The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-07-04

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Peter Bryant, an old and respected
citizen of Ray county, died, aged
eighty three years.
James I. Dawson, an old citizen,
fell dead while chopping wood in his
yard, near Kingston.
Mrs. G. E. Peers, wife of State
Senator Peers, died of paralysis at
her home in Warren.on.
Ellis Jackson, of Carthage, Who
mysteriou3ly disappeared from Kan
sas City, turned up in Louisville.
C,ptain William Smith, of Living.
ston county, has refused an offer of
$25, 900 for his farm OF 700 acres.
Southern Missouri is developing
very largely in the fruit line, ani
believes she will yet rival California
Missouri Wholesale Grocers ap-
pointed a committee with power to
act in the matter OF equa ling
prices.
Calvin Clapp was killed in Chr B.
tian county by his horse falling pn
him as he was returning from
church.
Miss Mary Gaines, of Clinton, was
to have married Walter Fewell on
June 26, but she eloped with Ire
Wherry.
The New Hope school house in
Nodaway county was struck By light
ming and burned; but it was insured
for 5000.
While plowing on an island near
Troy, Archie jackson turned up a tin
box containing s2,7OO, a diamond
ring, and gold watch.
The Carroll county July term Of
court will last Ave weeks or more, q.
many criminal cases, among them
that of the Tay lors, will be tried.
Savannah expects to get the camp
meeting of the Methodist church fdr
the St. Joseph district, which wal
continue from August oh to 19.h.
A box factory in Bollinger comfy
employs nimber Of people, its p ID
rcll amounting 20 81, 100 per week,
and it received IS, coo for ono ship
ment.
Governor Some has appointed
the following members of the state
board of pharmacy; A. r. Edmonts,
of Saline County, for throe yeus
from July 2, 1894, and August r.
F.eiscbmann of Pettis county, for
three years from July 2, 1895. -
Emigrants still continue to 60 insS
southern Missouri in great numbers
They are making their way therc
from al parts of the Union, but the
great majority of them are from the
northern and western states. Many
ere from Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and the two
Dlkotas.
Governor Stone has appointed
James Bannerman and DIR. Otto e.
Forster members of the board of po-
lice commissioners OF st. Louis. He
reappointed Charles Evans and
Francis A. Le Grave state mine in
spectors. Mr.. Evans has charge Of
the coal mines and Mr.. LIE Grave OF
the lead and zinc mines.
Two of the new Missouri laws are
OF particular interest to husbands
and wives. One allows a married
woman to hold property separate
from her husband, and it is not lss.s-s
for any debts he may concur. tn
other provides that when the wife
dies leaving an estate and no chill
dren, grandchildren or direct heirs,
the husband is given one half of her
estate absolutely.
Prof. E. V. Neal, for several years
a member Of the faculty of Central
Business College, of Sedalia, has al
cepted the chair OF English languag&
in Pierce College, In Philadelphia,
and will also be the lecturer on
Commerce and Customs of Com
mercial and Financial Institutions"
He will enter upon his duties Sep
tember 1.
Judge H. W. Terschluse, aged SO
years, and Miss Wood, "a, were mar
ried in Washington, recently. The
groom is an extensive farmer Of
Glover Bottom, In Franklin county,
and has long been identified with
public affairs. He was at one time q
Judge of the county csurt, spd suf.
fered Imprisonment rather wan obey
the mandates of the federal court in
voting to levy . tax to pay county
bonds.
Governor Stone made these ap-
pointments: Joseph P. Blanton, to be
Q member of the Missouri School
Text Book Commission, vice Thomas
J. Angle, Of Clinson, whose resigns-
tion has been accepted by the gov
ernor; Judge r. NJ. Black, OF Kan