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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-11-21
Negligence, or Worse
SANDER Refuted.

EDITOR REPrBLICAN-Sir: ! noticed
in your issue of the 18th inst, a com
munication from m who styles himself
Traveller" in which he charges me
with what he calls .'palpable negligence,
or worse" for 1.-The prosecution or ION
prosecution Of the Council Bluffs &
Kansas City railroad company for mok-
ing a proper crossing on the public road
one mile northwest of Savannah" do
rot know of any such railroad rs Conn
ell Bluffs & Kansas City railroad. run
ming through this county neither did
| know it was the practice, or ut all nee
essary to prosecute any railroad com
pany for .'making q proper crossing on n
public road" Now, in answer to thu.
gentleman, not in regard to what
he says, entirely. but in reference to what |
suppose he means, allow me TO say that
I have no defense whatever t. make
for the Kansas City, st. Joseph L. Conn
ell Bluffs Railroad Company for not mak-
ing a proper crossing on the public road
northwest of this city, for that company
has been very slow or negligent in this,
as in many other things: but | have a
defense to make for myself against the
charge of ha, ing violated my official
duty, or as Traveller" expresses it, OF
being guilty of ''palpable negligence, or
worse" Traveller does not stop with
simply charging me with palpable neg
ligence, but | understand from. his
words, that he intends to leave the i'm
preston upon the public mind that |
have been bribed by The company to
neglect my duty, both of which charges
! denounce rs false and slanderous. |
do not know how much it would take TO
bride Traveller but think | am war
ranted in believing that he judges 9TH
ers by himself. The County Court has
control OF the public roads of the county,
as this astute gentleman virtually admits
by presenting II petition to the
County Court asking the Court
to take action in the matter.
(Which p tition was simply ordered
filed and also by his statement ..thatI If
he understands right, the County Court
ordered the Prosecuting Attorney to
compel the railroad company to make
the crossing as good as it was before
the railroad was located" But here is
the very point in question-whethcr the
County Court ever ordered the Prescott
ting Attorney to take any action in the
matter; now the gentlcman's under
standing is about as deficient in this lis
i'm some other things; and he either will
fully intends to deceive the public. or he
is betrayed by his understanding; |
am willing to be charitable with him.
and presume the latter, but would
advise him not to be too ready
in the future to trust to his
memory or understanding in re-
gard to things which he knows little
or nothing about. especially when they
the character Of others.
Persons should be held to as strict ac-
count for telling that which they do not
know to be true, as for that which they
know to be false.
The truth is, the County Court has
never. 10 my knowledge, made any or
der in reference TO the crossing in gucs-
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Festival at Gillian School-house.

Nhtil "I -, 40
Mr.. EpIroI,-Thc friends and brctli-
rem al the Methodist church met at the
Gillian >cho"l-hou>c, on Friday cvcm;n"
last, and had Il sort of festival and sup
per, consisting of oysters. bread and
butter, cakes. pies. tea. &c. such aS
farmers generally get up. The Mount
Craig school sung several good rrlig-
ious songs. and Ia cap the climax.
George Gregory gave. or delivered. the
celebrated sermon from the text 'And
he played IN a harp of a thousand strings
spirits of just men made pcrieck the
production of DIR. j. +. Thornton. of
Brandon, Mississippi. which first ap-
pearcd in the Brandon Republican in
ls5j-which brought the house down"
Altogether. We had Il fine, sociable time:
receipts nearly so, which amount is
applied Ia the Methodist parsonage by
the Pleasant Grove or Parser school
house. The chief movers and actors in
the festival were brethren VIM. Is. Allen,
ESP, DIR. +. NJ. Lancy, II. NJ. Smith, :.
=. Anderson, Colburn, Sc.
ONE PRESENT.
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Scriptural Discussion.

