The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-01-04
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

Louis was destroyed by fire few days
ago. Loss, about $1,000.
PRof. tAMEIS, principal of the Clin-
ton academy, and we'll Known edu.
Gator, was stricken by apoplexy on
Christmas day.
THE farmers institute held very
successful two dag y. meeting at Fayette
recently. A number Of interesting pa
pers were read.
A YOUNG farmer named Christian
Larsen, living near Dexter, was shot at
a dance and fatally wounded the other
night by John Harper a wcll-known
tough and ex-convict. Harper escaped
Mn and Mrs j. H. Moultou, of St
Louis. celebrated their golden wedding
the day after Christmas. Mr.. .Moulton
for over forty years was one OF the best
known civil engineers OF the west. lie
is in his sith year.
TmE cases OF j. c. Darragh and +. C.
Sattley, president and cashier OF the
dcfunct Kansas City Safe Deposit and
Savings bank, have been sent to Liv-
ingston county for trial on their appli-
cation for n change of venue.
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Dixon, Springfield real estate and
bond broker, in broad daylight the
other day and robbed the safe of bonds,
mortgaged and other valuable papers,
and in addition s2S. 80 in cash.
THE other day James +. Cunning
ham, a Boone county farmer, was killed
by the accidental discharge of his gun.
He had been to llallsville in wagon
and in attempting to draw his gun out
it was accidentally discharged
THE supreme court has refused to
grant the writ of quo warranto asked
for by citizens of Kansas City to COM
pei Recorder Of Voters Owsley to show
by what right or authority lie dis
charged the duties Of recorder of
voters.
A BOLD attempt was made to rob the
Farmers & Traders bank by lone
robber at Green Ridge about noon the
other day, but the cashier outwittcd
thc fellow and he fled. lie was pur-
sued by citizens and captured, but re-
fused to give his name.
THE second annual session of the
South Central Missouri Teachers asso-
citation met recently at Lebanon with
about 80 teachers in attendance.
Judge Nixon delivered the address of
welcome and w. y. Richards, of the
Rolla school OF mines, responded.
AT st Louis the other night Frank
kornfedt, waiter at the Budwiescr
wine room. became cnraged at the al
legged attempt Of Henry Filing. an.
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charge, and drawing a revolver fired at
Filing and then shot himself dead
Filing was unhurt
JOEL LIpsCoMB, one of the pioneer
settlers of jackson county, dropped
dead the other morning at his home
near New Santa Fe. lie was So years
of age. Before the war the deceased
ranked as one of the wealthicst farm
ers, and was considered worth $40, 00C
or $50, 900, a large sum in those days
JAMES n. LEARY, known as, Seven
wounded in a bawdy house at st. Loui
one niglt during Christmas week by
City Attorney Butler. Butler was "hav
ing night of it, and just before day
light visited the house where he fount
number of men, among them Leary
with whom he had some words in the
parlor and shot him. Butler was re
leased on bail.
A pANIC was created at Christ
mas entertainment given by the Cal
vary Episcopal church at Sedalia A
cedar tree loaded with presents ans
dressed in tinsel caught fire and
in an instant stampede fol
the exits was started. Children anC
women screamed and stove was up
set For moment it looked as if many
little children would be crushed in th'
jam. but fortunately quiet was restored
without any one being seriously hurt
, THOMAS QuINLEy, the Chicago (
I Alton section boss at Larabee, th
| other night shot and killed a tram
and seriously injured another. The.
, came TO the section house about /
, o'clock and asked for food. Quinle
r refused to satisfy their wants and the.
cursed him. lie then grabbed his shot
gun and drove them away. Thirt.
minutes had not elapsed before the.
, reappeared and said they would clcal
, out the house lie then grabbed hi
yun ana Hrtu on tneIu
z; w. W. CULVER, of the St Loui
: Wrought Iron Range Co., made Christ
mas present of Sl2, 900 to the empl oye
= Of the company. When the panic cam
last summer the men were called tC
t gcther and told that they would hav
t to accept a ten per cent reduction O
( the works would lie compelled to shu
e down. They unanimously accepte
= the reduction and stood by the com
Y pany. On the Saturday before Christ
a mas they were agreeahy surprised q
each man receiving as present the tie
s per cent. back pay taken from the
I wages.
}, AT the little town of Rockville, Bate
II county, the other day n young ma
4 named Macklin persisted in wearin
h an officers star, claiming he had rigl
to do So lie was arrested by City Ma
), shall Pryor, who placed him in chars
p of his son, who is deputy. Mackl
a wrenched young Pryor's cane fro
him and started to run, whereupl
y Pryor shot him in the back, inhictiI
what was thought to be mort
h wound. Macklin is about 20 years
- fered and young Pryor shot him ais
"a The ball entered the jaw
n A WARRANT was issued at Kans
City the other day for the arrest
y willard r. Holmes, president of Il
n. Security Savings Trust Co. that clos
"a its doors last June. The char
"a against him was that he received d
posits the day before the failure kno
, ing the institution to he in an insolve
. condition.
-. CHARLES W. WHITMAN, who had be
employed as n collecting agent in I
r, territory south and west of Joplin
J, several local wholesalers, is missir
40 He left Joplin several weeks al
Whitman was formerly engaged in
n hardware and furniture trade in J'
N lin, but failed about two years ago.
N The family of Richard Thomas
farmer and trader residing near Mou