Charleston Had It All #84
Charleston and Recorded Dates
of Early Additions
By Mildred Reeves Burnett
Plat Book No. 1, Page 2 Charleston 1837.
Additions numbered in sequence of years recorded. P 3 County Addition to the Town of Charleston - Seat of Justice of Mississippi Co. surveyed July 16, 1846, recorded 20 July, 1846., No. 3 Bedford 1854, No. 4 Shelby 1855, No. 5 Moore’s 1861, No. 6 Deal -1868, No.7 Whitcomb 1869, No. 8 Whitcomb Hotel 1872, No. 9 Ward 1874, No. 10 Whitcomb Bedford 1874, No. 11 Goodins 1880, No. 12 Goodins Second 1881, No. 13 Moores 1891, No. 14 Heggie 1892, No. 15 Russell and Deal 1892, No. 16 Pratt 1893, No. 17 Hequembourg 1897, No. 18 Danforth 1902.
Deal, Ward, and Danforth Additions enlarged town considerably.
Charleston continued to spread out containing approximately seventy additions as recorded in Plat Books 2, 3, and 4 at Recorder’s Office.
LOOKING BACK IN TIME
Since we have no oxen here today, I must tell you that F. Osner advertised his six- year- old ox strayed from his farm near Diehlstadt. The Enterprise December 10, 1886.
1887 Charleston at Half Century
Charleston census record of 1880 shows approximately 1,028 population.
On scouring the old newspapers I saw nothing to indicate a fifty - year celebration. Let’s just look in on those folks anyway to see what’s going on with them.
March 11, 1887, The Enterprise, G. W. Martin, Editor and Publisher, Trains Discontinued Because of High Water
Passenger trains No’s. 5 and 6 on the Belmont Branch of the St. L.I.M. & S. Ry., have been discontinued until further notice on account of high water, and No’s. 7 and 8 and all freights are just run so far south as this place. All regular trains have been abandoned on the “Cat” road and a mixed train substituted until the water goes off of the track between this point and Cairo…Skiff ferries are being run from the high water to Cairo and Columbus in order to deliver the mails and transfer passengers who may wish to reach either place. The rivers are now falling everywhere and if we have no more hard rains it will not be long until all trains will be able to make the usual runs.
Runaway Mules
Tuesday noon a team of mules belonging to Tom Dodge, of Diehlstadt, became scared at the ringing of the Commercial Hotel dinner bell and ran off up Commercial Street and were stopped by several persons in front of the new hotel building; however, not until the wagon was upset and the tongue broken. (Commercial Hotel was on West Commercial and owned by L. W. Danforth)
Monday, while out looking for turkeys in brush between Bertrand and Sikeston, county coroner, William P. Swank, rustled up a couple of mule rustlers with his No. 10 double barrel breech-loader. He marched the men and pair of fine mules to Sikeston, where the men were arrested. (Swank was a Civil War veteran. One daughter, May, married merchant, Francis Marion Stotts. William was of the large Swank family whose DNA runs within many Charlestonians.)
Newspaper Advertisers 1887
L Lutz, The Popular & Fashionable Boot & Shoe Maker, Main Street., J. E. Golder, Constable Tywappity Township-Collection of Claims, Office in the Post Office Building., Dr. A. Orr, Surgical & Mechanical Dentist. (Dr. Orr’s office was in his two-story home, which still stands on corner of West Market and Centre Streets.)
John C. Russell, Notary Public, Deputy Circuit and County Clerk, Alanzo Hawkins, Attorney-At-Law, W. P. Howle, Physician and Surgeon, L. M. Bridwell, M. D., Physician and Obstetrician, Office on Main Street near the Baptist Church, where he has lived about 26 years, L.W. Danforth, Dry Goods (including oil clothes and oil cloth for floors) and Grocery Store, William Tenkoff, Shoemaker, Shop opposite the Post Office, Miss Lizzie Fletcher, groceries, Frank Schuh, bakery, L. D. Danforth & Bros., grocery store, D. Rusk, jeweler, Main Street, D. Black grocery store.
There were White Shaving Saloon Opposite Bethune’s Hall, Herman J. Harm Proprietor, Rowe Brothers in the practice of Medicine, Office rooms over Lindsay’s Store, F. M. Stotts, Immense General Store—Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Tinware, Clothing, Saddles and Harness at D. Black’s Old Stand on Main Street, Simon G. Rosenstein Fine Clothing, Gents Furnishing Goods, Etc. Bethune’s Block, Sol Rosenstein & Company, Lindsay’s Block Main Street., J. W. Lindsay, general store— W. H. Lusk, druggist, ‘Palace’ Drug Store, J. H. Hess, Arnold Klein, General Grocery Store, C. M. Slack & Co., furniture, John Hart, furniture, and The New Taylor Shop.
Unfortunately, I may have overlooked a few businesses.
‘The Boss’ Livery— Feed and Sale Stable On The Corner of Main & Cypress Streets, B. F. Wilkerson, Proprietor, I Keep Baled Hay & Corn For Sale.
May 6—Latest River News
…The river was at the highest stage May 3rd, the gauge at Cairo registering 39 feet. The gauge shows a fall of nearly two feet since Tuesday. The river will not overflow it is thought.
Mr. Thos. Beckwith, of Charleston, it is said has a very fine collection of ancient relics, among which is a specimen of ancient brick made without straw.
Cholera Concern
In May, cleaning of streets, alleys, and houses of Charleston was of utmost importance ‘for self preservation against the threatened visitation of cholera in the county.’
May 6
Hitching racks should not be scattered about town to create mud puddles and stench. The merchants will establish a free wagon-yard and produce exchange on some back square—if they have any style about them. (Now, those remarks should give one a real feel of the times.)
To Be Continued |