B~oLcKow, November IL, ISIS.
Mr.. EDITOI-Our friend and fellow
citizen Elder Ronold Judd, of the
Christian Church, held a discussion
with Elder ID. o. link, of the Advent
Church, Of Maryvillc, at the %Swingford
school-housc, NoAaway county, on Fri
day and Saturday last, and VIC firmly
believe came off victorious. The topics
or propositions were: First-'.ltesolved,
That the Scriptures teach that man is
unconscious from death till the resurrec-
ton" Elmer link ailirms. Second
..ReSolved, That the Scriptures teach
that the Kingdom of God, mentioned in
David 2, ~. was set up on the day of
PentecoSt, ~ spoken OF in Acts 2, l."
Elder Judd alfirms. According to ap-
pointmcnt, they met with Il house full,
and Elder link gave the first speech,
in which he stated that all people must
die. rs everybody believes; but did very
little to prove the unconscious state of
the dead. Then Elder Judd replied,
and stated that nan was conscious, to
some extent. after death, proving it from
Scripture. and refuting all of his oppo-
ncnt's assertions to fhc contrary. Elder
link was so badly defeated in his first
proposition that he utterly refused to
take up the second, assigning as a rca-
son that his opponent had charged him
and his brethren with beng iniidcls;
but Elder Judd denied the charge, and
alleged rs II reason for the charge that
Elder link was so badly whipped, that
he thought he was abused. Elder
Thomas (Mormon) was moderator the
first day, and Elder Parker christian
the second day, and the discussion Was
carried on pleasantly and in good humor
to the close. But on Sunday, after
Elder Parker had preached Il good SER
mon, and rs they were about to partake
Of the communion, u leading Adventist
arose and refused to commune, bringing
up the old charge that Judd had abused
tl,"m by calling them infdcls: Il vote
was then taken and only four voted To
the charge, against. 30 or more to the
contrary. Elder John III. Best (BaptiSt)
was present the first day. BLUNO.
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ton. which required the Prosecuting
Attorney to act officially.
Feeling considerable interest in re-
gard to this as well rs several other
crossings in the county which it was the
duty of the railroad company to make
good. | used my influence, as IN indi-
vidual, to get this work done, and wrote
several times and urged the company to
make them good, and succeeded in get
ting the other crossings repaired and the
one in question partially fixed. LIN con-
nection with Traveller, "suggestedto Mr..
Lewis, one of the railroad employees,
certain improvements and changes
which We deemed necessary, and told
the empIove that | had talked with some
of the County Judges about the matter.
and that if the company would make
the changes suggested, | thought it
would be perfectly satisfactory to the
County Court, and [ believe So yet.
Now. because I have used my feeble i'll
tluenrc is IN individual with the COM
panv in this matter, Traveller conde-
scenls to make this unwarranted attack
upon me, charging me with dishonesty
and neglect OF duty. He reminds me
very much of those persons who are
continually cursing and abusing the coli
lector because their taxes are too high,
and he should be classel with those in
diviJuaiS. II Traveller" did not know
who 10 blame or who was in fault, he,
lis II gentleman, ought to have gone to
some one who did know, and ascer-
tanned that fact before publishing the
slandcrous article, headed ''palpahlc
negligence, or worse" Let ccnsure fall
where it should.
Mr.. Editor, you will please pardon me
for troubling You to publish this letter,
as this is n correspondence not of my
own seeking, and | simply write to de-
fend myself. Yours, very respectfully,
G.. II. BRYAN.
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The "Weightier Matters of Teach
ing"

Not n few of us who had been ab
surdly %grovelling in the depths of read
ing, arithmetic, geography, grammar
and the various branches of learning
laid down by the statutes of Missouri,
as necessary to be pursued by the youth
of the State, were somewhat surprised
TO be coolly informed by Leon
that we had been all along %neglecting
the "weightier matters of teaching"
Nor was our surprise lesscned when We
were told that the .weightier" (more
importantly matters were limited at in
such expressions as personality. pres
ence, bearing. air, ''tout ensemble" and
"gct up" to use the "WeSteraism" of
Leon" What was meant by these ex-
prcssions might be inferred from the
assertion that our failure arose, not
from ignorance of books or methods,
but from lack of skill, or tact, or digni-
ty, &c; that skill was to consist in
knowing to a certain mathematical GER
tainty the exact point on the Uranium at
which to part the hair; tact, in arranging
ribbons in proper Style" dignity. in
walking erect with sound teeth :
presence in being pretty and knowing
it; "get up" in ascertaining the precise
moment that a box of collars would be-
come exhausted, and getting prop
er" amount of backing on each boot ;
and so on, al infnitum, al nausea,n.
Such minor matters as a knowledge
of arithmetic and geography, were light
in comparison with the ''air and ''bear-
ing demanded by this heightened
Leon" If the impressible natur of
the child was not ''defiled" by the home
illness of the teacher. Ibid Lem evcr
hear of Hans Christian Ander>rn?:) it
mattered little how much his literary
tastes were shocked by the constant rep
etitiou Of such Expressions" as West
ernism," ''get up" ''temptation to trans
gression," .'largest information" and
(shade of Lindley MurrayD .'amplest
skill" If the .'vision" will die of
old cowhide boots, what will cause its
death? 1t would be interesting to know
if the County Superintendent has
learned if .hcr or "she" will tolerate 4
grease spot upon their" (whose? y gar
ments, provided his conscience will not
allow him to teach with his coat of.
The various boards of education will
NJ doubt appreciate and be duly thank
full for the timely warning to beware
of THAT young mar and woman who is
not fond of Music Of poetry; cares
nothing for the fashions, is not possessed
of a good appetite, is unable to sleeIS
we'll" 1t is somewhat difficult to under
stand how the normal schools will get
their graduates back in order to drill
them in politeness, neatncss and clean
illness; still, if they twill drill' their
graduates, there is NJ help for it. VIII
-''Lcon," to use another "Wcsternism,"
''rise to explain ?" WESTERNER.
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Dedication of Church at Guilford.

