Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-03-03

Missouri guards for SIX months. and
at the expiration of his time he became
a member of the Third Missouri re5i-
ment First Brigade of volunteers, with
which he continued to serve until the
close OF the war. Among the noted
battles he took part in were those at
Lexington, Pea Ridge, Port Gibson,
Vicksburg and Altoona. The gallant
young soldier was wounded four times
during his war sesvice for the cause he
loved so well, but the most severe inju-
ry he sustained was the loss of his right
foot at Altoona, Ga. which rendered him
a cripple for life. When the bloody
conflict between the North and South
ended, James A. Egan returned home,
after battling four years for the cause
of his adored Southland. Having
previously acquired common school
education he took two years course
at McGee at College Mound, Macon
county. He next took up the study
of medicine and graduated with high
honors from the St. Louis Medical
college in 1869. He again returned
to the county of his adoption and To-
Gated at Salisbury for the practice of
his profession. On Feb. goth, 1874,
DR.. Egan was married to Miss Eveline
C. CrawleY of KeYtesville, and their
marriage was blessed with three child
ren-two girls and one boy. Little
Sarah IS dead, but the mother and two
children, Miss Grace and Henry B.,
survive the lamented husband and
father. In 1875 DR.. Egan was ap-
pointed by Gov. Chas. Hardin as
physician at the state penitentiarY,
which position the doctor held for four
years with credit to himself and honor
to Gov. Hardi administration. At
the end of his official term DR.. Egan
came to back Salisbury and resumed
his practice, but in 1880 he was nom
mated and elected by his Democratic
friends to the responsible and lucra-
tive offices of circuit clerk and ex-offi-
clio recorder. After these offices were
separated by an act of the legislature
DR.. Egan was reelected circuit clerk,
and since his term as circuit clerk ex-
pired he has continued to make his
home in Keytesville and has engaged
In various enterprises, but principally
conducting the City drug store, which
he sold to J. F. Robertson in October,
1897. The doctors health for sever
al months had been such as to inca
pacitate him for active business life.
He was in the race for circuit clerk al
the Democratic primary election, held
April End, 1898, but was defeated by
Z. T. Lamkin. DR.. Egan was mem
Der of the M. E. church, South, and
was an adherent of the Masonic fra
ternIty, which, after appropriate funer-
al services conducted by Rev. J. o.
Edmonston at the family residence
Monday afternoon, took charge of the
remains and laid them to rest in the City
cemetery with the impressive ceremo.
nies of that order.
The COURIER has a curiosity that is
attracting considerable attention, and
consists of four cob baskets that were
sent to US by Mr.. c. N. Butts of Knox,
Vile, H., who owns what is known as
1.-The Butts farm" and which lies about
half way between Keytesville and
Salisbury, on the main road between
the two places. Mr.. Butts manu-
factures these baskets, and their at,
tractiveness and usefulness shows tha
corn-cobs can be utilized to advantage
for something else besides cob pipes
and fuel.
George Wilson bought a can 0
cove oysters ofC.L.White, a Keytesville
grocery merchant, last Saturday night
1t was a lucky purchase for George bu
an unfortunate sale for Mr.. White, a.
beautiful pearl Iurked among the
canned bivalves. George will either
send or take it to an expert to deter