The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-06-11
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

nallStOrln passed tOur miles nOrtneaSt
of Marshall, beating wheat into the
ground and stripping fruit trees bare.
Il. W. PLANT, editor and proprietor
of the Boonviilc Star, elopcd recently
with Maggie Kloethe, a poor young
girl of about rs years OF age; desert
ing young wife and two small chill
dren.
A LARGE meeting Of members of the
Farmers Alliance was held at Kansas
City recently, made up of delegates
from Kansas and Missouri, for the pur.
pose of forming an organization, every
member of the alliance to he IA stock
holder, the purpose being to handle cat
tie, market horses and sell grain on the
cooperative plan.
THE six.year-old daughter of A. II.
Grover was instantly killed at the ccme-
terry at Marionvillc on Decoration day
by the fall of the grand stand where
she and fOrty-three other little children
were representing the states in the me-
mortal exercises. The dead girl repre-
scnted Missouri Some of the other
children were hurt
| THE grain elevator and agricultural
implement house of Porter & Delaney
ut Ccntcrview was recently burncd.
| The contents of the buildings included
5000 bushels of corn, 800 bushels Of
| wheat. several hundred bushels of oats,
quantity of balcd hay and lot OF
agricultural implements including
seventeen wagons. No insurance.
THE other day as Valentine Kunsch
was returning from a picnic at st.
Louis the horse he was driving to Il
light wagon ran away, throwing him
self and family out. Kunsch was
killed, his son William, years old,
had his left leg broken; Joseph, years
old, was badly injured; Mrs. Kunschs
nose was broken, and an eight-ycar-old
boy had his arm broken.
THE governor has granted commu-
tation to Winfield Allen, who was con-
victed of robbery of the BROOKE field
bank of Linn county in June, 1852, and
sentenced to the pcnitcntiary for twen-
ty-fve years The Communication re-
duccd the sentence to twelve years
with benefit of the thrcc-quartcr rule.
1t recently developed that the prisoners
real name was Scott Ilclt and his father
was a respected citizen of Indiana who
will take his son home.
THE wife of st. Louis German by
the name of Manclroff recently desert
ed him and went to live with Swcdc.
The husband tried both persuasion and
threats to make her return, but failing
went to a justice and demanded writ
of rcplcvin. To humor him it was is
sued and placed in the hands of an Off
Ger. The husband went with the officer
and when the writ was read to the
woman She quietly submitted and re-
turned to her husband.
On the Sd large assembly attended
the formal induction of Richard H.,
Jesse into the presidency of the State
university at Columbia. Addresses
We're made by J. II. Blackwell, acting
chairman of the faculty; Hon. c. Il.
Rollins, president of the Alumni asso.
citation; Gov. Francis and others. Pres
idcnt Jesse read his inaugural address
and the keys of the university Were
formally turned over to him. The new
president was late principal of Tuarc
university, New Orleans; is a native O
Virginia and a graduate of the Uniyer
sity of Virginia. 49,.
THREE mail carriers have been s,ts
pended by Postmaster Harlow, of st
Louis, for violating the regulations o
the post office department The thrc,
men were engaged in getting up an cX
cursion, the proceeds of which We're It
be donated to the local association
This is in direct violation of rul
which forbids the solicitation in pcrsoI
or through others, contributions o
money, gifts or presents, or to sci
tickets for fairs, picnicS or entertain
ments of any kind The carriers be
lievc it is the beginning of fight by tn
authorities at Washington against tn
national-letter carriers association.
THE monthly statement of the stat
treasurer showed the receipts for Ma.
to have been ST4, 435. rs; disbursements
S645, 266. 10; balance on hand Sl,j25
3GG o. The balance is held and de
posted as follows; In treasury vault
50, 45O. OS; in Union National bank, Kan
sas City, S3s7, 965. 53; in Franklin bank
st Louis, S393 24S.4 ~; in First Nationa
bank, Kansas City, $50 od5.3O; in Firs
National bank, jefferson City, SI3
500 s6; in Kansas City State bank
$685. 1871; in Central National bank
S63, Sl3.53. The reduction of the bonde
debt of the state during the month wa
$50, 900.
THE census Office has given ont tn
tnbno,, 81 tntiStioS pf MiSSnnri Tho 4,
tai number of planters in the state dul
ing the cer sus year was 10, 495; the toti
area devoted to tobacco was ll,3,
acres; the total product, 0,424, 81
pounds, and the value of the crop to tn
producer, estimated on the basis of ac
ual sales, was S4l9, $50. Charito
county headed the list having s, Il
acres in cultivation, with a product {
3, 500, s57 pounds, valued at S95,S15. Ca
roll county came next with crop va
ued at SO 4l0, and Galloway was thirC
her crop being valued at SIS 1866 How
ard county's crop was valued at SIT, So
Saline county's at S15, $40; Schuyler
at Sll, 800; Macons at $40, $50, an
Linn's at SlO,5O0. The crop of the var
ous other countys ranged in value frol
500 to less than $4,000.
The wife of A. +. Rose, prominer
citizen, and Mrs. j. q. Newbill and Ii
tie boy were returning from a funcr,
at Springfield the other afternoon whe
the pony they were driving ran ava
and threw all three out. Mrs. Rose
neck was broken by the fall.
THE corner stone of the Scarritt co
lege was laid with appropriate GER