ITORIAL & OPINION
Press-News Journal, Canton, Mo.. Thursday, July 25, 1985, Page
Ib
Lg our heritage...
'fhlt annual,, River ii
,sadsehedule4 for this
Up and Down
the Countryside
two of Canton's most
are celebrating
this weekend,
e festivities with open
',sad Lewis Coanty
SO years of
am'routing
mew Ims,,,esses
tad many older
from the scene,
these Imsinesses
threqh four wars,
disasters,
Bring part of the
officers and
State Bank, and
of Lewis
on their
and join with
their individual
the stabfllsers
and Cantm still
College, d
secupled the bill
David Steinbeck
overlooklng the town since I; The
Press-News Jeurnal, which traces its
beginnings back to 18U; Standard
Machine Company, Cspps Store,
Grand Leader Pharmacy, Ayers OH
Co., and several others who have
enviable records of durability.
Many have changed and adapted to
the times, as a business must to
survive. The blacksmith shop becomes
the machine shop, technology catches
up with the newspaper, the bank, and
other bineues which fred themselves
in the midst of the computer age. But
the keynote of service to the people is
the secret of success.
Celebrate Canton River Heritage
Day There are many thlnp to do for
kids of all ages. Take s moment to
celebrate in the aeblevements of these
businesses and peeple who serve the
community.
at.
Panels
think that
seuion is over the
is finished
The council replaces the old Missouri
Commission on the Status of Women,
which has had very little statutory
authority and has been generally
unsuccessful in addressing the needs of
women in the work force. The new
program is better equipped to help
women find success in the working
world.
I also will be working as a member
of the Transportation Development
Commission to oversee the operations
of the new state Transportation
Division - an agency set up to help
enhance the economic development of
Missouri through improved transporta-
tion services.
The commission will keep a close
eye on the development of transporta-
tion regulations and will consider the
reconvenes need for new or changed laws relating
from true. to the development and regulation of
that keep
sessions. And
on special
or services.
Legislature work
the regular
that laws are
ways that will
to which I
appointed will be
a more favorable
the state and
growth.
new Missouri
Economic De-
I will help
to help women
and to
to nontradition-
COuncil also will
programs
and provide
promotes job
and
transportation activities.
A third panel with which I will be
working will be studying problems
to medical malpractice and
product liability in the state.
The number of lawsuits against
doctors and surgeons for medical
malpractice has skyrocketed in recent
years along with those filed under our
product liability laws. It has resulted
in two major problems. First, medical
professionals and businesses are
forced to pay unbelievably high
liability insurance premiums - if they
can obtain coverage at all. Secondly,
these costs are passed directly to
patients and consumers in the form of
steadily increasing prices for health
care service and retail goods. I know
many of you are concerned about the
rising costs and will agree that it's a
very serious problem.
The special study committee will
explore both issues and make
recommendations to the general
Assembly next session for any
legislative action that might ease the
,- situation.
a
in
O
Danfor(h
afford _
to reduce
simply does
s most serious
of $200 billion
see.
by the
of Represen-
the goal of
from next
We would settle
m prngress on
for as
m spending
in-
At each
politically
be made if
progress
00tween Senate
for military
chose the
the Senate.
between the
on whether
delay in
retire-
and the
no
question of
taxes, the agreement would rule out
any increase in revenues.
This is not deficit reduction. Instead,
this is a decision that deficit reduction
is less important than military
spending. It is a decision that deficit
reduction is less important than full
and immediate cost-of-living increases
for domestic entitlement programs.
Finally, it is a decision that deficit
reduction is less important than
avoiding a tax increase.
After selling out the chance for a
decent start toward a balanced budget,
the House leaders had the gall to
suggest that we would come up with
"other spending reductions" sufficient
to reach the original target. Baloney.
Smoke and mirrors. To the House, I
say: Show me the $20 billion in new
spending reduction that the House witl
support.
