Atchison County, Missouri Newspaper Abstracts by Pat Combs O’Dell: genpat@netins.net

THE ATCHISON JOURNAL, Volume XVII, Number 2, August 30, 1879

Front page is a history of Atchison County (nearly same as in the 1882 History book) and has a picture of the Rock Port Public School building, the Atchison County Courthouse at Rock Port, and the county farm house, view of Rock Port, residence of John D. Dopf; the newspaper Atchison County JOURNAL published by Dopf and McCreary was established in 1863....gives histories of Phelps City and Center Point....copied from the Chicago COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.

recipe - frosted cream cake.

Phelps City items - The grain trade at this point is not quite so brisk as last season, though as the following figures will show it is not by any means at a stand still. The shipments for the first week in June are not to be had, the books having been destroyed at the time of the fire. Beginning with the 8th of June the shipments for that month are as follows, in car load lots: Wheat, 5; corn, 43; cattle 21, hogs 30; total, 99 cars. July shipments: wheat, 17; corn, 88; barley, 8; hogs, 24; cattle, 7; lumber 1; total, 145 cars. This is a pretty good showing for our town....Mrs Bailey Ruland and her three children are paying a visit to her relatives in central Illinois. They expect to be gone a couple of months. Bailey is trying his hand at "keeping bach."...Since the enforcement of the hog ordinance our streets present a much better appearance....F.M. Thompson's roan horse "Dan" departed this life last Sunday. A congestive chill did the business....The maple trees which line our streets are sadly on the "ragged edge." A large green worm is destroying their foliage....

The Greenback camp meeting....(politics)....

Trustee's sale - James M. Templeton, trustee, selling land of Abner Daily and Cynthia Daily, his wife....

We have for distribution, a few catalogues of the Missouri State University.

Mrs J.W. Osborn has gone to her native State, Wisconsin, to spend the fall months.

H.W. Young leaves next week with his family for Nebraska, where he expects to make his future home.

The Oregon SENTINEL is informed that J.R. Collison and Harvey Hunter, both of Holt county, will shortly open a store at Walkup's Grove, this county. It is a good point for a general store.

We have been requested to announce, that arrangements have been made with the Brownville steam ferry to run after Miss Fannie Arnold's concert, next Tuesday evening, (Sept 2d) providing that as many as six teams desire to return to this side of the river, $1 will be the charge for crossing both ways.

Mr and Mrs L. Sanders bid a long adieu to their many Rock Port friends on Tuesday and departed for their far western home.

Admr. Notice of Charles Fanning....

Sheriff's sale against Ransom Parmeter....

Trustee's Sale of John Blevens property....

Trustee's Sale of Alpheus Hill and K.T. Hill, his wife, property....

Trustee's Sale of Frederick Folker and Kathrina Volker, his wife, property....

Legal Notice against Thomas Rankin, defendants, proceedings to condemn school house site....

ATCHISON COUNTY JOURNAL, Sept 6, 1879

The lease of the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific railroad to the Wabash company has finally been effected, the papers having been signed a few days since....

Along the Tarkio, Long Branch, Sep 2 - Niles W. Powell started last week for Allentown, Pa., where he will read medicine for one year. He intends then to graduate at Bellview Medical College, N.Y....Charles Merchie and his wife have returned from their visit to Quebec....Mr and Mrs William Kern, and their daughter Mary, of Hazle Grove, start next week on a visit to Allentown, Pa....One of the finest houses in our county is now in process of erection by Mr Christian, west of Centre Point. Mr Plank and John Vanness are the carpenters....Among the strangers at the Long Branch church, a week ago last Sabbath, was Mrs John McIlhenny, of Linton, Iowa; J.O. Roan, of Ainsworth, Ia.; Wm Foliart and sister, of Centre Point; David Dill, of Columbus City, Iowa, and Miss Annie Scott, of North Cedar, Kansas....Mrs Filson, of Scotch Grove, Iowa, is visiting her son, J.H. Filson, of Centre Point. She was accompanied by Mrs Clark who is visiting her brother, Wm Bently....Charles J. Galley, of St Johns, N.B., who has been reviewing the country here during the past summer, is so well satisfied that he has sent for his family to meet him here the last of September....P.H. Dunlap, of Hopkinton, Iowa, proposes to start a drug store at Leroy....While so many were brim full of joy at the Sabbath School pic-nic Thursday afternoon, the heaviest grief fell upon the home of Joseph McElroy, near York. He and several of the children were at the pic-nic, leaving Mrs McElroy and some of the younger children at home. Johnnie, a bright active boy of eleven years, consented also to remain at home and watch the cattle. In the afternoon while he was climbing down from a granary, he fell upon a hay-knife whose blade was sticking through the side of the granary. It inflicted a frightful cut some thirteen inches in length from a point opposite his stomach round under his left arm, almost to the spine. The stomach and heart were severely injured and the left lung was nearly cut in two. Dr May, of London, and Dr Manning of Quitman, Mo., were called and everything was done to relieve his terrible sufferings, until death came to his release at three o'clock, Friday afternoon, about twenty-four hours after the accident occurred. What is truly wonderful, the little hero walked almost to the house after receiving the injury when his mother met him. Through all his intense suffering, he was not seen to shed a tear. He was a faithful learner in the Sabbath school at Long Branch, and also in the Sabbath school at Lone Star. He was present in both those school the last Sabbath he was permitted to spend on earth. We have no reason to doubt but that he is now in the immediate presence of his Savior who said, "Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven." His funeral services was conducted Saturday afternoon by Rev D. McKee, of Clarinda, who is his father's uncle. Rev M.A. Gault and Rev Mr Shankland also took part in the service and a large procession of friends and neighbors followed his remains to the Long Branch cemetery....

The Missouri River has cut through at Keytesville landing, dividing two or three farms and shortening the distance between Brunswick and Glasgow fifteen miles.

