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


Bicycle races at Maryville are de-
tracting very much from the interest
manifested In horse speed.
The Concordia creamery paid
$1,000 last month for milk, handling
277,0 pounds Of the fluid.
Rev. T. J. Ferrill, = well-known
Methodist minister, is now running
Q grocery store at Louisiana.
1t is expected the electric railway
Between Carthage and Carterville,
will be completed by October 0.
Clinton gave the Memphis station
agent "a, 200 more in the way Of pat
ronage this year than 1t did last.
A stanberry man found pocket
book containing 1000, and
promptly returned 1t to the owner.
Thomas Giles, Of Bismarck, is the
oldest man in st. Francois county,
having passed his ninety sixth mile
post.
The Jasper county court house,
Just completed and accepted by the
county court, is to be dedicated Oc-
tober 8.
Samuel Flanagan was shot In the
face and body by Joe Knox, Of Gale
donia, while attempting to rob the
store of Chas. Carr.
Tho finest flock Of Shropshire
sheep in the United States has been
brought by R. J. Hughes from
Michigan to Caldwell county.
Thomas F. Messick, deacon in
the Christian church at Liberty, is
charged with shortage Of $4,000
belonging to the school funds.
The annual "Blue and Gray"
reunion will take place at Glendale
Park, near Savannah, on the 3rd of
September, continuing three days.
Mrs. M. @. Nelson, who for sixty
i've years had resided in Missouri,
died on Friday In st. Louis. She left
several sons, who are prominent bus
inen men.
George M. Pemberton, of Moniteau
county, has an eight dollar bill issued
by the state OF South Carolina, No
vember, 1778, redeemable in either
gold or silver.
W. T. ogilvie, of Eolia, Pike
county, has brought suit against the
st. Louis and Hannibal railroad for
$4,000 damages for injuries received
In the wreck on that road near Slick.
The commemorstion Of the battle
Of Lexington will be held at that
place September 81. Many may yet
live to remember the surrender Of
the gallant Mulligan to General
Sterling Price. O..
The month OF July gave an average
rainfall for Missouri of 6.86, or 1885,
$50 gallons per acre. II all the rain
that fell In the state ran into lake
eight miles wide and fourteen miles
long 1t would fill it to depth Of
about $50 feet.
The remains OF Rev. Moses U.
Payne, q veteran Southern Metho-
dist, who was known throughout
Missouri for his iberality to the
church, have been taken to Roche
port for interment. He was eighty
seven years of age, and possessed OF
great wealth.
The Liberty Commercial Club &C.
cepts the proposition o! L. B. Ely,
special agent Of William Jewell Col
iege, that II the citizens Of Liberty
would subscribe %, 500, the erection
of academic and gymnasium buildings
ON tho college campus would begin
at once and $50, 200 be expended.
The University Is now buying In
Europe considerable collection for
the museum OF classical archaeology.
This will be a new and attractive
addition. In the medical depart
mont two laboratories have been
furnished at an expense of several
thousands of dollars, one for physiol-
ogy, under DR.. Conhoway, end one
tor bacteriology, under DR.. Graham.
Excellent rooms have been reserved
tor these laboratories in the biology
building. Four of the best rooms on
the first ( OF the new academic
hall have been assigned to DR.. Moss
and DR.. McAlester. The old medi-
cal building will be used entirely fol
anatomy. A thousand dollars have
been spent recently for medical
books and journals; and, in fact,
more money has been used for this
department this summer than hai
been given 1t before in the last
twenty years.
Attorney General Walker has pre-.
pared the pleading in suit TO bs
brought Immediately by the board
Of railroad and warehouse commits
sionors against the Missouri, Kansas
4 Texas Railway. Company, to en-
force an order made by them soms
time ago to do away with the arbi'
trary charge Of rs cents for passen
gers, and from ~ to 80 per car fol
freight for transportation over tn,
bridge across the Missouri river q