The news boy., 1896-03-14
ABOUT THE PEOPLE.

john Pitzcr. who so brutally |
assaulted Den. Tenkhofl. at Com
lnerce, about two months ago, and
who was captured in Jefferson county
and brought to Benton by Constable
Pete Schoen, was up before Squire
Schocn last Saturday for prelimi-
nary hearing. Pitzer applied for a
change of venue. which was granted
and the case sent to Squire Deaton.
AS we 60 to press the examination
is going on and he will likely be held
for the grand jury.
With possibly one or two exccp
tinns. all the candidates who are like
ly to be before the primary have an
nounced themselves and the cam
paign is now fairly open. a few
stalking horse" may appear upon
the scene for the purpose of fooling
the people and dividing the vote in
certain sections.
815gn Hall IL Cooper lands for sale
on time payments. Apply to Albert
iC. Davis. 520 Olive street, st. Louis.
f. Il. Mills went to Marble Hill
Wednesday nj ght to answer sum-
mons before the grand jury. in the
matter of the married man who at
tempted - get Il license here to.
marry IA young girl from Lutcsville.
EX: y school teacher says the
pupils who have access to news papers
at home. when compared with those
who have not. are better spoilers.
better in pronunciation ard better
9rammari;inS. read more understand
} .ngly and obtain practical knowl-
edge of geography in almost half the
, time it requires others. The news
paper is decidedly an important fact
or in modern life.
FMrs. VI. Adams is opening up a
millinery store at Blodgett, in the
Shercr building. next door to the
A Blodgrtt Mercantile Co : store, where
: Il nice line of millinery goods may bc
found, Call and see fer yourself.
To-day Saturday is the date
set for the township conventions ia
select delegates to the county con-
vcntion to be held here next Satur-
day. March 2l.
RzE Baled timothy hay for sale.
Fifty cents per hundred. Apply to
e Joe Ellis. on the B. Il. Gather farm,
f Commerce. Mo.
4 Mr.. Guillaumc, of ST. Louis repre-
Senting the A. N. Kellogg Newspaper
II Co., was in town Wednesday on bus
mess connected with the new Repub-
e lican paper,
E Good clover and timothy hay
- for sale by Chas. Profit. Benton,
d Mo-, on the Vincent Heisserer farm.
Il e. w. Flentge, of the firm of
Flentge & Heinburg, was in the
s county the first of the week taking
Z orders for tailor made suits.
Rg Nothing is more attractive
r than neatly papered room. Gel
:, your wall paper from Lynch Il Beard.
IS SfSS, ue NOihhhSiSS, IL Sou "ohe Sdl'
isfaction,
=, L. L. Profit went to St. Louis
this week on business connected
~ with the Republican paper to be
- started here.
BF Wall paper at prices to suit
r, the times at Lynch IL Beardslee s.
- Commerce.
Two residence buildings belong
ing to Green B. Greer, Sikeston
s. were destroyed by fire Saturday
evening.
N ~ Spring is upon us and you may
want to paper your house. Lynch 4
: Beardslce, at Commerce have al
- elegant line of wall paper.
Mrs. B. F, Anderson returned
. Saturday, from visit to her daught
% % er, at Oran-NIrs. J. B. Stubblefield
- DR.. Freezing, who has been con
fined to his room for some time, i.
" out again.
ny" Baled timothy hay for sale
+ Apply to Miller & Bollinger, Benton
Missouri-90 cents per 100.
e. --R. P. Whitesell, of Fulton, Ky.
OF was in the county visiting relatives
d. this week.
le Mrs. James McPheeters an,
children visited relelatives at Com
merce this week.
Treasurer Lambert and wifi
y, visited relatives in Sikeston thi
~ week.
u b9r Northern Seed Potatoes an,
Northern Seed Oats at Tenkhoff S
Id Commerce.
e. Atty. Kelley and Judge Iced
n, were at Sikeston Wednesday.
nd w. D. Mills, of Diehlstadt, wa
e, here the first of the week.
er County Clerk McPheeters lei
n for Cairo Thursday.
es Miss Eva Arnold visited at Ora
this week.