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Page 1: Mrs. R. F. Moorman of Monett, Mo., gave birth to four children, three girls and a boy.
, Page 3: Marriage license: George F. Killingsworth, 29, of Phenix and Burtie A. Haga, 21, of Gresham, Polk county. [Burtie A. Hodges ?? ]
Miss Adda Scott, 18, of Springfield.
Marriage license: G. W. Everhart, 21, of Paola, Kansas, and 1. Marriage license: W. J. Woodward, 21, and Miss Etter Stewart,
18, both of Ash Grove.
C. C. Picketts and Miss Flora D. Smith, both of Halltown, Lawrence county, were married August 16. [Ricketts]
G. W. Everhart of Paola, Kansas, and Miss Addie Scott of Springfield were married yesterday.
Page 4: , Mrs. B. S. Whitson, formerly of Springfield, died Saturday of consumption at Pomona, Calif. She was a native of Virginia.
Mrs. Foster, 69, died Sunday at the home of her son John T. Foster, 2138 Springfield avenue. She was buried in Bellview cemetery.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Erb died Sunday at the home of its parents on Pacific street and was buried in Maple Park cemetery. It was a grandchild of J. H. Ripley, proprietor of a restaurant on Commercial street. -
TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1894 -- LEADER
Page 8: The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Erbe died Sunday and was buried in Maple Park cemetery.
Marriage license: J. H. Wilson, 21, and Miss Elizabeth Culy, 17, both of
Springfield. The bride's father gave his consent.
Daughter born last night to William Box of the Gulf shops.
Mrs. Foster of 2138 Springfield avenue died Sunday and was buried in Bellview cemetery.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22, 1884 -- DEMOCRAT
Páge 3: G. W. Everhart and Miss Adda Scott were married Tuesday. Marriage license: J. H. Wilson, 21, and Miss Elizabeth Culy,
16. An infant son of Willis Dickens who lives four miles north the city died yesterday.
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. William M. Spillman, 518 south
Campbell street.
There is an article about Nichols, Mo.
. Mrs. R. F. Moorman of Monett gave birth to quadruplets August 21 -- three girls and a boy.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22, 1894 -- REPUBLICAN
Page' 3: Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Box, corner of Grant and State streets.
The infant son of William Dickens died yesterday and will be
buried in the country.
. Mr. G. T. Everhart of Paola, Kansas, and Miss Adda Scott of Springfield were married August 20.
. Marriage license: J. H. Wilson, 24, and Miss Elizabeth Culy, 17, both of Springfield.
Page 4: Son born August 10 to Mr. and Mrs. Will Pierce, five miles south of Fair Grove. Miss Jessie A. Hyde, 20, died August 18 at Bolivar. She was .a.
school teacher. She leaves a mother, two sisters and a brother.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1894 -- LEADER Page 8: Son born to Ed Munsell, a freight conductor on the Frisco in Monett.
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1884 -- DEMOCRAT .
Page 3: Son born to Ed Mundell, conductor on the Texas division of the Frisco railroadat Monett.
Marriage license: Thomas F. Lile of Hall Town and Miss N. 3. .. Shipley of Republic. Mrs. Carrie L. Peck sues to divorce W. A. Peck.
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THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1894 -- REPUBLICAN
Page 3: £ Marriage license: Thomas T. Lile, 21, of Halltown, Lawrence county, and Miss N. J. Shipley, 18, of Republic. Page 4: The following estates are in probate: J. L. Hoyal Gretchen Turner William D. Hoyal
D. S. Holman E. J. Bryant Geneva Rose W. A. McElhany
Lewis Nelson Marian Nelson
George E. Sterling
William T. Adams
Clara E. and Lewis West
J. D. Boone J. T. Morton Abner Hamblen
Lucy A. Talcott William Gneedig
Mary P. Sibert sues to divorce Peter S. Sibert. William A. Peck sues to divorce Carrie L. Peck. Geneva Coleman sues to divorce Harvey Coleman.
There is a letter of inquiry about Moses O'Neal, a pensioner of the Indian War, who died in April 1881 near Springfield at the home of Thomas J. O'Neal.
THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1894 -- LEADER
Page 1: Joseph Marple fell from a 70 foot high scaffold and was badly injured. The following estates are in probate:
J. L. Hoyal
Gretchen Turner
William D. Hoyal D. S. Holman
E. J. Bryant
Geneva Rose
W. A. McElhany
Marian Melson
George E. Sterling
William T. Adams
Clara E. West and Lewis West
J. D. Boone J. T. Morton Abner Hamblen Lucy A. Talcott William Gneedig
Page 5: George Killingsworth of Phoenix and Miss Burtie Page of Gresham were married yesterday at Walnut Grove. [The weekly edition says Miss Burtie Haga of Gresham, Polk county.]
Dr. and Mrs. John M. Garner celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary. Seventeen of their children and grandchildren surprised them with a party. Dr. Garner was born in 1823 and when 22 years old he married Miss Eleanor Elizabeth Hays, a daughter of Capt. Hays of the Revolutionary war. They were married August 17, 1845, near St. Joseph, Mo. They have eight living children, twenty two grandchildren, and four great grandchildren .. Dr. Garner is 71 and Mrs. Garner is 68.
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24, 1884 -- DEMOCRAT
Page 3: Rose M. Prior sues to divorce John M. Prior.
They were married in March 1892.
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FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24, 1884 -- REPUBLICAN
Page 4: Rosa M. Prior sues to divorce John H. Prior. They were married March 30, 1892, in Greene county. Her maiden name was Rose M. O'Banion. . The following estates are in probate: J. C. Howard Mariam E. Bryan Mary E. Boone
Joseph Marple, a carpenter living at 953 North Jefferson street, fell: 65 feet from the new chimney being constructed on the high school. Mr.
Marple is 58 and has a wife and two sons. [This is a long article. ]
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1894 -- LEADER
Page 8: Miss Nettie Anthis, 18, living at the corner of Hamilton and Broad streets, died last night and will be buried in Hazelwood cemetery.
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25, 1894 -- DEMOCRAT
Page 3: Joseph 'Marple died. ** A child of J. S. Briston of Grand avenue died. Miss Cora Anthis died Thursday. She lived at 25 Hamilton
street:
1894.
L. M. Remington and Mary P. Remington were divorced. May 18, Now they plan to remarry and obtained a marriage license. 1 ₾11 iwas man, and made several distinct! changes in" bo'lding, belog careful to join the t prights with cleats on either aldo.
Juries dustalboA By'a FKIL
H. Was Badly Bruised Broken Up.
The Interment Takes Place To-Day
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Cemetery.
Joseph Marple, the unfortunate man who fell from the scaffolding at the High school building Thursday morn- ing. died yesterday afternoon just be- fora 3 o'clock 'from"the effects of his Injurles. lle was in a partly oncon- reions state during the morning. though every breath wan a groen, and be seemed continually in intense agony. While the numerous wounda tended to weaken the system, Internal Injarles along the left side, caused by falling brink, was probably the cause inf his death.
The accident, as viewed in retro- spect, seems to have been due entirely to Marple's neglect in the construction of the scaffolding. When he first be- gan its erection Thursday morning Building Inspector F. M. Shockley was on the ground and asked him If he knew anything of the state law relat- ing to the construction of scaffolding and wooden supports of all ports. Marple replied in the negative and Mr. Sbockley took particular paina to im- press upon hitu the method to be fol- flowed. Murple acqnieaced in all that
s: Hotfollowed. out, ble; ytestaktor method until the last +crowboard wad resobedi and then, in his beste to funlab, failed to mail it on tightly. But two. walls on either end were weed where at lea ta half dozen were nec- essary, and the split planks show where they' gare way under the'strain.' Marple himself after the accident spoke of ble negligence in this respect. The neighbors and sandry members of the teachers' institute are especially to bo commonded for the kindness and consideration they showed In caring for Mr. Marple and for their sympathy toward Mrs. Marple shown in word and deed.
