The Clinton Eye from Clinton, Missouri • 2

NEWSY NEWS. ing her brother, Wm. Foster, and relatives in this vicinity uud is thinking of returning home soon. The litt rary society of Hickory Grove everv Friday niht whe-u the weather is agreeable. Thev have failed to meet the 1 weeks on account of the weahfr i EAST FIELDS CREEK.

Ourschool under the management of Prof. Dewitt, is progressing nicely. Claude Renfro, of Ft Scott, Kas visited with Arthur Lowdermilk a few weeks airo. Wm. Bozarth purchased a fine match team of Ernest Gibson, near Quarles, last week.

Miss Kin ma Uoscbauyh, of din on, was ihejiuest or her friend, Miss Gay Lowdermilk, last week. Wesley Lowdermilk has returned from Wdt-n, 111., where he had been call, to see his sick mother. leaving her some better. Mrs. Wesley Lowdermilk has re turned home from Ft.

Scott, Kas where she had been to attend the death of an aged aunt. iyiiss iaa hnaw ana iriena. iviiss CALIIOl'Ji'. Miss Nettie Ouwilcr was in Clinton Monday. W.

W. Gutridge aud Wm. Tarr went to Clinton Monday. The health of Ii W. Hendrix and daughtt-r, Ora, is no better.

J. E. James haa contracted to build Isaac Phiel a nice residence. II. Slack, Thomas Taylor and AlexBeaty went to Clinton Wednesday.

Considerable sickness iu our community. Mrs. Ben Fevsell is wry pooily. Ere this goes press the wedding bells are liable to ring in our community. Steve Bennington, one of the wide-awake road bosses, was in town Monday.

John James and lady spent Sunday with their daughter in Lewis, Mrs. W. S. Bowen. Quarterly meeting at the Methodist church Saturday and Sunday.

Rev. Hunter preached three noble sermons. Calhoun will soon have aaew tinner, which is badly ueeded, as well as many other branches of business we might mention. If a young couple under age is engaged to be married and are opposed by their parents, in order to carry out their contract they will hae to necessarily change climates. Nt-vtr iu the history of this country have the roads been any worse in January, especially.

We nre not liable to have any good weather until after Ground hog day. It is reported that Sam P. Hahn left for Oregon Friday night in Trella McGinley, who is visiting less the young ladv from Norri-here from Nevada, called on the that is stay ing here" has something ii yi. tj i t- 'j i if crippled me for years. I could not walk.

I tried many physicians without benefit. On the advice a friend I tried your medicine. I was completely cured by three bottles of Apr's G. F. BOWEN, Horton Summit, Pa.

THE CLINTON EYE. T. O. ith. Proprietor.

JAN. 20, 1898. The Democratic State convention will mftfit at Snrintrfield. Aup 10th. The basis of representation was fixed at one delegate for each 500 votes cast for Bryan in 189G and fraction of Sou and over.

1 his fe to college 50TKS. The second term at Baird College OptJUCU LUIS WCCK itUU IUB OUUg ladies are p-ettinn- thoroughly into the work. The interest and en thusiasm is greater than for several months. T- I I TTT TPk TIL Tv ror. Ej.

v. joran, tra. A at i i i and the Normal and Business Col- lege, and teaches some at each school. Miss Mozelle Stumbaugh, from the Indian Territory, is the latest arrival amuut: trie new siuubuis. Two or three more of the old stu- dents are expected in a few days, Miss Lizzie Farnsworth returned tnis ween, iruiu u.

suuru visit uer home in Lialour. The work at the Normal and Commercial College is moving along nicely. Several new students have have been enrolled since the term opened. A large class in commer- cial land has been organized this m1 4... -i j.

Lie uueu is iu iy jjc wunug auu i stenography require all Miss Sister's time and students have to use every available moment to get an hour upuu tue pewiiLcis. The students of the Normal will a-: il give a Li upeu uiecuug ui iue jl uiiu mathean Literary society to-night A good program is promised. chas. hahx dead. On Saturday evening at Chas.

Hahn breathed his last, after 1 4.4.1 i i iiLLieicss inuu. a. ween. niiiesa. xrt i was seeming as well as usual until after breakfast the Sunday morning previous.

