The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-12-26
MISSOURI NEWS.

Cass county farmers are holding
their corn for higher prices.
Thomas NJ. Divers, aged II years,
died at Sedalia of paralysis.
De Witt is to have new ferry
boat. The craft is now in course of
construction >"
A Plattsburg man received $3.50
for six Shorthorn calves, sold to
Texas parties this week.
Mexico believes it has good rea-
son to hope for free mail delivery
within the next few months.
Mr.. ]. @. Houghland, who died
recently at Mexico, was for some
years treasurer of Scotland county.
Wheat for milling purposes sold
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the highest price paid there this
season.
One firm in Albany bought $4,000
ponnds of poultry last week, and
paid out in cash therefor nearly
$1,000.
improvements to the value OF
nearly 100000 have been contract
ed for in Lexington during the pres
ent year.
The Knights of Pythias lodge at
Maitland has furnished its new hall,
and the stall for the goat is said to
be very commodious.
/ Mrs. Greenwood, of Kansas City,
has donated large number OF valu-
able books to the school library OF
Schofeld, Polk county.
Corn is reported as uncommonly
weighty this year. Twenty five
bushels of Missouri corn will weigh
out twenty ight bushels.
L. j. Wimans, who was arrested in
Springfield for selling diseased meat,
was acquitted in Judge Gideon's
court in that city the other day
| A Forest City man has trapped
thirty two house cats, fourteen pole
cats, twenty-five opossums, and iou1
hawks this season, and says he is not
much of trapper, either.
Mrs. Bette Mcclure, widow of the
late George W. Mcclure, and the
last of the early residents OF George
town, Pettis county, died at her
home in that village, aged 79 years.
| Numerous visitors from Iowa and
Illinois have been looking up possi-
BILE deals among Linn county's fertile
farms the past two or three weeks, and
good many sales are sure to result.
Some Clinton county beef cattle
esId Il tho Chicago market aet och
at SIS. 1875 cents more than any
other brought. They are to be ship
ped to London for fancy Christmas
beef.
b AuuTcW Couuly VIII NoulI III ito
dilapidated old building awhile lon
ger. The proposition to build new
courthouse at Savannah was defeat
ed last week by vote of 694 to
LIZA.
G. W. Chase, who died recently in
Vernon county, was, though deaf
and dumb, always identified with
some active business enterprise. He
was a cousin of Chief Justice Salmon
P. Chase.
Mamie Gibson, of Boonville, is
said to be making rapid progress in
her profession as an actress. She
is with the Rhea company and her
work is highly complimented by the
critics wherever she has appeared.
Mrs. Fannie Tinsley has instituted
suit in the circuit court against the
Central Medical College, st. Joseph,
for $25, 900 damages for alleged un-
lawful disinterment and mutiliation
of the body of her late husband,
Thomas Tinsley.
DIR. Charles F. Wright died at his
home in Spring6eld, Mo-, of paraly-
sis of the brain. He was 46 years
old. During the war he was mem
ber of Company K, 49th Ohio volun-
teers, enlisting as drummer boy at
the age of IA.
Judge Hockaday, in his charge to
the grand jury of Galloway county,
"warmed" the lynchers Of the negro
Divers, and said: $50 long as &C.
cupy the place now fill, bound by
solemn oath to support the law, I
shall not yield an inch in condemn
ing mobs and denounc ng every
phase of lawlessness, whoever may
be the perpetrators aud whatever
may be the provocation."
John Heard, nephew of ex-Con-
gressman John T. Heard, committed
suicide at his home in Kansas City
by taking carbolic acid. He was
about 81 years of age, and moved to
Kansas City with his wife from Sc
dalia about year ago. The act was
prompted by the publication Of an
article in sensational paper which
dwelt severely upon his social rela-
tions. He read the article and
brooded over it until he took his
life. He left letter for his wife and