0O0ISICx0H Sk ~
November Il, 1873.
MR. EpIroR-The Methodists of Gull
f,,,, y,,l,r.,r copntv assisted bv the
" -.
'hited brethfeh anu S''ie o''els' nav
built Il nice, commodlouS chapel, joXFD,
durin. the past zeal have it neatly
n,oJ and -, SIM
~ -. .n:..
ga! wis OPENER i"r ""tS'hP' "o,'S
their quarterly Aieet'nS, anu !es1er.a.
II was uedica'eI 10 inc scr, ICE anu W.T.
snip oil 'roa, hi'er II. +. Mci'er pre-
Sin'hg. Ai''r Il yer! li.s'es''nS 'n rnaI.
en'r. hIcrSP'T,ru VIII So""' nnoa.
sii2ihS' ci'ei "tiiv' Pt'u 'i''
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Partition SaIe.

DS virtue and authority of nm Order OF StIr,
ID issued from the oilicc Of The Clerk of IN, Cir
cuit Court. within aul for thu county If ANDREW,
In the State Of Missouri. In the ciusc of Andrew
X. Murphy, John Murphy, Samuel Murphy
Nancy Jane Murphy, jam IL Murphy ani
John u. Murphy, George W. Srlrc'mm AMI
Sarah Jane, the wifi, al said George W. Select
nitn, plaintiffs, az ,inst Francis NJ Il 'bcrt', AMI
sarah Jane u ,bcrtf, who Is tn wife nf -iid
Francis NJ. Roberts William Murpay, james
l.rgss, Alexander l,"gg', tn ,n,s \. I!rtgs ani
William B.ss, John Jones. William Jrn's AMI
Mary A. Jones, isrlmrct Wnitl"r. lanes \.
Rob ,ris, aud Thomr- \. R,h'riS, d"frnd!i's, I
Will sell flor The purpose of partition. al public
,rndnr. tn the highest bid Ter. fr cash, ~ The
Court -honSe door in the ciiy %! >iritin III, count!
of Andrew, anil state of Missouri, on
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MOrf606e Sale.

