The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-06-13
in OUR OWN STATE.

Judge Joseph E. Carter, member
of the bar of Pettis county, is dead
Five carloads of walnut logs have
been shipped from Union Star this
season. y
George w. Morrison of Andrew
county aged eighty three years, died
last week.
Peaches are 30 thick on Holt
county trees as to grow in clusters
like grapes. 4
A nest of young wolves was found
in Nodaway county, and the nest Z
]ings captured. N
Jacob R. Compton of Stanberit
has contributed 81, 900 to the endow
ment fund of Grand River college. I
The mad stone at Savannah q
doing big business, owing to the
prevalence of rabid dogs in the com :
munity.
By the upsetting OF a kettle of
boiling water, John Ripley's little
child at Graham was so badly scalded
that 1t died.
AS result from the Methodist
church row at st. Charles, Professor
Lanius has resigned from the presi-
dency OF the college.
John Slagle, an old pioneer and
once a freighter across the plains,
died at his home in Wheeling last
week, aged eighty three.
James M. Markum of Dade county
will retire from carrying the horse
back mail, which occupation he has
pursued, without omission, since the
year 1840.
Mrs. Charles Dempsey of Rockford,
on May 25, had 594 young chickens,
with fifteen hens setting to hear
from. Besides these she has ducks
and turkeys.
AL Cooper, who for years has been
a conductor on the Missouri, Kansas
& Texa1 railroad, has been adjudged
insane at Sedalla, and sent to the
Nevada asylu~,.
Quite a number of contracts for
the erection of new ana better build
ings, to take the place of those
burned by the disastrous Plattsburg
fire, have been let.
The prosecuting attorney of Noda-
way county has an immense amount
of professional work in getting war
rants issued for young hoodlums to
disturb religious worship.
Among the delegates appointed by
Gov. Stone to the silver convention
at Memphis, whose names through
some oversight did not appear in the
published lists, are Hon. Louis Houk,
of Cape Girardeau, and DIR. A. W.
McAlester, of Columbia.
Prof. d. A. Mcmillan has been re-
elected uperintendent Of the Mexico
public schools with salary oil 81, 900
per term. Prof. Mcmillan is one of
the very best educators in the coun-
try and the people of Mexico know
how to keep good man when they
get him.
Rodney Bates, the Is year old son
of Moses d. Bates, prominent
Marion county farmer, was killed by
the accidental discharge of a rife.
He was out in his fathers orchard
shooting birds when he dropped his
gun and in attempting to pick 1t up,
it was discharged, the bullet taking
effect in his brain. He died almost
instantly. The parents of the youth
are almost distracted over the sad
accident, as Rodney was their favor
ite child.
Archbishop Kenrick of st. Louis
has been deposed by the pope and
the Most Rev. John j. Kahn has been
appointed in his stead. The effect of
the decision is to effectually retire
Kenrick from all rights, titles and
privileges obtaining to the archbish-
opric of st. Louis. The retirement
of Kenrick is the result of petition
to the propaganda, setting forth that
his mental incapacity had endangered
the condition of, the business affairs
of the diocese.