Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-11-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
MISSOURI ITEMS.

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gether with about 81 900 worth Of grain
II is supposed that sparks from i passing
! engine set fire to the structure
| During the excitement following the
! election Tuesday night five prisoners es
caEed from the county iailat Springfield. by
cu' ilnG through the ceiling and letting them,
! selves down through a window of the grand
Jury room. They were Newt Hcarald
| charged with misdemcanor; J. W. Crawford.
rape, and Frank Scott, viii House and
Dan Sloan. robbery. They are still atlarrc.
Another murder was committed near
Poplar BIuiis Tuesday. Samuel IIubpell.
living near NeelyViile became ipvolyed in
quarrel with Ben johnson, of NeelyyiIle.
at that place. and to settle it both men
drew their knives. Although cut in a half.
dozen places and half drunk at the time.
Johnson managed to give his antagonist "A
fatal cut in the abdomen. almost disem.
bowcilng him, from which he died in an
our. johnson was arrested, but ESCAPED
and is sti!l at large.
John J. Cruikshank. Jr.. n wealthy
lumber man, and Miss Annie Louis Hart.
were married at the residence of the brides
parents, on Broadway, Hannibal, Weducx-
day, Kew ;. i. Dunlap afiiciating. The
wedding was very quiet affair, only the
Immediate friends of the bride and COON
being present. The happy couple left on
the Chicago, Burlington IL Quincy train
Thursday, on a bridal tour through the
east.
Henry Hoke, young clerk at Craw.
lords, 1t. Louis. died Wednesday last from
the effects OF a blow adminst cred on Yelled
Prophet night. He charged VIM. Dixon, a
fellow clerk, with the deed and Dixon was
arrested.
The Bowling Green Democrat has sus.
pended publication.
-Graham q. Lacy, a young lawyer Of ST.
J.scph. and daughter OF Thos +. Tootle,
millionaire, are to be married soon.
Marshall PROGRESS: yr. VI. L. vii.
hams OF Ridge prairie showed us us a re-
markable photograph recently. 1t WAS "A
picture Oi n mans face and head
with long flowing beard. Itwas taken from
the ceiling OF the Methodist church in Wells.
vllle, Montgomery county. 1t seems that
sometime IN last August the church during
a heavy Thunder storm, was visited by
nshtninS and that picture was flashed upon
Tue smooth surface OF the ceiling by the
electric fluid, and thence photographed. 1t
Is n weird and shadowy picture. OF the
storm hins, apparently, and has strange
mystery about it.
Mexico Ledger: Ed Taylor called this af.
ternoon and exhibited a curiosity the like OF
which we have never seen before. 1t was a
small animal, about the size of a mouse,
but without ears or TAIL and having quite
a hump on it's back. The animal gets
around In lively manner on two feet. Ed
found the curiosity in the alley near the
Chinese laundry, and thinks it belongs to
Chinaman.
Macon Times: We have received from
Alex. Sanner OF Middle Fork township the
largest specimen of a radish we ever saw.
1t is twenty inches long and weighs seven
pounds. II is a fair specimen OF Macon
county product, in what was O dry season.
Had the season been good there is no sell.
ing how large such things would have grown
in this section.
Palmyra Spectator: This is certainly
remarkable season. On several occa-
sions we have spoken OF peach trees being
in bloom, and now DR.. Nelson brings us in
a strawberry plant in full bloom, bearing
a healthy looking berry. II this kind OF
weather continues the doctor will have
and cream for Christmas.
-Carrollton Democrat: The only peach
we have heard Of being grown in Carroll
county was brought to our Office by David
Wright, who lives near Baum's mill. 1t is
rom tree that has borne fruit for thir-
teen consecutive years until last year. This
peach was the sole product of this season.
but that is one better than any other tree
n the county.
-kirksville journal: Mr.. A. Davis
brought to our Office Saturday morning a
'otato that had been lying in his wood
lCuse all summer in the dry and recently
'ut forth sprouts that grew to the length
u several inches, also n number of small
potatoes that have grown to the size of
ommon marbles. The peculiar part oithe
natter is that the old potato was in the
Iry and showed no evidence OF life until
aw weeks ago.
-Knobnoster Gem: We have in our
'ffice little box containing nine eggs. No
wo OF the eggs are any way near the same |
me, the smallest one being scarcely as
arge as partridge egg and the largest is a |
hen egg. The Others are inter- |
Mediate in size and of several different |
hapes, one being about two and one-half |
imes as long as it is thick. The queerest |
'art OF this egg story is that they were all |
PRODUCED by one and the same hen. She 10 |
well-developed hen. apparently disposed /
o do what is right about laying eggs, but |
Gems incapable OF doing her duty properly |
kept once in a great while. The eggs |
rere presented to us by the owner of the /
len, Mr.. 5. X. McSlullen, and may be seen |
" any one who so desires at this Office.
-Farminston Times. Last Thursday |
light hunting party near French village
Fern out in the Platin hills with Mr.. ii. i |
smiths pack OF hounds. They treed what. 1
he boys thought WAS a coon, but when /
hey chopped the tree down an animal /
made a spring of about forty feet from it /
md tie dogs gave chase. As soon as the /
'oys could get to their horses they fol. |
owed. After they had gone about a mile
hey met the dogs returning. all bloody and
howing evidence of a hard fight. They
ould not get the dogs to the chase. The
ext day they found where the fight had
AIKEN place, near Mr.. Tom Mosteller's.
he ground was torn up some distance
round and the animal was tracked by
lood to a sink-holc. One of the dogs was
o badly hurt that it died from the effects
4 it's injuries. 1t is supposed that the ami
lal is lynx.
Troy Free Press: Fritz Wuelburn
rought US ina specimen OF his corn crop a
W days ago. in the shape OF four ears that
ipped the scales at g.. pounds.
-Vandalia Leader: II. II. Graiord has
mule colt that was months old last
ionday, is feet inches high, and weighs
10 pounds.
-kirksville Journal: Jacob Shafier OF
ur town bought OF Charles Miller OF Lib
rty township, last week, a sheep that
,eighed 200 pounds gross and netted 119.
ir. Shafier pronouncedit it the --LATEST sheep
e ever saw.