His fatal illness was due to an obstruction or a paralyz- ed condition of the bowels; his at wuuauu pvwwau, W1UW. His son Will, who was in Wiscon- sin, was telegraphed for Saturday morning. In company with his uncle, Henry Baker, started at 7 reached here Sunday morning, but were so much delayed by the heavy snows that they just reached here in time for the funeral at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon, it having been home before the burial. Tha fnnorni wrvic wor-o mn. ducted by Rev.

S. J. Heaton, after TV PS 4 Misses Thomas a few Sundays ago Miss Lillian and Will Thomas, Beden Hunt and Claude Renfro were the guests of Arthur Lowdermilk and sisters one evening a few weeks ago E. Hancock sold his farm to Gil bert Shaw and we understand and his family will start the first of February for his old home in Kentucky. In losing him Henry county will lose one of its prosper ous gardeners.

Miss Ida Shaw gave a social ont evening last week in honor of her gues.i, iviiss ucjimey, oi rxevaua. HT Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. A. Lyle, Misses Trella McGinley, Npllin and Lillian Thnmas Rnrii and Bettie Gilkeson, Florence and vjarrie iNivens, Piemen.

ine ijrrimtn, Will Thomas, Ebbie and Jesse Gil- i keson, Arthur Lowdermilk and Wal- ter Griffith. The evening was- spent in parlor games and conver- sation. Refreshments were served of popcorn balls and.candies. All report an enjoyable evening. ir'ov- i i I I'luiieiis is sLin icuiug.

Fox hunting seems to be the or der of the day. C. Y. Foster still croes south Mrs Fllla Masnn lirvQ hpsn havino a severe attack of neuralgia. Lewis Bradley has returned from an extended visit to Leesville.

fo in this vicinity in the near future. They say Warren Mason has not been to see his girl since Xmas -ht C3 I wrvnie jouuson, oi v-ainoun, visited his parents the first of the week. The serenaders have not been I I I From "The Eye's" Other Eyes. GAIXES. Mre.

J. D. Parks is very sick with bronchitis. J. C.

Rivers, of Clinton, was the guest of G. T. Hunt Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. G.

T. Hunt has returned home from a two week's visit in Clinton. Mrs. Yeager, who has been down with acute rheumatism most of the winter, is some better. John Simms, of Deepwater, who has bought the Hoover farm near here, has erected a new blacksmith and wagon shop in town and solicits some of the surrounding patronage Jim Wilson, for two years our trusted road supervisor, has signi tied his intention of retiring from said onerous position and is elec tioneering for E.

Lovell for the Psl 10D' Tfae Democrat has a correspon dent who dates his letters at this burg and then gives the news the neighborhood contiguous on the north of us. Are you ashamed us Rob or what is the matter with yez? Order has been brought out of and harmony taketh the place of discard. Contentment and broth erly affection prevails in the land. Unity and good will are emblazoned on our ensign and we are going forth as a conqueror to conquer. The readers of The Eye will re member the ordeal of religious war through which the Gainite has been passing within the la3t year.

How brother rose up against brother to down him and how he was hard to down. How our church organs took vacations rnd absented them selves from their usual places abode without due formality or no- tice. How kevs were turned in rusty locks and Sunday Schoo children turned away sorrowfu aQd patrolled the roads looking for more congenial pastures and climes And yet anorj how some of them i i i were rounded up in a school house and divested themselves of ad ex cept their working clothes and how they went to work to better their condition and how they did better their condition by building UP a rotable Sunday school and holding a revival meeting, securing some thirty converts, and how they theri organized a church at the school house and hired a pastor and were progressing nicely. These and many other things connected therewith are but matters of local history. However all of this did not suffice to apneas the wra and ri rancor of the disconcerted or the concerted either, as to that.

So there be, so the thing is, to our taste, and De-gus-tibus-non-dis-put-andum. For sale, on easy terms, one fine saddle and driy. stalUon and fine jack. Price for both $350. "i 1 ne saw mm, norse, $ou.

13 D. B. Pico, Calhoun, Mo. oiiici auu jreortie uauuD. uvi well to-do, middle aged bachelors, who own quite an extensive estati east of Quarles, are going to farn.

on an extensive scale this Bad colds and grip are plentiful in this community. There are three bad cases of pneumonia ai Uncle Chas. Venerable's, his oldest boy, Archie, is very low at this writing. John Yates seems to be staying close at home here lately. We don't know what is the matter un to di with it.

LEESVII.LE. Jess Briggs has his new housi about done. Geo. Kisner has the frame up for nis uweiiinr. some sicKness in tnese parts; mostly colds and grip Dick Trenary, the new mail carrier, is under tho weather.