Mr. Marple was 58 years of age ; he has been married nearly thirty years! aud bas two grown sons now in Texas. Ile war a member of the celebrated 31d Virginia regiment, known as the "Stonewall Brigade." and commanded by Stonewall Jackson of Lexington. Members of Camp L. C: Campbell. Confederate veterans' as- sociation, will meet af the residence, 953 north Jefferson street, promptly at 3 o'clock. II. B. Boude, chaplain, will conduct the services at' 3 o'clock and the interment will take place in the Confederate cemetery,
llefore his death. Mr. Marple re- quested that the followlug to act as pall-bearers: T. J. Carter. T. H. Cox, J. W. Harris; M. D. Miller. X. Hawkins. J. E. Elliott, :
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25, 1894 -- REPUBLICAN
Page 3: Marriage license: L. M. Remington and Mrs. Mary P. Remington, .both of Springfield.
The one year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bristow on Grand avenue
died and was buried in the country.
L. L. Remington and Mrs. Mary P. Remington, who have evidently been divorced, were married last night.
Cora A. Anthis of 25 Hamilton street died August 23 and was buried in Maple Park cemetery.
Page 4: Joseph Marple died. **
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Chris Rule and his daughter went to Baltimore, Md .; where his 85 year old father is seriously ill.
mains will be buried in the confeder.
Cox, J. W. Huck M. n. Huker, L Hawking, and J. B. Fillout' De. EL. H. Houde will conduct the serviess at the kosa Mr. · Maryle was bara ja' . Vis- Hola served to the ad letentry of that state Lader Stonewall Jackson. After the war he mond le Xiesouri and has long been a resident of Bpringfeld
SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1894 -- LEADER
Page 4: The first permanent settler in what is now Jasper county is said to have been Thacker Vivian who came from Kentucky and located where the Sarcoxie railroad depot now is in 1830. About 40 years ago he moved to Texas. In 1833 more pioneers settled at Sarcoxie. Abraham Onstott, father of Judge John Onstott, arrived from Indiana and settled south of Carthage. Judge Onstott has lived in the county longer than any other man.
Page 5: There was a family reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Delo. Present were their ten children, seven with husband or wife, and nineteen grandchildren. The article lists those present.
Page 6: Joseph Marple of 953 north Jefferson street, who fell from a scaffold Thursday, died yesterday. He was 58 years old and a native of Virginia. He served in the war under Gen. Stonewall Jackson. He will be buried in the Confederate cemetery.
SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 26, 1894 -- DEMOCRAT .
Page 1: Dr. Ott of Siloam Springs killed himself last Thursday when Miss Lizzie Craig refused to elope with him. He was already married and had two children.
' 'Page .2: J. W. Moss sues to divorce Fannie Moss. They were married in Edward Martin is his stepson.
March' 1874.
Lucy E. Bouck sues to divorce Charles Bouck. They were married -. in February 1892.
Mrs. Susan C. Woodward, 70, wife of Jacob Woodward, died yesterday at her home in East Center township and will be buried in the cemetery at the head of Clear Creek. She was born in Kentucky and has lived here for more than 50 years. She leaves a husband and seven children, among them R. B. Woodward of East Center township and John A. Woodward of Kansas. Page 3 :. Family reunion held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Delo south of the city. [Article lists the guests. ] .
Page 5; There is a long article describing Springfield in the days before the Civil War written by Paul Roulet. Somebody has clipped part of it There are three photographs including one of the Square.
away.
Page 6: Marriage license: Charles J. Peffer, 27, and Miss Mary
Emmerick, 18. [Charles J. Pfeiffer]
[D. B. London] Marriage license: D. B. Leudon, 21, and Miss Dora Phillips, , 18.
Marriage license: . Pascal M. Wood, 24, and Miss Dollie Bruni, :.
19. [Dollie Brim]
Page 7: The six month old child of J. E. Sprague of Mill street died :
yesterday. Inquest held over the remains of Joseph Marple.
SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 26, 1894 -- REPUBLICAN
Page 1: About seven years ago the wife of John Wells died near Garfield, Oregon, leaving an infant daughter three days old. The father gave the baby ... to Spence Hale (his brother-in-law) for temporary care. Now the father wishes to regain custody. [This is a long article. ]
J. W. Moss sues to divorce Fannie Moss. They were married in
August 1879. They have three children Dollie, 11; Leo, 6; and Agnes, 11 :
months. Mrs. Moss also has a son, Edward Martin, by a previous marriage. Lucy E. Bouck sues to divorce Charles Bouck.
