Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-04-21
MISSOURI NEWS.

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John Bowen, ST., Il prominent citizen
of Edna, is dead,
Mrs. Dr. Hall, of Milton, the lady
burned last Wednesday, died.
The proposition fora new jail n'Jei-
fcrson county was voted down.
Marion Brown has been appointed
coal oil inspector at Chillicothe.
Dr. J. b. Jones, a prominent physi-
clan of Joplin, died last Thursday.
Mrs. Clardy, of st. Louis, is trying to
reform the drunkards Of Hannibal.
Charles Maui, of st. Louis, blew his
brains out because his wife deserted
him.
The latest sensation at Richmond is
a two headed calf and three-headed
boy.
The freight depot at Moberly was
destroyed by fire, causing loss OF
$4,000.
A tramp set lire to barn at Her
mann, destroying $500 worth of
property.
The Joplin water company has been
incorporated with II capital stock Of
$4,000
Joseph Helms, the oldest citizen OF
NeoshO, died last week, in his seventy
eighth year.
W. p. Taylor, of Vernon county, was
shot while resisting the service OF
search warrant.
Saline county is making an energetic
canvass for the Hannibal and South
western railway.
The new Catholic church at Hanni-
bal will be dedicated April "a, by Bish-
op Ryan, of st. Louis.
The building "boom' has taken its
SWAY at Pierce City-Over forty new
houses being under contract.
A petition has been presented to the
st. Joseph school board asking for
siY-room building for cOlored pupils.
A Q ~ wolf five feet long and four
feet high, was killed on the farm OF
Joseph Bland, near Canton, last week.
The Independent states that there
will he 100 per cent more buildings in
Independence this year than there was
last.
District Attorney Bliss, of st. Louis,
is in Washington getting advices as to
how to prosecute the state land fraud
cases.
The Independent says: "The Rev.
Pierce has been returned to lndepen-
dence by the Methodist Episcopal con-
ference"
4. p. Hereford, Il prominent lawyer,
formerly of st. Joseph, died at his
home at Easton, Sunday night, of con-
sumption.
The Rev. W. a. Masker has resigned
the rectorship of Grace church, at
jefferson City. He has taken letters OF
transfer to Illinois.
De Bars grand opera house in st.
Louis was closed for the season Satur-
day night and will be remodeled during
the coming summer.
The boss carpenters of st. Louis have
told their men that they Will give them
a raise May |, but can't before that on
account of contracts
The Rev. Chas d. Allen, of East
Saginaw, Mich. has taken charge OF
the Episcopal church at Mexico, and
the parish of Montgomery.
William Tobcncr, a son of Henry
Tobencr, of Kansas City, attempted to
kill himself early Monday morning, but
| it is thought he will recover
The people at Lexington have made
arrangements with the Missouri Facllic
by which the coal mines of that place
will be worked more eilectually.
The school board of education met
on Monday night to consider the ques-
tion Of more school buildings in Kan
sas City. No definite action was taken,
The funeral of Elder J. }. Wyatt oc-
cured Monday afternoon at st. Joseph,
and was undoubtedly one of the largest
attended funerals ever occurring in That
city.
4 seven-story glucose factory with
front of sixty-liye feet is in the process
of erection at Kansas City. The build
ing will be completed and in operation
by September !.
A certificate Of incorporation has
been issued by the secretary of state to
the National Fuel Saving association Of
st. Louis, with capital stock of S25,-
OO0 divided into $50 shares.
A colored woman died at Rolla, re-
Gently, who was known to have been
: at least l26 years old. She was the
mother of two children before the rev
!. olutionary war; Her great-grandson is
q 50 years old.
: At Kansas City, James Mccormick,
e anotorious vagrant and confidence man,
: drew pistol on Officer McGowen in
t the Marble Hall, Sunday afternoon, who
{ attemvted to arrest him for vagrancy.
: Mccormick was arrested.