Slagle Cemetery and Bridge in Chillicothe, MO It makes complete sense that a cemetery would still have the imprints of lost souls on its grounds, but the Slagle Cemetery and bridge in Chillicothe really takes the cake. The burial site was founded by Joseph Slagle, who locals claim was responsible for the first murder in Livingston County. According to the story, the victim’s body was buried beneath the road near the grounds, and the spirits of the restless Slagle family still wander among the headstones. Slagle is rumored to have killed a few of his many wives, but nothing was ever proven. The bridge itself is considered to be attached to a woman who hanged herself after the death of one of her children. Reports of activity also include mysterious whispers, injuries from being pushed off the bridge, sightings of orbs, and the figure of Mr. Slagle himself.

CHILLICOTHE????? ROAD TRIP!!!

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." Abraham Lincoln.

(this just makes me think of my husband) ....and Happy Birthday, Kevin! 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈

o.m.g. a tag in a facebook post about abandoned dollhouses led me to Etsy and Twister Copper Forest....she made a dollhouse from a vintage suitcase! such talent! and it's already sold, of course....

so many possibilities here...you want torn up, worn out old doll furniture. distressed. cobwebby. abandoned. tiny cameos for wall hangings. teeny tiny dishes. o.m.g. and it looks like a Cold Charlette doll on the staircase! she also sells tiny distressed furniture so you can build your own doll house....this would be such a fascinating job! why oh why oh why am I a pig farmer???

Missing Link is a 2019 American stop-motion animated adventure film written and directed by Chris Butler. It is produced by Laika. It features the voices of Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, David Walliams, Stephen Fry, Matt Lucas, Timothy Olyphant, Amrita Acharia, Ching Valdes-Aran, Emma Thompson, and Zach Galifianakis. The plot follows a Sasquatch who, with the help of an English explorer, travels to the Himalayas to meet his Yeti cousins.

I love facebook memories.....especially this one.

sheriff's report

fire alarm at business...MCAD dispatched...health dept. did monthly inmate health checks...suspicious driver and vehicle...3 supoenas served...2 ex-parte orders...garnishment papers served at Smithfield Hog Production...disturbance at Mercer business...live deer in middle of Hwy. 65...vehicle in ditch...renew concealed carry...someone sideswiped a car...commercial fire alarm..residential fire. a man called back and said he put it out...vehicles stuck in snow..commercial door alarm going off...

granishment papers served at Smithfield Hog Production...MCAD dispatched...concealed carry permits..fingerprints for employment...domestic dispute at Lake Marie...traffic stop/citation...supoena served...full protectoin orders served...sheriff served as bailiff...Spickard and Grundy Co Rural Fire Depts requested mutual aid from MCFPD...concealed carry permit..controlled burn...two hit confirmations on Mercer Co warrants...lighting fireworks...scam calls...

slide-off...picked up male inmate and took to another facility...warrant served on inmate...vehicle wreck..noise disturbance...domestic dispute...deputy brought man into jail...96-hour hold...scan call...MCAD dispatched...brought in from Drug Court to be returned to Grundy Co. GC officer picked them up...controlled burn...chickens out...

car/deer wreck...hit confirmation from KC about stolen plates...summons served...7 subpoenas...grass fire...someone hearing gunshots...concealed carry...woman wanted on Adair Co warrant turned herself in and bonded out...sheriff picked up person for court...sheriff served as bailiff...court-ordered fingerprints...offender registration...report of stolen plates...MCAD dispatched...verbal disturbance at Twin Lakes...brought woman wanted on MC warrant...animal neglect...

the poem I wrote for new grandbaby...

we are so excited to find out who you will be

will you be a lil' miss or a lil' he

will you have hair of blonde and eyes so big and blue

will you sleep all night or will you just boo hoo

will you believe in Bigfoot or read Stephen King

will you love french fries or prefer onion rings

will you ride a bike so fast and climb a tree so high

when you swing will you always try to touch the sky

will you live in Memphis and play Papa the blues

will you be a tall drink of water always needing bigger shoes

will you be the country kind or prefer city lights

will you go fishing with Aunt Katie just waitin' for a bite

will you cook with Mama and help Daddy build

what will you learn from Ian and Coralie and Violet Wills

what will Mama and Daddy name you

what day will you arrive

cause Gramma just can't wait to meet you

Grandbaby #5. ♥

today our longest streak ever of avoid you know who ended when I forgot what day it was....