Marshal Carleton has completed his course in the Business Normal Uncle Hie Laramore will run for County Judge on the Republican ticket. Link Baker and Bud Raney en-ioy tradiner horses very much with 0jd Apple Jack. Wedding at Re v. Thos. Briggs lat week; Eldo Fewell and Miss a i ii' 'llue AFOllinger.

Some of the young ladies in town are nk 6 want new fellows The good country was represent ed in Clinton Monday by Ed. Houk and James Chastain After an absence of quite awhile I come to pull your latch string again. Keep a-pullin'. Prof. J.

W. Adair, the automatic penman, is talking of renting an offiffi th 'Snuirfi Switzsr Mr. Martin, of Clinton, has bought the Salmon farm. He con templates putting up a mill and grocery store in our town TT! A 1 -A xuguon reports nis sieno oranhv class nrofrressin cr nicelv IT, 1 frotessors wm. iiuston ana Unas Eliott will soon complete the course with credit.

ateve james will return from Klondike by the middle of ext month. lift is coming after his wife Ed and son Lera, in tend to go with them to the land gold. iircn ivenneay, oi riaoraao, nas I 14. 4. mT ueeu iu uur mius auuut vv ecus tU i lookino- after his father farm and other important business.

He is thinking of farming with E. Delozier this spring. reiurneu nome. ne uas ueen ue- tained on business in Warsaw fo some time. The supposition is that his partner will locate in Jefferson City LEWIS.

W. S. Matthews is on the sick list this week Matthews Burch shipped a car of coal last week and one this week to Sedaha. The C. C.

M. Co. has hoisted coal every day this week, lhat is pretty good lor a start F. W. Phelps left Tuesday for the' Klondike and in the near future others will follow from our neighbor hood Ye scribe feels sorry for Johnnie and Robert and Charley nd David and sam that can't get marricu.

Uncle lohn Royston. who has been onfined to his room for over one year is no better at this writing, we are sorry to say D. B. Pits stepped off last Friday while on his way to Clinton and spent a tew minutes th the boys. I).

K. is a nice lellow. Uncle George Dean is on the ck list this week. This is bad weather on old men, especially on men who have reached the tiur score and one R. Bowen Son's new mine is running on about two thirds time.

They have no switch yet and all the coal that is mined has to be put in on the 'chutes and is taken by the engines. Married, at the bridj's home, on Sunday last at a. T. D. Holt and Mrs Vianna Dean.

The cere mony was performed by G. A. Shepherd. We wish them a long; ancr nappy we- I. A.

Johnson Co. shipped one car of coal last week from their mine to Srdalia. This is the 6rst car of roal shinned frrm this mine in two ears. Thev nv stabouta" weck- Roe and has commenced fnine up around the outsido oeorce tiancocK na icasea a coai mine ot I. and in a tew aays win oe reaay io put a tew men at work digging out the iJIack Diamonds.

getting her arm broken last Saturday night. Dr. D. A. Pollard was summoned and after an examination W.

fewels oiuest daugnter came very near found that her arm was not broken but was badly sprained 111.111 JV.II llVl 9IJ. IUBU1.U KMr II' IJUiy and his horses and cattle tn a car last fnday and left a for the Lone Star State, where he will mak his home hereafter. His wife and family followed fi rvrnine on the oasseneer. his best girl, ana tola mm to Dear tne sorrow as best he could and to be sure and not to take poison. through our part of the country Tom Breeding, one of the sup-z posed mule dealers of Benton, has since Xmas week.

A TT company with his brother, whose home is in that place, but who had for some time been visiting relatives in this part. Robert Smith, who makes his home with his father of this place, had the misfortune of getting hurj. last week in the mines by a piece of coal falling on him, but injuries will not prove serious. Goodrich our dairyman, won the gold medal at the Dairy men Association, which was held at Louisiana, this state, this month, as having the best butter, which speaks well in their behalf. Their ouiter scoreu i i iou oeing per- feet.

They.not only got the gold medal, but other premiums as well and also so in cash. This firm last year made almost ten thousand pounds of butter, realizing the net sum of therefrom, to say nothing of the amount used at home and sold to home consumers. Monday night G. F. Rock and G.

T. Davis, of Clinton, organized a camp of the Woodmen of the Worfd, in our city. At the open meeting, which quite a nurrfber of our citizens attended, Mr. Davis made an excellent speech on Woodcraft, which was much appreciated by all prTXs-ent. The organization is a splendid one and promises to be one of the foremost ones in our city.