WHEREAS Patrick CunninGlIanra and Bridget
w cunningham. his wife, of the county of
Doaiphan,. and Siatc"f Kansas, by their certain
mortgage deed with power Ofslle, difrtl the 9Th
'iay of 1864. AMI recorded in the Re-
e ,r,l.r's Office OF Andrew county. in the STATE
of Missouri. in book 10, at page l3s. of records
of ronyeyunccs Of real estate, conveyed TO one
A.. j. DrshHzo, rs trustee, the following de
srribrl real estate with all the appurtcnancrs
thereto bcl"nsing, situate, lying aiid being in
the county of Andrew, and STATE of Missouri,
in-wit: The east half of The northwest quarter
of section fifteen, in township tiity-ninc, of
range thirty-siN. containing eighty acres more
ar less, in trust Ia secure the pay mcnt Of . GER
tain promissory note of siy-hnndred and finy
dollars, executed 10y said Patrick Cunningham
To said 4. J. p"shaZo, dated December 9Th,
IaS, due two years after date, with ten per cent.
interest from date, in said mortgage described.
That said Patrick Cunningham paid the Interest
On said note To December, 1871 and on the 81 day
sum Of Ave dollars, and on rhr 9Th 'l,y of April.
ISIS, he paid thereon the further sum Of seventy
ipllar., and tina: the balance of said note Is due
and unpaid; that John Minton, Of Andrew roun-
~, Missouri, is now the leg II holder and owner
Uf said note and mortgage for value, said note
having been endorsed orer to him., by the fol-
lowing endorsement thereon: 'for value Ic-
rciyel. | assign the within note and the deed al
trust {, secure the same 10 John Minton, this
22l day vi April, lsG3. Al. Deshazo.' And
whereas, said mortgage contained IA condition
To- the rl'ct tlil, If said note should MT he well
and truly paid according 10 the tenor AMI rfr,c;
thereof, when the same became dine and payable,
then >ail mortgage should remain in force, AMI
the said y. j. DcshaZo, "r his legal representa-
tiyr-, or IT The request of the legal holder al >Ili
note the then acting sheriff nf ANDREW county,
Missouri, may proceed Ia sell The pr"irri! herr
in',r fore 'tr-crihcl, or ANY part tirrr"I.a at public
Nrniinr, To the highest bidder, nj the Court
house dor. In the city of >lvalnih, county Of
hu,irrw, and State OF Missouri, first giving
thirty dly-' public notice of The time, terms
and piact of -iir, anil al the property Ia h. -nitl.
10y advertisement In some new -palrr .iiniC'l IN
the said county of Andrew, anil state of Nil
souri,. AMI urpn such sale rNcrui. aIri deliver a
deed in irr -iIni'lc of the i%r"icrt! sold. Z" ihr
purchaser Thereof aud receive the rrhr-e"i- nj >si'l
-alc uIt ni watch hr SHALL first pay Inc costs AMI
rNI.cn-'s of ,ai-, AMI next the amount due an
~IIi up'-, and the rem ,inlrr. IL any shall b.
pail. - tn. sid Patrick Cunningham, or hi~
lrgai rrpTV s,uiaiivcs.
Npa Therefore. IN consideration Of fhr prem
i-r-. nmi thu power in IHc vested by law aud lay
,iIi mt,Itgagr, lnl nj the rriuc-; 81 said John
VI lipn. In. irgnl holder of said note. !. Penn
brake Mercer, sheriff III said county Oi Andrew,
"a III.
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Partition Sale.

DY virtue and authority or nm Order Of sale
ID made at the regular August term, lS13, Of the
Circuit Court within and for the county Of An
drew, in the state of Missouri, In The cause of
Aaron F-rn-au, plaintiff, against Susan N. Kit
t-niinu-r and Josrph RiItenhouse. her husband,
Jane y. McMrchcn Mart n V. McM.chrn. Agnes
r. MN, chen, William Il. Nc Merhen and Cno-
line u NJ Mrshcn, defendants. l will sell, for
the purpose of PARTITION, ut public vcndue, at
the ,ur house door. In the city of savannah,
county of Andrew, AMI State Of Missouri, on
Saturday. the 9Th day OF December,
\. u. Is;I, the follow ing described real estate,
Situated In thu county, and state aforesaid, to-
wit: The wrsi half al the sOuihw est quarter of
section number eighteen, In township number
siNIy-unr. uf range number rhiriy-inur.
4. rms Of sale, cash in hand.
PEMBROEE MERCER.
L. sheriff nf AnilrrM cnIIniN. Mis-nIIri.
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Final Settlement.

rVEpIToRS anil nil Others Interested In the
u estate oil burr Bradley. decreased, will take
notice that l. Allrn Holt, Public administrator
in rIiirgr nj said estate, Intend tn make final sell
tirmcnI Thereof nj the next term Of the Probate
III Andrew county, to bc held at the Office
III the Judge ri said Court. in the city Of Sayan-
nah. la said county, in the state of Missouri, OH
the third Monday IN December, 4 ID: isi3:
ALLEN HOI.T,
Public administrator.
W. y. GWLESLEE, Airy. a.
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Final Settien1e MT.

NOTICE is hereby given to all creditors an,
~ others. Interested in the estate OF u. 7.
Braitori, deceased, that I, Vincent Will
son. administrator OF said estate, intend 4
make final settlement thereof, nj the next tern
of the Probate Court Of Andrew county, 10 D'
held at the office of the Judge of said Court, in
the City Of Savannah, In said county. In tn
STATE OF Missouri; on the third Monday In De
cember, A.. ID. 1874.
=. VINCENT WILSON, ADMINISTRATOR
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Saturday, the 18Th day Of December,

\. u. ls13, thr following descri5 = real e ytat',
NIL lying AMI being IN thu said c lunty ni .Au'liew,
anil state of Missouri, to-wii: Nj icty-tHO
and onr-!alf acres bounded ~ foil ms: Begin
min on m" half section line, forty rods east of
the northwest corner of the southwest quarter oI
thirty fur, In township ,iNty-un., oi
range thirty four, running thence east ninety
two and Onc-half rods, thence south one hun
bred anl -iyty rods To the sonth line of siii scc-
tion thirty four, thence west on section li1e
and onc-half rods, thence north Ia
place of beginning; also fnrty and nineteen one
li Idre,lths acres being lot number eleven, In
nprtheast quarter Of section three, IN township
iifty -ninc, of range thirt -four,
PEMBROKE MERCER,
- sheriff Of .\rt,vw c,unt,, Missouri.
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final Settlement.