Trustee's Sale of L.R (or H.?) Fyfe and Lyda E. Fyfe, his wife....

Albert Casey, who left this county last spring and went to Nebraska, writes that he is on his way back.

Robert Deford brought us in some samples of upland corn which measures 8 feet to first ear and its entire length 14 feet and 1 inch. This is not quite big enough yet. We want a sample of the bottom land corn that will measure 17 or 18 feet.

Some three weeks ago the JOURNAL gave an account of the Long brothers being arrested for horse stealing. The boys gave bail for their appearance and when Pros Atty. Ramsay made his appearance on Tarkio on the day of trial, the boys had already tasted freedom and were hieing away for greener fields and pastures new. On the following Monday, W.A. Burdick, one of the bondsmen, started in pursuit. He first scented their trail in Marshal county, Kansas, and followed up to Hastings, Neb., and from there to York county where he found them working on a farm, earning their bread by the sweat of their brow. They did not appear very glad to see Mr Burdick, but made no resistance in being captured and accompanied him without giving further trouble. They reached this city, on Tuesday en route for Tarkio. Ben Long succeed in procuring bail, but his brother Wesley was less fortunate and is now reclining upon the oaken cushions of Castle Cozine to await his prelimiary trial before his Honor T.J. Wright, on the 13th inst.

Mrs Agnes Miller, of Brookfield, Ind., is visiting at the residence of Judge James Templeton.

Misses Alice and Hattie Squire are making preparations to go on a visit to their grandparents who reside in Connecticut. They expect to start in a week or two and will be abroad for some time.

Last week in the Holt county Circuit court the following criminal cases were disposed of: James Craig, horse stealing, three years; Charles King, stealing cattle, two years; John Hutton, two years; Julian Smith (colored), burglary, two years; Charles Sinclair, stealing wagon, fined $75.

Center Point items - The farmers and people generally in this section of Atchison county are not one whit behind those of any other portion of Northwest Missouri, in thrift and enterprise. This is evidenced by the rapid increase in business of all kinds that is carried on here. Our accommodating and industrious "Village-Smith" J.R. Robison, keeps two forges busy on repairs along, yet he cannot keep up with the wants of the public in his line. We learn the lively ring of the anvil will soon resound from a new smith shop on Main street corner of Robert's addition....The sale of the personal effects of Capt Charles Fanning, deceased, on Friday last was largely attended....

ATCHISON COUNTY JOURNAL, Sep 13, 1879

Notes about the JOURNAL from area newspapers of: Atchison DEMOCRAT, Burlington Junction POST, St Joe HERALD, Savannah DEMOCRAT, Oregon SENTINEL, Maryville DEMOCRAT, Brownville [Nebraska] ADVERTISER, Savannah REPORTER, College Springs [Iowa] COURIER, and Maryville REPUBLICAN.

Letter from Colorado....interesting details about a trip....

Mrs A.B. Durfee left on Saturday, with her children, for Platte county on a visit to relatives.

After many years of patient waiting Conrad Fisher finds himself the proud father of a baby boy.

L.D. Gray left on Saturday for his home in Highland county, Ohio. He thinks of returning to this county again at an early day.

Mrs Almeda Vest, wife of James Vest, died on Sunday morning last after a protracted illness. Her remains were interred at Linden on Monday.

Sam Proud and the Orin brothers, of Dale township, passed through town on Saturday on their way home from Nebraska, with 200 head of feeding cattle.

Collison & Hunter, the new mercantile firm at Dotham, are live, energetic business men, and will no doubt meet with good success in their undertaking.

Capt T.J. Wright and his brother J.F. Wright, a prominent citizen and farmer of Estelle county, Ky., was in town on Monday and gave us a pleasant call.

Miss Amy Richards, of Peru, Neb., is visiting the family of her uncle, Henry Baker.

G.G. Bonham, of Tarkio township, is the boss thresher. Recently on the farm of J.W. Gilson he threshed 1020 bushels of wheat in 17 hours, or an average of one bushel a minute. Pretty good work.

Bolckow INDEPENDENT is new paper out....

John VanGundy, of Milton, and W.A. Jones, of Nodaway county, were in town on Tuesday. Mr Jones is interested in the new town of Cleveland, and has an abiding faith that a big city will some day be not far remote from that place.

List of letters at the post office....

Isaac Hayes, an old resident of Holt County, is 101 years old, has been married three times and the father of sixteen children, the eldest 66 and the youngest seven years old, a difference between the ages of the two of fifty nine years. -- Mound City NEWS

Quite an excitement in the neighborhood of Nodaway Station over the prospect of an abundant supply of coal. We understand that parties are at work on the farms of Henry Noble and Mr Ordinance, about one and one fourth miles north-east of the station, and that they are very much encouraged with the prospects. Dr Gunn, of St Joseph, is interested in the mines and will see that they are fully developed. --Savannah DEMOCRAT

St Louis REPUBLICAN - The Nodaway Valley R.R. Co have filed articles of association with the secretary of State. This road is located through the counties of Holt and Nodaway running from Bigelow, on the St Joseph and Council Bluffs railroad, to a point on the Council Bluffs and St Louis railroad. Length of road, thirty-three miles: capital of company, $450,000. The directory is composed of Charles Merrian, Boston, Mass.; John F. Barnard, St Joseph; Joseph S. Ford, John A. Clark and Geo H. Nettleton, Kansas City.

Two of Col. Thompson's children started to school last Tuesday with a team of mules and when about half way there the team became frightened and skipped out, upsetting the wagon, throwing the children heavily upon the ground. Master Freddie had his eye badly skinned up, while Eddie escaped with a few bruises.

Married - On Sunday evening, September 7, 1879, at the office of and by T.J. Wright, J.P., Mr Barton Shipman, of Page county, Iowa, and Miss Rhoda Kennedy, of Fremont county, Iowa.

