History

Moving in the muscle A crane from Mera Excavating at Loose Creek arrived at the 1868 Dick’s Mill in Cotton northeast of Tipton on Tuesday, April 1, so that dismantling of the structure …

Thursday, March 26, 1885 With this, the beginning of Volume 9, we have concluded to adopt the only safe plan of conducting a newspaper, and that is to come down to a cash basis. Hereafter …

Thursday, March 21, 1895 Another chapter in the Howard case, which has caused so much annoyance in this community, developed on Saturday, in the arrest of W.F. Howard and J.W. Cole by Sheriff …

Thursday, March 12, 1885 The proposition to remove the capital to Sedalia has been defeated. This ends the fight for this session. *** Last Saturday afternoon at 2:30 the whistle in …

Thursday, March 5, 1885 Syracuse news: Perhaps some of our readers would like to know that Syracuse, Mo., was settled in the fall of 1858. The first house was built on John street between …

Thursday, February 26, 1885 At the New Orleans World’s Fair, Missouri obtained the first prize on fine hogs. *** There is one thing of vast local interest that needs looking …

Thursday, February 19, 1885 Our neighboring city of California has taken up the subject of the capital removal and now thinks it should be located there. She bobs up serenely, and makes an offer …

Thursday, February 12, 1885 In the destruction of the State House many   years ago, the early records of the state were lost, and that part of the history of Missouri remains a blank. …

Thursday, February 5, 1885 In the Sedalia Bazoo on Tuesday we find that paper commenting on the business out-look of that city twenty-three years ago as compared with to-day. It says, …

Thursday, January 31, 1895 We have moved into our   new quarters, two doors west of our old stand in the Lutz building, where we shall be pleased to meet all our old patrons and many new …

Thursday, January 22, 1885 Just as sure as the sun rises and sets each day, so sure will the vindictive spirit exhibited by the democratic leaders in the United States senate engender hatred and …

Thursday, January 15, 1885 It would be well if the council would order a general improvement of our streets. Let the good work go on until the citizens of Tipton will not be humiliated by   …

Thursday, January 8, 1885 Moniteau county has a population of 14,346 and four newspapers. Morgan county has 10,013 and 2 newspapers. Cooper county   has 21,506 population and 6 newspapers. …

Thursday, January 1, 1885 Charles Thomas, a colored man of this vicinity, was engaged by Evans & Spaulding to drive a colored woman to see   her mother in the neighborhood of …

Thursday, December 25, 1884 If you find and X following your name at the head of your paper, it means that your subscription is past due. If you do not settle up by January 1 st your account …

Thursday, December 20, 1894 Rumor has it that several weddings are to occur in this vicinity next week. This announcement is not expected to create any excitement, however, for it would be far …

Thursday, December 11, 1884 It commenced raining here Monday night and continued without intermission until we closed up for press last night. The consequence is, Tipton has the honor of being …

Thursday, December 4, 1884 Tuesday five jolly hunters from Cooper county, near Pilot Grove, passed through here en route for home, well loaded – that is, with game. The party consisted by …

Thursday, November 27, 1884 For sale, on term to suit the purchaser, a Farm containing about 320 acres – 240 is cultivation – located four miles southwest of Tipton, on the …

Thursday, November 20, 1894 John Smith – he of Pocahontas notoriety – for man years a butcher in this city, unexpectedly dropped in on his numerous friends Tuesday, after an absence …

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