Ray County, Missouri - Richmond Democrat transcription: July 5, 1883 Richmond Democrat 5 JUL 1883 Mr. Sam Hughes, has sold his interest in the firm of Hays & Hughes, merchants at Hardin to Mr. H.P. Bell of the place and the new firm is now Hays & Bell who will continue the business at the old stand. They are clever, enterprising gentlemen, and merit the liberal patronage they are receiving. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jenna Zunker USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------