The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-01-26
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

NEAR Marshfield the other day Mar.
Gus Holbert was shot through the neck
during dispute at 'literary society"
WHILE alone in her home in Howell
county the other day Mrs. John Brad
ford had fit and fell in an open fire.
place. She was horribly burned and
died soon after.
f. NJ HARBoR, the messenger chosen
to take Mssouris electoral vote to
Washington, reached that city with his
precious package on the 10th and de-
livered the vote to the president of the
senate.
The dreaded Malta is said to be at
work in St Louis and has threatened
the life of Joseph G. Ohio, fruit deal
cr The Italians of the city are much
excited. Ghios notice to leave the
country came from New Orleans.
THE sundry civil bill reported to the
national house Representatives makes
an appropriation of $3.50, 900 for the inn
provement of the Missouri river from
its mouth to Sioux City This includes
salary and miscellaneous expenses.
THE building occupied by the Rigby
& Ramsey Printing Co., at Kansas City,
was burned the other morning. The
plant was valued at S12, 900 and the
building s22, 1000 Other property de-
stroyed brought the total loss up to
$4,000.
ANbREAs ScuuELLEN attempted to
commit suicide in the Jail at Union
the other morning by cutting his
throat with pocket knife. The noise
awakened fellow-prisoner, who took
the knife away from him. He was serv-
ing a six months sentence for seducing
his step-daughter.
| DAVID PULLMAN, the well known
contractor, for many years resident
of Kansas City died suddenly at his
home in that city the other night. He
had seated himself after supper with
the intention of reading the newspaper,
when the final summons suddenly came.
He was quite wealthy and was born in
England July 3, 1s41
The directors of the Missouri State
Fair association met lately at Sedalia
and elected the following officers for
1885, President, N. II. Gentry; vice
president, Dr. ii. w. Wood; treasurer,
]. c. Thompson; secretary, w. j. Malt
by; executive committee, j. r. Barrett,
Judge d. c. Metkser, j. B. Quigley, Il.
w. Stevens, DR.. II. w. Wood and B. w.
Zimmerman.
THE State Dairy association, recently
in session at Sedalia, elected officers as
follows: President, j. l.. Erwin, Full
ton; vice president, John Patterson,
Iirksville; secretary, Levi Chubbuck,
Columbia: treasurer G. Ii. Lamm,
Sedalia. The committee on premiums
and prize papers made their awards
The ten pounds of butter winning the
gold premium was sold for one dollar
per pound.
AT the residence Of his son in Kansas
City the other day Samuel Biggerstaff,
81 years old, was found dying from Il
self-innicted pistol shot. 1t is thought
the cause of the act was that he acci-
ientally killed citizen of Waverly
about year ago, while attempting, as
an officer, to arrest tough, who resist
ed and and was shot at the ball killing
an innocent party aud which act has
since preyed upon Biggerstaff's mind.
WHILE services were being held in
Grace (EpiscopaD church at Jefferson
City the other evening the evergreen
decorations, which had not been re-
moved since Christmas and which were
quite dry, caught fire from gas jet
and instantly the entire mass was
afiame. The congregation was panic
stricken and most of them fled from the
church in terror Several ladies faint
ed A few men retained their senses
and before the fire company arrived the
flames were under control.
In his address before the road con-
vention at Sedalia Gov. Stone said that
in the matter of good roads Missouri
was behind the older states, and all
we're behind Europe. If it was thought
advisable to change to change the con-
stitution in order to secure revenue for
road improvements he urged the con-
yention to recommend so to the general
assembly and let that body submit 1t to
the people. In regard to the employ
ment of convict labor on the roads he
said it was question to be weighed
carefully, as the interest of the taXpay-
ers, of free labor and of the convicts
themselves must be considered.
The road convention at Sedalia
adopted resolutions that roads should
be worked under the direction of II
competent county supervisor; work on
the roads should be, as far as practica-
BILE, under the contract system-the
| contractors 10 give DOnuS TOT u Idltnlut
performance of their contract; that
property tax for road purposes should
be paid into the county treasury as n
general county road fund, and should
be applied by the road supervisor
where most needed; poll tax should
, not exceed 50, to be paid by all able
bodied men over 81 years of age, the
: same to go into the county treasury as
a general county road fund. The legis-
, lature was asked to pass such laws as
will enable the counties to secure II
, practical application of the best meth
ods of improving roads; local option
law that will enable counties to accept
or reject the proposed law; that the
present road law be amended; and to
submit to the people constitutional
amendment allowing counties to levy
not exceeding 20 cents on the 500 for
road purposes, and also to issue bonds
to run not longer than twenty years,
> the interest and principal to be paid
: out of the county road fund, the issuing
: of such bonds to be determined by the
vote of counties wishing to issue such
bonds.
The third annual meeting of the
Missouri State Dairy association con-
@ vened at Sedalia on the 18th with near
ly 100 delegates present from different
, parts of the state and quite number
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