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

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Since the year 1887 $4,000 persons
have been confined In the Missouri
penitsntIary.
Carthage will entertain the South
west Missouri Teachers Association
Christmas week.
Mary Earl, Of Springfield, has
fallen heir TO an estate in France
valued at 100000.
Union Star expects to be lighted
by electricity soon and is discussing
: creamery project.
James A. Thorn committed suicide
at Sedalia because his bride Of two
months deserted him.
Tho coal business is better than
for several years, according to the
state mine inspector.
George Houston, prominent citi-
zen of Stsnberry, was badly injured
in runaway last week.
The Germaaia Club OF Jefferson
City has reorganized and elected
officers for the ensuing year.
A Trenton real estate man has
made $4,000 worth of cash farm
deals in Grundy county this iall.
An effort Is being made to organ
ixe . stock company in PlattsDurg
for the erection of = $12, 900 hotel.
Robinson Brothers have announced
their intent on Of moving their -four
ing mill from Gentryville to James
port.
Tho county court of Dallas county
has ordered . new jail built. The
jail Is to be 12x24 and eight feet
high.
A Galloway county man has made
1,700 gallons Of sorghum this fall
His average yield was about ninety
gallons to the acre.
Tho Carrollton Democrat says
Missouri farmers are averaging ~
an acre loss for their corn crop this
year than they did last.
Hannibal's telephone service is to
be extended. At least the Bell Tel
ephon6 Company has SO informed
the people Of that place.
Chillicothe's Fair Association has
reorganized for the ensuing year.
W. H. Mansur was elected president
and A. P. shour secretary.
Jesse Wolfskill, one Of the promi-
nent farmers OF Saline county, died
at bis homo near Slater from the
effects Of = stroke OF paralysis.
During the last sixty days J. II.
Parker, = Unionville dealer, has
shipped twenty -nine carloads Of
horses to the eastern markets.
"Ocean wave" school district,
schoolhouse and church, Randolph
county, got their name from stove
used in the first log schoolhouse.
When the deposltions in the Still
well murder case we're taken In
Hannibal the reporters were ex-
clnded from the court room, but the
Journal printed the testimony just
tho same.
Holden offers to build court
honse for the western half of John
son county free of cost to the tax
payers, IL the county will give that
town, half the sessions Of the county
and circuit cou.ts.
The New Madrid county court has
made an order permitting Louis
Houck to take, arrange, index and
bind, at his expense, the Spanish
and French archives Of that county,
says the Record.
Mrs. Calista Earl, Of Carthage, is
98 years old, is the widow OF q SOL
dier Of the war of 1912, and con-
slders tits her duty to personally
look after all the details OF drawing
ber penaion Of s12 . month.
A 40-inoh vein of coal north Of
Carrollton will probably be extern
sively worked before long. CAIRO !
expects to be classed among the
prominent coal producing counties
OF the state at NO distant day.
The town Of Rankin, located
about Ave miles west OF Rosedale,
was sold last week to p. n. Clardy,
with the postoffice and twenty acres
OF land attached. TIL is the second
conveyance made Of this town within
the last year.
A st. Louis firm has received from
the government OF Spain an order
for 1900 Missouri mules, to be used
a pack animals through the noun
tain fsstnesses OF Cnba In the gov
ernment's attempt TO suppress the
Cuban rebellion.
Patrick Katon, aged ~, was killed
at sedalia by runaway team. He
was connected with . transfer COM
pany. He became entangled in the
harness Of the team he was driving
4 and 1t ran away. He fell in front OF
the wagon and the wheels passed
over him, breaking his neck.
The Baptist church at Clifton has
employed tho Rev. J. H. Linn u
pastor for another year. DR.. W. NJ
Prottsman d still preaching at the
age Of 80. although no longer able to