The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-01-03
LOC4L BRETITIES.
"A HAPPY New Year to all.

tise in the REPUBLICAN.
SOME wells in the city are dry. and
and all are very low.
Ii you have anything 10 sell, adver-
tise it in the REPUBLICAN.
THE Holt County Court has taken
steps to establish a poor farm"
SINCE the deep snow on Monday
night, slcigh-bells have been jingling
lively.
A DAVIS county, Kansas, farmer,
will plant 40 acres of cotton in the
spring.
A LETTER is held for postage at ST.
Joseph, addressed to VIM. c. Mahar,
Rochester, Mo.
BIRCH CARPENTER had several
fingers frozen during the cold wealth
CT Of last week.
Snow covers the earth in Andrew
county now to the depth of fourteen
to sixteen inches.
A PROTRAcTED meeting is being
held at the Sixth Street Methodist
Church, with a good attendance.
SURPLUS capital can best be en-
ployed by encouraging home industry,
home mel and home institutions.
THAT little sprinkle" of snow on
Monday night was a surprise to some
of the .'early birds" on Tuesday
mornnig.
A NEW banking house has just been
started at Gallatin, Daviess county, un-
der the management of Armstrong and
Thompson.
A GENUINE bald eagle, of seven feet
wing-stretch, was recently captured at
Malta Bend, by jeremiah Morgan, of
Saline county.
| A NEW Republican paper has com
enced publication at jefferson City
Burch & Meredith proprietors. 1t is
called the State journal.
REV. j. GillieS, pastor of the Sixth
| Street Methodist Church, will preach
a sermon on Sabbath morning next
appropriate to the New Year.
The festival given by the ladies Of
the Presbyterian Church, last Thursday
evening, Melted something over forty
dollars. A pleasant time was had.
THE Herald says Mr.. Zcphamiah
Todd. one of the oldest citizens of
this county, had all attack ofthe par
alysis a week or so ago, and is still
Frustrated from its effects.
THE REPUBLICAN will be dubbed
with either one of Harper's publica'
tons, the Magazine, Weekly or Ba.
Ear, and the two sent to IL address,
for one year, for IS 90. Now is the
time TO subscribe.
THE Masonic Festival and Ball given
at Bolckow on Christmas Day, We are
glad to learn, passed off very pleasantly
and was regarded as a decided success,
netting a handsome profit to the lodge
having the festivities in charge.
BIGGER than the biggest. We
mean DIR. Towards three hogs, that
averaged 5St pounds each. They
were of his own raising, and theil
average age twenty-one months
Now let's hear from the next one.
Two Young men i'll Holt county
Hiram and James holland, were
caught out in the cold on Tuesday
night of last week, and il is said that
their hands and feet were SO badly
frozen as TO ncccssitate am%putatiOn
WHY is it that our public well and
pumps are almost continually out OF
order? For the amount of useful
ness they have bccn-owing to thcir
being out ofOrdcr so much-wc might
just as well be without public wells
SIX days in the week.
THE supper given by the Odd Eel
lows at the Temperance Hall, on
Wednesday night, was an elegant al
fair, having been prepared by those
princes of caterers, Shedrick Il Co
Mr.. Traub, the "Co." in the foregoing
firm name, deserves special mention
in connection with the excellent sup.
per prepared on this occasion.
A GENTLEMAN in st. Joe, OWL
ing a good site for a paper mill, de-
sires to form a partnership with one
who understands making paper, for
the purpose Of establishing a paper
mill. Good terms will be given
practical man by addressing "Papei
Maker,"care Standard, st. Joeseph
Mo. St. Joe is an eligible point fol
the business, as the trade of a large
contiguous territory could be secured
&C.,