The "compromise" departs from the
judgment of every reputable economist
who has testified before Congress. To a
person, the nation's most eminent
economists -- Republicans, Democrats
and independents tell us that the
deficits are ruining the economy. They
agree that a deficit reduction of
between $50 billion and $60 billion will
cut interest rates by at least two
percentage points, increase our
exports, reduce imports, stimulate
housing and take some of the heat off
farmers.
Consider the question of America's,
position ill world trade. At a time of
record deficits in our trade balances,
we would turn our back on the single
most effective remedy for anemic
exports and heavy imports: a
meaningful reduction in the federal
deficit.
In the long term, $200 billion deficits
will ruin the American economy. We
cannot live beyond our means forever,
making it from one year to the next by
piling a new mortgage of $200 billion
on our children and grandchildren.
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-%
1
YESTERYEAR'S
PICTURES
I II
Backward
Glances
Pearl Plank
2O YEARS AGO
The Canton Press-News
July 29, lf
Raymond B. Greene, of Balboa,
Canal Zone, has been named instructor
in English-Speech and Drama at
Culver-stockton College. Mr. Gresv
will replace Lawrence Fischer, who
has resigned.
The annual Lewis County 4-H Show
attracted a large crowd this past
weekend on the Canton School
grounds.
Representatives from nine states
attended the second biennial meeting
of the American Pencil Collectors
Society held on the campus of Culver-
Stockton College July 20-22. Those
traveling the most miles to attend the
convention were from San Jose, Calif.,
and Van Nuys, Calif., while the state
with the most representatives was
Illinois. The other states represented
were Missouri, Indiana, South Dakota,
Kansas, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
All national officers were re-elected
for the next two years. They were
Lester C. Taylor, Sterling, Kans.,
president; Aubrey N. Allen, Canton,
vice-president; and Mrs. Paul R.
Young, Hutchinson, Kans., secretary.
Mr. Taylor, professor of religion and
philosophy at Sterling College, proba-
bly has the largest single collation of
writing instruments in existence, over
53,000.
Turley & Jones of Canton is this
week advertising a sale in celebration
of its 50th anniversary in Canton. In
1916 Mr. Turley bega the operation of
a dry goods store with Miss Ella Jones
as a partner under the trade name of
Turley and Jones. In 1937 Mrs.
Rosenthal became associated with the
business. Mr. Turley died April 29,
1941. Miss Ella Jones is now inactive in
the business, making her home at the
Good Samaritan Home in Quincy. Mrs.
Resenthal now operates the store with
the aid of Mrs. Russell Burk who has
been with her for eight years.
Mrs. Harry Cottrell, 94, died July 27
in st. Mary t00q)i00 in quincy. Mrs.
Cottrell had lived in Canton for the last
10 years.
The Lewis CAmaty Journal
Jnly 2O, I
Basil Fountain, president of the
LaBelle Rodeo Association, has
announced that plans have been
completed for the lh annual LaBelle
Rodeo to be held at the LaBelle Rodeo
arena Friday and Saturday evenings,
August 6 and 7. The Diamond
Horseshoe Rodeo company of Godfrey,
III., is producing the rodeo and will
furnishy stock for the_ events.
F. B. (Fritz) Conrath, 64, died in
Blessing Hospital, Quincy, July 21,
where he had been a patient only a few
hours. Mr. Conrath, a widely known
and respected Lewis Countlan, served
the county as Representative in the
Missouri Legislature for two terms. He
had been employed by the state
revenue department for 27 years. He
was a member of the Ewing Baptist
Church.
Caril Dee Tucker of Williamstown is
pictured with her grand champion
steer at the 4-H Show. The champion
steer brought I1 a hundred at the sale
and was purchased by four Canton
businessmen, IGA, Dog 'n' Suds,
Green's Dairy and J Andy Zenge, Jr.
Two lovely Lewis County 4-H girls
were selected at the annual 4-H Show
to represent this county at the District
Dress Revue at Kirksville on August
13. They are Karen Uhlmeyer and
Jeanne Howard.