The six month old infant of J. E. Sprague of 915 Mill street
died yesterday and will be buried in Maple Park cemetery.
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Mrs. Annie Woodward, 70, mother of R. H. Woodward, died yesterday at her home in the country. Mrs. Sarah N. Gibson, 69, died yesterday at her home nine miles .from Springfield. The last of the colored twins of Samuel Raymond died yesterday. The mother died last week. Page 2: Joseph Marple died after falling from a chimney. An inquest' was held.|
Marriage license: Pascal M. Wood, 24, and Dollie Brim, 19, both of Walnut Grove.
Marriage license: Charles J. Peiffer, 27, and Miss Mary
Emmerick, 18, both of Springfield.
Marriage license: D. B. London, 21, and Miss Dora Phillips, 18,
1 both of Republic. Page 5: The six month old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Sprague residing.on Mill street died yesterday.
MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1894 -- LEADER
Page 8: Mrs. Sarah A. Gibson, 69, of near old Delaware town on the James in Christian county died Saturday. She was a widow. She leaves two grown children, a son and a daughter. She was buried in the family burying ground.
M. V. Patterson, 30, died Saturday. He was stricken with apoplexy while plowing. He leaves a wife. He was buried in the Hodge graveyard.
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1894 -- DEMOCRAT
· Page 5: Buster Thompson, 25, committed suicide by taking strychnine .. : yesterday at Billings. He was unmarried. He was a brother of Doc Thompson, sheriff of Christian county.
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1894 -- REPUBLICAN
Page 4: Mrs. Elizabeth Givens of 737 Lincoln street died last night of consumption.
Mrs. Sarah A. Gibson, 59, who lived near old Delaware town . on the James in Christian county died Saturday of consumption and was buried in the family cemetery. -
M. V. Patterson, 30, died of apoplexy and was buried in the Hodge cemetery.
TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1894 -- LEADER
Page 1: Ozias Thompson, 23, committed suicide yesterday at the home of his parents aat Billings. He was the son of William Thompson and the brother of Doc. Thompson, sheriff of . Christian county.
Dora Layton sues to divorce John Layton.
Page 8: Mrs. Harvey W. Salmon died this morning at her home in Clinton, Mo. She was well known in Springfield.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1884 -- DEMOCRAT
Page 3: Mrs. Harvey W. Salmon died yesterday in her home in Clinton, Mo. She was the eldest daughter. of John S. Kimbrough, an old citizen and merchant of Springfield. She leaves a husband and children.
Page. 6: . A sister of J. E. Givens, 737 east Lincoln street, died , yesterday.
Marriage license: R. G. Sears of Salem and Mrs. Edna L. Parks of Springfield.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1894 -- REPUBLICAN
Page 1: Mrs. Kate K. Salmon, wife of Harvey W. Salmon, died August 28 at Clinton, Mo. Page 3: Charles J. Peiffer and Miss Mary Emmerick, both of Springfield, were married August 26. Marriage license: R. S. Sears, 21, of Salem, Dent county, and Mrs. Edna L.' Parks, 18, of Springfield.
Ozias Thompson, 23, son of William Thompson of Billings,
committed suicide. His father's brother is sheriff of Christian county. Miss Bertie Haga of Gresham and Mr. George Killingsworth of Phenix were married Wednesday. The bride is the daughter of Mr. D. N. Haga of Gresham ..
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1894 -- LEADER
Page 1: Marriage license: Maurice M. McCluer, Jr., and Miss Bertie M. Mack, both of this city.
Marriage license: R. G. Seass of Salem, Dent county, and Mrs. edna L. Parks of
Springfield. Page 8: Daughter born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McBride who live six miles north
of the city. Daughter born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Will Anderson who live six miles south
of the city.
Son born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Grant who lives seven miles east of town.
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1894 -- DEMOCRAT ..
Page 5: Bill Robinson was shot and killed last Sunday at Harmony camp near Neosho by Bill Robinson during a quarrel.
