The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-09-12
MISSOURI NEWS.

years, died at her home In westport.
Mrs. Julia Rouse, aged et years,
wife Of Norman Rouse, of Kansas
City, 10 dead.
There is talk Of the restoration ON
the Missouri Pacific Of the wages Of
two years ago.
Part OF the "Nissouri on wheels'
exhibit will consist Of tobacco leaves
seven feet long.
There is bearing Ben Davis sp-
pie tree in Randolph county which
FIRST bore fruit In 1850.
A man 80 years old, resident Of
St. Charles, has been sent to the
peniteztisry fcr stsslins. =
The home Of Chap Crawiey, at
Keytesville, was struck by lightning
and entirely consumed by fire.
The annual reunion Of the surviv-
ers Of the twenty first Missouri regi-
ment will be held at Memphis this
year, September 18 and 10.
The Hopkins Journal announces
that J. Wellington Morehouse has .
forty acre field OF cane, and expects
to make $4,000 gallons Of sorghum
this fall.
L. F. Parker, II is said, will sue.
coed to the general attorneyship Of
the st. Louis & San Francisco rail-
way, made vacant by the promotion
Of Ed. d. Kenna.
p. T. soper, Of Kearney, has .
peach tree in bearing, 65 years old,
which did not bear fruit until 1t was
30 years old, and since that time has
never failed for S5 years.
While swimming In the river at st.
Joseph with three companions, John
Lock, aged 1s, was stunned by q fall
while diving from the bank, got be-
yond his DEF tn and was drowned.
Aurora pays its volunteer flremen
"a week when disabled, and gives
their heirs sSoo in case Of death
having resulted from injuries
received while on duty.
Contractor Divelblss, who has Just
completed the fine Jasper county
courthouse, was underbidden $685.
600 on the one at Paris, Tex. Gar.
thage stone will be used In its con-
struction.
Charles Cromwell, . seven-year-
old school boy, Of Nevada, started
for home after school Monday even
Ing and lost his way, and wandered
. distance Of 18 miles, where he was
found asleep in the weeds.
John Lanning, q farmer near
Mexico, because his wife became
rraSed and tried to run away, beat
her until she was black and blue.
he was given twenty -four hours to
leave the country by his excited
neighbors.
Mrs. Mary McCarty, wife of W. a.
II. McCarty, died suddenly at tho
family residence in Versailles. Mrs.
McCarty was . daughter OF Capt.
Isaac Wear, deceased, and had lived
in Morgan county many years. A
husband, two daughters and . son
survive her.
The University has spent during
the summer on its chapel, libraries,
Laboratories, gymnasium and athletic
grounds, and for other furnishings
over go, 900. The CONTRACT has Just
been let for now green house ON
the horticultural grounds, to be I'm
ished by November lb, and four new
laboratories have been added--for
horticulture, entomology, physiology
and bacteriology. Tho chair OF mod
ern languages has been divided into
two, one Of Germanlc languages to
be filled by Prof. B. F. Hoffman, and
one Of romance languages to be filed
by DR.. Raymond Weeks, OF Kansas
City. This means henceforth better
work In modern languages. Prof.
Waters, dean Of the college OF agri-
culture and director OF the experi-
ment station, win enter upon the
duties Of his Office on September /.
Mr.. Waters is . Missourian and .
graduate Of the State University.
DR.. 6tedman, the new professor OF
etomology reached Columbia on
August is, and went to work imms-
diately. His laboratory occupies the
whole OF the second foor of the ex-
pertinent station. A contract has
been lot to the Wrought Iron Range
Company, Of st. Louis, for refur-
nishiDg completely the kitchen Of the
club house. The work u to bs nm
ishsd BY the opening Of the session
on September 10. The club is filled
chiefly by poor boys and 10 Il mat
ter Of pride that the kitchen win be
the best In Columbia and one Of the
very best in the state. Last session
the students made the best record
that has evsr been made In the Uni
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