Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-07-24

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Last week "wednesday and Thursdsylwe
made a flying visit through the s. K. part OF
Miller county. In our ounds we visited
Jgdge John Arnholds and pArtook Of the
Inequalities OF that noble gentleman and his
excellent lady; took a survey of his lne farm
on the head waters Of Tavern creek; the fine
alluviAl soil, timber and thirteen bold never
falling springs on different parts OF the farm
is really attractive and enticing to any one
loving the farm life; with his plrs end conn
Portable frame cottage situated In a beautiful
shady grove and grassy lawn, with 200 acres
in cultivation of wheat oats, corn and mead
ow OF the finest in tine country; really Judge
Arnold Is we'll prepared TO make farming
profitable. ThuFsdAy morn we visited the
lovely village Iberia, meeting 6rst our kind
friend Hon. p. Il. Lombar and Rev. w. II.
Hicks, we proceeded TO view the newly
erected buildings and improvements OF that
most pleasant town In our county; arst We
made our way TO the new Congregational
church Just completing under the supervision
of Rev. Hicks and Hon, LombAr; the beliry
was up and the large bell weighing Gs5 lbs.
had been placed in IL the day previous; DR..
Moore, Justice Ferguson and Mr.~--ware
the bujlde,a Of this foe edileelin which 10
worship the living God. The church is
24X40 It. nine windows and transom of tho
Gothic model, The spiTe or %claeopstra
| needle Is IS II, tall. There are 81 fine pews,
| each will seat siX persons furnished with fine
/ moss cushions and q ane chandelier with six
| globes ind burners. The cost of the build
| Ing ia near 1000 dollars.
This church Is presided oyer by Rev. W.
| Ii, Hicks, we'll known In Central Missouri as
a man Of great piety, oliron nerve and will;
| he has labored assldgously in the Oongre
nationalist church and AS an organizer of tho
tcmpersnce leagues In Pulaski, Maries, Mon
| iteau, Morgan, Cooper and Miller counties;
| many haYe commenced the new life under
| his teaching and it is trusted that the past
blessinga on his labors are but the index Of
| his future success.
On the adjoining lot ia the fine two story
building The 2nd story used by A. +, NJ.
| Lodge the 1st, story Is elegantly furnished
| with all kinds Of books and papers, by Hon.
| r. u. Lombar, for the beniat Of the public
as a reading room.
We then pAsq to Dir. MooTes drug store,
newly built and we'll furnished with every
| thing 10 TeIENb mhuklNh Oh kllulolk5s
Then DR.. HarIison's drug store newly
built hut not furnished profusely with drugs
but will be in q short time; his little family
| are snugly enseopched in tho anti room q
| tho drugs, really they are quite pleasantly
| situated, ell tho above arc on TT Louis street,
We pass on IN Main Sc. TO the mercantile
stores of Hon. r. u, LOmbar; Mark Fancher;
and Mr.. Garner; Three we'll furnished and
stocked establishments 10 supply the demands
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"Big Rohwoods."
Now we 20 to |. Latchem's Law office on
tho corner of NANNY st. Louis Sls. vel.
furnished with library n pleasantly gracet
by Eco Laichem doing a good business,
His Honor the Grand HashA Of s. Y. Miller
| (John Fergusou) holds his weekly and
sometimes semiTweekly in this town.
The village 10 we'll supplied with black
smith shops; There are three; j. q, Thoap
son, Jas. Hum and Cleo. johnson all keeI
the hammer ringing from early in the morn
till late In eve, VI making and pillow
manufacturing and all kinds OF repsirs, horse
shooting &c. DC.
The N. =. church and /. o. o. +. BUILDING
sro rather OF ancient appearance, yet goQC
buildings.
DIR. Hickman our County Coroner lives IL
the western part OF Iberia and 10 doing well
We cannot close our remarks on the beau
tiiul town of IboriR without returning on
kind gegarda to Mrs. Hon. Il. ", Lombar
Mrs. DR.. Moore, Mrs. Brown three sister
and daughters Of our most worthy and es
teerled friend David fAncher, late Of st
Elizabeth; with whom we were 30 dearly az
tached as a brother, also, Mrs. Rev. HEX
these four ladies OF our acquaintance IN tn
town and there are Others also, Mrs. Judg
AynhOh and Mrs. LivingstoD ~ the countr
with scores OF others acting ~ beacon light
and gems, leading society In the paths c
u Goodness, with the aid OF their n0bl
League Lords, makes southeast Miller eour
ty one OF the pessnt day paradise, OnwAr
inward IA the watchword az this noble peopl,