The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-07-28

OF q child burned to . crisp, In .
dense wood near the railroad track
On the farm Of Frank Tearney. Near
the remains of the FIRE were found .
small hood aud cloak.
ST. LOUIS MILLERs AT CLINTON.
The White Swan Mills, of Clinton,
started up yesterday for the FIRST time.
These Mills were built by the commits
sion and milling firm Of Meyer &
Butte, Of st. Louis. They bought
the site on the 18th Of last November.
The plans and specifications we're
furnished by the mill building firm
of Dehner Il Wuerple, Of St.
Louis. Mr.. Henry Stark, their head
miller, went to Clinton last January
and commenced to erect the buildings
and put the machinery in pace. The
mill building is a five.story brick,
74x44 feet, the engine and boiler room
80 by A feet. Both buildings are
furnished throughout with the latest
improved and finest milling machinery,
with capacity of $50 barrels Of -four
per day.
THE TIFF CITY, MO-, TRAGEDY.
Sheriff w. w. Bacon, of McDon-
aid county, went from Pineville Mon
day evening and lodged ig jail at
Neosho, E. w. Hopkins, city mar.
shall Of Tiff City, who shot and killed
John Cslk and dangerously wounded
Bill Rhoads last Friday. Mr.. Bacon,
when approached BY . reporter, re-
fused to say anything in regard to
the killing. The reporter then went
to the jail and after considerable coax
ing prevailed upon him to make q
statement in regard to the shooting,
which is as follows: Last Friday
evening John Calk, Bill Rhoads and
several others came into Tiff City, q
little town twenty miles from rail.
road, drunk. and proceeded to take in
the town. They rode up and down the
streets cursing and shooting. Mr..
Hopkins. city marshall. appointed a
deputy and tried to stop the DISTURB
Dances, when Calk grabbed the de-
puty's pistol and commenced beating
him over the head with . rock. Hop
kins. who was close by, thought Cslk
Was killing Williams, his deputy,
fired shot at him, the ball passing
through Calk's heart, killing him in.
stantly. He also shot at Bill Rhoads
and dangerously wounded him. After
the disturbance was quelled Hopkins
started for Piueville, where he gave
himself up to the sheriff. Mr.. Hop
kins is % years old, and has always
been regarded as peacesble citizen,
while Calk and Rhoads have been in
several rows, and both served terms
10 the county Jail. Hopkins will be
given q preliminary examination at
once.
YIN. L. A. OF MISSOURI.
The state executive csmmit ee Of
the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton have fixed October 20 to Septem-
Der 1. inclusive, as the date for hold
iug the state convention in Hannibal.
About 300 delegates are expected to
be in attendance.
ZINC IN MoRGON COUNTY, MO.
john E. Price has struck fine de-
post Of zinc ore on bis farm, adjoin-
ing Versailles. He was drilling with
a we'll drill, and passed tbroug h
limestone and flint 100 feet, and come
to open ground and drilled through it
Is feet. passing through mud, flint
and zinc, and the bed rock not yet
reached. Joplin miners say the strike
is rich one.
Two more good strikes Of zinc have
been made near Versailles, one at q
depth of 80 feet, and the other ut 40
feet. 1t will now require q few
months time to blast down to the
zinc.
The CRANKY Company Of st. Louis
is prospecting their lands, and the peo-
pie of Versailles have formed q strong
company, and will make great efforts
to show up lead and zinc. Parties
from parsons, Clay Centre and Gar
nett, Kansas, and from Kansas City,
Joplin and Sedslia are busy at work
there for zinc aDd lead.
BELLE STAIRS DAUGHTER.
1t having been stated that Pearl
Starr, daughter Of the notorious Belle
Starr had married VIM. Harris of
Holden, Mo-, a correspondent Of the
st. Louis Republic interviewed yes
,erdsy the father and sister Of VIM.
Harris who lives six miles north of
Holden, Mo. They do not believe
the report, and say it is oil bosh.
Harris is about % years old and is
inclined to be wild. Some time
in June he and his