Page 6: Mrs. Kate T. Wittich sues to divorce George E. Wittich,
president of the Kansas City paper house. They were married 24 years ago in Greene county and have three children: a son 22, a daughter 20, and a son .13.
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1894 -- DEMOCRAT -- WEEKLY EDITION"'
Page 7: There is the same long article about the history of early Springfield which appeared in the newspaper of August 26, 1894, but this article is intact .**
LOOKING BACKWARD,
Springfield as She Appeared in Anto-Bellum Daya.
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Interesting Extracts from the Old Newspapers.
The Olty's Advantageous Goo- graphical Location.
Even as a Country Town the Queen . ('Ity Was the Market of a Wide Stretch of Country.
Mr. l'anl Roulet has, at the request of Tuk DEMOCHAT prepared the fol- lowing article on the history of Springfield, taken largely from pen pictures of the town published in vari- ous old newspapers of Missouri. It will certainly be interesting to the readers of to-day to know how Spring. feld looked in the thirties, futties and fifties. These antebellum pen pictures of the Infant city were written in the spirit of perfect candor, no doubt, and they present the features of the Queen of the Southwest as they appeared to
VIEW TAXEX 1X 1835.
"The editor of this paper in the fall of 1835, when in his serentoenth year, took .a trip overland from Howard county. vis Apriorfold, Mo., to Alex- andris, Louisiana, and made the at- tempt to keep a daily journal. For the information of our . Springfield contemporaries, who recently pub -. Liebed very interesting statistios in ro- gard to the growth, business and
prospecta of that dourishing young elty. we make this extract from our "Journal.'
We arrived at Buringfield on Wednes- day. September 16. 1835. There are some eight or ten log cabins forming the place, There are three or four stores, two groceries, two blacksmith shops, and one tau yard, This to the pastornde winter ibis is the' arst postotdes we found' after leaving Boonville. We remained in Springdeld one night and part of ou. das. and were entertained br .I. P. Campbell, the tavern keeper. whose tathy was as well supplied, we sup- pos , as the markets of the country affolded. The people seemed to baro but little to do, and bastled about.and
did it.
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HAINKIY FISH IN THONE DAYA.
When I smoke on the morning of the 17th I stepped out on the porch to wish, and found a heavy rain falling. I A gentleman, a doctor, whose name I did not Jearo, came in baste from the. extreme end of the porch, having in his band & wash pan of water, which he had caught from the roof, and in this pau . was a fish ; two Inches long. The circumstance 'struck all with astonishment, and I never till then ont any confidence in the storles of the clouds raining fish; but Mr. Campbel :. the innkeeper, assured us ha had wit- nessed 'a ' showers of'snakes. eighteen Inches In length:T.Abd we. believed.it. Be this time breakfast was apnonneed. and the wake and fish stories were forgotten.
OLD DELAWARK TOWN.
' Twelve miles from Springdold passed an old' blado called "D Town." This place was once an' Indiad village of 'considerable is low and strength, "butits now, in a state of dilapidation and bears but & fow ovi. dences of its former greatness . There la a large creek (Wilson ' creek), run. ning by this old town, and it is sald that Indian gruves are to be sean for four or tive miles alnog the banks."
The Jefferson Inquirer contains the following sketch of Springfield, pub-
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WEST SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE.
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EAST SIDE PIRLIC SOTARE.
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PUBLIC SOFARLIN IM .:
THE NATIONAL CEMETERY.
Rated Oel. 10, 1847:
SPRINGFIELD, Oct 10, 1847. This flourishing town is situated in Greene county, near the Kickapoo Prairie, and on the road leading from St. Louis, Jefferson City and Boonville to.Van Buren, Arkansas, 'Is to hand. : somely located, and Itsstreets and pub- lie square very judiciously arranged. The court house is placed in the center of the public square Itis mal tanle -. ing; two stories high, aud ; presenta & handsome appearance. Around the square are located stores and various shops, togetbe, with a large botel and the banking house. .. The hotel is kept by Gen. Smith-by that are very gentlemanly and clever man; and wor- thy a generous ratrondge."
