The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-05-21
MISSOURI STATE NEWS

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DURING the month of April there
we're 232 births and. III deaths in Kan
sas City. =.
THE largest. ticket brokers' associa-
ton convention ever held in the United
States met at Kansas City on the 1sth.
About 200 delegates were present and
the convention was in session several
days.
w. A. MUNGER, a prominent business
man of Hannibal, and his nephew while
going TO the farm Of the former the
other day were held up by tramps and
robbed Of two gold watches andN small
sum Of money. ,a..,. ri
NEAR Arrow Rock the ots~JSsSsssis 'i
ing a colored woman locked two Of her
children in a room and.SSas gone from
- ltssSllll pis l NJ 4 jn,eerng pfanncr.
caught fire, and the chiId.was' 50 badly
burned that it died soon after tho
mQther returned.
THE other day Andrew Herzig, a
Kansas City shoemaker, crossed the
river and hanged himself to n tree
near Harlem His body was found
by boy who was herding cows,
He wns an old mnn. a Gernnn who
spoke Epglish very imperfectlJ, and no
\ c;fnse cInih oiptep given Tor tte deed fe
left Hife and danghtor IN Kansas
THE National Order of Railway Com
ductors met recently at St bouis. In
the absence Of Mayor Noonan, Con-
gresham O'Neill welcomed the dele
| gates to St Louis lie was followed
by Congressman Tarsney, of Kansas
City, who addressed them briefly, and
\ promised them a hearty welcome II
they would hold their next convention
at Kansas City.
FRED WIcHERD, youth of about II
years, was found dreadfully mangled
and dead on the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railroad track near the union
depot at Hannibal the other morning.
II was supposed he fellfrom a Hannibal
& St Louis train which backed up to
the depot II the body had remained
where it was a few minutes longer it
4 would have been run over by the train
bearing President Harrison and party.
THE Audrain county Farmers and
Laborers' union has appointed a com
mittee to investigate the assessors
books of the county. This committee
will endeavor TO find out II there are
any taxpayers in Audrain county who
are not giving in their property TO the
assessor They will make a thorough
investigation also of the records of the
county recorder, TO see if any money
loaned is not turned into the assessor.
DYNAMITE totally demolished the
home of Farmer Daniel Il. Morgan, q
half mile west Of Sni Mills, in Jackson
county, the other morning at o'clock
The sleeping family had a narrow es
cape from death. The would-be as
sassin was unknown. Mr.. Morgan wa
severely injured and it was believed
that he might not recover, Mrs. Nor
gan's, collar bone was broken. Tw'
little children escaped almost unhurt
Mr.. Morgan's stepson was blown TWEEN
ty feet into the air, but his injurie
were not considered serious.
;, - Gov -ERANcIs has granted La -pardol
', TO Fred IL. Mason, who Was convicte
in June, 1882, of robbing a bank a
Broolville and sentenced to twenty-fiv
years imprisonment Frank, Alber
= and Fred Mason and Bert Allen wer
> engaged in the robbing and secure
: about S., 900, nearly all. of which Va
: recovered. Frank and Albert Maso
were pardoned when it was found tina
each was so low with consumption thJ
5 recovery was impossible, and both hay
since died Fred is threatened wit
consumption, has been good prisonc
and promises to leave the state foreve
! THE ministers of the First Methods
Z church of the Sedalia district and III
. Epworth league met in annual CONVEX
!. tion at Sedalia on the 18th. The fo
a lowing officers were chosen for the el
a suing year; Rev. f. p. Anderson,
n Marshall, president; Miss Lulu Luca
a of Osceola, first vice-president; r.
\ Warren, of Sedalia, second vice-pre'
dent; Miss Lille Cherry, of Marsha
secretary; Il. L. Mendall, of Sedali
treasurer; Dr. William Jones, of S
:, dalia, W.. +. Jones, of Appleton Cit
= and Coleman Bradford, of Clinton, ma
= ayers.
(" The weekly bulletin issued by q
. state board of agriculture for the we'
p ended May states that heavy fro'
II with thin ice in some localities, occurr
in most sections of the state on the 6t
and light frost on the 7th. Except in
X few of the eastern counties no materi
D. damage was done by the frost In I
y east central counties fruit and grap
"a were injured, and corn, potatoes n
d watermelons were cut to the groun
ne The wheat prospects continues brigl
IN but the very rank growth may result
much of the crop lodging should the
ne be heavy storms The grain aphis {
n lists in the southeast section, but so
n does not seem TO have done any damal
us GOV. FRANCIS appointed the folio
rd ing delegates TO the convention of cha
es ties and correction which recently n
'r- at indianapolis; Bishop E. r. H'
dryx, Bishop John j. Hogan, Raj
IS Henry Berkowitz, Rev. Henry H'
lr- kins, Dr. S. S. Laws, Mrs. j.
en- Cravens and Charles L. Dobst
is of Kansas City; Revs. Bullard a
in NJ M. Goode and DIR. S. r. Wo'
e. son, of St Joseph; DR.. w. R. Rothw'
of Liberty; Hon. A. NJ. Alexander,
he Paris; Luther Collier, Of Trenton; III
he Charles p. johnson, of St Louis; DIR.
ss @ Woods, of Neosho; John Montgo
lir ery, Jr., of Sedalia, and DIR. w.
10, Prewitt. of Nevada
is The trial of Ed holland, exist
treasurer ended.-at jefferson City II
ia, disagreement of the jury. They ST
LA six for acquittal and six. for convict