National Grange Lecturer William
Brake of Michigan and Washington,
D.C., will direct the first Mid-west
Grange Lecturer Conference and
Family Camporee August 5-7. Missouri
State Grange is host for the conference
and has chosen Garnett Grange Hall in
Lewis County as the site.
The First Baptist Church of
stown has called Rev. Loyle Van
Horn as their pastor, coming from the
First Baptist Church of Mundelein, m.
Rev. Van Horn has pastored churches
in Texas and Missouri.
SO YEARS AGO
The Canton Press-News
August 1, 193.5
Mrs. Amanda Vice, 72, died July 27
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Herbert Wolf.
Richard Tillmann is an artist in
making articles from wood with a
knife. He has whittled out several desk
lamps that are beautiful, but his latest
effort far surpassed these. He has on
display in the Canton Hardware Store
window a floor lamp cut from a single
piece of cedar with a pocket knife.
Dr. Walter Williams, 71, founder of
the first school of journalism at the
University of Missmu and president of
the university until last July 1, died at
his home in Columbia Monday,
Miss Mada McCutchan, who is
principal of the Girls' School in
Susteln, China, arrived home Monday
to spend her fwst vacation in six years.
Miss Mada and hrother, Hugh, have
represented the Presbyterian Church
in the mission field in China the past 24
years Monticello
Mrs. Lucy Hemming is trying to
make the Benjamin school approved
This picture, loaned by Loretta
Bringer, Maywood, shows the congre-
gation of the South Union Baptist
Church in Maywood at about 1893. This
picture was one of several on display
at the church- the only one in
Maywood --this weekend during the
by September. Tuesday she and Miss
Mary Alderton worked in classifying
the library - a requirement in an
approved rural school,
Bertram the implement man, sold
and delivered a new ten-foot power
binder to Rice McCutchan early
Tuesday. It was a hurry-up trans-
action.
YEARS AGO
The Lewht County Journal
July 31, 19'?.5
T. I. Johnson has purchased a
controlling interest in the LaGrange
Savings Bank. Mr. Johnson purchased
a majority of the stock from F. S.
Hagood, who has been cashier for
some years. Mr. Johnson has been vice
president of Monticello Trust Company
since its origin and will retain that
position.
The Keokuk Canning Company is
largely increasing its pickle capacity
at Canton. There will be 7 new 14 foot
tanks of over 1400 bushel capacity.
The hotel at LaBelle, one of the
oldest, burned down by a fire of
unknown origin Monday morning. It
was owned by J. R. Bertram of
Rutledge.
Leslie Hicks was killed Sunday near
Edina when the car he was driving ran
into a culvert as Mr. Hicks looked
back to view another accident.
stute Co. of St. Louis, who owns the
pickle factory at this place, has Johnie
Lemen employed as manager. They
have the past week received their first
pickles of the season and are paying
$1.20 per bushel for small and 30c per
bushel for the large ones. Durham
N. J. Wagner of Benjamin hauled J.
L. McCann's household goods to
K/rksville Thursday. Lewistown
Robert Boulware of Canton pur-
chased at a trustee sale the acre
Vandivef farm located in the limits of
Canton for $17,600.
Cora Florence Fee Gray, 55, of
Gray, Okla., departed this life July 18.
The remains were brought to the old
home place now owned by her brother,
C. E. Fee, of Wil]iamstown where
funeral services were conducted by J.
V. Carlisle, after which they were laid
to rest in the Carlin Cemetery.
70 YEARS AGO
The Lewis Couuty Jourual
July N, 115
As auistant high school teacher, the
board has selected Prof. O. B. Eddins
of Knox County.
The remains of Mrs. Sidney
Faulkner who died at her home in
Hannibal Monday, were brought to
Monticello and interred in the
cemetery at this place Wednesday.
Mrs. Faulkner was a sister of Charles
E. Taylor of this place.
celebration of the 125th year of that
church.
The Star-of-David stained glass
windows pictured here are still present
today. Much of the rest of the
architecture is still the same, but the
bell tower has been shortened.
