The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-07-02
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
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SAVR DuAACtlA IN mOSG COu0C1eS the
weather has been very favorable of
late. Corn generally is in good con-
dition, although in few eastern coun.
ties the ground has continued too wet
for cultivation. Wheat harvest is now
in progress in the northern counties,
and is completed in the central and
southern counties. Oats are rusting
badly in places, but as a rule continue
to do well. Haying has commenced
and the crop is generally good. Gar
den truck is in good condition and
early apples and peaches are on the
market Cotton is in bad condition in
Stoddard and Pemiscott counties, but
looks well in New Madrid and Dunk.
lin.
Reducing tho state Debt.
State Treasurer Lon v. Stephens re-
Gently mailed to the American Ex-
change national bank. in New York
city, the states fiscal agent, check
for SAG, AS, 500, AS of which sum is to
pay the semi-annual interest on the
outstanding bonds of the state, due
July ], the remainder to retire 1877 Mis-
souri,. Hannibal s. st. Joe per cent.
bonds. Upon the payment of these
bonds the bonded debt will be reduced
to IS ,079. 600, only s11 200 of which bears
6 per cent. interest, the remainder sS
per cent.
Rev. Robert A. Wiles.
Rev. Robert A. Wiles, Baptist, re-
tired, died of consumption, after two
years Illness, in Birch Tree, Shannon
county. He was one of the best-known
clergymen of his denomination in
south Missouri. He was for four
years missionary of Union associa.
tion, composed of churches in Howell,
Texas, Oregon and Shannon counties
He had also been pastor at West Plains
and Birch Tree. He was Union SOL
dier and was So years of age.
Bad storm In st. Louis.
St Louis was visited by bad st torm
on the afternoon of the 21st. Its force
was felt north of the railway yards
Trees were uprooted, telegraph and
telephone lines Frustrated, buildings
unroofed, walls caved in, but fortunate
ly no lives were lost. The wind blew
at the rate of 60 miles an hour. People
were terror stricken, fearing another
tornado.
He Was Desperate.
Mason Cooper, a farmer near Mar
shall, was found dead in his hen house.
He tried to kill his wife and baby the
evening previous, but the mother es-
capped with the child. after receiving a
serious cut about the neck and the
child a stab in the back. Cooper
hanged himself, after attempting to
b urn his house.
Married on Horseback.
Dennis Magruder and Levia Sunder-
land, a country lad and lassie of How
ard county, mounted on horses, rode
up to the yard gate of Elder S. 3. Nay
lor, near Myers, called him out and
asked him to make them husband and
wife. The ceremony was performed
Immediately.
His Liabilities Too Heavy to Garry.
Michael Jordan, a prominent mer-
chant of Hermann, and proprietor of
the Hermann grain elevator, has made
an assignment in favor of creditors.
The liabilities are about $40, 600. while
the assets will be $1,000 Mr.. Jordan
speculated extensively in real estate,
lf is said.
To Forfeit Charter
Attorney General Walker has begun
proceedings in supreme court for the
BILE Loan and Investment Co. of Seda-
liza. Among the causes assigned by the
a:torney-general are insolvency and
violations of law.
Why Mr. Faith 10 In Trouble.
Jacob Faith, a farmer of Vernon
county, has been arrested, charged
with opening letter belonging to j.
o. Campbell of Kansas City, and abb
stracting therefrom q deed. The
trouble grows out Of = land deal be-
tween the men.
Honored BY tho City.
Thousands of persons spent a day
honoring Thomas H. Swope, who re-
Gently gave Kansas City l,4OO acres of
park property. Business generally
was suspended, Mayor Jones having
issued proclamation making it q holi-
day.
Long-Distance Telephone.
The long-distance telephone in st.
Louis was successfully inaugurated at
the merchants exchange a few days
ago. Conversation can be carried on
with New York and other eastern
cities.
After . Long Illness.
Judge 4. B. Harber, postmaster IF
Trenton, and father of Hon. E. NJ. Har-
Der, died the other night, after an ILL
ness of more than a year of diabetes.
Caused BY Paralysis.
John Jens, aged 7s, of Sedalia, who
was stricken with paralysis on the
night of June 10, died few days ago.
having received a second shock.
A Warning to Boys.
Bud Mcdonald. aged IA, was killed
by the cars in st. Joseph. He was
jumping on a moving train, slipped
and fell, and was cut in twain.
she Shot In self-Defsnse.
Bud Shepard. colored, was raising
pi ck-ax to brain his wife, Amelia, in
st. Louis, when she shot him in the
head, infiicting a fatal wound.
Says tho Cuffew Law 10 Constitutional
Judge Carolus, of st. Joseph, has de-
cided that the curfew law, to keep chill
dren at home. after nine. clock in tho
evening, is constitutional.
Killed BY Lightning.
S. w. Boren. young farmer. near
Bolton, Cass county, was struck by
and killed. His father died
recently of heart disease.