Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-01-11
MISSOURI NEWS.

coal shaft.
The village of De Soto has bonded
debt Of $4,000
Cameron has organized n stock COM
pany to prospect for coal
The order of United Workmen num-
bcr $500 members in this state.
Additional furnaces have been or
dercd for the new schools at Holt.
All over the state wheat is looking
well and there is 4 great deal Oft.
Canton has seven saloons, each Of
which pays $500 perannum as Il license
fee.
The cotton fields of New Madrid
county yielded about 800 pounds per
acre this year.
There is some wild prairie left in
Livingston, but it is being rapidly
taken at Sl2 an acre.
Springfield is to have another large
Touring mill, with 4 capacity of 100
barrels of flour daily.
Immigrants are flocking into fancy
county. They find good lands there in
abundance at low prices.
The Hannibal and st, Joseph eleva-
tor, at st. Joseph, was wiped out by
fire, involving loss of $4,000.
Mr.. Wm. Wynn, of phelps county,
aiscd about 10000 bushels of corn last
ummcr on about ll5 acres of land.
Dphthcria is said to be prevalent and
very fatal about Stewartsville, and the
public schools are closed on that ac-
count.
A Perry county priest, Rev. Father
Mccarthy, by the death in India, of n
rich uncle. has become the prossessor
of 81, 100000.
The Cassvillc Democrat: The White
river division of the Frisco road will
be completed to Sparta, Christian coun-
| tv, about the 1st Of March, 1888.
Rich Hill Mining Review: The expcr-
iments with Rich Hill coal have been
so successful for cooking purposes that
number of coke ovens are to be
erected.
William Gaut, of johnson county,
while irving to draw his revolver shot
himself in the thigh. The ball severed
he fpmoral artery and he bled to death
short time.
Stockton Slalwart We have seen
many exhibits of Cedar county tobacco
this year which are pronounced supe-
rior grades by old tobacco raisers of
Kentucky aud Virginia.
Hamilton News Graphic: There will
be 10, 900 head of cattle and $4,000 head
of hogs fattened in Caldwell county
this season, the big share OF which will
be shipped from Hamilton.
Mr.. V. Miller, of Madison county,
ILL.,, last week gave $4,000 for the
Booth farm of 800 acres, twelve miles
west of Mexico, and wants to buy
another tract of 1000 acres near by.
Henry Jackson, a livery man of
Sturgeon, Boone county, disap peared
last Saturday, and it has since been
learned that he committed forgery,
and that there is woman missing also.
Pattensburg Call; S. R. johnson, of
Winston, made 25,344 gallons of cider
the past season, in which he ground up
S,4iS bushels of apples. The net
profits from this little business is $3.50.
Salem Monitor: Several northern
and eastern sheep-raisers have been
looking over Dent and Shannon count
les recently for sheep farms and ranges,
and appear to be well pleased with the
prospect.
VIM. Witten sold of his farm near
Edinburg, Gruudy county, the other
day, lot of mules to the number of
1903, for Sl1,205. The proceeds of Mr..
Witten's farm since July have been
over $4,000.
Tho Mexico Republican estimates
that there is now being corn fed in Aud
rain county $750,000 worth of cattle
and S400, 900 worth of hogs, which to-
gether with the surplus corn, will bring
to the Audrian farmers by the first of
March, 81 100000.
L. L. Samuel and w. V. Hall are
running two large tobacco factories at
Huntsville, employing about 100 hands.
They have bought 100000 pounds of
tobacco in Monroe, Macon and Shelby,
and will buy 100000 pounds before
the close of the season.
Louisiana Republican,: HasSler Bros.
have handled $1,000 barrels of apples
this season. They have put up into
cider and vinegar $4,000 bushels. +.
c. Haley has bought and sold 1O,26S
barrels, besides shipping 400 for
others. Mai. McMore informs us that
he has gathered from his orchard lose
barrels, which, with the loose ones
sold, will make his crop 400 bushels.
LaPlata Home Press: St. james
Academy at Macon is in hourishing
condition. The $4,000 addition to the
building is about hnished-that is, the
outside work, and will be occupied
next fall. This will make accomoda-
tions for 100 additional young men,
OF the $4,000 expended, st. Louis
contributed S5,000 which has been
paid up. This subscription was made
upon the condition that Macon county
should subscribe $1,000.
Putnam county brags Of having q
venerable patriarch who is old enough
10 remember the stirring events OF
1776. His name is James Williams,
and he lives on the Big Medicine xt
Medicine township in that countin
He will be Ill years old on his ney.
birthday, which is near at hand. He
is native of Tennessee. He lives with
his grandson, surrounded by his great
grandchildren. He owns to drinking
much liquor, is constant chcwer Of
the weed, but never smokes. He has
ten daughters and one son. Uncle Joe
williams, his tenth child, and only son,
whose head is silvered by age, is one
Of the rich stock raisers Of the county.