Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-07-17
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Thursday, July II, 1879.
@ AND PERSONAL.
T river is still ledling.

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Tony Palmer has more now chum
dashors.
Last Friday vAs the hottest day of tho
season thus far.
Pk-The Sport took down, last Monday, q
car M new wheat,
-.Thos. Monroe, formerly Of this place is
kow a resident Of Lebanon.
Our Seulor was of for the Capitol lsst
8MondAy, Tor 3 weeks ~soiourp.
--Tuscumbia still moving onward 10 I'M
provoments and business.
The Chappell Is still aaoat on dry land,
AAeout ton miles above this place.
H-Messrs. Jas. Franklin and YIN. Swanson
81 Mt. PleasaDt was in the city last Sunday.
Tuesday, Wednesday and SAturday-the
grinding days at the Anchor mi4S. l2on
up to this tiue the CRlifornia and Rich
land mail contracts have not been fully
settled.
Beans have grown 30 plentiful that they
can be bought ip thism market at twenty cents
D bushel.
aH - uFDuEu ku5 NubAky w Wv AaIhhAloy
folks they get their mall, but not by the
mail contractor.
eThe Sport arrived last Sunday with a
yof merchandise for this place. She 10
boat for the Usage.
Capt. w. II. Hsunstein started TO st.
4 Paul &pd other northern points Ior hi5 beaitk.
We wish him a hesl5hf ul trip.
! New potatoeS 10 this market are 80 cents,
green apples 90 10 rs cents, and VI can't tell
] what green peaches will DO worth,
Mrs. X. j.. Williams OF Ulmons Ridge
sent us, last Tuesday, some of the finest
roasting ears we have had this season.
"A good artist ls much needed at this place
and II as successful as those who have been
here before, be will do a profitable business.
The splendid bridge over the branch at
this place 10 fast approaching completion,
and !: Will DO 0 credit " the county for
yeara hence.
The boom for q church building Of Flat
woods Is booming, and the people OF that
vicinity will soon have, through their ener.
I gy, a No. ] ediace.
Several wagons will leave this place In q
few days for Howard's lumber yard, where
they can get lumber for less than halt the
price at any other yard.
Tao dogs belonging 70 ReV, w. O.
Downing, living near Nj. Pleasant. were adj
judged mad, iaat week Rev. d.. succeeded
in killing one and the other escaped.
MR. \ Yer Rryck of Brumley was In
last Monday. He will open q first class hotel
atthIs place this week, where the travelling
public can be entertained In the best OF style.
Nc preaching at Fiat last Sunday.
For some reason, unknown to US At this time,
Rev. Springer did not come. We are con
ident his cause Tor not coming 10 well found
ed.
Commissioners Baker held a teachers ex-
animation at this PLACES last Saturday. Not
knowing anything of The appointment we die
not attend, and heace RanAot ssy what the
examination did.
We are 10 receipt OF q special advances
circular of Slaytoh's lyceum bureau, Of ChicA
go, offering to give series of Arst class Lyceuu
entertaipmentS, by ladies or gentlemen, upoI
AIhcEoub Tuuloctb'
Prof. j. T. Walker will commence q fOur
months public school, IN the z. Spearmar
district, next Monday, AS THE will be th'
second term in that district it is an evidence
the professor has given satisfaction.
On Island No. l, nesr 81. Elizabeth, al
the glorious fourth, dancing commenced a
Nep. m. and continued Til daylight next NOR
Ing, and we were informed that ii was nos
very good time for dancing either.
There is 3 probability, We arc nsppy
to say, that DR.. Brad ytord will receive tn
appointment as censps.taker for this Con
gressionsl district. The pay, we are told
tor such services will average about 81, 20
per county.
"A woman At this place, taking upon hei
self the deluded plea of insanity, made two
pretended, attempts 10 drown bsrself in lh
river last week; OF eourse she was unsucoeai
iul-being particular TO let some one kno,
her errand.
-DIsD r-AdAllus, daughter OF Mr.. b. Hak,
near ST. Elizabeth, ON last Friday, OF CongeI
tive chills, Or. Tremaln was summoned b.
lie was extinct when he reached there, Th
gref-stFicken family and relatives have tn
sympathy Of all In the loss Of so intelligeI
and worthy young lady.
-Mar.haI T,la,v 81 n.Ii6o.ota v,as In an