The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-11-30
Holt County Items.



W. Z. Davis reports that there has
been seen on his farm. near Minnesota
Valley, four deer. What has become of
our hunters
Died. on the 18th inst, at her resi-
deuce, three miles north Of Oregon
Mrs. Catherine Bucher. aged 40 years.
Mrs. Catherine Ruchcr (maiden name
SMITH was born in the Kingdom of b.
varii. in the city OF Pirmcsscngc, .Janu-
arv 1927 emigrated with her parents
to America, IN 1891, and settled in Kos
clusko county, Indiana; was joined in
matrimOny with Ulrich Bucher, Febru-
ary 2Gth, 1879, by whom she had %
childrcn-l3 still live to mourn her de-
parturc. In 1865 she, with her family.
came to Holt county, Missouri. In
1916 she embraced religion. and be-
came member of the Evangelical As
sociation, in which she led an earnest
and devoted Christian life, being an ey-
ample of picty to all who knew her.
Her end was peace.
Funeral took place at Salem Church,
Nickell's Grove, and was preached by
Rev. Evans.
Mr.. Clark Irvine. late of this place,
is about to embark in the newspaper
business in St. Louis. HIS paper will
be devoted TO the Tobacco business cx-
clusively.
farmer of Forbes township, met with &
serious miShap one day last week whlcl,
came near costing him his lie. He had
goue on horseback to the railroad sta
tiun, and had tied up his horse 10 n
fence, when from some cause the horse
got scared and broke away, carrying
along the plank to which lie was litched
In the scramble TO eXtricatc himself,
Mr.. Ashworth was struck on the head
ry piece of timber, which knocked
him senseloss, and when he WAS picked
up he was bleedin. freely from mouth.
nose and cars. and il was feared lc had
received serious internal injuries which
would jropardiAo his life, We hope he
may speedily recover.
The northern part of Holt county is
setting up rapidly. In driving from
Mound CITY 10 Atchisnn county line
the other day, our reporter was. STRUCK
with the number of acres fenced IN ant
the many farm houses that had bect
erected within brief period of time
Eight years aso Ed GilIis and Fountain
DOMAIN were the only farmers bctwcer
Mound City and Ross Grove, Il distance
of seven miles. Now all the land in tha
scc,i,n nt cnnn.rv il taken mn and near
" every .IGlI" and $50" is ornamen,c,
Win n ocom,nrtlhIe farm house. etc
Tho farmers Of northern Holt rejoice il
tba baavios, corn cron ever raised. Pc
for Wnhril ;,lnrms ms that his corn will
oyoraga ,eventv. five bushels 10 tb
acre. and he has some fields that 90 a
L;,h a, ,,;,I,,v aud n;netv bushels tn th,
acre
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