Monticello now has a well organized
baseball team. Erie Knight, mger;
David L. Breding catcher; M.
Spurgeon, pitcher; Alfred WrighL Ist
base; Jesse Sebork, captain, 2nd base;
Pearl Anderson, 3rd base; Ernest
Mitchell, short stop; Joe Story, left
field; Prank Glaves, center field; and
Charley Sehork, right field.
At an estimated cost of $1,500 per
mile a rocked road is to be constructed
between Williamstown and Canton, a
distance of 21 miles. Six miles have
already been rocked from Canton.
These two towns and the people along
the highway gave upwards of $3,000 b
build a dirt road between the two
places and they have a good road. The
day is not far distant when they will
have the rock road.
lOO YEARS AGO
The Lewis County Journal
July 31, 1885
When in Canton the other day we
were struck with the imposing
appearance of J. C. Comle¢'s large
new warehouse, situated on the corner
of Lewis and Ist Streets. We had
thought the old warehouse large and
commodious enough for all purpose.
but were informed that the increasing
trade had given demand for more
room and greater facilities for storage.
The new warehouse is S6xt feet,
most substantially erected with iron
roof and ends, and has a capacity for
the storage of 750 tons of hay.
Prof. Anderson, principal of Western
Academy, LaBelle, has secured the
services of Prof. A. W. Lyon, an
alumnus of the Missouri University
and a teacher of ripe experience. Mrs.
Annie Ringer has charge of the music
department. Miss Bessie Nelson has
charge of the school of art and is fully
competent to give lessons in oli
painting, crayon work, water colers,
hammered brass, etc. Prof. Anderson,
by his earnest, thorough work, has
established an enviable reputation for *
Western Academy and the people
realize that this school is inferior to
none for economy, moral restrat,
and the success of its students.,
Died- at her home near Tolone on
July 15, Miss Mary Kirschba,
daughter of William and Katie
Kirschbaum.
/
ITORIAL & OPINION
Press-News Journal, Canton, Mo.. Thursday, July 25, 1985, Page
Ib
Lg our heritage...
'fhlt annual,, River ii
,sadsehedule4 for this
Up and Down
the Countryside
two of Canton's most
are celebrating
this weekend,
e festivities with open
',sad Lewis Coanty
SO years of
am'routing
mew Ims,,,esses
tad many older
from the scene,
these Imsinesses
threqh four wars,
disasters,
Bring part of the
officers and
State Bank, and
of Lewis
on their
and join with
their individual
the stabfllsers
and Cantm still
College, d
secupled the bill
David Steinbeck
overlooklng the town since I; The
Press-News Jeurnal, which traces its
beginnings back to 18U; Standard
Machine Company, Cspps Store,
Grand Leader Pharmacy, Ayers OH
Co., and several others who have
enviable records of durability.
Many have changed and adapted to
the times, as a business must to
survive. The blacksmith shop becomes
the machine shop, technology catches
up with the newspaper, the bank, and
other bineues which fred themselves
in the midst of the computer age. But
the keynote of service to the people is
the secret of success.
Celebrate Canton River Heritage
Day There are many thlnp to do for
kids of all ages. Take s moment to
celebrate in the aeblevements of these
businesses and peeple who serve the
community.
at.
Panels
think that
seuion is over the
is finished
The council replaces the old Missouri
Commission on the Status of Women,
which has had very little statutory
authority and has been generally
unsuccessful in addressing the needs of
women in the work force. The new
program is better equipped to help
women find success in the working
world.
I also will be working as a member
of the Transportation Development
Commission to oversee the operations
of the new state Transportation
Division - an agency set up to help
enhance the economic development of
Missouri through improved transporta-
tion services.
The commission will keep a close
eye on the development of transporta-
tion regulations and will consider the
reconvenes need for new or changed laws relating
from true. to the development and regulation of
that keep
sessions. And
on special
or services.
