Fair play., 1894-05-19
MISSOURI CUJClNGS.

/ 81. Louis held ?75 iuque-t>.
High waters have caused consider
able damage near Louisiana.
Rev. +. \. Spring, Of Erie, H., has
| accepted call To the Baptist church of
Pennington.
The Adair County Farmers Mutual
Fire and Lightning Insurance Go. has
been organized.
The democrats of the Ninth congress
sional district rcnominated Champ
Clark for congress.
burglars entered four residences in
Nevada the other night and secured
considerable jewelry.
Mayor Walbridge of -. Louis will
deliver an address at Drury college
commencement. June T..
Owen Cooper. aged 81, one of the
oldest citizens of Johnson county. COM
mitted suicide by shooting.
Mrs Thomas Shalcr, of near Forest
City, Holt county, was drowned bv the
upsetting of boat Her daughter was
rescued. They were fishing.
Lester S. Parker welded Miss Susie
| young ladies of jefferson City.
| The Macon branch of the clothing
house of 4. NJ. Schuster x Co.. of st.
Joseph, who failed. has been closed.
Nathan Goslec, an old citizen of
Nodaway county. at one time county
surveyor, was killed by vicious horse.
The NJ. +. church, south. of FL Do.
RADIO Springs was struck by lightning
and damaged to the extent of $500 by
fire
United States Attorney Walker says
the failure of the First national bank
of Sedalia is '.as bad as can be imag-
| incd.'
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to rob the safe in the Office of the mill
company at st. Mary's, Ste. Genevieve
county.
a. +. Slawson, j. l.. Farley, Julius
Young and others have organized the
De Soto canning factory. with 81, 900
capital.
Prof. E. II. Long has been reelected
superintendent of the st. Louis schools,
and James y. Player reelected secre-
tary and treasurer.
Another Demorest medal contest will
be held in St Charles on the evening of
May 2S. This time young men will
contest for the prizes.
Secretary Of State Lesueur has issued
Il certificate of incorporation to the
Clay County savings bank of Excelsior
Springs; capital, $4,000
At Huntsville the proposition to sur
render the present charter and organ
ize as 4 city of the fourth class was
carried by a good majority.
Ground has been broken at Fayette
| for the new Central college building to
be erected by the NJ. +. church, south.
| The structure Is to cost $4,000
During the last fiscal year 1860
deaths We're reported in st, Louis, or
| i1.9 per 1,u00. The births numbered
1000, or - per /. 200 inhabitants.
Considerable alarm is felt in Stod-
dard county by the presence of army
worms. This pest is stripping wheat,
corn. redtop and timothy fields clean.
The Phoenix building and loan as
sociation, of st. Louis, has made Il gen
eral assignment. The association has
been embarrassed financially for some
!! time.
| W. +. Tucker. agent of the Frisco at
Richland, and Miss Julie Gohte. of st.
Louis, were married The bride is a
niece of Tony Faust. ST. Louis cele-
bratcd caterer.
DR.. 5. II. Merlein. of st. Louis, will
preach the baccalaureate sermon to
| Hardin college girls and NJ. NJ. \. ca.
diets in Hardin college chapel, Mexico,
Sunday, May -.
J. {. Stuttle, a contractor and build
er, 1923 Virginia avenue, st. Louis,
claims to have gone without sleep for
twenty years. He is hale and hearty.
and is "a years of age.
George Meyers. of Russellville. Cole
county, was sued by Mrs. Annie Amelia
kirchner. of Lohman, for 5000, for
breach of promise. He compromised
by marrying the widow.
Doctors L. G. Brocking, J. O. Hatton
| and +. :. Westlake, specialists. We're
arrested at Sedalia on a charge of prac
| ticing medicine without Il license from
the state board of health.
Col. J. II. Boutwell, will prospect on
his farm near Lamonte, for shale, fire
! clay, coal. etc. and also on other farms
in Pettis county. He has intere sted
other capitalists with him.
The Southwest Missouri Electric
| Medical association met at Carthage.
| Delegates were chosen to the state
and national gatherings. and Lamar
named as the next place of meeting.
The Missouri Congregational associa-
ton held its thirteenth annual session
in Springfield. with about 2JO dele
gates present. Drury college matters
We're the most important to be con-
s;dered
During April 5o,3iS barrels Of -four
| were shipped by rail from St Louis for
foreign markets, 5sl,'26 bushels of
corn and Il, 6ol bales of cotton, and by
river rs. 900 bushels OF wheat and 1I9,
| 9s6 bushels OF corn.
At the November election the voters
| of Marion county will vote upon a
| proposition 70 issue $4,000 in bonds
| for the erection of new courthouse in
| Palmyra and $1,000 for repairing the
| courthouse at Palmyra.
| The supreme court has refused to
| grant writ of mandamus again 81
| Auditor Seibert, in the case of keck ct
| al. vs.. >eibert. The relators in this
| case sought by mandamus TO compel
the auditor to pay certain witness fees
! accrued in the famous murder trial Of
| wills Howard in Laclede county. The
| fees in controversy We're for non-resi-
| dent witnesses. and the auditor ella ims
| that there is no law authorizing him 20
| pay them. The decision in the case
was written by Judge Sherwood, who
| holds that the witnesses are entitled