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


1t is becoming the fashion in soste
parts OF Missouri for the owner to
paint his name on his barn. III
The death is announced Of Dr.
Phil Dimmitt, one Of the Oldest
physicians Of Shelby county.
The Rev. W. R. Litsinger, of vsr-
ssilles, assisted in the construction
Of the first railroad in the United
States.
The deer are reported to have I'll
deserted the Usage and Gasconade
hills and gone down into the wilds of
Arkansas.
A burning cigar stub thrown into .
sswdust cuspidore was responsible
for a 10000 Are at warrsnsbuzgt&e
other dsys si -. I.
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to the church.
Henry Schob, 1s year old son Of a
farmer near Jefferson City, was
killed by the bursting Of a guu.
Pieces Of the barrel penetrated his
brain.
Wright Brothers, warrensburg
merchants, whose store burned re-
Gently, have assigned. Jas. II. Nc
Donald is assignee. Liabilities about
$4,000.
John Bates, q farmer of Cole
county, committed suicide by shoot.
Ing himself through the head with a
rife. Family troubles are assigned
40 the cause.
Congressman Burton and family
are in Washington, and are located
In the same house as Colonel Tracy,
of the Springfield district, 215 East
Capitol street.
It has been figured out that the
highest point In Missouri is North
Springfield, which has an elevation
Of 1852 feet. The lowest point is
Belmont-270 feet.
Judge Crawford, of Trenton, has
on his place what he calls an s'earth-
quake spring." from which are con-
boiling up stones of peculiar
color and formation.
Mr.. L. Theobald, now q resident of
Brookfeld, was one OF the delegates
from Ohio to the republican conven-
ton in 1850 that nominated Abraham
lincoln for the presidency.
Uncle Jimmy Hutchinson came to
fIom Kentucky In May,
1910, and helped to build tho court
house that season. He has been q
resident Of Livingston county over
afty winters.
The papers are figuring out the
great possibilities opened up for
Missouri farmers as a result of the
recent discovery of q method of
manufacturing "pure maple syrup"
from corn -cobs.
Col. E. O. More, Of Columbia, OK
minister to that country, 10 at the
head Of company with $1OO, 900
capital which purposes going into
The coffee raising on a very exten.
live scale in Mexico.
Mrs. Lester Hays, Of Kansas City,
10 in receipt OF message from Cor
many, stating that she has been left
1850, 900 by a wealthy deceased uncle.
Her husband is . book keeper.
They were married last summer.
Governor Stone made the follow
ng appointments: Hampton B.
Watts, Judge Of the county court Of
county, vice B. NJ. McCrary,
deceased; David R. Brown, public
of Bates county, vice
]. W. Ennis resigned.
A baseball league which will in
,lude clubs from Sedalia, Hannibal,
Mexico, Sc. Joseph, Moberly, Webb
City and perhaps one or two other
towns are being talked of. William
Douglas Of Wellsville, is the one who
Ieems to be pushing the scheme.
Another judgment was applied for
Wednesday In the United States
district court at Kansas City against
st. Clair county for the Tebo and
Seosho bonds, railroad that was
never built. The county was mot
and the matter was laid
,ver.
At Holton they have had an
observation party" The guests
we're marched in single file around a
able covered with miscellaneous
objects. No one was allowed to stop
" handle anything. They then made
lists from memory Of the articles
md the party who made the most
complete list took the prize.
The work of raising the track
hree and one-half feet for 1000
Get on both sides of bridge No. SO
'elow Avon and Greenwood on the
vest end of the Missouri Pacific was
lone In such manner that no train |
Vss delayed in the working. The
ridge was also raised and new
'butments placed under the same,
'rspsrstory to placing now heavy |
tea bridge in place of the one now
landing.
Casper J. Wagner, the deposed |
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