but YUM! easy supper. all's good. wrapped Coralie's present. named my entry and got it packaged to send tomorrow. laundry, laundry, laundry. going to catch up on the Sheriff's Report. kinda feel like I got my shit somewhat together at this moment in time....shouldn't have said it out loud. fuck. Kevin made a BIG payment to our mechanic. still owe him, but this lets him know we're trying our bestest. (and still have 3 vehicles out there right now...) gotta hang with Mr Josh for a few last night, he has been in town helping his mom through her cancer treatments. there could be some big changes (long over due in my humble opinion) on the family horizon. sometimes it's just enough and you need to cut your losses and move on down the road. it's not failure, it's common sense. knowing when to let go. this is something I'm not so good at....part stubbornness, mostly stupidity. and pride.

(you know it's true!) Happy Birthday! 🎈🎈🎈

Go home baby! Mardi Gras 2020 is over. See you next year!

🚨 New Show Date 🚨 The Dennis DeYoung concert set for Friday, Feb. 28 has been postponed. A new show date has been set for Friday, May 22 at 8:30 p.m. in the Star Pavilion. Previously purchased tickets will be honored for this new date. Ticket refunds can be made online through Ticketmaster or the website tickets were originally purchased, or by visiting the gift shop inside Ameristar Kansas City.

of course if I would've checked email YESTERDAY, I could've cancelled our overpriced room at the casino venue....until 11:59p.m. YESTERDAY. oh, well. sure there's something else to do in the city....

I appear to have a job offer in my email.....I'm sure Grace Hu is legit....

We are interested in your services to represent our company as our accounts receivable representative in North America, this is a contract work with a commission of 25%, the time required for this task is less than 45 minutes daily. If you are ready for the Job, send me your details and phone number so we can talk on the phone so you can learn more about our company and our needs.

Old Ford picked up a new sticker when she decided to quit on the interstate...parts ordered and she'll be cruising again shortly....

Return to Boggy Creek 2 The Legend Continues Mystery Science Theater 3000

A smarmy professor and his dimwitted students camp out in an Arkansas swamp to search for Bigfoot in The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II (1984). Pearl makes up her own urban legend, Tom takes up whittling, and Crow tends to his fires. Genres Comedy Director Kevin Murphy Starring Bill Corbett, Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy

o.m.g. this was so classic. I love the smarmy comments. especially about the girls caked on makeup and Tim and his cut offs and refusal to wear a shirt... "It's so much work to balance the shirt on your shoulder. Just put it on."

My Friend Dahmer

Disney's Ross Lynch stars as the awkward, adolescent Jeffrey Dahmer - before he became one of America's most infamous serial killers. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel, this is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of Dahmer in high school. Genres Drama, Horror Director Marc Meyers Starring Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche

finished Season 2 of Fortitude. wow.

gorgeous sky today...took some dramatic photos before/after chiropractor appt. found some interesting trees with personality and an awesome Billy Goats Gruff bridge...

and the train tracks that ran through my great grandparents farm...the tracks they ran the cows back and forth across to milk, that Dad & Donnie laid pennies on so the train could flatten them...and the lane that once led to the farm and is now just ruts in a yard. I think I remember getting off the bus and running down the lane to the house with a bull running the fence beside me bellowing...but my memories are all tied in to tvs shows and books and movies and dreams I've had and it all gets so confusing....

pretty sure I posted this last year, but someone just liked my comment....and I do have my vanities.

my comment: My Dearest Todd, I received your correspondence of June 4th and am relieved to hear that you are still alive. I knitted you suspenders, but soldiers camped nearby stole them, and the good silver, and our last shoat. I am ever so tired of rolling bandages and putting on a sunny face for the wounded coming home. Bertram, Thaddeus, and Alexander have returned. they have grievous wounds, but they are here and alive. I turned seventeen August last. My youth is quickly fading and I may not be able to wait for your return, God Willing. MaryBelle and Agnes have both married and are expecting. Life must go on. As Always, Your Dearest Karen