Married - August 27th, at the residence of the bride's father, by Rev Homer Davidson, Mr Thomas King and Miss Ida Hughs, both of Templeton township, Atchison county.

Married - On September 4, 1879, at the office of and by Stephen South, J.P., in Watson, Mr Jasper Millen and Miss Lucinda Hamilton, both of Atchison county, Mo.

Married - August 29th at the office of and by Stephen South, J.P., at Watson, Mr Frederick Renner and Mrs Louisa W. Groscuth, both of Otoe county, Neb.

Married - On Monday, August 27, 1879, at the office of and by T.J. Wright, J.P., Mr Charles B. LeBarron to Miss Rosa O. Roth, all of Shenandoah, Iowa.

Died - On Saturday, September 6, of cholera infantum, Elmer J., son of Levi D. and Nannie Fairchild, age 13 months.

Died - On Sunday, August 31, 1879, Della E. adopted daughter of Mr and Mrs John Fox, aged 2 years, 3 months, and 18 days....

recipes - macaroni; white cake; drop ginger cake; sponge cake; mixed pickles; canning string beans; apricot jam.

ATCHISON COUNTY JOURNAL September 20, 1879

A Good Woman Gone - We learn this morning that the grim monster has visited the home of Mr Henderson, living near Walden Grove. Mrs Henderson complained on retiring Friday night last of a severe headache. About 11 o'clock Mr H. was aroused by the noise and struggles of his wife who had a severe spasm, or fit. These spells recurred at intervals until some time in the forenoon Saturday, when death claimed his victim. She was buried on yesterday at the Walden Grove cemetery. Mr Henderson has the heart-felt sympathy of the entire neighborhood.--Center Point, Mo. Sep 8th, 1879

Letter from A. Hill in Colorado....

Along the Tarkio...We have a pony named Flora. She was born in 1871, near Northfield, Iowa; spent her girlhood days on the banks of the Mississippi, near Oquaka. Came to live with us near Mediapolis, Iowa, in 1875. In 1878 she came with us on the same train to Clarinda, Iowa, and from there to Atchison county, Mo., where she has felt quite at home ever since. From our first acquaintance with her we have scarcely ever known her to miss attending church, even in the stormiest weather, and sometimes traveling a distance of ten or fifteen miles. She hardly ever misses attending a temperance or reform meeting anywhere within reach--never has used profane language--never never has used intoxicating drinks or tobacco, nor even coffee; and consequently has never had to take a doctor's pill or powder. In short, we do not think as much can be said of any man or woman in Atchison county as we can say for Flora....Wm McMillan, of Hazel Grove, was in the 9th Ills Cavalry, and can tell you all about the battles of Nashville and the fearful charge at Franklin, for he was there....Miss Annie Thompson, of Rock Port, is getting reading [ready] to go on a visit with her Uncle James Lynn's family to California. We will sadly miss her cheerful salutation when we drive up through the Maple Grove to her father's mansion.... James Elmer Fairchild died last Saturday evening Sept 6th. He was the youngest child of Mr and Mrs Fairchild of Hazel Grove and was just thirteen months old. The funeral was Sabbath afternoon and the body was interred at the Long Branch cemetery. Rev Samuel Taylor preached a very appropriate funeral sermon at the church....

recipes. ...

Watson items - Mr Theodore Frazee and wife, of Gurnsey Co., Ohio, are visiting their daughter Mrs O.M. Squires, of this place. Mr Frazee is delighted with out country and expresses his surprise at the wonderful productiveness of our soil. He is a wealthy farmer and the probability is he will buy an extensive farm in this vicinity....Prof J.N. Mosier, who taught our school two years ago, and since then has had charge of a high school in Van Buren, Arkansas, has returned and engaged to teach the Watson school this fall and winter....J.J. Squires, proprietor of the extensive store in charge of John McNeal and O.M. Squires, at this place, was here last week visiting his brother and seeing after his business. In addition to his store, owns a large and valuable tract of improved land near here, and we understand that he is negotiating for another farm adjoining his. He is one of Kansas City's most enterprising business men....

Mrs E.L. Stults, of Hartford, Ohio, is visiting in the city.

J.P. Wright, brother of J.T. Wright, of Center Point, passed through town Monday on his way to his home in Kentucky. He took with him a specimen of Atchison County, big corn -- an ear weighing one and a half pounds.

J.O. Robinson, who has been laying quite low with typhoid fever, breathed his last on Thursday morning. Mr R. was a young man of good promise and was preparing himself for a physician, having attended a six month term of lectures at Cincinnati last winter. His demise will be mourned by many.

Misses Alice and Hattie Squire take their departure on Monday next for Connecticut on a twelve months visit to their grandparents. They will be greatly missed during their absence in the socity circles of Rock Port.

We learn that the road leading northeast from Rock Port, past the old Barlow mill, has been put in a good state of repair. As this road is quite a convenience to persons living in the neighborhood of the National school house they will be glad to hear of it.

Married - On September 16th, 1879 at the office of, and by Stephen South, J.P., in Watson, Mr James A. Weston and Miss Mary E. Williams, both of Atchison county, Mo.

Married - On September 11th, 1879, at Green's Hotel, in Watson, by Stephen South, J.P., Mr R. Adair and Miss Nellie Elbenson, both of Iowa.

Married - On September 11th, 1879, at the residence of Mrs Pricie Rummerfield, near Sonora, by Stephen South, J.P., Mrs Charles Bushong and Miss Lacy Rummerfield, both of Atchison county, Mo.

ATCHISON COUNTY JOURNAL, September 27, 1879

Letter from Colorado - describes where some of the movers have gone....