Legislature work
the regular
that laws are
ways that will
to which I
appointed will be
a more favorable
the state and
growth.
new Missouri
Economic De-
I will help
to help women
and to
to nontradition-
COuncil also will
programs
and provide
promotes job
and
transportation activities.
A third panel with which I will be
working will be studying problems
to medical malpractice and
product liability in the state.
The number of lawsuits against
doctors and surgeons for medical
malpractice has skyrocketed in recent
years along with those filed under our
product liability laws. It has resulted
in two major problems. First, medical
professionals and businesses are
forced to pay unbelievably high
liability insurance premiums - if they
can obtain coverage at all. Secondly,
these costs are passed directly to
patients and consumers in the form of
steadily increasing prices for health
care service and retail goods. I know
many of you are concerned about the
rising costs and will agree that it's a
very serious problem.
The special study committee will
explore both issues and make
recommendations to the general
Assembly next session for any
legislative action that might ease the
,- situation.
a
in
O
Danfor(h
afford _
to reduce
simply does
s most serious
of $200 billion
see.
by the
of Represen-
the goal of
from next
We would settle
m prngress on
for as
m spending
in-
At each
politically
be made if
progress
00tween Senate
for military
chose the
the Senate.
between the
on whether
delay in
retire-
and the
no
question of
taxes, the agreement would rule out
any increase in revenues.
This is not deficit reduction. Instead,
this is a decision that deficit reduction
is less important than military
spending. It is a decision that deficit
reduction is less important than full
and immediate cost-of-living increases
for domestic entitlement programs.
Finally, it is a decision that deficit
reduction is less important than
avoiding a tax increase.
After selling out the chance for a
decent start toward a balanced budget,
the House leaders had the gall to
suggest that we would come up with
"other spending reductions" sufficient
to reach the original target. Baloney.
Smoke and mirrors. To the House, I
say: Show me the $20 billion in new
spending reduction that the House witl
support.
The "compromise" departs from the
judgment of every reputable economist
who has testified before Congress. To a
person, the nation's most eminent
economists -- Republicans, Democrats
and independents tell us that the
deficits are ruining the economy. They
agree that a deficit reduction of
between $50 billion and $60 billion will
cut interest rates by at least two
percentage points, increase our
exports, reduce imports, stimulate
housing and take some of the heat off
farmers.
Consider the question of America's,
position ill world trade. At a time of
record deficits in our trade balances,
we would turn our back on the single
most effective remedy for anemic
exports and heavy imports: a
meaningful reduction in the federal
deficit.
In the long term, $200 billion deficits
will ruin the American economy. We
cannot live beyond our means forever,
making it from one year to the next by
piling a new mortgage of $200 billion
on our children and grandchildren.
,w
/
-%
1
YESTERYEAR'S
PICTURES
I II
Backward
Glances
Pearl Plank
2O YEARS AGO
The Canton Press-News
July 29, lf
Raymond B. Greene, of Balboa,
Canal Zone, has been named instructor
in English-Speech and Drama at
Culver-stockton College. Mr. Gresv
will replace Lawrence Fischer, who
has resigned.
The annual Lewis County 4-H Show
attracted a large crowd this past
weekend on the Canton School
grounds.
Representatives from nine states
attended the second biennial meeting
of the American Pencil Collectors
Society held on the campus of Culver-
Stockton College July 20-22. Those
traveling the most miles to attend the
convention were from San Jose, Calif.,
and Van Nuys, Calif., while the state
with the most representatives was
Illinois. The other states represented
were Missouri, Indiana, South Dakota,
Kansas, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
All national officers were re-elected
for the next two years. They were
Lester C. Taylor, Sterling, Kans.,
president; Aubrey N. Allen, Canton,
vice-president; and Mrs. Paul R.
Young, Hutchinson, Kans., secretary.
Mr. Taylor, professor of religion and
philosophy at Sterling College, proba-
bly has the largest single collation of
writing instruments in existence, over
53,000.
