St. Clair County Republican - Supplement
Osceola, MO
Thursday, 16 December 1897

If foreigners do not pay the tariff taxes why do they raise such a fuss about it.

Some California capitalists intend to erect the largest sugar beet plant in the world. That state has now one plant that crushes eight hundred tons of beets per day. The new plant will have a capacity of one thousand tons the first year and two thousand tons the second year.

Holiday Rates:
On December 21st and 22nd the Kansas City, Ft. Scott & Memphis R.R. Company will sell round trip tickets from Kansas City and all coupon stations on its line at rate of one fare, to points in Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and the Southeast generally. Tickets good thirty days for return.

On December 24th, 25th, 31st and January 1st, tickets will be sold to all stations in Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas, at rate of one fare, limited to January 4, 1898, for return, except that no excursion rate less than fifty cents will be made. J.E. Lockwood, Gen. Passenger Agent.

In Memorium
Died, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pope, Jr., on Wednesday, December 8, Richard Pope, aged 11 years.
After many days of intense suffering his gentle spirit obeyed the summons of the Savior who said: "'Suffer little children to come unto Me and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven."' While it is hard to speak the bitter words, "'We must forever part"', yet we say Thy will be done. Father and mother mourn an only son; sisters an only brother. He has only left them for a short time and will be there in that bright home where Jesus is, to meet them with a welcoming smile when the summons shall come to them.
Hush thy weeping, dearest mother,
Father, calm thy troubled breast;
Sisters, thou hast an angel brother-
God called him home, He thought it best.
Oh Lord, help us to give Thee thanks,
That thou in tenderest love,
Art filling up Thy Heavenly ranks,
With the darlings of our love.
--Mrs. E.C.

Collins Items:
Railroad news is plentiful of the kind.

Last week the sign of the morning was for fighting.

Prof. Swicegood Sundayed at Weaubleau.

The storm on Monday was very hard on the telephone lines.

J.H. Routh & Son opened up their stock of goods Saturday.

W.C. Farmer looked after business matters at Osceola today.

W.R. Merryfield and wife visited with relatives in Humansville Sunday.

Ed Hutton and J.K. Estes shipped a load of stock to Kansas City Saturday.

Mrs. R.E. Porta visited in Humansville last week at the home of her parents.

R.W. Pitts is at home again after several days absence at Preston and other towns east.

T.A. Pritchard came over from Stockton Saturday to spend Sunday with his family.

J.T. Field, W.S. Hood and Mrs. Dora Shadrick are studying the art of photography under Mr. Holt.

J.F. Hull, electrician of Humansville, was down Saturday making the connection of the Griesel line with Central.

The telephone line to Griesel was completed Saturday and the first words that went over it were "'Is that you, John?"'

Several of our jolly teachers attended the teacher's meeting at Humansville Saturday and report an interesting meeting.

E.N. Orr returned from Osceola Monday where he had been to take his son to a specialist for treatment for deafness.

Several of our boys were at Osceola Sunday and Monday to try to convince the Blair Line officials of their mistake in missing Collins on their proposed extension.

George Crawford has secured employment with Hart Bros. He will begin January 1st, 1898. We congratulate George in getting a position with such a firm.

D. Blenden says he is drinking to the boys' health now on the railroad going to Weaubleau. He thinks he will be awarded about $3,000 damages for the road going through his farm.

The Modern Woodmen of America of this place will give an entertainment and supper December 30. If you want to listen to the program (and it will be good) and eat a fine supper you would better join the M.W.A.

Cathrine Cullings:
G.W. Wyatt of Johnson City preached at King's Prairie recently.

C.H. Maxon of this place and one of the best teachers in the county, will be a regular reader of the Republican in the future.

G.W. Pilant, our genial merchant, postmaster, justice of the peace and farmer, was doing business in Kansas City last week.

The citizens of Cathrine and vicinity will give a musicale at the school house next Sunday. Prof. John Orr and daughter, Miss Bertha, of Weaubleau will have charge of the entertainment.

Madam rumor has it that recently near Quuincey the power of healing the sick by laying on of hands was experimented with by some Latter Day Saints in a case of diptheria. The child afflicted with the disease died without a physician being called.

The new road connecting Cathrine and Cross Roads school house was closed last week by Elisha Poppelwell, owner of the land through which the road runs. This highway was ordered opened some two years ago and no damages were claimed by anyone.

Uncle Jimmy Atterberry, not knowing of the new county road being closed, went across the Poppelwell farm, through which the road runs, on last Sunday and was met by the irate Poppelwell who persuaded him, without much difficulty, to return and vacate the premises at the point of entrance.

Died on December 8th, at the home of his parents, Claude, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Miller. Deceased was eighteen years of age and was well liked by all who knew him. He was sick but a few days and had been making his home for some time with his grandparents. The remains were interred in the Concord cemetery. The family have the sympathy of the entire community.

The angel of death summoned from our midst another one whom we had learned to love, this time the one called being Miss Rosa Norris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Norris, aged 18 years, 2 months and 27 days. Some two years ago Miss Rosa was stricken with that much dreaded disease, consumption and has gradually declined in health until the reaper came. She bore her affliction with great patience and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Death came to her relief last Saturday morning at 6 o'clock. Funeral services were conducted at the church by John D. Simms, and the remains were interred in the King's Prairie cemetery.

Mrs. M.A. Harris was a passenger to Kansas City on the Blair Line Saturday morning.

W.O. Paxton of Humansville was in Osceola last Thursday in the interest of his milling business.

W.W. Frala and John T. Clay of Catherine were pleasant callers on the Republican last Saturday.

Mrs. Mary Lewis went to Clinton Saturday of last week on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Lelia Cock.

Lowry City Independent: Robert Craig of Osceola visited with his sister, Mrs. C.W. Nesbit, Monday.

Mrs. Faurot has a pretty line of trimmed hats which have been reduced one-third from their regular price.

Ed Orr of Collins has been in Osceola several days having his little son treated by the specialist for deafness.

Surely Sunday night's rain and Monday's snow will replenish the supply of stock water in this part of the country.

Will Mathews and Ed Graham left Friday to assist in the final survey on the Blair Line south from Osceola on Friday.

Miss Kate Ring of near Appleton arrived in this city the latter part of last week. She will remain until after the holidays.

Marriage licenses: Joseph Endicott and Effite M. Green, Humansville; W.A. Stevenson, Roscoe, and Lizzie Bazzill, Cobb.

Mrs. Bailey Warren of West Plains arrived in the city Saturday on her way to visit her mother in the country on Bear Creek.

Mrs. A.L. Porter, who has been quite ill for about two weeks, was able to leave her room Tuesday of this week for the first time.