The camp was named Calhoun Camp and the following officers were elected: Steven N. King, Consul Commander; Ernest W. Gosney, Adviser Lieutenant; Alfred W. Gosney, Banker; Wyatt S. Brown, Clerk; Dr.

A. A. Gray, Camp Physician; Chas. E. Andrews, Escort; Jno.

F. Young, Watchman; Jno. C. Baker. Sentry; James Yount, Sam Meang and Danda McArthur, Managers.

Mr. Rock, the organizer, h.is la bored unflinchingly to getthecamn under headway and has won many friends during his stay here. We wish the camp the best possible success. DEEB CBEEE. Will Riepe is busy gathering corn Mrs.

B. Houdeshell is imnrovin slowly. 1 Max Kaiser made a trip to Kan. sas City this week. Willie Campbell visited ourschool one evening last week.

Mrs. J. Morgan and little ones visited at Mrs. W. B.

McHenry's Wednesday. Will Settles shipped a car nf rat. tie to Kansas City the first of the week, a number of them beinrr pur chased of parties in this neighbor hood. MABBIAGE L1CEXSES. T.

D. Holt and Vine Dean, Lewia. W. T. Johnson and Tish Richard.

son, Urich. Robt. Teeman and Lizzie Dohl- man, Montrose. Eeward Burton, Ft. Lvon.

an, Mattie Kenneson. Calhoun. Jacob Christen and Mrs. Chris. tina Gross, LaDue.

which the further services at the the humanitarian comes forward house and closing services at the and urges the necessity of mutual cemetery were conducted by Rev. xt -r- 4.1 1 A compromise with the proposition J. N. Pierce, of the Gordon Granger Post G. A.

R. The Post taking that the banished colony, which the remains in charge for burial. was getting to be too strong a fact- biographical. or, should return to the parental Chas. Hahn was born in Ger- protection, assume the duties in-many, Nov.

19, 1837, and came cumbent upon a legal offspring and to this country with his parents settle down to the business with at when a boy of lo years, settling with his parents in Wisconsin. In least a show of earnestness. So 18G1 he joined the 1st Wisconsin the prodigal sons and daughters Cavalry, serving three years. Af- have accepted the terms and now ter the close of the war in 18 08 he there are three swarms of us in one came to Clinton, marrying here -i cc i.n hive. In this we have demonstrate and rearing a family of five children, two boys, who is in Underrust, ed a new theory, namely, that a British Guiana, South America, house divided against itself can and and Will, who is here.

Three mUst stand; that a brother can live daughters Flora, Cora and Julia with his faalf brother and Mr. Hahn has been a valuable citizen of Clinton, having built a cousin can llve ln Peace With any- number of business houses and resi- body else et al- So we say order dences. For a number ot years he is brought out of chaos and there has not been in perhaps very per- is no more chaos, neither shall 1 his bad weather seems to have closed up Haner Clark's saw' mill for awhile at least. Mr. Owen, of Audrain countv.

has been visiting relatives in this vicinity the past two weeks. Frank Hanger was seen going east last Sunday. There must be some attraction out that way. Miss Mable Morgan wonders why Warren Manson does not call a lit- tie oftener to give her music lessons? The crowd of youngsters that went out for a surprise party seem ed to get the biggest end of the surprise. Jim Mullens runs his grist mill every Friday.

Those in need of good meal will do well by giving him a call. TTnnlA Tnm Rradlev is still nn the Urf. He SaVS none Of the hovs I can get ahead ot mm when it comes SparKinfiT. Al YVttlieil i UtiislllIJg ytjUUg vy ucucci ha nnn Tim rmna mi mUmm. I uuu "iuucu yo uio Cake is doufrh.

iUlSS May iVIOrgan, WtlO IS teaCD- ng the Highland School, iS prO 1 I a feet health and his circumstances have been such that it was option-ary whether he engaged in any active business. During these years he has spent his time mostly about home. He was a good citizen, a good neighbor, a good husband and a s-ood father. To the bereaved wife and children I the whole community extends their most sincere sympathy. i greSSing nicely.

The average at- Some of our boys are pretty good hands to give ad-j vice, we judge by the telephone message which was tendance IS abOUt thirty pupilS. sent a man in Calhoun announcing the marriage of t- a. hit a t. rS. lianty, Of Montana, IS VlSlt-.