Along the Tarkio - Vice-President Lewis telegraphed this week to Maryville that the name of the new town at Dr Rogers' on the State line was Blanchard....The train is expected at Blanchard, on the State line, about the middle of next week. We visited the new town last Tuesday and were surprised to find buildings going up in every direction. The R.R. company are taking hold of it in dead earnest and soon determined to make it the metropolis between Maryville and Shenandoah....J. Cole from Prairie City, Ill., and L.B. Day, of Essex, Iowa, here commenced business as grain merchants at Blanchard....Russel and Stoney, from Clarinda [Iowa]; Bower and Comstock, from Minnesota, and Wm Ingram, from Shenandoah, have all started stores at Blanchard. Thos Douglass, of Emerson, Iowa, is running a meat shop; Mr Mason of Tarkio City, is blacksmithing; Duffield & Bros are setting up in the drug business; Dr Smith, from Pennsylvania, has hung out his shingle, and also a dentist whose name we did not get. Half a dozen churches, a newspaper, gas and water works are all that are needed now to make Blanchard a number one town....Samuel C. Beard and Gen Kobe, from Des Moines county, Iowa, were at the Long Branch church last Sabbath, Mr Beard is visiting his sister, Mrs D.M. Yobe, at Emporia....Grandfather and Grandmother Walkinshaw, from Linton, Iowa, are visiting their children J.H. and A.G. Walkinshaw, Mrs A.J. McConaughy and Mrs Thos Reid, of Hazel Grove.

recipes....

J.J. Johnson, formerly a resident of Lincoln township, this county, has removed to Gage county, Neb.

John C. Hayes, who removed last winter from this county to Nebraska, has sold out in the latter place and returned to Missouri.

We learn from John Wright that Dr John Dozier, who formerly resided in Rock Port, died recently at his home in Milburn, Ky. The doctor had many friends in this community who will regret to hear of his demise.

The citizens of Dale township are determined to put an end to horse and cattle stealing in that portion of the county, and to this end have organized a vigilance committee of which N. Drummond is captain. The committee means business.

J.J. Moulton, editor of the NODAWAY CHIEF, published at Clarinda, Ia., was in town on Saturday and called on the JOURNAL.

The new town of Blanchard on the State line is named after Superintendent Blanchard of the Council Bluffs & St Louis road, and promises to be one of the best towns on the road.

M.H. Horn and wife, of Catasauqua, Pa., were guests this week of E.F. Powell, of Powellton. Mr H. is largely engaged in manufacturing and reports times brisk and constantly improving in the Keystone state.

Jacob Grider, brother-in-law of Dan Snyder, and his wife and Miss Lucretia Oster, of Sickler's Mill, Neb., are visiting in the city. They all formerly resided here and express great surprise at the changes that have taken place since they left some ten years ago.

Letter from Colorado....

DIED - On Saturday, Sept 20th, 1879, Irabella, wife of L.H. Ruland, aged 34 years, 3 months and 6 days.

Deceased was a most estimable lady, beloved by all for her kind and lovable disposition and many excellent traits of character. A large number of relatives and friends mourn her departure hence. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian church, the service being conducted by Rev Willis, assisted by Revs Balson and Roach, after which the remains were conveyed to the cemetery beyond the western town limits for interment.

Died - On Monday, September 22, 1879, at the residence of her son, D.A. Colvin, in this city, Mrs Almira Colvin, in the 73d year of her age.

Mrs Colvin, whose maiden name was Munn, was born in New England in 1806, and in her childhood removed with the family to Monroe county, New York. In 1833 she married Mr Welcom Colvin to whom she had ten children, six of whom are now living. During her residence in New York she united with the Baptist church, half a century ago. She moved from New York to Wisconsin, and 1863 came to this city. Two weeks after their arrival Mr Colvin died. She shortly after returned to Wisconsin and remained three or four years, and returned to this place in 1871 and united with the Baptist church.

Deceased was an amiable christian lady, who by her many noble traits of character and kind deeds drew around her home of warm friends. Her death will be mourned by all who knew her.

The funeral took place on Tuesday at the Baptist church, the service being conducted by Rev Haw, assisted by Rev Willis and Balson. The remains were interred in the cemetery near the western town limits.

ATCHISON COUNTY JOURNAL, October 4, 1879

Article about why people would want to move to northwest Missouri....Northwest Missouri will yield this year from fifty to seventy-five bushels of corn to the acre; twenty to forty bushels of wheat; fifty bushels of oats; thirty-five of rye; thirty of barley, and two hundred of potatoes, with other crops in proportion.

Northwest Missouri is the grandest grass country in the world. Blue grass and clover grow spontaneously when sown on the sod, and will take the native grasses. Timothy, clover, hungarian and millet will each yield from three to four ton to the acre.

The corn crop of the Platte Purchase and the seven adjoining counties will for 1879 aggregate 50,000,000 bushels, while the wheat crop will reach 15,000,000 bushels.

Several of these counties are entirely out of debt, and in all the taxation is very low, averaging about $1.25 for all purposes.

Millions of bushels of apples, peaches, pears, grapes and other fruits are annually sold to Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, and the territories west, from the great empire of Northwest Missouri....

Southeast items - Mr Hunt, from Illinois, teaches the Mt Salem school. Rev Geo. D. Fullerton holds forth at West Point. Rev Petty swings the hickory at Bond school house.... Last Thursday we saw a young man from Burlington Junction, Nodaway Co., passing through here. He had a merry smile on his face. We were full of conjectures until Friday we saw him going back with a better half. His name is Francis W. Jones--was married on Thursday to Miss Gertie Kirkpatrick of Milton. If that's the way, why can't some of our boys who have been trying so long to get a wife, go over into Nodaway and try their hand....

