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

uiscoVery Ot zlnc, winch IL 10 ciaiineu
exists there In large quantities.
Missouri now boasts OF seventy
ex confederate camps, which make
glad The hearts OF the veterans.
Rev. J. d. Marquis, one Of the
eldest and best known Methodist
ministers in the state, dropped dead
at Irondale recently.
Judge Henry Cowgirl, OF Chilli
cothe, died, aged SO. He was
probate Judge for eight years and
county clerk for four.
William A. Fill, recently commit
ged to jill at Sedalia at the age of 90
years, is credited as being the Oldest
horsethief in Missouri. !,
The Camden Point military school
board has leased the building to Rev.
Everett, who will conduct the same
as private institution.
A flock of wild geese was seen on
the island opposite Jefferson City on
Monday, a thing Unprecedented at
this season OF the year.
A Missouri paper Gays cloth,
saturated with turpentine, and hung
at the head of the bed, will keep
mosquitoes at distance.
j. d. Ramsey died near st. Gath
crime recently, at the age Of ninety
years. He was one of Linn county's
most respected pioneers.
Mrs. Lucy Travis, the Oldest
woman in Pettis county, died al
Houstonia, aged 80. She had lived
In Missouri sixty Ave years.
The state board of agriculture
estimates the Missouri corn crop al
270,O00,OO bushels, which, even al
twenty cents, would be worth s54,
100000.
At a meeting Of representative
farmers of Clinton, DeKalb, Cald-
we'll and Daviess counties 1t was
agreed to have fair at Cameron in
October.
The Greene county republicans
refused to nominate Mrs. Stewart fol
sheriff, whose husband was recently
killed, she being appointed to fill the
vacancy by the court.
Daniel G.. Gray, one Of the origi-
nal thirteen settlers Of Greene
county, died last week. But two oi
the thirteen now survive-Judge w
@. Price and Captain L. B. Rountree
A party from Eureka, st. Louii
county, went up the Meramac for ar
outing, drifting down the river ard
fishing. When near home the boat
was capsized, and DR.. George F
Horneker, a young physician, wal
drowned.
Mrs. John Grimley, living neal
Montevallo, In o mad fit set fire tc
her house while her husband ant
Ave little children were asleep. The
falling in OF the kitchen roof awokt
the husband and he narrowly saved
himself and the children. Mrs
Ella Ledger's barn, with twenty tom
of hay, was burned at the sam,
time. Mrs. Grimley was captured il
the barn Of John tRobnett. She has
handful of matches. She was sen
to tho Nevada insane asylum, o
which she had previously been al
inmate.
The Vernon county old settlers
reunion was held at the Artesial
park, Nevada with large attend
ance. Jonathan Bryan, aged 96
and his brother, James, aged 81
were two of the Oldest settlers pres
ent. They were both born in st
Charles county and have lived al
their lives In Missouri. Their fathe
built the first -four mills in st. Loui
on the Des Peres river over two
thirds OF . century ago. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Presi
dent, Enoch 8. Weyand; vice -presi
dent, Robert Dean; secretary, w. Z
Wray; treasurer, W. W. Prewitt
executive board, X. B. Journey, J
H. Morris, Joe Moore, Wilso
Davenport.
Oficlals Of the Wabash and SAINT
Fe railroads and and farmers ownln
land In the Missouri river bottoi
below Missouri City, are conferrin
with the view to protecting the ban
on the Clay county side and pre-
venting the river from changing II
channel, as 1t now threatens to d.
A good part Of the water goe
through . slough ON the north side {
Howell's island and should this be
come the main channel hundreds {
acres OF rich bottori land would b
cut away. The river Ia gradu
ally getting nearer to the Wabas
railroad. The Santa Fe people al
afraid that change in the channs
at this point would cause 1t to chang
below there, at the sibley bridg'
and give them much trouble. 1t
proposed to rip-rsp the bank belo
Missouri City for about two mill
and stop up the mouth OF the sloul
with piling, willow mats and rock
The farmers are asked to contribu
$4,000 and the railroad compani,
will do the rest. The river has mad
m oYeat 4 change In ita channel