The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-07-25
MISSOURI NEWS.
Alexander, town in Clark county

Alexander, town in Clark county
has not single colored inhabitant.
The "Katy" hospital at Sedalia
had at last accounts eighty patients.
A great deal OF wine is to be made
this year in the Neosho neighbor-
hood.
Parnell Is anxious to dedicate its
canning factory, which will open
soon.
The canning factory at Canton has
put up 10000 cans Of peas this
season.
Missouri had 1900 delegates at the
Christian Endeavor convention OF
Boston.
]. L. Minnis, of Carrollton, was
appointed receiver of the Bank of
Norborne.
Clinton county boasts that its crop
prospects are ahead of that of any
previous year.
Six men were seriously injured by
the explosion of thresher engine
near Marshall.
Mayor Hastain, OF Sedalia, and
councilmen were arrested for con-
tempt of court.
There is being built at the state
penitentiary laundry building 1876
feet long and sixty feet wide.
Taney county claims to have more
schools in proportion to population
than any other county in the state.
Gov. Stone appointed VIM. W.
Wear recorder Of deeds for Barry
county, vice VIM. Talbert, deceased.
Gov. Stone appointed Thomas A.
Moore collector of Butler county,
vice 8. w. Lane, removed from
office.
Chillicothe has let the contract for
its new Masonic Temple for the sum
of $13, 200, and it is to be finished in
November.
The old settlers of Charlton will
celebrate the anniversary Of Mis-
souri's admission the 10th of August,
at Brunswick.
Persons having Russian or other
thistles on their land must, accord
ing to law, cut them down before
they go to seed.
Stock to the amount Of $40, 900 has
been subscribed for the erection of a
-four mill at Monett, with a capacity
of 400 barrels per day.
Insurance companies have ad-
vapced the rates from rs to 40 per
cent. in Mexico on all buildings
lighted by electricity.
Gee - Koontz, of Boonville, has,
according to the Advertiser, cut of
about five and half feet OF his
beard and has still over foot left.
A Nodaway county farmer has cut
one crop of rye, and now he will
soon be able to cut the second crop
from the same piece of ground-all
this season.
Oscar Andreen, of Lexington, sold
his collection Of postage stamps to
st. Louis parties for 5000 and expects
to get as much more for a lot OF
revenue stamps.
Nelson, in Saline county, with a
population of less than 500, has five
churches belonging to as many white
denominations and two colored
churches, both of the latter being
Baptist.
The NJ, K. & T. is having nine big
engines built by the Baldwin Com
pany. Seven are for passenger
service and two for freight. The
passenger engines will weigh 1875,
900 pounds each.
In securing q postoffice at stottt
City the postal department refused
to accept Stotts City, owing to itt
similarity to Scott City, therefore
the department has anchored the
new mining camp with the euphon
ious name of Pax. 4
MIN Noe, while attempting to
cross Bridgeford's Branch, seven
miles southeast of Paris, on a horse
was swept away and drowned. Hi
body has not been found. The
branch had been filled by the heavy
rains. He leaves a wife and foul
children.
The family Of William Decker
near Pea Ridge, were poisoned BY
eating toadstools for mushrooms
Three of the children died in horrible
agony. Mr., and Mrs. Decker arr
despaired Of. The oldest boy die
not eat any OF the dish, and did no
get sick.
Hugh Harrison, Of Greenfield, ha
been notified of his appointment b!
Congressman De Almond to cadet
ship at West Point. Mr.. Harrison
brother, Ralph Harrison, was ap
pointed to the academy from Mis-
souri, and Is now a lieutenant on dut,
at Fort Riley.
Mrs. Ida Rowan, Of Nevada, WIN
has been working in tailor shop TO
some time, received check TO
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