NOTICE is hereby given to creditors and all
~ others interested In the estate OF George
Elliott, deceased, that I, William Anderson,
administrator of said estate. intend To make
ilnai settlement thereof ut the December term of
the Prui,ule Court Of Andrew county, To bc held
ut the office of the Judge of said Court,
IN the city of savannah, in said county, in the
state oi Missouri. on The third Monday In DE
ccmbrr, 4. ID. ISIS.
WILLIAM ANDERSON,
~ administrator.
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23d dpy Of December,

l-.!. hriwccn tine hour, nf ten O'Clock ia the
frrru--,i ami four u'rInck in The afternoon ~
sail 'iat, p. "rc,,! To sell. nj the south ,inDr III
iIr tourt-h'Hi--. la >aii city az savannah, At
public S~-n'lir, To- the h,gn-si bidder, TOR G 18Th In
trand. the >inl property hrrrinlrfurr ,r-crihrTi,
ar =, much Thereof u may hc sufficient To pay
the Ia lance due uu sail n't-. together with IN.
costs and expense, of this trust
rEMliRDkE MERCER,
sheriff al tnirw county Missouri.
DAVID REA, Amy. -
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AFTER three rounds had been fought
IN the Allcn-Ilogan prize fight. in Iowa.
on Tuesday. during which Allen Sc
ycrcly punished Hogan, the crowd
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Sheyff's Sale.

IlS virtue and authority Of an orisr Of sale
ID issued from the Office of the Clerk of the
4 ircuit Court within and for the county at An
drew, and state of Missouri, in nm action Ia fore
clos. mortgage, wherein Robert q. Hubbard
i, plaintiff rnl John W. Hopkins, MARY Is. Hop
kiuS and Ili"nts Fox nr- defendants, I will sell
NJ public rrnluc. To III. highest bidder. Tor
cash, Ht ia . Court hou>- door, IN the city al >a-
rnnnnii, county of Andrew, and state of Mi
souri,, On
saturday, the 18Th day Of December,
A. ID. ISIS. III, following d~-,rrii,.l r.,l estate.
Lot fifteen and thirty feet Ill the north
side oi loi fourteen. In block eight, IN the town
"f liulrk"w, all lying anil being in the said
county "f Andrew, state Of Missouri.
PEMBROKE MERCER.
81 Sheriff nf AmlrcM cnunty. Mi..nu.i.
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Sensational

EDITORS: NOVEMBER $, to DECEMBER 6.
Editor in Chief-H p. Alexander.
i,sistdnfs-J c. Brooks, Miss Allah A.. Buck
ley and A. G. McGonagie.
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She,if's Sale.

ID virtue aud authority of a general execution,
ID i.-urd .rJm the Office OF the Clerk of the
Circuit; Court oil Andrew county, Missouri, r.
iurnIbi- al The Drccmber term, ISIS, Of sail
Court. and To me directed, In the c:iuse of Ahlir
WhcIIl y, Alfred Whcaticy, Ida Wheatley and
GrurSt Whratlcy, plaintiff, In partition, against
FrLnci, VrBablr anl l. ciiablr. hrI husband,
iharirs &. Luce, II,rnrr Luce and Elmer Luce,
defendants in partition lin which cause juds-
mcit was rendered for costs against the above
named plaintiff, and defendants, AMI execution
issued thcrronl l have levied upon and seizci
nil the right, title AMI Interest OF the said .tb;ir
whcatlcy, Alfred Wh-atlcy. Ida WhcnIley,
t,corgc Whrailry. Francis Nenable and -
Nrnablr, her husband, Charles e.. Luce, HOrner
Luce aud Elmer Luce oi, in AMI To the following
dr-rrihrrl real estate. io-wit: The eat half OF
The SOUTHEAST quarter of section twenty, and the
northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of
section twenty one. and The south half of the
northeast quarter Except twelve and one-hali
acres sold oG by Charles ID. L.uce) and the north
east quarter Of the southeast quarter Of section
ihirty-two, all In township siNty-one, range
thiiiy-ihrcc. All living and being In the said
county and STATE of Missouri; and l will, on