Along the Tarkio - Mrs G.J. Gafley and her two children from St Johns, N.B. joined her husband here last week. All are in good health and spirits....We learn that Joseph D. Parrott, who for some time past has kept the store at Willsburg [Page co], Iowa, is to be post master at Blanchard. Mr Parrott has the confidence of those who know him and will doubtless give satisfaction....We called at the High Prairie school in Nodaway county, last Friday, and found C.R. Wheeler, of College Springs [Iowa], diligently engaged in the important work of training thirty-four young American citizens.

McKissick's Grove items....

Mrs John Fox left this week for Jewell county, Kans., on a visit to relations.

Henry Clayton, of Buchanan township, has gone to Utah to engage in the stock business.

A.J. Stivers and wife, and their son Frank, of Ripley, Ohio, were here this week visiting relatives and friends.

Mrs Allia J. Christian, formerly of this city, died at Nebraska City on Sunday last. Her remains were brought here on Monday for interment.

A.W. Cooley, of Buchanan township, leaves next week for Madison county, Mo., where he has a large tract of timber land. He expects to be absent several months.

Phelps City items - Number of [railroad] cars shipped out of Phelps during August: wheat 55 cars; barley, 15 cars; corn 80 cars, hogs 23 cars....Uncle Bailey Ruland was in town the other day in a bran new suit of clothes, stepping as high as a bay steer in a cornfield. He set out the  cigars freely to the boys. Its a boy and weighs nine pounds and a half.

ATCHISON COUNTY JOURNAL, October 11, 1879

Letter from Colorado ....

Letter from Nebraska....

Train robbery near Kansas City....

Linden items - This place might well be called Orchard City, as it is nearly surrounded by orchards, and not less than three hundred bushels of apples are now daily gathered in the town and suburbs....Not long since Holly Barger returned from Colorado and after a short rest, again resolved that there must be a better land and that he would try to find it. So about the middle of September he again took shipping in two overland boats and under full sail steered for British America. But latest dispatches state that strong north-west currants and contrary winds drove him far to the eastward, and that his boats grounded on the banks of the Nodaway....

Phelps Paragraphs - A very pleasant affair took place Wednesday Oct 1 at the Pleasant Grove church, being the marriage of Miss Julia Hughes to Willard Hughes by Elder Geo Henderson. The little church was filled to the utmost with citizens of the vicinity. Among those from Phelps, besides the relatives of the high contracting parties, we noticed Mr Mapes, the Misses Bartholomew, Miss Ada Thomas, F.J. Joslyn and H. Graves....Shipments for the month of September in car lots: corn, 26; wheat, 27; barley, 7; rye, 2; hogs, 1.

Sonora Bend items - ...The ague and the doctors have been partly the cause of your correspondent's silence through the sickly season. Sickness has been, and is yet, very severe with our people. Typho-malaria is the most dreaded disease, being fatal in quite a number of cases in Sonora. We do not believe it is contagious but rather an epidemic in certain districts where malaria or bad atmosphere settles down during the summer months....

Taylor Lewis and L. McDonnell each have interesting letters from Colorado in today's paper.

Dr and Mrs L.S. Munsell mourn the loss of their little infant daughter which passed from earth last week.

A little babe of Mr and Mrs John Mowry, of this city, died on Monday last after a brief illness. The remains were interred on Tuesday in Green Hill Cemetery.

An interesting letter from Rev M.B. Hyde, of Ogden, Utah, appears in to-day's paper. We hope our friend will not stop in well-doing, but will favor us with an occasional letter.

The many friends of Misses Alice and Hattie Squire will be pleased to know that they arrived safely at their destination in New England. They express themselves much pleased with the country. Their post office address is Roxbury, Conn.

The longest ear of corn we have seen this season was broguth in by Wm Mc Holliway. It measured 14 inches.

J.W. Wilcox departed on Tuesday with his family for Beatrice, Neb., where he will reside in the future.

We learn that the youngest child of Mr and Mrs T.J. Emmert, of Centre Point, died on Thursday night after a brief illness with diptheria.

List of letters at the post office....

Births - On Wednesday Oct 1st, 1879, to Mr and Mrs F.W. Ranney, of Tarkio township, a daughter.

Married - On Wednesday Oct 1st, 1879, at the residence of the bride's father by Rev B.P.S. Willis, Mr N.M. Beck and Miss Minnie M. Martin, all of Atchison county.

Married - On Sept 28th? at Pleasant Grove Church by Elder G.W. Henderson, Mr Nathan Pebley and Miss Nettie Bowers, all of Atchison county.

Married - On Sept 25, 1879 at the residence of John B. Gibson, in Polk township by A.B. Benedict, J.P., Mr Wm E. Morrow and Miss Lucy Eaghsminger (?), all of Atchison county.

OBITUARY - Died, in College Springs, Iowa, at the residence of her grandfather, Dr Hull, on Thursday, Oct 2d, at 2 o'clock P.M., of typhoid fever, after a brief illness, Miss Leora Kime, age 16 years and 6 months; eldest daughter of Judge Michael and Catharine Kime, of Waldon Grove, this county. At the time of her death the deceased was a student in Amity College, and her sudden death has cast a gloom over the minds of her colleagues, family, and a large circle of friends....She was born in Atchison county, the 2d day of April, 1863, where she was raised and beloved by all who knew her. A devoted father and mother suffer irreparable loss. We trust that they, with a large circle of relatives, will find relief from their sorrow in the retrospect of her life, and in those divine pledges which irradiate the future. For years she has been a faithful Sunday school scholar, and has to many and often expressed her fear of God and love to her Savior. On the morning of the 3rd, the students and teachers of Amity College assembled at the residence of Dr Hull to pay their last respects to her memory. President Marshall delivered the funeral address, and Rev Avery, of the Congregational church, offered prayer. Her remains were then followed by her parents, relatives and friends to her home and in the cemetery of Walden Grove, after a short service by Rev S. Taylor, adjoining the scenes and play ground of her childhood and the home of her life, she was laid away to rest from earth's sorrows, to await God's call to her again--when the sea and the earth will give up their dead....

