The History of Clinton County, Missouri : containing a history of the County, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens, Clinton County in the late war, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of Missouri, map of Clinton County, etc., etc . ed in 1865 ; also, the black-smith and wagon shop of P. Schmitt, established in 1869. On the samestreet, west of Main, is the gallery of J. H. Meriam, one of the bestphotographers in the country. Jacob Smith, also, runs a blacksmith andmachine shop on the same street ; G. Hilderbrand, also, c
The History of Clinton County, Missouri : containing a history of the County, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens, Clinton County in the late war, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of Missouri, map of Clinton County, etc., etc . ed in 1865 ; also, the black-smith and wagon shop of P. Schmitt, established in 1869. On the samestreet, west of Main, is the gallery of J. H. Meriam, one of the bestphotographers in the country. Jacob Smith, also, runs a blacksmith andmachine shop on the same street ; G. Hilderbrand, also, carries on ashop. The practicing physicians of Stewartsvile are : Dr. R. H. Smith,established in 1856 ; Dr. J. C. Ritchey, in 1866; Dr. J. C. Book, in Decem-ber, 1865; Dr. J. C. Bynum, in October, 1880. A. McCallum, dentist,estab-lished in 1881. The bar of Stewartsville is represented in the personsof Colonel Henry Baker, W. A. Taylor, and H. W. Haynes. Capt. H. , and W. M. Stigall, the druggist, are justices of the peace ;the latter is, also, president of the township board and notary attempts to establish a newspaper in Stewartsville had,from time to time, been made, and each and all proved complete fail-ures, till the advent of C. L. Fowler, in 1875. Starting under the dis-. HISTORY OF COUNTY. 3O3 couratjement tif numerous prccciiiiiL,^ failures, liis venture was considereda hazardous undertaking. Pluck and journalistic ability, however, havesucceeded in placing the Independent on a solid basis, and the people ofStewartsville have no little cause to be proud of their home paper, whichis certainly equal to the best published in the count). The IndependentOffice also turns out excellent job work. As a shipping point, Stewartsville is no insignificant factor in thegreat aggregation of the Hannibal & St. Joseph road. The books show,for the year ending November, 1881, shipped from the station, of livestock, 373 car loads ; grain, 158 car loads ; misc
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