The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-04-25
citizen of Eldorado, died on the 10TH,
aged 75. In the late unpleasantness
he fought with General Price.

citizen of Eldorado, died on the 10th,
aged 75. In the late unpleasantness
he fought with General Price.
By mistake, DR.. E. B. Bailey, an
old physician, near Bethel, in Shelby
county, gave Mrs.James Pence, aged
twenty, white vitriol, instead of cal
omel, and she died in terrible agony.
The Democrat says that if every
dog in Richmond paid tax there
would be enough money in the treas
ury every year to macadamize a
street from one end of the city to
another.
Hon. John J. O'Neill has charge of
tthe.s louis end oi the sedalia cap
ital removal campaign. He will sell
bonds for the purpose, deliver
speeches, and otherwise contribute
to the cause.
Mrs. Croker's little boy, aged
eleven, was leading a COW home,
near Billings, having the rope fas
tened around his body. The COW
ran away, dragging and mangling
him until he was dead.
Farms are so scarce in Cass county
that four persons rendered desperate
by inability to rent a farm, armed
themselves with axes and bull dogs
and drove James Bishop from farm
he had lawfully rented. They were
arrested and jailed.
1t is alleged that jefferson City
may apply to the supreme court for
an injunction restraining the secre-
tary of state from certifying the
joint capital removal resolution to
the county clerks, on the ground
that the act of the legislature is
unconstitutional.
Jacob Faith, who is authority on
fruit in Nevada, says he never had
better prospect for an abundant
yield of cherries, plums, pears and
apples than now. Small FRUIT will
run from 65 to IS per cent of full
crop. There will be a full trawberry
crop. Cold damp weather is the
thing to be feared now. He has less
fear of the ravages of insects than
he has had for several years past
Peaches are not so promising. The
crop will be about 83 per cent in
Vernon Cedar county. Mr.. Faith has
so varieties of strawberries, 80 of
blackberries, 5 of raspberries, 20 of
plums, so of apples-the trees now
in bloom. The apple crop will be so
abundant that to secure full devel-
opment the fruit will have to be
thinned out before maturity.
At the state meeting of the G A.
R. in Macon Louis Benecke, of
Brunswick, was chosen commander
of the department for the ensuing
year. The other officers announced
are: julius L. Briggs, Joplin, senior
vice commander; C. P. Hess, Macon,
junior vice commander; c. w. CAL
Ian, Springfield, chaplain. The fol-
lowing council of administration has
been selected: N. w. Taylor, George
Webber, Arnold Leck, St. Louis; j.
S. Rogers, Cameron; w. B. Rogers,
Trenton. Delegates to the national
convention at Louisville in Septem-
ber were chosen as follows: Val
Barth, Charles Niedringhaus, George
E. Smith, Adam Fisher and G. w.
Edwards, ST.. Louis; Thomas w.
Evans, st. Joseph; j, b. Davis, Kan
sas City; N. Wetzler, Trentol; j. S.
Rogers, Cameron; NJ. G. Netherton,
Bancroft; j. w. Barnes, Memphis
John B. Tracy, Springfield; E. S.
McMurphy, Macon; r. w. Davis,
Brookfield; A. w. St.John, Carthage;
John w. Scott, Moberly; H. E. Rob
inson, Maryville; A. ]. Smith, st.
Louis, delegate at large; Thos. B.
Rodgers, alternate. Hannibal was
selected as the place OF holding the
next encampment.