Brian started it: Dearest Karen, The indications are clear, we will be packing up our humble camp and exiting this Starbucks, within days. The constabulary here on Main is unimpressed with my lack of footwear and has asked us to leave. I fear that this new establishment will Not have adequate Wi-Fi, lest, our Correspondence may be infrequent. I also fear my suspender may give out at any moment. Times are bleak. Your love is all that gets me through the days. My dearest Karen, i do not know where my next Carmel Macchiato may come from, and my caffination levels may plummet, but know this, I will drink of your love as it gives me the strength to cross this road to the next Location. All 90 yards of Burning hot asphalt under my feet, is no comparison to how deep your love burns within me. Until next we correspond, Love always, Todd June 4th, 1863

Olaf: Clearly soldiers. The doctors healed his broken leg in the most unfortunate manner and didn't tend to his miles walk flattened infantry foot at all. His comrade with the portable mirror though suffered no injuries sleeping through most of the battles, his right eyebrow the size of the beavers butt bearing witness to that - this is the the side he rested his face on. Also note the gramophone in the background titled towards the ceiling, it is where expect sounds coming from after years of listening to cannon balls blasting over your head. The white Ritter Sport chocolate floor remains a mystery though.

Richard: Judging by the ponytail in the background this is a photo of the oldest living civil war survivors trying to spread measles before they die.

Doug: Just a guess I would say hipsters. If you look closely to the left there is a fan in the room. Back in civil war days there were not fans like that, the soldiers would gather in coffee shops and surf the internet in stifling heat on their apple Airbooks.

Brent: Dearest Clementine: It is a cold but sunny day on the battlefield of life. After a long and weary slog from our encampment at the cul de sac we made our way to the Starbucks for wifi, rest and medical advice. I took some shrapnel from a tossed Schlitz beer can that landed on my foot. It swelled up a little bit..,, the barista says she has seen worse. ( she rolled her eyes and looked away..,,I am unsure what that means ) Rufus says it's looking better ( he tends to look away when he says that..,,I am unsure what that means as well ) anyway dearest I do miss you and our free range hipsters at the neighborhood association homestead. Take care my love. P.S. Rufus say Hi and asks how are his kids. ( what does that mean? he confuses me so. ) Your loving significant other: Audon

Created by Ian14643 in Kindergarten at Sni-A-Bar Elementary School Part of a school project called K - mosaic flowers Published on February 25 by Jenna Worley (Ian14643's teacher)

today Mothman rode the truck out and I'm Jake From State Farm rode the truck in.

had to carpool today, but the Avalanche is home again. parts ordered for the Ford and KJ's car. Lije's car got into a fender bender, too.

2 episodes of Fortitude Season 2 left. made a Bigfoot from Kevin's old Carhartt hoodie.

I so admire her confidence....I can't even make myself wear shirts that fit snugly, let alone tuck one in....

A fitness center posted this ad stating: “This summer, what do you want to be? Mermaid or Whale?” A woman sent them an email response like this: “Yesterday I saw an ad with a photo of a sculptural girl in a bikini and the phrase from this summer. What will you be? Mermaid or Whale? Answer: Whales are surrounded by friends. Whales have an active sex life, get pregnant and have beautiful babies. Whales suckle. Whales are out there roaming the seas and getting to know interesting places like Antarctica and the coral reefs of Polynesia. Whales have dolphin friends. Whales eat shrimp. Whales throw jets of water and play a lot. Whales are huge and have almost no natural predators. Whales are well settled, they are BEAUTIFUL and they are LOVED. On the contrary, mermaids DO NOT EXIST ... If they did, they would live in an existential crisis: Am I a fish or a human being? Mermaids have no children because they kill men who are enchanted by their beauty says the tales. Their reproduction would be like fish, without physical contact, without love. They are beautiful, but they always live sad and alone ... Dear academy, I prefer to be a whale. ” Accept who you are, the way you feel most comfortable with, don’t allow trends or society to define how beautiful you are, it’s important to keep healthy but it’s also important that we embrace equality and LOVE... Feel proud of your curves because those who really matter in our lives are the ones who care about your character, values and spirit. So my question to you is, what would you like to be?

my 2 favorites....

