The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-01
MISSOURI NEWS.

Considerable Haxseed is being sold
in johnson county at the rate of 81 |
Q bushel.
A ninety-six pound catfish was
caught in the river at Lexington a
few days ago.
Prosecuting Attorney Renfro of
Butler county was jailed for con-
tempt OF court.
J. P. Coleman OF Salisbury has
been chosen principal uf the public
schools in Mound City.
A new school district can now be
organized under the laws Of the
state with twenty pupils.
Isaac Miller, the first white settler
in Gentry county, arriving there in
1885, resides near Gentryville.
A nine months old "porker'' was
sold In the Hannibal market a few
days ago which weighed ABS pounds.
+. P. Montgomery, a farmer of
Holt county, estimates that his corn
crop this year will be 10000 bushels.
Missouri democratic silver editors
organized aud issued an address to
the people, urging the free coinage
Of silver at 16 to 1.
It is proposed to build an electric
line from Lebanon to connection
with the Missouri Pacific at Bagneil,
a distance OF 35 miles.
A reunion of the boys in blue and
gray will meet in Savannah, Andrew
county, September 8, and 8. A
grand time is anticipated.
Masonic orders in Chillicothe are
making preparation to lay the corner
stone Of new Masonic Temple in
that city at an early date.
The newly appointed deputy game
wardens have given notice that they
will rigidly enforce all violations of
the game laws or tho state.
An electric limo is contemplated
from Cedar City to Columbia, to be
built as soon as the new bridge at
Jefferson City Is completed.
In Mississippi county a little girl
was knocked down from tho effects
Of a screen door flying back against
her, and died from the injury.
Deputy Inspector Of Building and
Loan Association Gray says It is not
necessary for old associations to
reorganize under the new law.
The A. o. U. w. order in the state
increased nearly 10000 in number
during the year, 1,7oo adding their
names during tho month Of June.
A rattlesnake den has been dis
covered in Gentry county, and sixty
of them killed. Ono Of them pos
sessed eleven rattlers and button.
Usage River, South Missouri, on
account OF the many excursions
taken upon it for pleasure, has been
dominated "The Hudson of the
West"
George Decatur, black man of
Moberly, seized runaway horse and
saved little girls life at Moberly.
Since then they call him the "Black
Diamond"
st. Louis democratic sound cur
rency club issued an address advising
sound money democrats not to heed
the coming state convention at
Pertle Springs.
A Lexington company has the
contract for furnishing 126,0O0
pressed brick for use In the con-
struction of the big new Methodist
church In Sedalia.
A battalion of knights Templar,
comprising the communicates of
Carthage, Joplin, Springfield, Monet,
Marionville, West Plains, Bolivar
and Lebanon, will make the trip to
the Boston encampment by special
train, starting from Springfield. A
stop at Niagara and run down the
st. Lawrence will be among the
features Of the trip.
A Catholic church is to be erected
at Versailles. The Rev. ]. II. Cox
OF Moberly has been making some
figures and says "this world will be
converted within . few decades"
A fine Lutheran church will soon be
completed at Alma. The Lamar
high school has graduated two min
lister within a few years-Samuel
Shaw Simpson and ody O. Bartley.
The Latter Day Saints will build a
tabernacle at Eldorado Springs.
The Rev. J. O. Bergman Of Gale
donia was ordained at Potosi, Mo-,
at the age of 1s and has preached the
gospel for sixty seven years.
From reports received at the Mis-
souri, Experimental Station 1t seema
that the fruit crop this year, all
kinds considered, will be consider
ably above the average. The apple
crop promises to one Of the best that
the sta 20 has ever produced. From
the Iowa line to the Arkansas and
from the Mississippi river to the
Kansas state line the reports comt
continually that wherever the or.
chard was not too full last year ant
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