The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-09-05
MISSOURI NEWS.

The old lead near Wilton, in Boone
county, is to be developed.
{, The new $4,000 city hall Of Pal
myra will be accepted October 1.
At Clinton, Jo Linhoff, being under
q charge Of forgery, committed sui
eide.
Gov. Stone appointed William o.
Gray to be Judge Of the probate court
OF Pike county, vice James G. Reeds,
deceased.
The famous white stone quar1ies,
southeast Of Kingston, are soon to
be o! ened on large scale II all re-
ports aretrue.
Xenophon P. Whitley, who won the
intei collegiate oratorical contest in
1894, 10 a teacher in the Sedalia high
school Il y gear.
| John A. r. Brsndon and his son,
Alonzo, were arrested in st. Fran
co county for counterfeiting. An
outfit was captured.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rail-
road has placed an order for six more
OF the "fantail" engines, to be used
in the fast passenger service soon to
be iuaugurated.
The largest block of lead ore ever
taken from a Galena mine was hoist.
ed from the Anheuser- Busch shaft
on the williams land last Saturday.
1t weighed 1000 pounds.
Frank Rhodes, the negro who last
spring entered the Protestant Or
phans' Home at Webster Groves and
Gre Gated a. panic among the inmates,
was tried at Clayton and sentenced
to impriso nment for lie.
More men have been treated SO
far in 1895, at the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas hospital at Sedalia than
in 1894, due In a measure to the
very wet season in Texas and the
Indian Territory, producing fever.
The county OF Greene was at one
time invaded by what was called the
Spanish thistle, which threatened to
crowd even the hazel brush off the
earth. The farmers waited until
about seeding time, when they made
raid on the thistle and cut them
down. Since then they have not
appeared.
Governor Stone appointed the
following delegates to represent
Missouri at the annual meeting of
the National Prison Association to be
held at Denver, Colo, September IA
to 1e: James L. Pace, DR.. George
H. Williams and Rev. w. w. Warren,
Jefferson City, and W. R. Baker, of
Boonville.
William F. Oglesby, aged SO years,
ex- sheriff Of Pike county, died at
his home from injuries received In
wreck on the st. Louis & Hannibal
railroad at Slick, Lincoln county,
Tuesday, May IA, in which the late
Senator J. P. Wood, of New London,
also lost his life. A suit In the
sheriff's behalf had recently been
instituted against the railroad COM
pany in the Hannibal court Of COM
mon pleas, praying for $4,000
damages.
Mrs. Church, living on Dougherty
street, Clinton, has curiosity in the
shape OF a growing center stand.
|. About two weeks ago Mrs. Church
purchased a rustic centre stand,
nicely trimmed and vanished, which
she placed in her room, and recently
she noticed that sprouts had started
! from the stand legs, which are now
about three or four inches In length.
Mrs. Church has placed each leg of
the stand In saucers of water, and
will keep the curiosity as long as
possible.
Il has been decided to hold the
next meeting Of the Missouri Press
Association October "a and 25, at
Pertle Springs. After the close of
the annual session the members will
: make An excursion to tho Cotton
States Exposition, at Atlanta, Geor-
: gia. 1t is expected that the COM
T; mittee will be able to secure low
: rates both to Pertle Springs and At
lanta. Propositions were made to
the committee to hold the conven-
. tion at st. Louis, Sedalia and Spring.
3 fleld, but Pertle Springs was consid-
n cred tho most attractive point. R.
3 NJ. White, Mexico, corresponding
k secretary, should be addressed for
: particulars.
8 The Missouri Bar Association pass
l. ed the following:
IS Resolped, That the fidelity TO public
4 duty and the ideals OF our profession, az
!. shown by Hon. Il. +. Walker, attorney
:, general, In his able conduct Of the cases
- OF the State vs.. Mullins and the State vs.
o Harber q Knight, in the supreme court,
: thereby maintaining the high standards
b OF the legal profession, entitle him 10 the
a communication Of the members Of this
:, association and all who respect and honor
u tho legal profession as an integral part Of
o our government.
}, The following officers were chosen
Is for the ensuing year: President, w.
W O. Marshall, Of st. Louis; treasurer,
IS W. B. Teasdale, of Kansas City; ex-
h ecutive committee, H. O. McDougal,