Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-02
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groceries ana Yerapatuge 10 supply the wants
OF everybody.
MITES NsppIe Reed, and Professors
Ksmpcr, McOomb, Akin, CLARK, and Brock
mh called on BASsER oGes last week.
NOTICE, al persops indebted to me
either by note, Rceoant or other wise ara 70.
qusttod TO call on nj nj onee.and settle and
thereby save further costs.
s. IL. H~ERIFoRD, Pleasant Mt, Mo.
Many persons who rake through Anothet's
character With a ane3outh comb, 10 discover
a fault, could fad one with loss trouble by
going osor their own character with a horse.
rake.
An unsuccessful politician ssys that the
most difficult vacancies for him to nll arc the
vacancies IN bis own. aud his iamilJ's
stomach.
This section OF country uas blessed last
Saturday vith heavy saip storms, which has
prepared farm lands in fine condition for
breaking preparatory to sowing wheat.
DIR. Hostetter gave moot e~xaltant lee
turo last night on Temperance, depicting the
~humbugs OF the day 10 All the various pro-
f%essions, trade, end occupations. He did not
even lot slip the humbug temperance leciur
ers.
Louis Lesem, has been successful Ia his
appeals tor water, the reservoir At The
"Fuscumbis Milis" 10 now full and over
: flowing; with plenty oil wood, water end
whest Windy Kyss will Curry oul the best
OF Flour to make Louis. happy.
Some scamp about Tuscumbia has busted
irsELF or tbemsslt by writing on tho side OF
houses some things thoy suppore quito smart;
such ought to be booted or th9t with castor
bcang.
REV Bridges OF the NJ. z. church held .
proirsc,ed meeting at Mt. Carmel near
II okory Hhl last week, large accession to
the church and a general iuthuslasm perVad-
cd tho whole community.
w. O. 5rumley has purchased orr.
kirkpatrick the l. very stable and saloon
building, with .slI hppurtinances thereto
belonging, on the corner CT high and lst
street. We understand Mr. X. will likel,
Visit III. IN 4 short lime.
The qlestiop has been asked By several
persons il Uacle Dan. Cummings will run for
the oil sc OF assessor OF Miller county no say
II heis the cholo, Of the voters OF tho county
be will accept. He says ''the Office should
seek the man and not man the %oti,e.' The
sovereign people thould be he judge Of the
qualifications of ,hsir candidates.
-rIc.EIc.-There will be a picnic at tho
Mt. Pleasant Fair grounds on SATURDAY SIP
Ilth, 1880 Hon. w. q. Alldhdge and Jutg
Rice will be there. Republicans and Demo.
Gratis, are requested to send their speakers,
Everybody Invited. Fill your baskets and
come on. MANY CITIZENS,
Reeds Gilt EIgs Tonic restores tina Ap
tpetite.
Now as the 0ssge river is receiving the
attention Of Congress In the way OF = re-sur
Yoy. Ana CO.. 81 npsou and others are en-.
gagged In the work with the view Of having
our FlY,r improved in a permanent manner,
We suggest that the ciGiE,us of TyscumbiA
Aad vicinity 10 the Usage Valley call a
meeting s0me day during circuit court and
appoint a committee of arrangements TO pre-.
pare q grand old fashioned Barbecue for tho
Engineer Corps on their downward trip.
Phil. f. Hauen>t,l n haI the contract TO
build two barges, 1880 fnF Capt. Louis
Lobman OF JsH: City, to operate 10 connec.
tIop with his mail steamer o n the Gage river
from Tpscum bia 70 6srson City. Philip
hiss the bes. boat timber Ia the u. S. aud the
mill TO cut Il in any suitable shape to build
!. boats. Why can't we have the bu Tor the
TIsNxasl steamers on the Mississippi and M1.
Rivers built at this place. Better boat tin.
Der cannot be found anywhere. We invite
seam boat and river men to come ani look
for tbem,elges, IL viii be Thousands ~ their
pockets.
Fun is fun, and should never be carried
60 iSr as to iriire any one; last Monday
night week, soma one took the taps OF sie
isptlng wagon, that SAml Some and Tony
Thomson had repairing at the shop of inc.
ID. WsiiE for the purpose of going TO the
Temperance picnic. II WA suppose, some
wlg had removed the taps Tor a ,kG on the
young gallantf; and would return them after
khe fun was over; bat up 20 this time they
thave not done so. Il1be party does not, Il
fwin show that a miserable mean disposition
F~nhabits our town.
We have the enquerry propoundsd TO US
lavery days who are candidates in Miller
FOuntyi We have been FOE some time in
Reviewing diferent gentlemen of both par