The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-01-23
ELsTON ITEMS.

i'll. Her sister, Miss Ella walser, cam,
down on the ast-bound train and STATED
she was still very sick.
Mr.. John Medlock who, some time age
sold his farm to Mr.. Hoffman, is now
negotiating with John T. Mckinney to
purchase the Tex Robson farm near the
Tower Rock on the Missouri river.
Married-At the residence Of the brides
mother, three miles north of Elston, on
last Tuesday evening, Mr.. James W.
Elliott to Miss Dicia A. Medlock, all OF
New Stringtown Mo.
Miss Eta Murray, who taught, the
Kings Chapel school, closed her term
last week.
We learn that Mr.. J. j. Chambers,
who is prospecting for lead on j. W.
| McKinney's farm struck some fine min
rral last week and his prospect at present
| is very favorable for paying lead mines
1 who hope Jim has struck it rich Mt last.
Mr.. Squire Lister was in town Satur-
| day and reports that the foxes arc play.
ing havoc with young pigs and poultry
in his ncighborhood.
Mao dogs are numerous over in the
Walser neighborhood. There were four
killed last Friday. and one hog and it is
feared many other dogs aud stock have
been bitten. 1t would be we'll for the
| people to cxterminate the dogs in the
| vicinity.
Mr.. Simon Bondalier bought n fine lot
of cll-fattcd cattle and hogs of Mr..
Eli Steelcy last Friday, and will ship
them to the st. Louis market this week.
Mr.. Geo. Brunk was in Elston Satur-
day, and reports La Grippe got the grip
on him last week and used him pretty
rough.
Mr.. Chas. Linscy attended the meeting
and installation of the officers Of Garfield
G.. A. II. Post in jeff City last Tuesday
night and returned home Wednesday
morning. Twenty-threc new recruits
were mustered in on the occasion.
David c. Payne is not only a good
constable, bnt also q iirst-class horse
jockey, and very seldom ever lets
anyone get tue best of him in any cx-
change for horse flesh. A few days
ago VIC learn he made an exceptional
good trade, and brought home what
he called u "~spanking good boss"
The next day Dave concluded he
would test the working qualities of
his new horse. He took him to the
, field, and when there the animal pos
itively declined 10 perform and finally
made a vicious plunge at David, so
that he let the horse 60 and ran for
the nearest fence, the spanking horse
after him. He reached q ten-rail
fence which he cleared at one leap
out of the horses reach. His son,
Clarence, q young man came to the
rescue: he entered the field and the
boss dashed for him and another race
took place, the young man to the
front for the nearest point to the
fence. In the mean time, Frank Har.
man, a near neighbor, came along.
He proposed to bring that boss to
time, and into the field he goes. A
minute later Frank was seen running
like q blue streak on q bee line to-
wards the house, and the boss, with
head and tail erect, close in his real
Frank cleared the fence and so did
the boss, q few bounds moro and
Frank landed in the house just in
time TO close the door on the boss.
In the meanwhile Dave and Clarence
were cut off from the house, so they
each took to a tree in the yard. The
boss viewed matters q moment, and
looking somewhat Disguised, went to
his stall III the stable as gentle and
docile as a lamb as If nothing had &C.
Cured. Dave now talks like advcr-
Using for q scientific horse trainer.
The Elston correspondent of the
Tribune speaks of a bung flying out
of q cider barrel while being drove
into town, creating quite q sensation,
and which raised Adam instead of
Cain. The curious part of the SEN
sation seems to be committed with
the loss of the bung, which was very
aged, having been in use ovcr 5000
years, and was male to .bung old
Adams first barrel Of cider, and hay.
ing been so long in constant use, had
become SO perforated with cidero
meddica as to contain not less than
1000 power, electro magnetic. So
that when the Trlbune's quill drivers
probossis came in contact with it his
system gave way and he at once en-
tered the lanl of Nod, the house of
Cain, where he sojourned until last
week, when Rip Van Wrinkle like, he