The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-04-26
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

seph district,
ST. MAHy's will have railroad to
ClarksvilIe soon, unless the plans of
her people mscarry.
JOHN L. CREECH, surveyor Of Doug.
las county, was recently killed by
lightning at his home.
POPLAR BLUFF has awarded the con.
tract to st. Louis firm for the cree.
tion of waterworks plant
The grocery store of j. Swearinger
at Mobcrly was robbed and then burned
by the robbers the other night
WILLIAM JOHNSON, a plastcrer, was
run over and fatally injured by beer
wagon at St Joseph few days since.
THE Thirteenth district democratic
convention to nominate candidate for
congress has been ca. I'd to meet at
De Soto, Tuesday, June 90.
THIEVES raidcd the Tootle building
at st, Joseph the other night and got
sway with pluudcr TO the value of
$1,000 Col. Adkins, member Of the
legislature from that district, lost his
entire wardrobe.
JoHN GossErr, of Monroe county,
drowned himself the other day because
of financial troubles. The day before
Miss Ida Hill, of the same county,
drowned herself, being temporarily in
sane from illness,
THE new mayor of Kansas City and
the officers elected with him at the late
municipal election took charge of the
rity's affairs on the 18th, and the city
government passed from democratic to
republican hands
THE 4-ycar-old son Of Levi Reynolds,
proprietor of n saw and grist mill at
Forsythc, was recently playing near
the machinery when he was caught by
the main belt and crushed to death be-
fore being cXtricatcd.
Is Judge Slovcrs court at Kansas
City the other day Susie Settlcmore, a
deaf mute, was granted a divh &c from
her husband, also deaf and dumb.
They had been married three years and
the charges were cruelty.
THE business men of Excelsior
Springs promise to forgive the I<ansaa
City Commercial cldb for failing to
make them call during its tour
through the state If the club will
Ak old gentleman from Philadelphia,
named f. NJ. Stewart, walked off an
Iron Mountain train at he Soto the
other night and received injuries which
resulted in his death soon after lie
had large amount of money with
him.
Ar st. Joseph the other day Sher-
man Connors repeatedly stabbed L. NJ.
Echloglc with knife Echloglc was
in a dangerous condition. The stab
bing was the outcome of II quarrel,
both men being under the influence of
liquor
Ar Kansas City the other day as
Michael Jucngling was in the act of
"wrecking" double barrcled shotgun
for the purpose of removing the loads,
one OF the shells exploded, the charge
entering the left side of his abdomen
and causing death in short time.
LuLU WILLIAMS, a negro girl, aged
10 years, shot and killed her sister
Mamie at st Louis the other night
The murder was the result of an old
feud between the girl and another
named Luminda Gardner, both of
whom were in love with the same fell
low.
TuE latest bulletin issued by the
state agricultural department states
that wheat is recovering slowly and
looks well. In the northern portion
of the state farmers have been busily
engaged in preparing corn ground and
some have commenced planting. In
81 ti.s
planting is well in hand.
KANSAS CITY has won her fight
against the water works company.
Judges Caldwell and Philips, after
hearing arguments at Little Rock,
Ark, ISSUED II decree which requires
the city to purchase and the company
to sell the complete plant for 81, 200,
the price to be paid by assuming the
mortgagcd indebtedness.
THE Womens baptist Foreign Mis-.
sionary society of the west had an in.
teresting two days session at Kansas
City April 1919. The attendance was
large, delegates being present from
several states Mrs A. J. Howe, of
Chicago, was elected honorary presi-
dent; Mrs. l.. Everingham, of Chicago,
pscsident; Mrs, A. B. Iloblit, of Bloom
ington, Ill, vice president
THE railroad commissioners have for
wardcd II letter to General Freight
Agent Fletcher regarding change in
freight rates charged by the Kansas
City, Fort Scott * Memphis, the Kan
sas City, Clinton & Springfield and the
Current River railroads, wherein rates
on eggs and poultry to points in south
ern Missouri have been increased TO
first-claSS without the customary no
tice. The commissioners are of the
opinion that the change was unwar-
ranted and that it should be rescinded.
THE suit of j. w. Patton against
Bishop Daniel s Tuttle and the Epis-
copal church of Missouri for over So, 600
on notes to secure the refunding OF
money in erecting St James academy
was recently decided by Judge Ellison
at Macon against Patton. The notes
were given to secure "A mortgage on the
academy which had been foreclosed.
Patton claimed that as DIR. Tuttle
signed the notes as bishop of Missouri
he personally and the entire church
property of the state were liable,
though the notes stated that the bishop
assumed no personal responsibility.
THE trouble between the board of
aldermen of Neosho and the water
works company, which has been brew
ing for the past two years, finally came
to head the other morning when the
company shut off the water supply, not
only from the city, but from all con-
sumers.
THE st. Louis Terminal Co., operat-
ing the Eads bridge and tunnel, recen.
ly completed the absorption of the
Merchants Bridge & Terminal Co.,
which started out "A few years ago to
provide competition in trans-river
traffic. The work of operating the two
terminal systems will be done by the
Eads bridge force.
BURGLARS broke into the office of the
Missouri pacific depot at Versailles the
other night, blew the safe to pieces
and obtained n small sum only for all
their work.
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