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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS FROM THE BISMARCK GAZETTE
"Local and Personal" Column

Fri. August 3, 1906

"Local and Personal" Column:

Mrs. P. DALTON of St. Louis is visiting at A. O'CONNOR's.

J. P. O'CONNOR of St. Louis is visiting his uncle A. O'CONNOR.

Miss Rose WILSON of Caledonia is visiting Miss Sadye SLOAN.

Dr. J. D. ROBINSON of Belgrade was a Bismarck visitor Sunday.

Dr. J. L. EATON visited the Mo. Pac. hospital in St. Louis Thursday.

Mrs. C. H. LEGGETT spent several days at Farmington last week.

Mrs. Van LEAR of St. Louis is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. BUTLER.

Miss Pearl POLLARD has been visiting the family of Rev. R. LATHAM at Potosi.

Mrs. C. DENT and children have been at Belgrade visiting kindred for the past week.

Mrs. WINN of De Soto has been visiting her mother, Mrs. P. B. WOOLFORD this week.

H. A. SLOAN of Belleview and Joe KNOX of Caledonia were here on business Wednesday.

Bert BARRETT, operator at Mill Springs, spent Sunday at home with his family in 
this city.

Ed DREW and wife of Belgrade were here the first of the week, the guests of W. E.
BUTLER's family.

Henry ADKINS has added a handsome new porch to his residence on the west side of 
the tracks.

Miss Edith BOSS and Sadye SLOAN graced the Gazette office with their presence 
Wednesday afternoon.

D. M. YOST of St. Louis visited his daughter Phebe, and his sister Mrs. La FOUR
last Saturday and Sunday.

For Rent -- A new four-room house.  Well and cistern on premises; $8 per month. 
-- Mrs. Myrtle WOOD.

J. W. HUGHES, a prominent Washington county farmer, accompanied by his wife, were
in town Monday.

A. BLUM, a prosperous Washington county farmer, was in town with his wife Monday 
on a shopping expedition.

Mrs. F. F. SCHRIBER of Colorado City, Colo. and Mrs. Catherine BOSS of Middlebrook,
were guests of Mrs. A. D. BOSS Tuesday.

The Court of Honor will give an ice cream social on Tuesday evening, August 14.  
Watch for dodgers announcing time and place.

Mrs. J. H. WHEELER is visiting relatives and friends in St. Louis this week.  Mr.
WHEELER went to the city Tuesday morning for a short visit.

Among projected improvements at the Baptist church, are an iron fence around the
lot, a street lamp on the outside and two new lamps inside the church.

Phebe YOST was so unfortunate as to lose a gold chain she wore on her neck at the
ice cream festival at Otto RAMSEY's.  She will reward the one who returns it.

Doctor J. A. EATON of Belgrade visited the family of his son, Dr. J. L. EATON of
this city last Friday, leaving the following day for De Soto, where another son,
B. T. EATON, resides.

Luther TENNISON of Belgrade was here Wednesday, enroute to Boise City, Idaho, 
where he will hang out his shingle as an attorney-at-law, he having recently 
graduated from the State University at Columbia.

James DEVINE and Jake BARGER got a move on themselves Monday and hauled 56 perch
out of Iron Mountain lake.  

One of our friends lately found one of his hens setting on an iron wedge and a
door knob.  It occurs to us that wedge-shaped chicks would be quite nobby.  However,
Jake BARGER says he has a hen that can set on an egg and hatchet without hurting
herself.

Down at Sikeston the other day, a local editor in writing a 'puff for the milliner
said he was glad to see her "stocking up."  Meeting the scribe on the street, she
socked him with her parasol and threatened to tell his wife.  The poor fellow is
trying to figure out what was wrong with his item.

J. M. HODGEN, mayor of Potosi, was here for a short time Sunday while awaiting the
departure of his train for Arkansas points.  Mr. HODGEN is manager of the Ozark
Land Co.'s lands and an exceedingly well posted person on matters and things per-
taining to the Ozark country.

W. E. GIPSON, formerly of Irondale, has secured a lucrative position with the
Federal Lead Co., at Flat River.  Mr. GIBSON has been employed at Carson, La., 
for some time, but prefers the Ozarks to the Sunny South.  He passed through here
Wednesday enroute to Flat River, stopping long enough to greet a few old friends.
The Gazette wishes him great success.

The board of directors of the Bismarck Milling and Mfg. Co., met here Monday and
arranged to buy wheat extensively.  The mill is doing a fine business and its
stockholders are wearing a broad smile in consequence thereof.  Wagons with a fine
quality of wheat are arriving daily and the quality of flour can not be excelled.
This manufacturing enterprise is appreciated by our citizens, and when customers
enter any of our stores they invariably specify Bismarck's Best, White Lily or
Pride of Bismarck.  All trains stop at Bismarck.

The STEEL Hardware and Lumber company has purchased a fine looking horse for their
new delivery wagon and McCOY has fitted up a beautiful set of brass trimmed harness
for the big white horse that sets him off in great shape.

W. B. BUCKLEY of Goodwine, Iroquois Co., Ill., returned to his home last Saturday
after a pleasant visit with his nephew, W. D. McCOY.  During his visit Mr. BUCKLEY,
in company with W. D. McCOY and Tom COXEY went fishing at Iron Mountain dam one day
and the party caught 150 fine perch.  The catch was not weighed although there were
plenty of scales handy -- on the fish.

Jake BARGER and wife were visiting relatives near Belgrade last week and took a 
trip out to the Topozark orchard near Sunlight.  Mr. BARGER informs us that the
heavily laden trees present a beautiful sight, bending beneath the weight of the
immense crop of peaches and he likens it to an immense cluster of roses stretching
as far as the eye can reach, the coloring being very beautiful.

Services in the Baptist church Sunday, August 5th, as follows:  Sunday school, 
9:30; sermon, 11; communion service after sermon.  Baptism 3 p.m. at usual place.
B.Y.P.U. at 7 p.m.  Sermon, 8 p.m.  Any who may desire to unite by baptism are
requested to be at morning service as opportunity will be given just before the
sermon.  H. J. LaTOUR, pastor.

Layton SIMPSON, age 22, of Arcadia and George WILSON, age 19, of Caledonia, were
struck by a fast passenger train at Ironton R.R. crossing at midnight, July 28.
SIMPSON received cuts on face and general contusions.  WILSON was stunned, but
not seriously injured.  The buggy was totally demolished.  Dr. EATON of Bismarck
dressed their injuries.  Both young men are now at their respective homes congra-
tulating themselves upon their miraculous escape.  The approaching train was not
observed by either of the occupants of the buggy until the crash came.  This
accident prompts us to state that more care should be exercised in crossing the
public crossing in Bismarck, especially while trains are switching, for weekly 
very narrow escapes are noticed at this crossing.
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