The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-07-04
/. B. RICKSON,
June II, 1895.
Baker, Mo.
~ ~. ~
st. Clair County.

Dear MIR Editor u Publisher of the
Weekly NeacS of Bristol East tenn &
Virginia state Line will with all
Blissfull Pleasures send you the News
from this far Distant country which !
Hope you will publish in your Paper
d send me a speciman copy by mail
at this Beginning of my correspondence
from this Important Geographical
commercial & Intilectual Portion OF
Gods moral Vinyard. it would Be ap.
propiate to say that Health is good
our Last Storm Feriod Here was
Blizzard as well as Per Haps in the
More Benighted Regions of old Vir.
ginia. an Important Event in this
Locality Lately was the Departure of
too of our Interpriseing fellow citi.
Zens. E II. Moree, & r. M. Rickson
on Voyage to Lowry city Mo. to
transact some Business for Dis.
tant Relatives. Prayers will be offered
Buy all for there safe Return
Harvest for wheat commenced Here
in this Loc Atty of the day of June
this month there is not Great Eal of
wheat Raised in Henry & st clair
counties this year. and whot is Redy
for Harvest is only a Half crop. the
chintz Bugs Eat itup & they are a
Doing quite considerable Damadges
in the oats. & Since the wheatis Being
cut the .chintz Bugs is Leaving the
stubble & are rooving they way buy
the 10000 to the corn fields. altho
we are Blessed with Plenty of Rain
which will doc Lots OF the Bugs up.
old white corn Here is 40 cts & yellow
corn is 40 ct per bushell old wheat
best is so cts. Seckoned Best 20 cts
Horses Range from $500 to $65 90
per Head. Mules Range from 80 to rs
dollars per Head Milk cows No one
$4,000 per Head fat COWS q steers 3 &
4 q cts per ID. young chickens IL cts
per ib old Hens 6 cts Ii. ID. L. Smith
is making steps to Bv come ecattle
King. He Has Recently Purchased
one Eyed Hog & is trying to Pur-
chase Il old Black OK & an old Black
Cow. R. M. Rickson, whoo Has. Ben
Sick in Bed for some time with Liver
and stomache troubles is up on foot a
gain & says He thinks of Paying II
Virginia Brother visit on July 4th
Mr. Editor | was Borned & Raise
in 10 miles N. w. of Bristol in wash
ington CO. Va. | emigrated to Mo.
Eleven years ago. Brothers Here
in Mo. & We Have one Brother Some
where in Washington co. V. we
Haven't Herd from Him in Long
time. we think that il you will Pub
lish this that Per Haps Hemay Be a
Reader of your Paper & in this way
We can find out where Each other
Is & get Each Others address. our
Po address is Baker Po Mo. st. clair
Co. the Last time we Ever Had
correspondence with our Brother, d.
L. Rickson His address was Ketron,
Va. Washington co. Perhaps you
can give us His Present address in
the columns OF your speciman copy
IN which you will Please mail me one.
Mrs Mariahr Rickson & Mrs r. J.
Cross Of Quincy Hickory Co. Mo. is
visiting Near Relatives in this Lo.
cality this week. L. B. Rickson will go
on visit 10 visit Near Relatives &
other Highly Esteemed friends to
morrow in Benton & Hickory coun.
ties.
B. Rickson & Jesse Higman Killed
Prairie Snake on Hilsgus Prairie on
the Evening q the l2. the Reptil
Measured 8 4 5 inches they was hunt
ing & as j. 3 al III. are Both champ
ion marksmans they kill this Reptill
on telegram time as they Have for a
handy word here in Mo recently Jesse
Higman fed his horse on-Grass. the
animal Got choked on wad of it when
Jesse took Him quarter of mile tc
Ii. B Rickson The veterinary SURGEON
to the Kingdom of Baker j. B. Per
formed an operation on the Horse
He took crowbar Inserted one Enc