The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-22
MISSOURI NEWS.

Fred Wilcox, while bathing in the
river near Amazonia, q few days
since, was drowned.
Miss Florence Patton Of Mexico
goes to Japan as q missionary for the
Presbyterian church.
The Sedalia Gas Company is ask
ing for thirty year renewal of it's
franchise at s1.75 rate per thousand.
Trenton, too, will join the process.
sion Of enterprising cities that boast
the possession Of Masonic temple.
Riley Brsssfleld, an esteemed and
distinguished citizen of Livingston
county, died, aged eighty. three
years.
Lamar authorities talk Of compro-
missing Mrs. schopf's s15, 900 damage
suit against the city by the payment
Of 81, 900.
W. G. Julian, OF Clinton, has paid
out $248,s52 for eggs, poultry and
expenses Of handling them since
February 1.
The motion for q new trial In the
Taylor case was overruled and the
two brothers were sentenced to hang
October 4th.
Gov. Stone appointed R. w. Sell
vidge county commissioner of public
schools for johnson county, vice ].
@. Ryan, resigned.
Ed Wigle is to pay $3.50 for the
use Of the Grundy county poor farm
for the next year, and will receive
$1.50 a week for each .pauper kept
there.
Hagen's opera house at Lexington,
with q seating capacity Of 800, was
sold at sherift's sale for 81, ,800.r Mr..
Quinn, the present manager, was the
purchaser.
Some persons are sinking a shaft
In the eastern part of Carroll county
for the purpose of finding gold, ic
having been seen in the vicinity in
small quantities.
L. e. Mari, cashier of the bank at
Mansfield, was bound over in the
sum of $500 for sending postal card
asking debtor to pay up.
Miss Della Beckner, of Chillicothe,
attempted to rescue some kittens
which had gotten near horse's heels
and was kicked In the head, receiv-
ing a cash of three inches.
Hon. r. P. Bland has also ap.
pointed Gov. w. j. Stone and Lon.
v. Stephens as delegates to the
national conference of free silver
democrats to be held in Washington,
d. O., on the 14th inst.
The canning factory at Odessa,
which cost $4,000 when built, was
sold under a deed Of trust by the
sheriff for $1,000 the other day. 1t
is to be put in active operation at
once by a stock company.
Gov. Stone appointed Nicholas H.
Gentry, a member of the state board
of agriculture for the seventh con-
gressional district, vice Wallace
Estill, who declined to serve. The
appointment is for q term OF three
years from July 20, 1895. Mr.. Estill
could not accept the appointment on
account of business affairs and sick.
ness In his family.
Helen O. Stewart was appointed
sheriff of Greene county by the county
court, to succeed her husband, Dan
P. Stewart, who died three weeks
ago. She will hold the place until
September 10, when q special elec-
ton will have to be held to fll the
vacancy. The indications are that
she will be the republican nominee
for the place, which insures hel
election at the polls. Ths appoint
ment was made only after hard
fght, lasting several days. The
presiding Judge, in order to put of
the appointment, adjourned court,
but the other two judges overruled
the adjournment order, and ap-
pointed Mrs. Stewart, who, SO far af
Is known, is the first woman sheriff
in the United States. Mrs. Stewart
is q woman about 45 years old and
has large family.
About two weeks ago thousands oi
dead fish were seen floating dowr
the Missouri river. Later the SAME
phenomens was Witnessed In the
Meremac river. Speaking of the
matter Colonel John T. Crisp, chair.
man of the state fish commission
said: "The dead fish were all carr
and they were probably killed by the
pure water Of the Missouri streams
and attacks from game fish. ! have
not heard'of . single bass, croppie
jack salmon, channel cat or any o.
the finer species Of fish being founi
among the thousands of dead carp
This shows that the fish were moi
killed by poison or explosives, Al
some suppose. The carp is carrior
fish and cannot live In the pure wa
ter Of the Missouri streams. Three
other explanations have been offered
Ono il that the small streams were
unusually high at that time and ths
! f3ah xvara wsahad ont into the Miaaour