The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-07-07
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Terrific storms.
IN COOPER COUNTY.

BooNviLLE, Mo-, June 2-The most terrif,
and destructive wind and bail storm ever wit.
messed In Cooper county passed over the cen.
tral portion Of the county yesterday afternoon
The elegant two. story dwelling OF T. A. Nelson
was moved from Its foundation and partially
blown down, as was also that OF s. @. MARYLAND.
Small outhouses and fences were blown down,
the wheat crop utterly ruined and stock Grip
pied. In many fields the wheat was actually
cut down and threshed by the hail The fruit
trees were stripped CT their fruit and other
trees OF their foliage, and in some places
the bark was cut from the apple trees
The town of Bunceton was In the path Of tho
storm, but 1t seemed to have lifted as It struck
the hill west OF the town, and did not strike the
earth until point mile east Of IT, thus doing
very little damage there AT the model farm of
Charles E. Leonard the damage was great
Fences and trees were blown down, fowls killed
and his splendid orchard almost ruined, Forty
two window lights were broken In his dwelling,
and other damage done. In several windows
the hail passed through wire screens and win
dow panes and broke the inside shutters The
storm was mile wide, and Travelled from
northwest to southeast.
CHUNKS or SOLID ICE.
CLINTON, Mo, juno 2,.-The most severe hail
storm passed north Of this city, at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, that the Oldest citizen knows
anything about. Hail stones az large as man 9
fist fell thick and fast, killing hogs and chick.
stones went through shingle roofs and the
sides OF frame houses like grape shot. Corn,
wheat and oat fields were literally ruined In
the track of the storm. The only wonder is
that no human lives were lost. Tho damage In
Henry county is variously estimated at from
sl0OUO to S2O0OOO Some farmers are nearly
ruined by the storm. This city was just south
of the storms course
CUT WIDE swATH.
Mn INN "A sad
through the southwestern part Of this county
at about o'clock Sunday night. The Sligo
blast furnace was In the track of the storm,
which was about 100 yards wide. The smoke
stacks, casting houses and coal sheds were
completely demolished, the railway station
carried away, and some four or Ave stables
wrecked. Fortunately the storm missed the
residence portion Of the village, and only few
houses were damaged and no person injured.
Wheat harvest Is In progress. and immense
damage was done to the standing and shocked
grain.
Used Dynamite.
Elijah Lloyd wealthy mine opera
tor, committed suicide at Joplin.
His family were visiting in Kentucky The
housekoeper hoard loud report near the house
and at o'clock Mr.. Lloyds dead body was
found by one Of his tcamster in an arbor he.
tween the house and stable. The body was
body lay a part Of the shell Of a stick of giant
| powder, piece OF fuse and a burned match.
| In small building used as Office by the
| Quinn & Lloyd Mining Co., was found an open
| box OF powder with one stick missing
| and a coil of fuse with piece cut
off. On the floor wote several matches.
| Footprints were found leading directly from
the office to the arbor. The conclusion arrived
| ut Is that Mr. Lloyd prepared the stick of pow
| der for firing in the office, went TO the arbor
| lighted the fuse and held the stick to his head
| until It exploded. 1t is suggested that the sui
| eide was not premeditated, but was done under
stress of mental suffering. His estate IL en-
| tirely solvent, but business reverses, followed
s aS @ sS ID 'sn4sf aAn4 hp4sSsA % pfSs
tration. He was about IS yesrs old ana had
been Identified with the mining industry since
early In the 70s. He recently insured his life
Missouri Crop Bulletin.
Synopsis of weather crop bulletin of
| Missouri weather service for week ended
June %:
| Another week unusually hot and dry. Excess
| in temperature averaged from degrees I'm
| northern to degrees IN southern portion; rain
| fall confined to q few well distributed local
showers. Wheat harvest progressing; stand IA
| generally thin; heads are long and well filled,
| and promise fair yield. Damage by rust re
| ported. Oats are much improved, short Ill
| straw ana acreage. thin stand. Corn planting
generally finished. The early plant has i'm
proved. Late plant Is needing rain. Glover
cutting has progressed rapidly; a fair crop has
been secured. Timothy ia burning some; low
meadows reported weedy Potatoes and gar
| dens are backward and weedy Reports from
| southern counties are to the effect that cotton
is improving rapidly. Fruit crop is generally
conceded almost a failure, grapes being about
the only thing that promise well,
, A Strange Case.
I Jesse Messer, reported lynched last
August in Lafayette county for bank
robbery, has appeared at his home in
Pettis county.
| Mossers supposed remains were disinterred,
positively identified by his wife and father-in-
law. and again buried Messcr's temperance
has created great sensation. He says he went
| to Saline county where he secured work a
farm, and has been engaged there continuously
| since. He had read In the newspapers that he
had been lynchcd, and 1t is said he enjoyed
a good laugh over It, but did not deem the mat
ter Of sufficient Importance to apprise his rela-
| tives to the contrary. The great my stery now
IL who was the man lynched
| state Road Convention.
A state road improvement convention
] will be held at Chillicothe, August 10
10. Prominent speakers will be pres
ent. A feature of the convention will
be the construction of roads by experts,
In which work full line of road ma
chincry plows, scrapers graders, roll
ers and rock crushers will be used A
rate of sl.h0 day will be given by the
hotels, Railway rates will be one and
one-third fare
| 4 Handsome Residence.
John 7. Davis, of the firm of Samuel
c. Davis & Co., st. Louis, will erect il
st. Louis dwelling l2OxGl feet, thre,
stories high, containing twenty rooms
and the estimated cost is s125, 600. Tn,
time for the completion of the struc
ture is fixed at two years.
| Religious Services In saloons.
The saloons of West Plains were Wis
tied by w. c, T. L. ladies' and permis
sion asked to hold services therein
| which was granted them. The ladic
were treated well, and after prayin,
and singing departed as quietly as the.
came.
| 4 millionaire to Marry.
The engagement of Milton Tootle
Jr., young millionaire of St. Joseph
to Miss Lillian Duckworth, of Cincin
natl, is announced.
Training school.
There were 215 educators represent
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