The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-12-05
MISSOURI NEWS.


Anti-toxine has cured Q seed
ease Of diphtheris In Hannibal.
Marshall claims to be the seed
greatest mule market In Missouri.
Schuyler county, having . nj
court house, is going to invest "a,
In . jail.
All the piers Of the bridge at u
ferson City will be completed - ~
December rs. NJ
The Trenton National Bank u
made some valuable improvement
to it's bu lding. M
The working time in the railroHG
shops at Brookfield has been o.
down to eight hours.
The amount Of lumber piled q
Hannibal this season was the smai
est known for years. W
John 81. Muller, sheriff q
Charles cosnty, 1Ied q hssss dissA
He was n & Z. 3 $3.50 !. ,'
J.aB, RbFsy cus 1s1 vs.
q amost on W lie chopping wood ~
Westboro the other day.
Mr.. William II. Taylor has raised
thirty juicy oranges on q tree four
miles east OF Keytesville.
The cl mate Of the Ozark region is
said to rival that Of the mountains Of
Colorado for good health.
OF the total entra nee of 338 fowls
at the Boone county poultry show,
124 were Barred Plymouth Rocks.
The North Central Missouri Teach
ers' Association will convene at SAL
isbury December 20, for three days
session.
Miss Edith Littleaeld, aged 1s,
daughter Of O. B. Littlefleld, the
Knob Noster banker, died of nervous
prostrat on.
Mr.. George T. Hoagland has made
an additional gift of s25,0 900 to the
Memorial home for aged people OF
Buchanan county.
Mober y's appetite for olives has
deve oped to an extent sufficient to
Justify local dealers in importing
them In 200. gallon lots.
Missouri farmers are adopting the
commendable practice of plac'r~ -
name Of the owner on their b;.
they are being repainted.
The fourteenth congressional dis
trict of Missouri is 240 miles long.
1t extends from Stone county on the
west to the Mississippi river on the
east.
Suit has been brought upon the
old bonds Of the Tebo and Neosho
road, guaranteed by the city OF
Nevada. Their validity has been
disputed for years.
The ferry boat has now tho short
est crossing ever known in tho hia-
tory Of ferrying at Jefferson City,
The boat crosses in direct line from
shore to shore, . distance of 1,300
feet.
The four yesr-old daughter oi
Char'es Punce, Of Milan, was burned
to death. Mrs. Punce was COOKING
hominy in the yard. The child went
too near the fire aud her clothing
became ignited.
Mrs. Mary wooledge advertisss II
the Versailles Leader that "for good
and suffic ent reasons I hereby give
notice to the public that will not be
responsible for any debt contracted
by my husband, Adam Woo edge. p
H. F. Cafrey, q Huntsville man
bonght q one third interest In the
Brookfield coal mine last week, hsp.
Ing paid therefor SO, 500. A switch viii
be laid to the mine, and the working
force will be increased to 150 men.
The Sedalia school district 10 get.
ting ready to resist the paymeut oi
$4,000 school bond, which were
negotiated in the east by bankerJ J
@. Thompson, who is now enjoying
protection from creditors in Mexico
@. A. Boyles, of warrensburg, hal
been elected secretary and member
of executive committee of the Mis-.
souri, Sabbath school assembly o.
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
vice Rev. J. II. Norman, Of 6t
Joseph, resigned.
"Marriage ceremony performed II
the private parlor connected with my
Office, with no witness except those
desired by contracting parties," 4
the way Joplin justice Of the peace
advertises in the local papers wher
business seems to be Stacking up I
little In his line.
Missouri's annual poultry produce
averages In value, at conservstivs
estimate, s14, 200, 900. The assesses
valuation of hogs In the state Il
shout $4,000, 900; Of mules, in whicl
Missouri leads the world, $4,000, 900
and Of cattle, t24,oOo,OOo. Prett,
good showing for the old hon.
Dr.. A. Barker, one OF Charleston'l
most prominent physicians, disi
last week. DR.. Barker had chars'
OF tho city smallpox cases, until b
contracted the disease about weel
ago. The disease developed Int.
pneumonis, which resulted in ~