....and my worn out chore coat with the busted zipper turned into a Bigfoot...👣 meet Berne

quite a good weekend. sleeping....Kevin picked up all the sticks in the yard which I had told myself I was going to eventually get around to....finished Season 1 of Fortitude...hung with Relda...after some chaos, Mr. Willis did get the broken down Ford picked up where it quit on Taylore & Relda...some photography....a concert where I seriously considered decking the woman behind me...ARBY's..... dealt with that thawed out hamburger in the fridge. Kevin has done a shit ton of laundry that I should go put away...and should make some meals of some sort...Kevin's truck is leaking transmission fluid again. it's always something....nd started Season 2 of Fortitude...

here's a pic of Coach Dailey at the East Harrison/Mercer game...

I fancy myself a photographer sometimes...

I never knew there'd come a day when I'd be saying to you I'm at Hoyt Sherman Place listening to .38 Special singing my favorite song Caught Up In You...

someone shared my instagram pic of the IOOF lodge in Edinburg I "discovered" the other day!

Ghost lodge in Missouri

Katie told me about it....now I am hooked.....Fortitude

I can't get over how they're all walking around outside in -30 like it ain't no thing....yeah, they have on ear flap hats, but their faces aren't covered...and all packing rifles 'cause polar bears...and everybody is hookin' up with everybody...and there are THREE seasons!

being poor in the past....

okay....found a Putnam County Poor Farm with records...in Florida, but still interesting....

you could be admitted by The Commissioner or The County Commission. a Dr. or a Nurse. burial expenses in the pauper cemetery were listed anywhere from $3-$5.

reasons for leaving: death, of course....closing of poor farm...left on permission...mother took her away...left of own accord...left without reason...discharged by County Commission...taken away...got well and left...got married and left...went back to work...left without spouse...turned out...went home for a visit and didn't come back...dismissed....

diagnosis/reasons for admittance: Bright's Disease...lumbago...tumor of stomach...asyma...heart failure...epileptic fits...shot..."found"...pauper list...neuritas...has bad eyes...hookworm treatment...kidney trouble...cancer of the side...readmitted...dropsy...rheumatism...gangrene...leg trouble....heart trouble...cancer...palagra...overconsumption of potash...insane...TB...old age...malaria...one legged...typhoid fever...paralysis...stomach trouble...bladder trouble...wak minded...consumption...small pox...pulmonary TB...auto accident...struck by car...blind...lung trouble...weak minded...general breakdown...nearly blind...

your age and race were noted....colored or white...some lived there for days, weeks, months, years....some only hours.

didn't find PALAGRA....dictionary.com suggested pellagra[ puh-lag-ruh, -ley-gruh, -lah- ] noun Pathology. a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.

DROPSY: An old-fashioned term for swelling caused by fluid buildup.

no results for ASYMA...wonder if this was asthma?

lumbago is low back pain.

Tracy: We need to check this out sometime. Least drive there and get pictures.

google maps says it is by Unionville....definitely in our neighborhood!

havent'found an address yet, but found a 'real' picture and a listing of residents....

1880 Putnam County, Missouri Census; Poor House Submitted by: Michele Sumpter-White white5@prodigy.net GUFFEY, John, 34, disabled, keeper of the poor farm, MO/TN/TN Sarah, 27, wife, MO/KY/KY Ivie, 9, dau, MO/MO/MO Lenins, 7, son, MO/MO/MO Eva, 5, MO/MO/MO not named, 4/12 March, dau, MO/Mo/MO BLANCHARD Holmes, 45, pauper, farming, NY/NY/NY Melissa, 40, MO/KY/KY Eliza, 12, MO/NY/MO Martha, 10, MO/NY/MO Jemima, 8, MO/NY/MO Calvin, 6, MO/NY/MO Richard, 4, MO/NY/MO James, 2, MO/NY/MO William, 6/12, MO/NY/MO TAYLOR Sarah, 27, widow, no occupation, MD/MD/MD William, 3, MO/IL/MD Leona, 9/12 Sep, MO/IL/MD CARTER Amanda, 13, MO/Unk/Unk George, 10, MO/Unk/MO James, 8, MO/Unk/MO KIRBY George, 23, single, no occupation, MO

