The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-03-02
State News

The hog cholera prevails in Vernon county.
Hickory county collects % . year tax on
billiard tables.
kafxxcttc county has had ten lawful hang.
ings since 1884.
Three railroads are headed for the Marble
cave I'm Stone county.
A broom handle factory is to DO the next
industry in Hannibal.
Milan claims forty-nine citizens who weigh
over 40 pounds each.
The sedalis. Warsaw 4 Southwestern is
another talkcd-Of road.
Mobcrly's little baby il dead. At 10 months
OLD 1t weighed four pounds.
Hannibal is confident Of tho enlargement of
the railroad shops ut that point
A Carthage man has Invented . printing
press with entirely new features.
The Missouri State Agricultural College 10
to make great show IT Chicago.
The Missouri State ChxutauQua Assembly
will meet At SedaliA this year In June.
A Birmingham, Ala, firm would like to
build court house for Laciede county.
John n. Wood, late attorney general OF this
state, il now . registered voter il st. Louis.
The Christians of Moberly are preparing TO
put on style in the way of n tine pipe organ.
Carter collected last year u larger percent
age OF taxes than any other Missouri county.
Tho Blossom farm In Linn county is one of
the few in Missouri which sports = successful
silO.
The insane asylum At Fulton has four wards
unoccupied and could care for many more
patients.
1t is now believed that the George r. Smith
college for color cd people At Sedalia will he
built this year.
Miss J. Ella White 10 candidate for re-elsc-
ton to the position OF school commissioner
in Knox county
The largest steer in Lafayette county weighs
2.lsv pounds and is still growing. lie h = full
bIooded Holstein.
Mat Cullen, known In St. Louis ~ the Ter
ribe Judge IL dexd and hopes are expressed
that he Is in heaven.
A Platte county justice has decided that q
hound which ate poisoned meat put out for
wolves was worth &c.
AT GalIatin none of the present city officers
desire their positions.
Coal has been discovered near Lewistown at
q depth OF only thirteen feet. The vein ie
thirty six inches in thickness.
The Musick College u. West Plains has been
turned over to the directors Of the West Plains
school district-tile people college,.
Miss Mxuds Durbin, y Moberly girl, playing
In No ijeskss company. 10 expected to NIL tina,
stars place when she ceases to twinkle.
the clerk OF tho circuit court of Charlton
county has becn working right along for the
last six years for u little over $3.50 year.
The owner OF tho old pork packing house ia
Canton proposes to Utilize it for canning
| factory il the citizens OF that town will aid
him.
Judge Alney N. Rhosds, who died in Henry
county, WAS one o; the largest land owners In
| the county. having 1850 acres in his nome
farm.
Charles c. Bell. Of Boonviile, who bears the
title OF Apple King Of Missouri, says thai
| the fruit crop Ut tnis year has not been i'm
paired.
The postmaster At Washington skAted from
shat place to st. Louis, = distance OF eighty
six miles, In eight aud . half hours and won
big bet.
! The jefferson City Tribune compares the
, court house of Cole county to an OK cart, Z
| wooden mould board pillow and such antiQust
| ed objects.
| A Missouri man is going over to England t
recover estate valued ut lSs million dollars
| lie thinks that is even better than he can d.
| hY staying in Missouri.
The Dag OF the Fourth Missouri cavalry
! Union volunteers. which disappeared for ,
long time. Is again In tho hands of tho regi
mental club Ut st. Louis.
| The Marshall Progress opposes tho propos
ed legislation against the free niYht of Mis-
souri, bees. declaring that taey never stinl
anybody rho lets thcm alono.
| H. L. Kendall, OF tho Drexcl Star. in his cam
! pxixn for the Drexcl postoflics il charged b.
his opponents with being poor and being
Christian. If the charges are truo he vii
be In disfavor vita the now administration.
1t is announced from New York that Nj,
souri, Pacific earnings from January to Fst
ruxry IA. 1898. were a4,i4..yNo an increase q
s1l.N,O. That mans Missouri aitcheu to sny
thing always makes II 70.
1t 10 understood that the now chaplain q
the pcnitentiary is very well satisfied with hi
charge. The congregation is not much on til
pay. but they nsrsr yet up any schislns &
Scandals on the preacher.
A Missouri paper calls attention to the fas
that this IS probably the only state in til
Union which has YorbiddeR by law tho stuu
of its own history in the public schools. HeI
is n chance for the legislature 1t JenersU
City to do something.