The news boy., 1894-04-07
MISSOURI OUTINGS.

Kennett, Dunklin county, Is to have
. cotton-seed oil plant
DR.. Asher Goslin, veteran Of the
Union army. died at Oregon
The cold spell has ruined tvo.thirds
Of the fruit in Christian county.
The dwelling of Henry Heimbrook,
mile south Of Salisbury, was destroyed
by fire; loss, $4,000.
The democrats of the Tenth sena-
torial district will hold a convention at
Montgomery May 10.
The A. NJ. E. church and two frame
houses ut Monserrat, johnson county,
were burned by tramps.
Gov. Stone has appointed G. G. Jones
inspector of oil for Pierce City, for
term of two years. Jones succeeds him.
self.
Pulaski county farmers report that
the peach and apple crop, aud possibly
the oat crop, was destroyed by the re.
cent freeze up.
| The Seventh congressional district
democrats (Mr. Heerd's district) will
hold nominating convention at
Springfield June 5.
| The democrats of the Second con-
gressional district (Mr. Halls district)
will hold nominating convention at
Brunswick June 13.
Capt. w. c. Sickles, capitalist and
q former resident of st. Louis, was
fatally injured by falling from train
near Greenville, Tex.
Hugo, Baron Won Laudon, an Aus
trian nobleman and a political refugee,
has found last resting place in the
potter's field at st. Louis.
Insurance companies have suffered
SO heavily by fires in Poplar Bluff that
the companies have notified their
| agents to call in their policies.
Mann Gray, an aged colored man,
was found tangled up in barb-wire
fence near Clifton Hill, near Moberly.
He was unconscious and soon died.
Edward Gress, 20, living with his
parents near Lake Contrary, buchanan
county, is charged with stealing horses
and selling them to Chicago buyers.
| Ida NJ. Shoemaker has sued the
Kansas & Texas Coal Co. for $40, 900
damages for the loss of her husband,
who was killed in mine 43 at Bevier.
Henry Roster, W. w. Wilder and
Valentine Rottler have organized the
Brewing and Lighting association of
Ste. Gcnevieve, with capital of $780,
900.
John Leach, of Sedalia, has been noti-
fed that he has over s400 coming to
him from the government for rations
wrongfully charged to him during the
war.
The historic Cole Diggs residence,
north of Danville. and which was
built about seventy years ago by the
man whose name it bears, was burned
the other night
Gov. Stone has offered reward OF
$500 for the arrest and delivery to the
sheriff of Cass county of L. Il. Soper,
who is charged with killing his wife
and two children.
L. E. Hutchison, Joplin grocer, was
watch the other night, and the resi-.
dence of o. R. Moffet was entered and
valuables worth 500 stolen.
The Hannibal board of educat ton has
awarded the contract for the construc.
tion of two new school buildings and
instructed the secretary to advertise
for bids for the erection of third.
Eugene CourleuX was compelled to
work at the rock pile in st. Louis while
his wife's funeral was being held. He
had been sent to the worlihouse for re.
sisting eviction from their home while
she was ill.
At a meeting held in Fayette SO, ,o9i
was raised to aid in building the new
Central college. George I. Hoagland
of st. Joseph, has offered s2O,O if citi.
zens of Fayette will raise $4,000. A
committee has been appointed to com.
plete the work of securing funds.
Mr.. Nathaniel Allison, son of James
w. Allison, of st. Louis, who has been
nominated for West Point cadetshir
by Congressman Cobb, has passed q
satisfactory examination and will re-
port to West Point June II. Mr.. ALI
son is graduate of Smith academy.
At meeting held in Palmyra, Marion
county, it was decided to ask the coun
ty court to call special election tc
vote upon the proposition to make a.
appropriation for the erection of 9
courthouse in Hannibal, and SEQ, 900 t.
make necessary repairs to the court
house in Palmyra.
Swaggard's livery stable at Sweet
Springs, Saline county, was burned
and fifteen horses, several valuab able
perished, while all of the carriages
buggies, ETC., were also burned. Johr
Bellamy's warehouse, in which 10,O0(
bushels of wheat were stored, and w
j. Jontz's hay barn, were consumed
Total loss, $4,000.
Since the big fires of more than a
year ago, when sl,OO0,0OO worth o.
property was destroyed, the insurance
rates have been advanced in st. 10
seph. The agents have notified the
business men that If $4,000 would bt
Immediately spent for fire protection
rates would come down. The demands
of the insurance agents will be com
Piled with.
Congressman Champ Clark says tina
ex-Missourians fill chairs in Columbi;
college, New York: Bethany college
West Virginia; in Kentucky, Tulane
Washington and Lee, Chicago and Vir
ginia, Harvard universities, and in tn,
theological seminaries at Columbia, S
c., and Louisville, Ky. Another still i,
dean of the faculty of the agricultural
college of Utah.
o. c. Shepherd, veterinary surgeon
was arrested at Carthage on a charg,
of bigamy, preferred by wife No. 9. ISh,
was Miss o. ]. Vail, daughter of ,
| far,nor of Monopourb connt, we