PUTNAM COUNTY POOR FARM CEMETERY Located on property owned by Daryll Futch. Parcel #23-09-26-0000-0020-0000. Take US 17 north out of Palatka. Cross Rice Creek Bridge and turn left on Poor Farm Road. Cemetery is on the west side of the Futch property partly under power lines and approximately 800 feet north of Rice Creek. There are no visible markers at the time of this survey June 30, 1999. There are more than 100 burials here. The information on the burials at the Poor Farm Cemetery was abstracted from County Books for the Farm. (Location map on file). PALATKA QUAD. N 29o 41.956 W 81o 40.190. (Abandoned and destroyed). Because people came and left and are not necessarily buried here, the Interment Column indicates their status: 1 -- Died at the Farm, buried at the Farm Cemetery. 2 -- Died at the Farm, buried elsewhere. 3 -- Died elsewhere, buried at the Farm Cemetery. A short history of the Poor Farm aka the County Hospital. A memorial was erected in 2009. Here are pictures of the memorial. Photographs were taken April 17, 2009.

made the dreaded specialist appt. it's at St Lukes on the Plaza, where I was just recently hopelessly lost trying to visit my mom. I can already see how this is gonna go...

time is getting away from me. I feel like the woman behind me at Hy-Vee going on and on about how she just didn't have time. no time for herself. I promised to work next weekend for my boss. I have 2 scheduled ghost thingies. and a mom, dad, and Katie vacation. and Coralie's birthday party. and Zerelda's birthday coming up. and Violet's. and a new baby on the way. and Katie's graduation. and the mom & daughter trip. do I really have time for surgery? for reals?

old cemeteries are such peaceful places.... and they remind us that no matter how extravagant or expensive your monument, time can topple all...

every few years I'll drive past my grandparents old house... the house has changed, but I'll always see Grandma weeding her flower bed and us kids jumping off the front porch... the driveway and street full of vehicles...and the house packed to the brim. If they weren't home, Vern & Wynona across the street could tell us where they went and when they'd be back. You might see Fern or Claudia or Mildred...so many memories.♥️

did you receive my email message?

Dear Beneficiary, Did you receive my previous email message last week? Once again, I am sending you a reminder email message and I am asking if you the owner of this email address? Are you alive and healthy? If yes, then let it be known to you that your £3,000,000.00 (Three Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling) compensation fund is ready for payment to you. So if you are alive and ready, then contact me for further directives on how and when to receive your money from the British Government. The compulsory compensation payment to you is based on the instruction of the United Nations headquarters in United States of America in conjunction with the British Government. After I receive your fast response, I will begin the process of paying you the £3,000,000.000 compensation fund within 14 days maximum depending on your cooperation, seriousness and commitment. For easy processing of your payment and for processing of the legal approval documents, kindly forward the below information to me: 1. Complete Name 2. Contact Address/Country of Origin 3. Mobile Phone Number 4. Copy of Your Picture Identification If you prefer the £3,000,000.00 to be transferred to your bank account or by physical face to face cash payment to you in person, we shall be happy to do that for you so as to make you a happy and satisfied. Sorry for the delay so far but kindly accept my congratulations in advance while I await your urgent response. Regards, Mr.Michael Andrew Payment Supervisor London, United Kingdom

to sleep, perchance to dream...

I was at Mom & Dad's farmhouse, cleaning the bathroom, when I look out the window and see my dad, in spirit form, behind the fence between the barn yard and the tool shed, in full on Casper the Friendly Ghost....was this the reason I couldn't drag myself out of bed after my alarm went off today...so I could linger and have this dream? I raised the window and said, "Hi, Dad"...he smiled, then was just a face, then he was gone.

I want some supper but don't want to cook it....

not even gonna lie. my ghost hunting friend Tracy brought over ghost hunting jammies and I answered the door in my jammies....but I have a bra on, so that's dressed in debspeak. we talked to Katie on the phone a bit. technology is amazing.