Obituary - Francis M. son of Fred Hiskey who resides several miles east of town, died on Saturday last from diptheria, and was buried on Sunday in Green Hill Cemetery. Mr Hiskey's children were all down with the disease, and one--the baby--was at last accounts quite low.

Letter from Utah....

In the Saddle items (where?) - Mills all running now, and people can quit eating hominy and parched corn....S.H. Prather is building a new barn 80x90 feet--18 feet walls. It will be no slouch of a barn....James Low is having a wind mill put up on his farm two miles east of Linden with which the supply water for something near five hundred head of stock. Mr Low is also feeding a large drove of cattle for the market....While returning from church at Walden Grove last Friday night Rev Taylor's horse ran into a barb wire fence, which had been run across the road the day before, and lacerating the animal's breast and fore legs in a terrible manner, rendering it unfit for service for some time to come....

Letter from Colorado....

ATCHISON COUNTY JOURNAL, October 18, 1879

Hints for the household...recipes...

Blanchard -- Blanchard is in Page county, Iowa, just across the line from this county. It is beautifully located being situated on high rolling prairie with a gradual slope in the several directions of the compass, except on the Missouri side, which rises gradually to the residence of Dr Rogers. The finest building sites are on the Missouri side on Dr Rogers' farm, but as yet are not laid out in lots. Blanchard embraces a plot of three-quarters of a mile in length by one quarter in width, Main street running parallel and being 140 feet from the State line, with a half block fronting on Main street and an alley intervening. This place is destined in the near future to be a city of considerable importance as it will be supported by a large scope of as fine country as there is on the face of the globe, being 25 miles from Hamburg; 25 miles from Clarinda; 21 miles from Shenandoah; 25 miles from Maryville; 27 miles from Rock Port, and 18 miles from Burlington Junction.

But a few short weeks ago numberless herds of cattle held full sway and grazed upon the rolling prairie with uninterrupted pleasure. Now everything is assuming metropolitan airs, business and dwelling houses going up in every direction. The St Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railroad drove home the last spike on Saturday, and on Monday the lots were sold at public auction, bringing from $70 to $250, and went like hot cakes at that.

The foundation for the depot is already commenced and will be a neat little structure, its dimensions being 25x70. Just north of the depot the piling for a water tank are all drove to their place and will be completed this week.

L.B. Day & Co., from Shenandoah, have already selected a site for an elevator and it will pushed rapidly to completion.

J.H. Funk, from Illinois, has lumber on the way and will also erect an elevator.

Geo Palmer & Co., wh now own the successfully conduct fifteen lumber yards in different places in Iowa, furnished the material for a number of the buildings here, and have on the way the largest stock of lumber ever stacked on Page county's soil. We have had business transactions with these gentlement and cheerfully recommend them to our readers.

Messrs. Elliott & Son, of Shenandoah, will start a branch house stocked with agricultural implements, wagons, &c.

L.B. Day, a Shenandoah merchant and an extensive land owner in this county, has the material on the ground for a general mercantile establishment 24x70. Mr Day paid $475 for two lots.

Frank Gillman, of Hamburg, has two car load of brick on the ground for a large general mercantile establishment.

Hudgens & McMichael, of this city, will put in a fine stock of drugs, a portion of which is already in. Mr Hudgens will have charge of the store, and we can recommend him as a first-class druggist and his good looks will recommend him to the young ladies.

N.J. Russel, a farmer living near by, will erect a grocer store.

J.W. Mann, of Shenandoah, will also start in the grocery business.

Cal Hobson, of Hamburg, has a restaurant under full blast.

Bowers & Comstock, from Wisconsin, will conduct a grocery and provision house, and also a meat market.

A Mr Duffield, from Shenandoah, will put in a stock of drugs.

A livery and feed stable will be started by a Mr Mason.

S.M. Zeluff, formerly of the Great City NEWS, will establish a newspaper to proclaim the many advantages of this young city. The first number will appear some time next week.

P.B. Wells, a former resident of this city, represents twenty-three insurance companies, and if the houses of Blanchard are not fully insured it won't be his fault.

A blacksmith, whose name we did not learn, has a neat little shop.

A saloon reinforced by 30 kegs of beer was well patronized on the day of sale.

The prospectus of the BLANCHARD BLAZE, an 8-column paper to be published by Thomas Irish, has been issued. It will blaze forth about the Dec 1st. Its mission will be independent.

Dr Chambers, of Possum Walk, has his shingle swung to the breeze.

OTHER NOTES.

Stock yards will be erected just north of town.

About 1,500 people attended the auction sale of lots.

The rail road is a continuous steel track.

Y.B. Beckett loves journalism still and if the COURIER    did turn its heels to the daisies he is not at all discouraged. He has a location in view.

J.P. McElroy has given up the idea of establishing a newspaper at Blanchard. He thins, however of moving his office up to that place.

'Squire Wright loves Missouri's fertile soil and thinks of moving his office up to the State Line and still reside in his own township.

Mr Nelson, the proprietor of the store at Hazle Grove, purchased a lot at the auction sale and will build thereon a fine business house and removed his store thither.

We had the pleasure of meeting John Hensleigh who was an acquaintance of ours in the days when we were little breeches without suspenders. He owns 240 acres within a mile of the track and two miles north of Blanchard.

The tongue of the auctioneer was a curiosity. It is loose at both ends and not very tight in the middle. He can out talk any four mother-in-laws we ever heard of.

