The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-05-16
IN OUR OWN STATE.

lemon tree bearing fruit.
Springfield business men will meet
to organize a board Of trade.
Young squirrels are said to be
plentiful in the timbered regions.
James L. Garretson, the treasurer
of Butler county, died last Saturday.
Benjamin Holmes, aged ninety
seven years, died In Greene county.
I. M. Smalley died at his home
In Mercer county, aged eighty four
years.
The State Cbautauqua Association
will meet this year the latter part of
June, at Sedslia.
A man claims to have discovered
prehistoric footprints on the rocks of
the Ozark mountains.
1t Is stated that one third of the
farms in Polk county have changed
ownership within the last year.
A mad dog was killed at Gresham,
In Polk county, after biting a boy,
four COWS and several other dogs.
The Gum City -four mills have
been destroyed by fire at loss of
$4,000, the insurance being 81, 900.
James Ashford and Geo. Rhodes,
of Downing, we're killed by lightning.
They were near barn at the time.
Charles Wood, of Carthage, was the
winner in the competition for naval
cadet from his congressional district.
Father Hawney, of Gentry county,
has passed away at the age of eighty
seven. He came to that county in
1875.
Switchman Billy Drechler at Seda-
liza, had four of his front teeth kicked
out in the "Katy" yards by Texas
steer.
The annual meeting of the state
bank association is postponed until
the 18th, 10th and Goth of June, at
Jefferson City.
Two boys were knocked down and
stunned by lightning near Berlin,
and fence posts close to them were
torn into splinters.
A little orphan Swiss girl of Pettis
county has inherited large fortune
from her grandmother, who recently
died in Switzerland.
Justice Finney, Of Springfield, dis
charges persons arraigned before
him which hs finds the offenses are
the resulsa sf ffamily rows.
Bob Glenn is sinking well in Car
roll county, and when he got down
sixty one feet he struck a big log.
He is wondering how it got there.
The First National bank of Moberly
decided to surrender its charter,
after which it organized as a state
bank, with capital stock of $50, 900.
John Rourke's barn, four miles
from Darlington, was struck by light
ming and burned, with six head of
horses, grain and other things. Loss,
$1,000.
The proposition Of the city of
the city Of Brookfield to issue SIC, 900
in bonds for the erection of water
works, has been carried by hand
some majority.
The same number of votes cast
against the water works proposition
at Brooktield were cast against tax
for erecting new school building.
The fact is suggestive.
Ex- Congressman Heard, of Mis-
souri,, who has been seriously i'll for
some time in Washington, is able to
be about again. He denies being
candidate for any office.
Governor Stone has changed to
life imprisonment the death sentences
of murderer Hence and Kaiser, of
st. Louis, and murderer Taylor to ten
years in the penitentiary.
The clerks of Trenton have sue
ceeded in persuading the merchants
and others to close their houses at
$3.50 every evening except Saturdays
and Rock Island pay days.
Mrs. L. W. Cole, wife OF laborer
on the electric line, killed herself at
the camp near Carthage by taking
carbolic acid. She was 27 years old,
and became respondent because her
husband lost his position.
John Morgan, tramp who is held
at Sedalia upon three indictments
for burglary and larceny, was
searched and three fine saws were
found In one of his coat sleeves.
The saws are six inches long.
Clinton has organized a military
company with about fifty members.
John d. White was chosen captain;
O. H. Stearns, first lieutenant, and
A. O. Landon, second lieutenant. 1t
80 to be admitted to the second regj-
ment N. G.. M.
The thirteen. year old son of Mr..
Martin, living nine miles north of
Liberty, was instantly killed by light
ming. He and companion named
Peterson had taken shelter from the
rain In corn pen when the bolt de-