Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-06-26

gem Ol u law ONCE IN Iuscunpla, hrsJ door
on left, up stairs IN Court House. Capt.
Tom iS doing y good business.
-Slesmor "Blsck Hills" landed at our
wharf last Saturday evening, having on
board many Of The living freight; self loading
and unloading tic whacsers aud %raitors.
MARX Lssem is as lively and jovlal as a
French dancing master, after the establish
ment Of the mail route via river and his
goods by tho beautiful steamer sport. He
has lots of wheat sacks for the now crop OF
whost.
-Wm. Some tho indomitablo, indetati
geble mail carrier has our thanks and re
CARDS for tho many iavors done; last Tues
day, he brought 3 ban span slinter new, $50
silver pitcher for tho Banner Office = 1t Is a
beauty.
Mr.. Andrew Hopkins, OF Glaze. called
on Us last Friday, and his report Of crops
was as Gathering rs others from ell oyer the
county; bir corn at that time was the finest
he has raised for eight years, aud we ars con-
hdent It Is good, as Mr.. ii. is one OF the best
tillers Of tho So !.
MIR. James Franklin, J. Taylor aud Gar
ton, OF Saline township, called on BArHER
office last Sunday. They wee here attend
log Bro. Dorsey's aud Phillips meetings;
such young Gentlopep are tho boast and
pride of our good citizens and Joy to their
parents. Call often gentlemen.
Uncle Dan. Cummings called TO see us
last Monday; he attended the auction sale AT
Rocky Mt. last Saturday, saw many farmers
all report wheat never better and a double
acreage growing, corn never better, oats and
potatoes MS good as can De wished Tor.
-"Democrar' O. in the Slime Singer VIM
dicAtor Is yet holding the bag to catch a
suIpe. Wonder II he won't make oath tho
County Court never informed senior editor,
thoy required bond tor county pr~inting--Per-
haps Tomson's colt will.
MIR. VIM. Birdsong who has been rheu.
matically inclined TO greatly dep riYe him OF
his usefulness for several years, Is, we are
glad to cay, greatly improved; in TACT about
we'll; he informed us a few days ago TINT he
was in better health than he had been for
sOvefaiiyoRrs.
-Sam1 Some c~ortsinly deserves the tbanks
Of tho people Of Tuscumbia and especially
business houses on water street, for the
grading and clearing away the bank of dirt,
debris, dog fennel and all such distractions
and ~nuifances along side the blufr. The
street Is muca improved aud Sone's I'LL Ia
the bridge is nearly finished.
DIR. III. II. Brockmsn and Rev. Saml.
Butcher OF Pleasant Mount called on BANNER
| office last Friday. Che Doctor reportg times
distressingly hesithly and Rev. butcher re-
porte very few weddings but many In antiei-
patton ere many mocns,
Good soldiers marry. Cewards run from
matrlmony.
-osago river has been rising for tho las,
6 hours aud from reports received Of men
from above Linn Creek and the heavy clouds
in The southwest. it is fair 20 presume that a
good rise in the river Til las. sufficiently
long to admit large boats to ship tho thous
snds Of K. H.. ties, now waiting Transports
ton.
y. Henry Adcock OF Mt. Pleasant bright.
ened our town yesterday with his smiling
face, after The spleniid rain We met him on
Water street; he was in search OF plaster
paris 20 heremoiicslly cell She "Rising Sun
Hotei;" which lao proposes to open soon after
tho Al OF July. We presume he will give
good advertisements, MS he knows what pays
bosti il no don't woe unto bis rising,
IS. w. Elter Of Pleasant Mount has our
kiadest regards Tor garden vegetables; the
cucumbers are OF tho Grand Floral Msgno.
liam quality, measuring from G to III inches
in length, and as green rs green can DO, for
favor and taste there are lone in the land
can surp4st, SBm'l is one OF cur most ouer-
getic and p%rAisewortl.Y citizens, always up to
the times In any thing Tor the good Of the
people Mt large.
John FogY orr big Baby had a tey-
rible Grum look on his face yesterday, we
inquired what was the matter. Ho wanted
a prescription, We prescribed: Otard, Dupoe
and companies extract of the quiut essence
Of coekroaohes, eopiously infused with Geo.
Wsgoner's bottle beer, always on band over
Johanys leo pile. He took a dose and 10.
stAntly commenced laughing, and exclaimed
he always keeps it ready for the weary, huu-
cry and thigsy.
All Aboard Tor Toe. Cummings
NJ. 10 = - il - ...-.VNaA a.. a. 49,. g.