The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-11
sou TITERN NEWS.
MISSOURI.

MlSaOURl'
Edna people have to haul water to use for
household purposes.
Nearly every town in the southeast has its
literary or debating society.
Two prisoners recently made their escape
from the New Madrid county Jail. The
jailer was dismissed Tor his cRrelessness. 4,
Mr.. d. b. Hosmer, of Shelbna, Mo-, is
thinking of locating cheese factory some-
where in the vicinity of Lebanon.
Ninety.four indictments were found against
Hannibal saloon men during the recent
session of the court of common pleas. The
violations were mostly of the Sunday
law.
The negro, Andy Beale, who shot and
killed young Crow at Pacific last Christmas
Thursday of last week. Beale was taken to
Pacific.
The members of the Christian denomina-
ton have finally concluded arrangements for
building church edidce in Montgomery
City, TO be com oleted by the first day Of July
at s..cost Of ST. 800.
The dwelling house Of Mrs. Margaret
Lindsey, near Moss creek church, Car
roll county, WAS consumed by fire on Friday
night, the 10Th inst, together with portion
of her hous hold goods and $50 in money.
A man and hog were recently found in the
swamps near New Madrid, in q perishing
condition. They had been out hunting, got
lost and were without fire, food or shelter
for four days and nights-in freezing rain
storm.
MIR. Samuel Kelly, living in the southeast
corner of Wayne county, brought to Poplar
Bluff, on Wednesday of last week, fifty wild
turkeys which he had killed this week
around his farm. He says the woods ara
full ofthem in his section, and that they have
destroyed quite an amount Of corn in the
fields this winter.
Friday night, the 28th ult., Salem Baptist
church, some six miles west of Montgomery
City, was burned TO the ground. Supposed
to be the work Of an ncendary. The church
WAS valued at about $500 or 5000. Rev.
M. NJ. Madsett had been holding a pro-
tracted meeting during tho week, and had
preached in the building that night. No
insurance.
A man named jesse Watkins and his FAM
! ily, from near Eminence, Shannon county,
arrived at Rolla, on the 2nd, bound for Texas.
! Twelve persons constitute the famiy-which
is rather prolific for q man 80 years Of age
and his wife about 81. They have been mar
ried only seventeen years. Six of their
children we're babies, while the eldest was
about fifteen.
The time for the spring exposition at
Nashville has not been fixed.
An epidemic of measles is reported at
New Hope, Hawkins county.
The prospects for a good wheat crop in
Monroe county are reported very hne.
Two car loads of fine walnut logs have
Just been shipped from Newport 10 New
York.
They are talking about making turn
pike road between Sweetwater and Madison
vile.
Jones, Father & Sons is the name of q
firm engaged in the minnow business al
Huntsville.
The Alice furnace al Birmingham has
repaired its broken machinery and resumed
operations.
Men and boys who throw stones in Nash.
vile are put to beating rock when they
don't pay their fines.
The people of Winchester are making
liberal subscriptions to establish a park IL
that pleasant old town.
A company with ample cspital has pur
chased lot in Birmingham and will erect
cotton compress at an early day.
'Gomery Woods, noted character o
Hawkins county, while out chopping WOO
some days ago, was accidentally struck Il
the abdomen by the ak handle, and died 500
afterwsru.