Along the Tarkio - Capt Wright, of Center Point, saluted us last Wednesday evening. He was on his way to look up a lot in the new town of Blanchard....A beer-saloon is in full blast at Blanchard. The temperance workers talk of opening their guns there some evening....Miss Leora Kime, daughter of Judge Kime, of Walden Grove, died of typhoid fever, at College Springs, Oct 2nd, aged sixteen years. She was a young lady of extraordinary promise, and was a student of Amity College. The Clarinda hearse was engaged and on Friday, accompanied by a large funeral, her body was interred in the family cemetery at Walden Grove....The crowd at Blanchard at the sale of town lots on Monday was unprecedented in the history of this county. It is estimated that upwards of two hundred buildings, will be in process of erection in a few weeks....The death of the College Springs COURIER last week cast a gloom over this part of the county. The editor, friend Beckett, was an advocate of sound Republicanism, and temperance. The loss of the COURIER is irreparable to College Springs.

Letter from A.W. Cooley in Marquand, Mo....

Notice - Pursuant to a special election held on the 7th day of October, A.D. 1879, at the various voting precincts in Atchison county, Missouri, under an act of the Legislature, approved April 30th, A.D. 1879, entitled "An act to prevent swine from running at large in all counties of this state, when a majority of the legal voters voting at any election shall vote to restrain the same from running at large in said county."

Now, therefore, I., M.L. Lee, clerk of the county court, hereby certify that at said special election there were cast nine hundred and fifty-eight votes "For restraining swine from running at large," and eight hundred and twenty-two votes "Against restraining swine from running at large," being a majority of one hundred and thirty-six votes in favor of the proposition....

Trustee's sale - William R. Clayton and Eliza Clayton, his wife,....to Henry Warneke, trustee....

On account of the funeral services of Judge James M. Templeton, there was no school on Tuesday.

L.W. Evens, formerly chief mechanical executor of the DEMOCRATIC MAIL, is now in the grocery business at Red Oak, Iowa.

Sampson Doughty, an old resident of this county, died quite suddenly on Tuesday, from a stroke of paralysis, at his home near Nishnabotne Station.

Ground was broken this week at Col. Thompson's switch for Thomas Stafford's new grist mill. Mr S. expects to have the mill in running order by Feb 1st.

Ed Rankin, of Tarkio township, passed through town on Monday with a drove of 97 fat hogs which averaged over 350 lbs. He took them to Phelps City for shipment.

Edward Hogan, local editor of the Burlington Junction POST, was shot and killed last week while trying to effect the arrest of a man charged with forgery. The murderer was arrested and lodged in jail at Maryville.

J.W. Stevenson, of Dale township, and his brother John, of Indiana, favored us with a call this week.

HUDGENS & McMICHAEL have a branch store at Blanchard. Woody Hudgens left on Wednesday to take charge of the same.

Mrs Elizabeth Stephenson, mother of Mrs Dr J.L. Tracy, died at her residence in Brownville, Neb., Oct 14th. Funeral services were held at the M.E. Church, conducted by Rev S.P. Wilson.

Mr and Mrs F.A. Foster will depart next week for the home of the former in Virginia. Mr F. has been in the west for twelve years and has never seen any of his connections or met a single acquaintance of his former home.

Judge Kelley came up on Friday evening last and disposed of the case of Eli Walston. A special grand jury found him guilty, and his Honor sentenced him to the penitentiary for a term of two years. Sheriff Oliver left on the Sunday evening train for Jefferson City with the prisoner.

James Murphy, of Nishnebotne Station, came near losing his life on Tuesday in a sand bank on W.H. Christian's farm. The bank caved in on him burying him out of sight, but fortunately some men happened near and succeeded in rescuing him from his perilous position. In a few moments more life would have been extinct.

Two runaways occurred on Friday morning last. A countryman's team, left standing at the upper end of town, came dashing down Main street at a frightful rate of speed, causing Wm Beck's team to run away, making a complete wreck of his wagon. The first named team were brought to a halt near Fleming's blacksmith shop by coming in contact with a hitching post.

OBITUARY - On Sabbath evening, October 15th, 1879, James M. Templeton, age 57 years, 7 months, and 1 day.

James M. Templeton, son of William and Mary Templeton, was born March 11, 1822, in Franklin county, Indiana, about 40 miles from Cincinnati, Ohio. His father died during the infancy of his son, and when about 4 years old his mother married William Sparks, our fellow townsman, who reared the subject of this sketch to manhood. Mr Templeton with his stepfather's family moved to Rock Island, on the Mississippi river in the summer of 1833, and thence in the year 1837 to Carroll county in this state, where they resided until 1849 when they moved to this county and in July 1842, settled on the lands known as the Siefkas farm near Phelps City. At this time Mr Templeton had little or no education, and seeing the necessity for some learning he returned to Indiana and spent one year in attendance at the public school at the place of his birth, obtaining there only the rudiments of a common school education. With this beginning, and great taste for good books, he continued through many adverse circumstances to store his mind with knowledge, and at the time of his death, few men not schooled in college possessed so large and varied a store of knowledge as did Mr Templeton.

On the 14th day of May 1846, he was married by Elder Richard Buckham, to Elizabeth White, she still survives her husband and is the mother of nine children living, who were all present at the death of their father. The fall following his marriage Mr Templeton was a condidate for the first time for the office of County Clerk and Circuit Clerk and was defeated by J.D.N. Thompson, who resided in the fall of 1863, and Mr Templeton was appointed by the Governor to fill the unexpired term...In his religious views he was a Calversalist, and faithfully practiced the religion he  professed. He was buried on Tuesday at Green Hill Cemetery. The funeral services were preached by Elder Tate of the Christian Church, assisted in the services by Rev Wm Haw and Rev R.M. Rhodes....

Letter from New England from Alice and Hattie Squires....

