The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-12-19

sentenced 20 tnS ponitetusry ENr
three years.
W. H. Meade is jailed at Kansas
City. He is wanted at Gsllatin for
having jumped 5000 bond, under
which he was held to answer to the
charge of assault.
A. M. zimmerman, q wealthy citl.
zen of Warrensburg, died suddenly
while driving. His body was found
by the roadside, east of town. APP
oplexy was the cause.
Chief Critchfield, of the Maryville
fire department, has invented a
medicine chest to be carried by the
fireman. It is filed with medicines
for use in case of accident.
Miss Minta Booker, who lived ten
miles north Of Trenton, was badly
burned and died the following morn
ing. She was fifteen years old. Her
clothing caught fire from the kitchen
stove.
The Lacrosse Lumber Company,
OF Lacrosse, Wis, which owns sew
eral yards in Missouri, is to connect
all its yards between Centralia and
Louisiana with a long distance tele-
phone.
The nickel in the slot machines
have been quietly taken out of the
cigar stores and saloons of Spring
field. The monthly licenses expired
and the owners decided to quit fol
q while.
The postal service SO long estab-
lished on the Frisco road between
10 plin and Girard, has been discon
tinued, and the mail heretofore
handled on that run goes over the
Pittsburg g. Gulf.
H. A. @. Jeffrle, who was an elec'
ton Judge at Kansas City, was found
guilty at Independence of stuflnG
the ballot box, and'sentenoed to jai
for three months. Two negroes were
on the jury.
Charles Handerham, under sen
tence of three years for burglary
broke Jail at Versailles. He Is 81
yeart old, dressed in black and wore
red undershirt aud blue overshirt
has crooked nose and scar on face.
John Flanagan, a pupil of a coun'
try school near Milan, is undel
arrest for whipping his teacher
whose name is Lair. Lair had ter
rorized the school, but when b,
reached Flanagan he got the worst o
1t.
Under the ruling Of Judge Shackel
ford hereafter all ex-convicts caugh
within Cole county twenty -fou
hours after they are released will b,
remanded to the penitentiary b
serve out their unexpired term. Fo
instance, those who are sent up for
year and released in nine months
will be sent back to serve out th,
other three months.
The week beginning January 10
1896, will be an important one b
Missouri farmers. During the week
January ID and 15, the State Boar
OF Agriculture will meet in annus
session at the offices of the board q
Columbia, and by invitation fror
the board, the president OF th
State University and the dean of th
agricultural college other association
Will hold annual conventions at tn
same time and place. The State Dair
! convention will be on the 18th, 18th
md 10th; the State Swine Breeders
convention will be on the l4th, 18th
and 10th, and the State Good Road
convention on January l6, II, and Il
This will afford farmers OF the state
rare opportunity, not only to atten
) one or more of q series of meeting
held for the purpose of discussin
practical matters pertaining to thel
business, but also to examine person
ally those institutions, the State As
ricultural College and Experimer
Station, and the State Board Of Agri
culture which are ma ntained thel
at public expense, and for the I'D
vancement Of agriculture. Thor
sands OF farmers throughout II
; state should take advantage OF tn
, chance. Reduced botsl snd rallros
rates will be given, and all who .
tend may expect . profitable ~
PLEASANT time. The University q
} town authorities will do their utmpI
: 10 meet this expectation. For fustl
or particulars and programs addresl
Levi Chubbuck, secretary Dairy st
J Good Reads association, Kidde
Mo-, J; p. Blake, secretary swis
Breedefa' Association, Union I'm
. Building, st Louis, or J. r. Ripps'
secretary State Board Of Agricultus
Columbia, Mo.