The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-04-05
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

farm lands, 10, 7D2, ,3l3 of which are i'm.
proved
Missouri is third in the number of
her farms, only Ohio and Illinois lead
Ing her.
VALUABLE coal veins are reported to
have been discovered near Jamcsport,
in Daviess county.
FIRE at Carthage the other morning
destroyed three stores, Loss, over SS,-
900, with light insurance.
The Second district democratic con.
gressional convention has been called
TO meet at Milan, June 1s.
AFTER getting out the new city di-
rectory St Louis rises up and declares
her population to be 6O0,O
In 1889 Missouri produced 1903, 3,93i, 1903
gallons of milk, 43, los,5 SCI pounds of
butter sd 2ss, $40 pounds of cheese.
THE Seventh district democratic con-
vention will meet at Springfield, June
B, to nominate a candidate for congress.
FIRE at Fayette the other day de-
stro ed the Star livery stables, eighteen
horses, many vehicles and three dEcll.
ings.
RECENT heavy fires at Poplar Bluff
have caused most of the insurance com
punies to withdraw all risks from prop
etty in the town.
A MAN named Mautaw, residins near
Paris, recently completed fast of fifty
days which he claimed he had been or
dered by the LORD to do
THIRTY EIGHT men on their way to
join Coxey's army took possession of a
boxcar at Springfield and were side.
tracked by the railroad officials.
Gov. STONE has offered reward Of
$500 for the arrest and delivery to the
sheriff OF Cass county of H. H. Scpcr,
who Is charged with killing hts wife
and two children.
FRANK, the eight-ycar-old son of Mr..
and Mrs w. S. Lea, of Rchland, was
drowned the other afternoon by falling
into barrel of rainwater which was
sitting near the house.
TwENTY-NINE refrigerator and stock
cars belonging to the burlington rail.
way were burned on the store tracks
east Of Harlem the other night. It Is
supposed the cars were set on fire by
tramps. The loss will be about sl5, 00).
EVERY cell in the penitcntiary is oc-
cupicd and the warden is at loss to
know how to provide for the convicts
that are sure to arrive in the next few
months There are now ., O03 prisoners
in the prison, half of whom are doing
nothing.
Two Mercer county farmers had a
dispute over the ownership of a Bcrk-
shire hog valued at seven dollars and
took the pig into court. The case went
through various courts and has finally
been settled by the Kansas City court
of appeals. The litigation cost the
loser 500.
PLEASANT Hut has organized a
board of trade for the encouragement
of immigration and the Improvement
of the town. Following are the officers
of the organization; President, George
Nj. Smith; vice president, Harvey Rus.
sell; secretary, II. b. Bishop; treasurer,
joseph ,Zich.
An officer discovered burglar in a
store at Carthage the other night and
firing at him as he attempted to escape
killed him. The man proved to be
John Peterson, Il carpenter who had
been long out of work, and was said to
be stealing to save his wife and four
children from starving.
Mrs. ANN NJ. RITTER, wealthy wild
ow residing at Moreau station, Cole
county, was struck by a train on the
southwest branch of the Missouri Pa
cfic the other morning and received in
iuries from which she died in thirty
minutes. She was walking on the
track, and being deaf did not hear the
approach of the train.
AFTER investigating the law for the
| regulation ofrates ofeXprcss companies,
Acknowledgement Walker has decided
that he cannot prosecute them for rcfus'
| ing to file schedules of their rates with
the railroad commissioners, Hut he
holds that the companies are liable to a
fine every time they make charge ir
excess of rate fixed by the commits
sioners, and he will prosecute all sucl
cases.
DR. +. d. PORTER, dean of the agri
cultural college and director of thu
Missouri agricultural experiment sta
ton, has received reports from all ovel
the state relative to the damage causet
to fruit and crops by the recent severe
cold weather lie reports early apples
most of the pears, peaches and smal
fruits either destroyed entirely or bad
ly injured. He also says early vegeta
bles and pastures are damaged.
THE valuation of the land, fences ant
buildings of the Missouri farms, &C
cording to the census report, was il
1890 sGa5, S5s, 36l; implements and ma
chinery, s2l, $50, ne; live stock on han,
June l, 1890, si3S. 1Ol, ,17S, and value o
farm products 1889, 500, 75l, 02I. Mis-
souri, stands third in the valuation q
live stock, only Illinois and Iowa lead
ing her. In swine Missouri also stand
third, her number being 4,9S7, 43a.
DR. PIERCE, of Solevillc, Cooper coun
ty was called up about midnight re
Gently to go into the country to see
supposed patient, and when shor
distance out was held up and robbie
of his watch and $50. The robher
bound and left him on the road in charg
of one of their number while the otf
ers returned and broke into the stor
WneTt inc uOclOT TOuutu diih iopoc
the safe of 800. DR.. Pierce was the
released.
A LATE census bulletin shows that
1890 Missouri had 946, 4Ol horses and 25l
ia mules-more than any other stat
Missouri raised 9,42i, s23 pounds OF l.
bacco on II $50 acres and as an exper
ment picked $40 pounds of hops fro
an acre. She also raised 2,ls4 bushe
of peanuts from 50 acres.
AT colored festival at the village
South Point Franklin county, IL
other night row and free fight toe
place in which Henry Roberts WI
killed and Mrs Toran shot throug
the arm Roberts had been at Was
ington through the day and went
the festival drunk. He raised Il
rumpus which resulted in his death.
ALFRED ANDERSON, 80 years old, wi
recently killed while attempting
board freight train at Centralia /
had been an inmate of the soldier
home at Leavenworth, Kan.
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