Along the Tarkio - We visited the home of R. McCullough, of York, to-day, and found their only child at the point of death....Mrs J.C. Browning, of High Prairie is now responsible for the training of handsome twins--a son and a daughter....A Covenanter family named Reid sailed from Glasgow, Scotland, Sept 20th, bound for this locality, in search of a home....We called Friday last at the residence of the Colvin Bros., at High Prairie. They have the finest residence in that whole region. The boys, Jack and Lute, are the sole proprietors. Their parents are in Kansas. Jack says he is twenty-two years old and has worked on the farm ever since he was born. The first year he milked....Mr and Mrs John McIntyre, of Morning Sun, Iowa, are visiting their son, William McIntyre's family, of High Prairie. Miss Maggie is going home with her grandparents to attend the Morning Sun Academy....Farmers along the Tark are looking down the valley for the smoke of the approaching train on the Kansas City branch. A railroad up the Tarkio is now all that Atchison county needs. College Springs has failed to secure the branch from Clarinda. Let them give the same encouragement to the K.C. company and they will be the terminus of this branch. Otherwise the only thing that remains for them, is to let some responsible party have the contract of moving their town to Blanchard....

ATCHISON COUNTY JOURNAL, October 25, 1879

Nodaway DEMOCRAT: We will mention as another immigration item, that A.J. Shannon brought to this office on last Saturday samples of the second and third crops, and a bloom from the fourth crop, of Siberian crab apples, grown in the orchard on the farm of Chas. Southwell, some five miles north of Maryville.

The St Louis REPUBLICAN, speaking of the Platte Purchase, says: "The farfamed Platte Purchase has been pronounced to be the richest body of land on the continent. Observers, who have passed through the tract, say that it is the only country that has come under notice where the highest elevations are as rich and fertile as the bottom lands. The crops this season have been simply marvelous. The corn crop will average throughout the whole section from 60 to 100 bushels per acre, and wheat will turn out 20 to 25 bushels to the acre.

Watson items of October 16, 1879 - On Thursday of last week Joseph Anderson, a soldier in the late war and a residence of this vicinity for the last twelve years, died at the house of J.M. Brown, where he had lived for some time past. He was a Scot, and had no relatives in this country to attend him in his last sickness....Morris Young is supposed to be passing through his last suffering. He has been confined to his room for about three weeks. His disease is consumption. He is gradually failing and there is hardly a possibility that he will survive the present fall, as his physicians pronounce his case hopeless....Mrs Elizabeth York, widow of the late Jesse York, died on last Saturday at the house of Elijah Goodwin, in Watson. Her death was more the result of exhausted nature rather than from disease. She was very old and has been failing for the last year. She, with her husband and family, were among the pioneer settlers who first made permanent improvement in this part of the county more than a quarter of a century ago....A few days ago a child of Mr Ferguson's living north of town sucked a bean down its wind-pipe and was choked to death....On Monday a child of John Hale's died from an attack of fever from which disease it had been suffering for some time....On Monday last Mr G.T. Boston was riding on top of a load of wood, when from some cause he fell to the ground breaking several of his ribs. He has remained in a faint condition since, and the probabilities are that his injuries are very serious....Dr I.B. Jones and wife, and Mrs Arch S. Campbell are making preparations to visit relatives in eastern Tennessee. They expect to start within ten days, and will probably extend their visit until late, as the Doctor needs rest and recuperation from the incessant demand on his professional services during the late sickly season....

Hints for the Household items - ...

A bran new girl baby adds sunshine to Anson Van Leuven's household. Weight 11 1/2 lbs.

The first passenger train over the new St Louis & Council Bluffs road was run on Monday last.

Mrs J.W. Melvin, who has been visiting relatives and friends at West Bend, left on Tuesday for her home at Garnett, Kas.

The College Springs COURIER suspended publication last week. Mr Beckett, the editor, will try his fortune in some better field.

The Maryville LEGAL TENDER NEWS, by Will M. Smith, has departed this life. Mr S. has gone to Moberly where he will try his luck in a new field.

Mrs Robert Trimble and family, of this city, Mrs Hugh L. Davis and Mrs A.S. Campbell of Nishnebotne township, and Dr and Mrs I.B. Jones of Watson, left on Tuesday for Tennessee on a visit to relations and friends.

We were in error last week in stating that J.D. Murphy, who was buried in a sand bank, lived at Nishnebotna Station. He resided on Cow Branch east of Rock Port. His injuries terminated fatally on Friday morning and his remains were interred on Sunday, the services being conducted by the Odd Fellows of this city, of which order deceased was a member.

S.L. Moorhead and wife left on Monday evening for Guilford, Mo to attend the funeral of Harry Moorhead, brother of Mr M., who died on the 20th inst. from consumption.

On Tuesday last the County Court in special session adjudged Barney Wilson insane and directed that he be taken to the St Joseph insane asylum for treatment. Barney lived with his brother-in-law, "Zeke" Colvin, until recently when he left with Dan Ruland for the mining regions of the far west. At Omaha he presented such strong symptoms of insanity that his comrade thought best to return with him, which he did. No particular cause can be assigned for his misfortune except that in a certain degree it is hereditary. It is to be hoped that he may soon recover his lost reason.

The College Springs COURIER says it is thought, in Hazle Grove, Mo., that Wm Hamlin the postmaster of that place who recently left suddenly for parts unknown with a young lady, Miss Carrie Sperry, was insane. It was his claim, made to a friend before his departure, that he had ruined the girl, but her condition, if it was true, had never been mistrusted by her friends and the emergency didn't demand the hurried departure made. For a week or more Mr H. had been noticed as acting strangely, and he made no preparation for leaving his business, other than deeding his property, which amounted to considerable, to his wife, and pocketing all the loose change. His affairs are in a very muddled condition. J.P. McElroy has charge of the post office there until a new appointment is made.

Married - At the residence of and by J.A. Newell, J.P., in Rock Port, on Oct 15th, 1879, Mr Franklin B. Bartholomew to Miss Isabelle McDonald, all of Atchison county.

Married - On Tuesday, Oct 23, 1879, at the residence of A. Beck, by L. Phillip Kessler, J.P., Mr John Burg and Miss Mollie Prickett, all of this county....