The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-12-18
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

ton anu nno OF S3fo lnoy BaVo no
t!ce OF appeal.
A REcENT schoolboy fight at the Coo
school house, in Knox County. terml-
mated with fatal results Nat Coe and
VIII E. Wright each 20 years OF age,
while leaving school, began quarreling
over and old feud, which resulted in
their coming to blows Wright was get
ting the worst OF IL, when Jesse Wright
the sixteen-year-old brother OF VIII.
interfered, striking Coo over the hesd
with n base bali bat from the effects OF
VIII oh he died next morning.
Miss AUGUSTA LOWELL. school
teacher OF St Louis was recently run
over by two young bloods in buggy
who were driving furiousy through the
streets about dark, and hnr.c oth!ng
|. tho axle she was dragged
nine e8cts She was found unconscious
and fingered for several days when
death resulted. The young rascals
never halted and escaped. although
ono man who saw tho act attempted to
have them overhau,e cd. Several arrests
were made, but as the lady never recov-
cred consciousness they could not be
identified.
Il l. HARPER OF Kiowa, Kan one OF
tho wealthiest cattlemen in the West
was found dead in his room at a hoicl
in Kansas City the other morning. lic
had for long time suffered from con.
sumption.
w. L. KNIGHT, ex-c;ty engineer OF
Kansas City, who was injured by tho re-
cent collision at Jacksonville, ILL.,, died
from his injuries few days after the
accident
A LATE FIRE at Sikcston destroyed
large portion OF the town Loss about
$50, 600. A painter named lIollings-
worth was burned to death in his shop
THE cable attached to tho freight
elevator in Samuel Davis & Co s whole
sale dry goods house at St. Louis broke
the other afternoon and tho elevator
with five employees fell from the fifth
floor to the first All Of tho mon were
injured, some seriously. Richard COL
Inns had a serious fracture OF the spino
together with dangerous informal in
juries. r. ID. Mears had his left leg
broken and d. II. Woods was badly
bruised. Tho injuries sustained by tho
two other men were 81 ght
BERNARD DoNELIy, q prominent real
estate man OF Kansas City, was seriously
IL not fatally injured the other morn
ing at his res .dence, by the accidental
discharge Of q shotgun, which he was
examining.
JOHN TIII.MAN, who had been en-
ployed on one OF the Kansas City street
railways, Lut latterly had been d vd-
ing his time between drunkenness and
abusing his WIFE, committed suicide by
taking poison at his lodging house in
Kansas City tho other night
THE Governor has appointed Jame,
F. Greene as Judge Of the Twenty-s xtf
Judicial district to succeed John l.
Thomas, appointed to the Supreme
Court
JOHN BOONE colored, OF Rocbeport
celebrated his 1Osd birthday on Decem
9. Assembled at his sbin on the bank!
OF the Missouri river on this occasion
were 10 sons, and daughters 2s grand
children and 30 great-grandchildrcn
He was born in Madison County KY, II
1888, and came to N ssouri with h.!
owner George Boone, brother OF tn,
famous Daniel Boone. when only 81,
months old. HIS wife, who is still .iv
ing claims to be 9S years old.
JIM STEWART, who had been but
few days out of the penitentiary, whtr'
he hard served five years for burglary
and Harry Bennett also an ex-convict
were recently arrested at Kansas C I,
just as they were about to embark il
their old line OF business again. !
complete outfit of burglars tools wa
found at their room.
In drunken quarrel in saloon a
Kansas City the other night Herman
Brockway attempted to shoot Cole Scot
and sent bullet into the body of Pa
Ryan with probably fatal effect HI
was held for trail.
DR. J. M. PERKIHs, n prominent ply
sician residing near Mountain Grove
! Wright County. returned from huntin
tho other day and in answer to a hur
ried call to SEQ d pa t ent laid his gun o.
bed, Mrs. Perkins being out OF tn
room at the t.mc. His seven-year-ol
,, son Roy. pulled the gun from the bed
when IL was discharged, tho load OF sho
taking effect in tho head and shoulder
of four-yoar-old daughter, killing he
Instantly, uhu ncattoriHS sHot Wouhuih
the baby.
ABOUT year age. Mrs E len Sullivan
, a widow, was killed by Missouri. Pac q
cars at Kansas City. She had seve
sons Thomas was the only minor sor
and he had not quite reached the age c
81 years He brought suit against tn
company for SIS, 0oe damage, his alleg,
tion being that as no was a minor
8 was deprived OF his support by the xii
ing of his mother The case was tr e
8 at Kansas City .hs other day and jur
: awarded him the full amount sued 70
A SENSATIONAL story, in the nature
{ special dispatch, was recently pu|
7 lished that Deputy United States Ma
3 shall Roper had heen killed by moo'
: sinners in Texas County, but the repo
turned out to be false.
TnE sixtcen.year old son OF . prom
7 nent Kansas City business man was r
, Gently arrested in a pool room in th
city for stealing an overcoat which
, sold for 81 and lost the money bettiI
: on horse race, for which sport he b.
a mania.
, Miss MAUD WHITELAw. OF St Loui
, was burned so terribly by a gasoli,
explosion the other morning that 81
> died in few hours Sho was olcanir
piece OF plush with gasoline, by Il
. side OF crate fire, when the fluid
nited and ran over her clothing. and :
: moment she was ablaze from head
: foot
DAVID TRACY. . farmer living mort