The banking house is built of brick.
'taone de court house, and presents quite splendid appearance. ";The buffaantes rot up under the faaper SHEtendance of. our. towdudas: mm OFYoung. Esq., and, Mr ... Burch "ot Linn. As wo bave seldom, If over, spoken favorably of banks, we rather.
looked at the building more co ac - count of its beauty of architecture than for any particular love we had for the operations inside. However, wo heard many apeak be wheel judicious, and at the same time .!! commeistiny manner in which this in- stitucion +- managed.
From the strat .most of sinmerte and speculation in raising stock, which were to be carried on in hisrectified our state, we are led to bellers the branch bank ali prius held in the meane
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of ralearning prest lavilisten to the southwest
A NOTED HAN. CZITES.
At this place, we were informe. thirteen different mall mutas to. tered and departed for various points In southwest Xhanuri and Arkansas There are elplitstores in the place, and all appear to do a very handsome bunt new. "Art onomarcial votar: Barley Held in the crater of trade for wine that, Missouri, Ardy
over others.L of the branch bank. The country arara! Springwald baus very good propurity of timber and prairie, and is every war adopted for the rating of a'nek of ' farming purposes "
The Spilogtlald "L'irror," edited by James W. Bores," ablikk December 12, 1857, a very interesting article on SpringDeld taken froot: the "Missouri Tribuhe." It will be observed from the sketch that Springfield In the MO's was a stirring inland town, had plenty of money, furnished abundance of em. pluywent tu all at good wages, pos- sessed a good moral sentiment which had.banished all the asloons, reformed carly al' ine tiplera, aud was looking forward to a bright and prosperous future, eren it its streets ware not paved. Following le tho aketch :
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In writing of this city it is not pos- sible to say moch in its favor isa town if we speak exclusively of its buildinge. etreets, etc. 'Ve bave no- tired in the other two journala pub; listed here articles of the town. Its growth, new hours golox up, etc. We have but little knowledge as to the number of new houses built dur- ing the past season. Springfield is, however, a place of noto at a distance and strangers coming here are disap- pointed in not boding macadamized
atrieta, paved sidewalka, s.One court honse. and gorgeous)y" ·decorated churches. . On the other hand they sco tor radenges . of the sith
mindent the color
'tain an intelligent popolito
-The inhabitants of, the only hum
about two thousand. It is built' pitchy pioa lumber, and should a spark ever unfortunately " wander ' in the wrong direction it may be the meane uf wiping out two- thirds of the pretty city. The business houses appear to have been built more to answer pret rot wants than with a view to the
tramaction of the heavy business of the future. . . ..
"In writing of this alty one must to do It justice, any more than give the number of bonses. populsting, ota, it. contains. . It is as a business polot we. desire."do"speak of it: The country irrounding it Is for sheed of the work and has pashed it up to its pros- entaire without any effort at Its ad- Pancer.ent on the part of its own clt !- tens. No steam will is to be found here, and no enterprise is being car- ited forward in concentrate business at this point Yet the Incation in mob . us indones to it a large trade.
.. The citizens, however, should know 1
that by a little effort and without sac. ribice they could doable the trade of the city. The business of Springfield
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amounts to about dfteca "bundred Haisewed dollars. annually. In .. thi estimate in included its professional. Archanleal. mercantile sud stock transactions. There are here .. somal "doson"or fifteen dry goods stores, sev.' eral of which do a forty thousand dol- lar business aod on that realize a profit of about twelve thousand dollars enou- ally. Think of that; Twelve thou- taud dollars .nado on m .forty thousuu .. dollar business year after ycer! At that rate we may expect to bear of un reliant princes at no distant day in Springdeld. The mechanics and mer chants are all prospering, and most certainly they ought to, as they have for their customers as Ene'an
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an is to be found in any country. The business men are not surpassed by these of way city in the union. They answered the urgent and imploring walls of their creditors in Boston, Ne" York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and St Louis by paying their debts before they were due. There is a reason for Springfield having a celebrity und a nante from home, when its busines. 'hen sie such as to cause the great ci: ies of the ses- board to solicit its roer cantile custom.
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