Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-04-25
SOUTHEAST NEWS.

! frederlcktoWn democrat: DAVID,
son of Judge James D. Fox, died at
his fathers residence in Frederick
town, April 18th, aged 2l years and
6 months. For months consump-
ton had gradually been sapping
the sources of his health and
strength, and for some time his
friends knew that they could cher
ish no hopes of his recovery.
Charleston Enterprise: Messrs.
Cook, Lacy and Ashby of this coun.
ty are feeding over three hundred
head Of cattle and hogs for the 81,
Louis market in the near future,
The cattle and hog market is daily
increasing in price and our dealers
expect to make a handsome profit
on their investment.
Beck Crawford, colored, who
fought duel with pistols with Joe
Edwards, colored, on Main streat
here few months ago, and danger
ously injured John Dickmeyer,
deputy marshal, and Lawrence
Glover, was sentenced to four years
in the penitentiary in the CIRCUIT
court Of Scott county, change Of
venue having been taken.
Jackson Comet: John Malone,
who lives near Oak Ridge, had a
horse in Jackson last Friday that
attracted q great deal of attention,
The curious part about the horse
was that it had heavy mustache
on its upper lip six inches long.
Mr.. Malone trimmed them down to
about two inches in length, when
they curled up and looked as natu
raj rs the mustache on mans face,
jackson Cash-Book: DR.. W.: ].
Miller is going to plant about three
acres Of onions on some of his veryy
rich ground out at Millerville. II
The DR.. gives his crop the right at
tention it might be we'll for cult.
vators of the soil to watch tor re
suits. @
Mrs. Walker. the, wife Of Edward
Walker who lives a few miles roth
of Millerville, burned to death last,
satarday.AM- Walker was avasls.,
ing outside the house, when her
clothes c:iught fire from the sparks
or blaze i.ound the kittle. It ap,
pears noSone was near to assist her
until shl was so badly burned that
she died Saturday night.
Dexter Messenger: Johnny, the
12-year-old son of James Dlnnell,
was killed almost instantly by !.
! stroke Of lightning Tuesday morn.
ing at the fair grounds during the
electric storm. He was standing
at the window in the residence
looking at the downpour of rain
when sudden clap of thunder, a
bri ght fash of Tightening, sulphur
Gus smoke in the room, and he fell
to the floor. His father rushed to
him and picked him up. He
breathed but twice atterward.
lightning struck the building close
to the window casing and the bolt
passed through the body of the boy,
completely electrocuting him. A
small discoloration of the flesh in
the left temple, ranging downward
to the left shoulder, was the only
mark left upon the body to tell Of
the accident.
Dunklin Democrat: The city and
township officers are attempting 8
publication Of Kennett's social
atmosphere. Three reputed i'm
moral women plead guilty before
Justice Barham this week and were
fined s25 each; a complaint has been
flied against a well known citizen
charging him with supporting a
woman of i'll repute; charges of
vagrancy stand against two other
men; one Hester, Of Ten Mile, was
fined $25 for wife beating; two other
wepen were given hours and left
town; another one has been requsted
to leave to-day Or be arrested.
William Smith, mail carrier be-
tween Lulu and Caruth, was found
dead in the road on the levee two
miles east of Caruth last Friday
about noon, his revolver lying by
! his side, all but one chamber dis
charged, From appearances and
circumstances it is supposed that he
accidentally shot and killed him
self. An hour or two before he had
bought a box of ,thirty.two car
tridges at Senath and it is supposed