Turley & Jones of Canton is this
week advertising a sale in celebration
of its 50th anniversary in Canton. In
1916 Mr. Turley bega the operation of
a dry goods store with Miss Ella Jones
as a partner under the trade name of
Turley and Jones. In 1937 Mrs.
Rosenthal became associated with the
business. Mr. Turley died April 29,
1941. Miss Ella Jones is now inactive in
the business, making her home at the
Good Samaritan Home in Quincy. Mrs.
Resenthal now operates the store with
the aid of Mrs. Russell Burk who has
been with her for eight years.
Mrs. Harry Cottrell, 94, died July 27
in st. Mary t00q)i00 in quincy. Mrs.
Cottrell had lived in Canton for the last
10 years.
The Lewis CAmaty Journal
Jnly 2O, I
Basil Fountain, president of the
LaBelle Rodeo Association, has
announced that plans have been
completed for the lh annual LaBelle
Rodeo to be held at the LaBelle Rodeo
arena Friday and Saturday evenings,
August 6 and 7. The Diamond
Horseshoe Rodeo company of Godfrey,
III., is producing the rodeo and will
furnishy stock for the_ events.
F. B. (Fritz) Conrath, 64, died in
Blessing Hospital, Quincy, July 21,
where he had been a patient only a few
hours. Mr. Conrath, a widely known
and respected Lewis Countlan, served
the county as Representative in the
Missouri Legislature for two terms. He
had been employed by the state
revenue department for 27 years. He
was a member of the Ewing Baptist
Church.
Caril Dee Tucker of Williamstown is
pictured with her grand champion
steer at the 4-H Show. The champion
steer brought I1 a hundred at the sale
and was purchased by four Canton
businessmen, IGA, Dog 'n' Suds,
Green's Dairy and J Andy Zenge, Jr.
Two lovely Lewis County 4-H girls
were selected at the annual 4-H Show
to represent this county at the District
Dress Revue at Kirksville on August
13. They are Karen Uhlmeyer and
Jeanne Howard.
National Grange Lecturer William
Brake of Michigan and Washington,
D.C., will direct the first Mid-west
Grange Lecturer Conference and
Family Camporee August 5-7. Missouri
State Grange is host for the conference
and has chosen Garnett Grange Hall in
Lewis County as the site.
The First Baptist Church of
stown has called Rev. Loyle Van
Horn as their pastor, coming from the
First Baptist Church of Mundelein, m.
Rev. Van Horn has pastored churches
in Texas and Missouri.
SO YEARS AGO
The Canton Press-News
August 1, 193.5
Mrs. Amanda Vice, 72, died July 27
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Herbert Wolf.
Richard Tillmann is an artist in
making articles from wood with a
knife. He has whittled out several desk
lamps that are beautiful, but his latest
effort far surpassed these. He has on
display in the Canton Hardware Store
window a floor lamp cut from a single
piece of cedar with a pocket knife.
Dr. Walter Williams, 71, founder of
the first school of journalism at the
University of Missmu and president of
the university until last July 1, died at
his home in Columbia Monday,
Miss Mada McCutchan, who is
principal of the Girls' School in
Susteln, China, arrived home Monday
to spend her fwst vacation in six years.
Miss Mada and hrother, Hugh, have
represented the Presbyterian Church
in the mission field in China the past 24
years Monticello
Mrs. Lucy Hemming is trying to
make the Benjamin school approved
This picture, loaned by Loretta
Bringer, Maywood, shows the congre-
gation of the South Union Baptist
Church in Maywood at about 1893. This
picture was one of several on display
at the church- the only one in
Maywood --this weekend during the
by September. Tuesday she and Miss
Mary Alderton worked in classifying
the library - a requirement in an
approved rural school,
Bertram the implement man, sold
and delivered a new ten-foot power
binder to Rice McCutchan early
Tuesday. It was a hurry-up trans-
action.
YEARS AGO
The Lewht County Journal
July 31, 19'?.5
T. I. Johnson has purchased a
controlling interest in the LaGrange
Savings Bank. Mr. Johnson purchased
a majority of the stock from F. S.
