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

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William 3. Goodwin, once q bank
clerk In 6t. Louis, killed himself in
Kansas City.
George whipple, q 1b.yesr -old
runaway, was drowned at Psrkville,
while bathing.
The Southern Methodists Of Plstts-
burg have let the contract for fine
church edifice.
Richard Hesse, Of st. Louis, sfter
> six years. disappointment In love,
committed suicide.
A bank with . capital Of $40, 900
will open It's doors at Blackwater
the first Of next month.
About half the state senators and
representatives have failed to appoint
cadets TO the State University.
ycnn wcif, ono Of the oldest sur.
viving settlers in Mercer county,
aged eighty -four, has just died.
Henry county has refunded s10S, :
600 Of It's indebtedness at consid-
erably reduced rate OF interest.
DR.. Hearne, who is now In so
much trouble, was the first secretary
Of the Missouri state board Of
health.
The authorities at Jefferson City
respectfully but firmly insist that
bicyclers must carry bells on their
wheels.
George W. Buckingham, q former
newspapermap and resident of st.
Joseph, died at Omaha, Neb., aged
76 years.
Ex- Collector Sam W. Lane, Of
Butler county, has been arrested on
the charge Of embezzling 81, 900 Of
the county funds.
By the explosion OF . gasoline
stove Mrs. w. J. Davidson, OF st.
Joseph, was seriously burned and
her house consumed.
The report OF Grundy county's
grand jury condemns the old jail at
Trenton and recommends that the
county build new one.
Mrs. Walter Trevett, Of st. Joe,
beat her husband at q game of "high
Ave." and "chuckled," for which he
beat her about the head.
John Boyd, who had been prom
inent citizen Of Chillicothe nearly
thirty years, died there the first Of
the week, aged 81 years.
st. Louis health department
advises tbat all milk should be
sterilixed before using, on account Of
tho prevalence Of anthrax among
cows.
John Hedges, farmer near Inde.
pendence, was horribly mangled by
. bull, while trying to rescue his
wife and child from the animals
attack.
Lexington proposes to outdo any
previous effort In her history in the
way Of elaborate decorations for tho
battle anniversary celebration Sep
tember 40.
A Clinton physician has recently
patented . hypodermic syringe, for
which he has already received num-
erous orders from various parts OF
The country.
John Lanning, farmer near
Mexico, because his wife became
crazed 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
Prospects seem to be favorable for
tho resumption OF work in the old
coal shafx on the Postlewait farm,
near Chillicothe. The Tribune thinks
the time Ia close at hand whom both
the coal and pottery facilities Of that
locality will be utilized to great
advantage.
Tho st. Louis district Germs +,
Methodist conference has voted
against the Hamilton amendment
which provides for the admission Of
women - delegates to the general
conference, and voted strongly
sgainst the change Of ratio Of minis
terial representation to the general
conference.
The Randolph county old settlers
meeting ct Huntsville brought ont
Liberty Noble, aged %, who felled
the hrst tree ON the present site Of
Huntsville, Mrs. Mary Wright,
widow OF Doling Wright, the sur
vivor Of the first couple married In
Randolph county, and Robert Elliott,
aged 66, who was born in Randolph
county. At the reunion tho first bell
brought 10 the county was rung.