in Hardin, Lord
sakes! The HERALD’S new line is all O K but what kind of checking post is
the other paper to have?
F. A Roberts of Nebo, Ill. Closed a series of
lectures on farmers alliance here last Friday night which resulted in
sixteen members being added in that organization.
W. S. Wilson now comes
of from behind the counter in the store of Wilson & Williams. He says it is
much better than cooking for a raft crew and being in water knee deep.
Wheat looking fine.
Several from here attended court at Hardin
last Monday.
Don’t forget the school election ??? week from next
Saturday.
At our Sunday school last Sunday Hix Nevius was chosen
Supt. and Lottie Ansell Sec. for the ensuing year.
We are sorry to
note the death of one of Calhoun’s old citizens of Crawford Creek. Mr.
Surbeck. He leaves a wife and several children.
Don’t fail to come in
the S. S. Convention to be held here on the 19. We hope ??? to whom ???? are
assigned will be prompt and make it one of the best conventions ever held in
the county.
Mr. Nevius will be found riding a new buggy hereafter and
not on “thanks horses” as heretofore. We shall indeed be glad to see him
comfortably seated in a nice buggy with his wife by his side.
J. E. Watson went to St. Louis Tuesday evening.
T?? Polar Wave,
with two barges of grain passed down Wednesday evening.
The Str.
Lottus of the Illinois Fish Commission, passed up Monday at 1:25 p.m.
Mr. Fowler, Supt. Of the Thomas Press Brick Co., went to St. Louis
Tuesday evening via Str. Pike.
The Niagra with a ???? barge of bulk
grain, laid up shore Monday night, leaving Saturday morning for St. Louis.
Mr. F. A. Weber, of the well known and reliable H. A. Weber Nursery,
???? St. Louis, came up on the Str. Pike last Thursday morning with a large
stock of fruit trees.
Mrs. Azuba Denham nee Squier, formerly a
resident of Hardin, but now of Kansas City, arrived here Saturday morning
??? Str. Pike. Mrs. Denham will remain some time visiting relatives and
friends throughout the county.
Mrs. Chris Ringhausen an old and
respected German lady died at her (section unreadable) wifely and maternal
virtues, ????? her death, the husband looses a kind companion, the family an
affectionate mother, and the neighborhood a respected and virtuous woman.
The remains were interred in the new catholic cemetery at this place, being
the first laid in rest in this ???? spot. After suitable ceremonies and some
well directed remarks by Rev. Father Somers, remarks which would be well for
us all to take into earnest consideration. The Herald merely voices the
sentiments of the community when it extends it’s sympathy to Mr. Ringhausen
and family.
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