Hagood, who has been cashier for
some years. Mr. Johnson has been vice
president of Monticello Trust Company
since its origin and will retain that
position.
The Keokuk Canning Company is
largely increasing its pickle capacity
at Canton. There will be 7 new 14 foot
tanks of over 1400 bushel capacity.
The hotel at LaBelle, one of the
oldest, burned down by a fire of
unknown origin Monday morning. It
was owned by J. R. Bertram of
Rutledge.
Leslie Hicks was killed Sunday near
Edina when the car he was driving ran
into a culvert as Mr. Hicks looked
back to view another accident.
stute Co. of St. Louis, who owns the
pickle factory at this place, has Johnie
Lemen employed as manager. They
have the past week received their first
pickles of the season and are paying
$1.20 per bushel for small and 30c per
bushel for the large ones. Durham
N. J. Wagner of Benjamin hauled J.
L. McCann's household goods to
K/rksville Thursday. Lewistown
Robert Boulware of Canton pur-
chased at a trustee sale the acre
Vandivef farm located in the limits of
Canton for $17,600.
Cora Florence Fee Gray, 55, of
Gray, Okla., departed this life July 18.
The remains were brought to the old
home place now owned by her brother,
C. E. Fee, of Wil]iamstown where
funeral services were conducted by J.
V. Carlisle, after which they were laid
to rest in the Carlin Cemetery.
70 YEARS AGO
The Lewis Couuty Jourual
July N, 115
As auistant high school teacher, the
board has selected Prof. O. B. Eddins
of Knox County.
The remains of Mrs. Sidney
Faulkner who died at her home in
Hannibal Monday, were brought to
Monticello and interred in the
cemetery at this place Wednesday.
Mrs. Faulkner was a sister of Charles
E. Taylor of this place.
celebration of the 125th year of that
church.
The Star-of-David stained glass
windows pictured here are still present
today. Much of the rest of the
architecture is still the same, but the
bell tower has been shortened.
Monticello now has a well organized
baseball team. Erie Knight, mger;
David L. Breding catcher; M.
Spurgeon, pitcher; Alfred WrighL Ist
base; Jesse Sebork, captain, 2nd base;
Pearl Anderson, 3rd base; Ernest
Mitchell, short stop; Joe Story, left
field; Prank Glaves, center field; and
Charley Sehork, right field.
At an estimated cost of $1,500 per
mile a rocked road is to be constructed
between Williamstown and Canton, a
distance of 21 miles. Six miles have
already been rocked from Canton.
These two towns and the people along
the highway gave upwards of $3,000 b
build a dirt road between the two
places and they have a good road. The
day is not far distant when they will
have the rock road.
lOO YEARS AGO
The Lewis County Journal
July 31, 1885
When in Canton the other day we
were struck with the imposing
appearance of J. C. Comle¢'s large
new warehouse, situated on the corner
of Lewis and Ist Streets. We had
thought the old warehouse large and
commodious enough for all purpose.
but were informed that the increasing
trade had given demand for more
room and greater facilities for storage.
The new warehouse is S6xt feet,
most substantially erected with iron
roof and ends, and has a capacity for
the storage of 750 tons of hay.
Prof. Anderson, principal of Western
Academy, LaBelle, has secured the
services of Prof. A. W. Lyon, an
alumnus of the Missouri University
and a teacher of ripe experience. Mrs.
Annie Ringer has charge of the music
department. Miss Bessie Nelson has
charge of the school of art and is fully
competent to give lessons in oli
painting, crayon work, water colers,
hammered brass, etc. Prof. Anderson,
by his earnest, thorough work, has
established an enviable reputation for *
Western Academy and the people
realize that this school is inferior to
none for economy, moral restrat,
and the success of its students.,
Died- at her home near Tolone on
July 15, Miss Mary Kirschba,
daughter of William and Katie
Kirschbaum.
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