The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-02-10
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Obituary.

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ALoNZO T. HARLOW.
Alonzo T. Harlow. president of thu
St Louis merchants exchange, died at
his country residence, in kimmswick,
near st. Louis, few days ago.
Mr. Harlow was horn in 1910 at Harrsonville,
| ILL., across the Mississippi river q few miles
| from where he breatbedhis last He removed
| to St Louis in 1858, and built up good business
| In grain. Mr.. Harlow took great delight in
church work. The last place he visited before
| he took to his bed. from which he never arose
| any more. was the church. His last thoughts
| were of his scholars On Sunday morning. sew
| eral davs before he died. feeble as he was then,
| he called his attendant, told him to prop him
| up in bed, and then bring him piece OF paper
and pencil. With trembling hand he
wrote the following m essage: Tell the
| Sunday school to pray for their old su-
| perintendcnt. God bless the children" 1t
| was taken to the Sunday school that after
| noon and the children informed that their
beloved superintendent was very sick and
could not come, but his thoughts were about
them, and then the communication was read.
| The children wept and were very sad, for there
Y2s- -astrong bond OF hove and fffendship be-
tween them and their superintendent Mr.
Harlow left an estate worth about $4,000.
OTHER DEATHS.
Millard F. Jones. cashier OF the bank OF Yer
I sailles, died the other night
NJ. True, aged % years, native of Vir-
| ginia. and for fifty years resident Of Pike
| county. died few days ago Of the grip. For
twenty live years he had been tolIgate-keeper
| on the Louisiana & Bowling Green road. and
died at his post with his hand clutching the
toll pole rope.
| John Pinger, aged 81, died In st. Joseph.
The deceased had been citizen of St Joseph
for thirty-tive years and was one of the city's
wealthy men.
Capt. VIM. s. Eversole, aged 75. died in
Washington county. He was among the pio-
nrcrs OF southwest Missouri.
Powersyille. Putnam county, Lewis Riddle,
! vice J. NJ. Bowen. removed
Mrs. Mary Mcintyre, aged ~. died at St.
Joseph at her late residence, a9ls south
Eleventh street
Lewis Kennedy died a Nevada, aged 20.
From Washington.
NEW PoSTMASTERs.
Farley, Platt county, II. G. S Meyer, vice 2.
Hartford Putnam county, s. p. Holman vice
j. j. Brasfield, removed
NewhurG. Phelps county, Oscar w. Jones,
vice j. NJ. Dtehl. removed.
SkidmOre, NoIaway county, A c. Hasty vice
j. T. Roach. resigned.
Queen City. Schuyler county, L. F. Bennett,
vice James Bennett, dead
Athens. Clarke county, j. +. Beucler, vice R
Hansen. removed.
>, M"dill. Clark county, +. II. Toben, vice r. c.
Hume. resigned.
.ocrmnnn. jefferson county, VIM Kramme,
vice Chas Oermann. resigned
st Thomas, Cole county, &. W. SChell, vice
Peter Loetheme removed
NEW POST OFFICER
Pratt. Ripley county, Matthew Y. Pratt.
postmaster.
Aided by the Beer "Barons."
Almost 1000 saloonkeepers in St.
Louis are delinquent with their license
money this year.
But this will not crowd them out Of business
There are about 800 saloOnkeepers in the city
and of the loo delnQucnts the brewers will
advance the money to tide them over their
present pinch.
HOW IT WORKED.
Excise Commissioner Bell. in an interview
said The licenses will be all right. In over
300 cases the brewers have given me sbcir
written guarantee that the money will be paid
during the month OF February have had the
guarantee drawn up in iron-clad shape. Each
brewing company distinctly guarantees that
the amount OF certain specified saloons will be
paid during the next thirty days. II the saloon
Keeper does not Fay up have recourse on the
brewers as the guarantee as drawn and signed
by the proper officers will stand in court. With
this in my possession, shall issue permit to
the parties named TO continue in business tenn
porarily."
Died Mt Nine;y-SiH.
George jackson, a negro 96 years old,
was buried in st. Louis few days
since.
The old man was formerly slave owned by
the father OF Thomas X. Skinker OF st. Louis.
and remained with the Skinker family ever
since his birth, and was taken TO St Louis
from Virginia by Mr.. Skinkcr. Sr Old George
was a great favorit, with all the children and
always considered Mr.. Skinlier his "marster."
Appointed Cadets. l
On the nomination of Representative
Champ Clark the secretary of war has
appointed Jacob C. johnson of the
Ninth congressional district to be
cadet at West Point and ID. D.. White of
the same district to be alternate. The
young men won their designations in
competitive examinations.
Found Dead In n Pasture.
Mary Ryan, aged 80, was found dead |
at the foot of a tree in pasture near
st. Louis.
She had been an inmate OF st. Johns hosp- |
tai since last October coming there from Lex |
ington, Mo, where she had relatives who were |
notified OF her death When found she was |
Treasurer stephens Report.
State Treasurer Stephens the other |
day submitted a report of the transac-
tions OF his department for January.
The receipts were ss99d5.5s and the dis
bursements S23i 65Os3 The balance in the |
treasury February l was sI,Il2. I97Il The |
earnings Of the penitentiary were sl2,973
Thieves Loot:a Farm.
Thieves pillared the farm of Georp.
Lehman, in st. Louis county, and stole