Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
MISSOURI ITEMS.

Mrs. Mary HOverkamp, wife of Herman
tToverkamp, "a shoe mcr hant m It. Louis
sboi herself dead Wednesday morning She
i.t, t,yo nofps confrs,iug that she had not
Ron !. true wife: that her husband had for
r;yen her bat she could not look HIM in
sbe face. aud that she was better off dead
Than alive. She leaves a husband, one
daughter II and parents and sisters.
The estate OF the late DIR. ii. Mclean,
n, ,patent medicine fame, amounts toS7l3,-
SI71l This is private assets and does
not inclu.e real estate. The rents alone
Irom the doctors real estate amount to
thousands Of dollars per year.
-Joseph Ross OF Pulaski county was &C.
,;dentaliy shot to death few days age
while out hunting.
-Lebanon has daily, called the Senti
mel
The Pulaski county Democrat claims a
five hundred increase in circulation last
month.
The Billings Times is booming the new
county move, and proposes that Billings he
the capital.
-Adolph Koenig and Miss Lena Helmus
were married at Billings on the 18th.
Editor Lyles OF the Salem Howitzer
has Just returned from an eastern tour,
and does his trip up in four gossipy col
umns; "a Missourians Tour"
The Fenton postofice was burClarized
siew days ago. The thieves secured $115.
-Fifty-three thousand dollars have been
subscribed and paid up toward endowing
a Presbyterian college in the State. One
hundred thousand are required.
st. Joseph is entertaining the Missouri
Veterans. The 18th and 25eh regiments
held their reunion during the week, and
thousands VI people visited the town.
AN $500 or 81 OOrobbery occurred at
Lees Summit on the 14th. Goods to the
amount above mentioned were taken from
the general merchandising house of J. b.
Sampson. The burglars, probably three
in number, were tracked to st. Louis, and
the officers there are on the lookout.
On the trial OF A. d. Reser at Buffalo.
Me-, for burning the town OF Urbana, last
November, the jury returned a verdict of
not guilty. Reser was Jointly indicted with
Josiah Crawford, who, upon his trial last
week, got five years in the Penitentiary.
The value OF the property consumed bv
the fire aggregated about $50, 900. A. S.
Smith, John ). Haynes and W. L. Porter.
by Their mastery defense Of Rcser, secured
his acquittal in the lace OF a very indignant
populace at UIbana.
George Krsnhart ended his life at his
home near Independence, on the 18th. III
health was the cause. Deceased was OF a
good and wealthy family.
Judge Samuel Fenton Murray, aged 70,
and at one time prominent in state poll
tics, died at his home in Bowling Green on
the 18th.
Lamar is going to have new paper.
ED D. Crawford has started new pa
per at Sedalia. Ii is Republican, and ia
called the Central Missouri Republican.
The Laclede county fair at Lebanon.
was grand success. The receipts were
larger than ever before.
u. D. Plunkett, an old citizen, died Mt
his home in Galloway county on the 18th.
Paul Boyton, the swimmer, gave an ex-
hibition in st. Louis on the 18th.
-Wellsville Wayne county, was visited
by $4,000 fire on the 21st. Romans
livery stable. Mrs. Selleck's dwelling and
other houses were burned; well insured.
Brunswick was filed with colored peo-
pie last week, called together to participate |
IN the grand lodge OF United Brethren OF |
Friendship. Over 300 delegates and 500
lay members were present.
Thomas Marren, a printer of st. Jo-
seph, is supposed to have drowned him |
sell. His clothing was picked up on the |
bank OF the Missouri. He was a somnam-
bulist.
Isaac Newman has been arrested in
Ozark county and taken to Jefferson Citv
TO await his trial at the next term of the |
United States district court for forging the
name OF his mother, Susan Newman. to
pension certificates for the past eighteen
months, she having died previous to that |
ume In Ozark county.
COL Barnard, now general manager n,
the Kansas City, st. Joseph and Council
biuils road, assumes the management OF |
.ne Vhio and Mississippi on the 1st of No.
,enioer. 1t Is stated that s. X. Hooper
long the master hand on the Hannibal
VIII oe rendered the position of general pas.
nenger agent. Hooper is now with the Rio
ufande' with headquarters at Denver.
william Winston's barn. near sedalia
uss burned on the 10th. The barn held at
sne ume i've head OF mules, 500 bushels of
Iaea,; nay, corn and farming implements.
bridge will be placed across the Mis-.
sousi at sibley, near Missouri Citv soon
"ork 70 commence within few weeks.
,-Ine wabash railroad, main line and all
ancnes' with rolling stock and effects
'"' Soid on the 18th to a syndicate.
Mrs. Mariah Blankenship. and ocoa
snu much respected lady, died snddaSIr
near houston on the 18th
49,, Married Va, on the 15th-Charle, IT s,va.
.nJ J MISS MISS Meta Williams, NJ. ID. HenJrir
and aI;Ns rannle :, Butcher, Samuel COY and
snJ .s.H r'ss Moille Hendrix; Geo. W Tvior
-nu MISS Lulu Cross, all at Clinton. '''
sssoSEY uOSLEY HowARD was drowned in tbo
hSeohade, at Drake, on the I3tb H;e
BODY has been discovered. ' i''n' his
thu ns =. J. MURPHY was run over and killed Nv
msnt ".s' T TRlcE win probably get q uonr
~o.n Inc association In whose bands .L
bas hseo are moving, and quite a mm
* 0een subscribed for the purpose. % " sum
,IjnatssSt.a hss State association Of conpreeatior.,
.'nsneid' No. on Tuesday. convene In
ch,;st;aua chsasDaY 1.-THE the General Convention o, th.
sas 1n Gtx church begins it's session at KANE
O n rpvrlns the month OF September the A
su,s. ". pald In Missouri S22. 600 for in.
snce on deceased members. 0f LII
ana andos.n Mccarthy will visit 81 I.r;,