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164 HENRY COUNTY HISTORY Nine good and true Democrats announced their candidacy for the Montrose postoffice. A dearth of houses in Clinton was announced and the Lingle and Avery addition was surveyed and a lot sale was put on. In the race for supremacy in other lines of effort, Henry County was not neglectful in the improvement of the grade of its live stock. Fore- most among those who entered this laudable enterprise was George M. Casey. He had added to his famous herd of Shorthorn cattle until, with choice goods at its head, he captured first premiums at all the State fairs. This herd became a terror to all fancy cattle exhibitors. The manager of the great herd belonging to the Taft Brothers, of whom ex-President Taft was one, once remarked that they did not expect many blue ribbons when competing with the Choice Goods Herd. It may be of interest to note some retail quotations of commodities. Good table linen thirty cents per yard, bleached muslin five cents, twenty- four pounds choice white fish fifty cents, twenty-four pound pail mackerel fifty-five cents, seventeen pounds sugar $1.00, thirteen pounds good cof- fee $1.00. The County Fair, which opened October 7, is largely attended and 120 children gave the fairy opera, "The Naiad Queen," at the Opera House. T. G. Cheesman, of Windsor, shipped a lot of cattle to Chicago that averaged between 1,900 and 2,000 pounds in weight. The agitation for a new court house continued, also the building of a $30,000 hotel. John Shobe and George Jackson returned from a hunting trip near White Sulphur Springs, bringing venison, and reported they killed a doe and a buck eight years old. The Brownington Milling Company announced that it was turning out fifty barrels of fancy grade of flour per day. Adler and Gebhardt shipped a car load of hickory nuts. On November 15 the Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield railroad ad- vertised its through train service to Ash Grove. The United Brethren built Brushy Church in Bogard township. tI stands about midway between Urich and Blairstown and is an important spiritual center. While other parts of the county were busy with affairs pretaining to the several localities, Keith and Perry were working overtime develop- ing the natural resources at Deepwater and building the town. It is
| Title | History of Henry County, Missouri |
| Creator | Lamkin, Uel W. |
| Subject |
Henry County (Mo.)--History Henry County (Mo.)--Biography |
| Date.Original | 1919 |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Format | jp2 |
| Collection Name | Missouri County Histories Collection |
| Source | Historical Publishing Co., 1919. |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Identifier | mch000080 |
| Publisher | Missouri State Library |
| Rights | All images are in the public domain |
| Language | English |
| County |
Henry County (Mo.) |
| Coverage | Missouri -- Henry County |
| Contributing Institution |
University of Missouri--St. Louis. St. Louis Mercantile Library |
| Copy Request | Contact St. Louis Mercantile Library reference desk at (314) 516-7240. |
| Title | mch000080p0164 |
| Format | JP2 |
| Transcript | 164 HENRY COUNTY HISTORY Nine good and true Democrats announced their candidacy for the Montrose postoffice. A dearth of houses in Clinton was announced and the Lingle and Avery addition was surveyed and a lot sale was put on. In the race for supremacy in other lines of effort, Henry County was not neglectful in the improvement of the grade of its live stock. Fore- most among those who entered this laudable enterprise was George M. Casey. He had added to his famous herd of Shorthorn cattle until, with choice goods at its head, he captured first premiums at all the State fairs. This herd became a terror to all fancy cattle exhibitors. The manager of the great herd belonging to the Taft Brothers, of whom ex-President Taft was one, once remarked that they did not expect many blue ribbons when competing with the Choice Goods Herd. It may be of interest to note some retail quotations of commodities. Good table linen thirty cents per yard, bleached muslin five cents, twenty- four pounds choice white fish fifty cents, twenty-four pound pail mackerel fifty-five cents, seventeen pounds sugar $1.00, thirteen pounds good cof- fee $1.00. The County Fair, which opened October 7, is largely attended and 120 children gave the fairy opera, "The Naiad Queen," at the Opera House. T. G. Cheesman, of Windsor, shipped a lot of cattle to Chicago that averaged between 1,900 and 2,000 pounds in weight. The agitation for a new court house continued, also the building of a $30,000 hotel. John Shobe and George Jackson returned from a hunting trip near White Sulphur Springs, bringing venison, and reported they killed a doe and a buck eight years old. The Brownington Milling Company announced that it was turning out fifty barrels of fancy grade of flour per day. Adler and Gebhardt shipped a car load of hickory nuts. On November 15 the Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield railroad ad- vertised its through train service to Ash Grove. The United Brethren built Brushy Church in Bogard township. tI stands about midway between Urich and Blairstown and is an important spiritual center. While other parts of the county were busy with affairs pretaining to the several localities, Keith and Perry were working overtime develop- ing the natural resources at Deepwater and building the town. It is |
