September 2022

Valentine Tapley, owner of the longest beard in the world, died Saturday at his home in Spenceburg, Pike County, Mo. He was 80 years old. It is said that when Lincoln 22 was a candidate for the presidency Tapley, who was a democrat, made a vow that if Lincoln were elected he would never cut his beard. The length of his beard was 12 and one-half feet for several years. He took great pride in his whiskers and wore them wrapped in silk and wound about his body.. Just 50 years ago Tuesday, J. M. Hawks came into this world, being born in a log cabin near Warren, this state. From a poor boy, J. M. Hawks has wended his way to that of one of the most successful, in financial circles, to be found in the state. While in town Saturday afternoon, Chris Bauschlicher received by express four quarts of fine whiskey, which was sent to him by some friend in the North. Chris placed the whiskey in his wagon, back of Oliver and Co. store, and went about town doing his trading. He had not much more that gotten out of sight of the wagon when two young men, Dan and Lem Keller, were noticed making away with Bauschilicher’s four quarts of bug juice. Marshal Crutchfield was notified and overtook the fugitives just outside of the city limits. The $ 25 fine was paid and the one hour in jail remitted, but Bauschlicher received only one of his bottles back., The Standard Oil Co., through its representatives R.A. McCutcheon and F. Murray, have closed a deal which gives them a lease on 15,000 acres of land Northeast of Corning for the purpose of experimenting for oil. This company also has options on land South, West and Northeast of town. Wm T. Tant, 18 years of age, bad a thrilling experience Saturday afternoon when be successfully made an ascension in a balloon, but was unable to cut loose from it with his parachute. The balloon swooped down at a rapid rate, alighting between the housetop and a tree in a yard of Mrs. Ernest Floto. Tant’s cries for help could be heard for blocks and those wh

Each year, Clay County offers a 4-H Youth Leadership Citizenship Program for high school juniors in cooperation with local schools and sponsors. The program was established to provide eleventh grade students with the opportunity to develop leadership skills necessary to improve their school environment and encourage them to become actively involved in their communities by volunteering. The participants attend seven workshops where they build self-confidence, team building, trust, accountability, and leadership skills that prepare them to engage the challenges they encounter in life so they can make a positive impact on where they live.