The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1895-01-19
MISSOURI sREVITIES.

great success.
A movement is on foot to build an
ice plant at Nevada
Reports show that diphtheria is prev
alent throughout Pettis county
Herman Michon. aged So, was killed
by a runaway team at Lexington.
Many railroad employees at Slater
suffered from the recent bank failures
Citizens of Butler. Bates county. are
contributing to the Nebraska sufferers
The Imperial club, jefferson City,
will give its next reception on Febru'-
ary 1.
The residents in the neighborhood
of Cassville, Barry county, want a raiI-
road in '95.
Robert Wiley, city collector of Sc
dalia, has donated forty sacks of Hour
to the poor.
There has not been a case of destitu-
tion reported in Cassville, Barry coun-
ty, this winter.
1t is probable that consolidation OF
all the street railways in Kansas City
will be effectly shortly.
Sixty-five persons were added to the
Baptist church during recent revival
at Adrian. Bates county.
John NJ. Tackett, once wealthy, was
arrested at Kansas City, charged with
passing worthless checks.
j. II. Lewis, a well-known insurance
agent, died very suddenly at st. Joseph
Heart disease was the cause.
A committee has been appointed to
employ counsel to bring suit against
the directors of the Slater bank.
1t is said that not an officer in the
courthouse at Maryville will enter d
saloon or take drink in public.
Rev. McFetrege, of Brookfield, Linn
county, has accepted the pastorship of
the Baptist church in Rutledge.
Many farmers in the vicinity OF
Barnard, NOdaway county, are moving
to the southern part of the state.
The Dollar Gas Co. of Kansas City,.
which was organized few months.
ago. already has 1000 subscribers.
The citizens held mass meeting at
Festus, and organized the Festus glass
bottle factory, with s2O,O0O capital.
John Simpson, Andrew Williams and
Hans Scurbv found six young wolves
while out hunting in Gasconade county
Noah Hudson died at Ccntralia ofex-
cessive cigarette smoking. Steps will
be taken to suppress the sale to boys.
William Kobcsmey was struck on
the head by falling timbers at Wells
vile, while tearing down barn, and
died.
The stock of gents furnishing goods
of E. G. Burns. Slater, was attached by
the sheriff for the benefit of st. Louis
firm.
The city council of Marionville,
Lawrence county, has forbidden the
sale of cigarettes to boys under 90.
years of age.
The women of Excelsior Springs will
send petition to the legislature ask
ing a law against the sale of cigarettes.
to small boys.
The boiler at the Joplin gas works
exploded. completely wrecking the
works. The engineer was blown
through a window.
1t is understood the county court of
Pettis county will at once take steps to
build a new Jail at Sedalia. The old
one is nothing but shell.
The report of State Grain Inspector
Joseph NJ. O'Shea has been filed with
the railroad and warehouse commits
sioners. There were 34,915 cars of
grain inspected during the year.
Aaron Stewart, colored. died at Shell
bina of consumption. He served a
term in the penitentiary for killing
Robert Sparks, marshal of Shelbina,
several years ago, and was lately taken
home to die.
In Macon county the civil action of
Charles E. Daugherty against George
Silver for personal injuries, was set
tied by the defendant paying the plain
tiff $500. Both parties are well-to-do
business men of Sue City.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Missouri Press associa-
tion at Jefferson City the winter meet
ing of the association was abandoned
and there will be only one meeting for
1895, at time and place yet to be fixed
Dy Lne cOInhltlee, which Will meet IN
St Louis some time in February.
The churches of Warrensburg have
declared war upon all who dance. and
have commenced wedding their congre-
cations of such universities. The ses-
sion of the Cumberland church. at its
last meeting, dismissed five ladies for
tripping the light fantastic. and now
other denominations are following suit.
The 7-year-old son of FarmerJ. A.
Cook, residing IL miles west of La
clede, Linn county, met with horrible
death. The family We're engaged in
killing and dressing hogs, when the
little fellow accidentally fell into a
kettle of boiling water. He lived about
five hours in awful pain, when death
ended his suffering.
Gov. Stone has offered a reward of
$500 for the arrest and delivery to the
sheriff of Pettis county of Mike Davis,
who was convicted of murder in tie
first degree at the November term of
the criminal court of Pettis county
and sentenced to be hanged. Davis
escaped from the Pettis county Jail on
the night of January s, 1895, and is q