Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-03-21
From Luna G..
CLAPPER, Mo. j., March

CLAPPER, Mo-, March 10.
According to promise, I will write
you few items, such as have fell in
my way since / left Charlton county,
promising that this shall be family
letter-to all who interest themselves
in news from absent friends.
After leaving Keytesville, as we
stopped at the station at Salisbury,
we were gratified at seeing Rev.
Berry and his wife enter the car in
which we were. The Reverend
looked as we'll as ever, and is quite
as genial. He had been on a visit to
his daughter, Mrs. George Burruss,
who has been quite i'll with fever.
When we reached Moberly we had
an hour and half to wait, and were
entertained part of the time in dis
patching the contents of our lunch
basket. After that agreeable duty
had been duly attended to we were
made happy by seeing Henry Way
land and George Fry enter the door.
OF course we had little chat. They
with their families are living in Mo
berly, and were old acquaintances of
Salisbury days.
1t is hard thing, all gardeners
find, to transplant tree after sew
eral years growth in one place. The
tearing of fibrous roots and the diff
ference in soil are sometimes too
much for the top, and the tree willis,
and-just consider me wilted.
We arrived safe and sound, though
frozen outside, at our destination !;
soon reached our dry goods box, and
now have nearly settled our Lares
and Penates. Clapper may be city
some time, but it certainly would not
puzzle Dan Tucker to "see the town,
there were so many houses" for
about fifty inhabitants will count it
up. Mr.. Bick owns a large store
here, and is thriving business man
An Ohioan. Messrs. Hardwick C
Mcleod pronounced McCloud) own
the other store. An express office,
with post-office and freight Office in
the depot building, one blacksmith
shop, comprise the business part of
town. Just think what an Arcadia
1T must be without lawyer, only one
physician and ''no license" law.
Hurrah for Clapper and Monroe
county. There is room to grow, and
l tell you the people generally seem
to be well-to-do. Stock sells well
here-cows bring S35 to $50, stock
hogs So per hundred, corn 81 IS to
50 per barrel, cord wood So per cord.
Our Methodist preacher is the Rev.
Jamison and our elder Brother Rush.
There is a Catholic Church about
four miles northeast of town, and the
Campbellites and Methodists have
churches three miles west.
We were sorry we missed seeing
an old acquaintance, who has been
teaching school few miles from
bere-Prof. Tom Stands, who left
for old Charlton few days ago.
But when Monroe City calls him
back, as it is likely to do in the near
future, we hope friend Stands will
give us call.
Arthur says you forgot to say
there are some pretty girls here too,
and plenty of wild geese and rabbits.
The little boys nearly run them
selves down trying to keep track of
trains, which pass by the house only
a short distance. Poor little country
lads, locomotive is an enigma to
them.
No one knows with what delight
we receive the Courier, with its COM
munications. L feel very proud of
my successor of the Bell school-house
1 have no doubt
''Sea" will do the news better than /
could.
How sorry we were to hear of the
death of our valued friend, Mrs
Davis. death loves a shining
Our sincere sympathies are
with the family.
DIR. Bowman has made the ac-
quaintance of many of the Monroe
county people. He is enthusiastic
in his admiration OF the country, its
stock, &c.
just as soon as March's lion ceases
to roar, and the lamb frisks in the
you may look for me down
on short trip. Till then, if not too
far off, sign myself as heretofore.