The news boy., 1896-05-09
SOUTHEAST NOTES.

r. p. Montgomery, school teacher
and d shining light in church circles,
was arrested and placed on trial at
Bloomfield, Saturday, charged with
seduction, by Miss Fannie Mayberry
who claims to be his victim. To
back up her story she produced a
babe in court, which she claims is the
offspring of Montgomery, and huge
bundle of letters that Montgomery
had written to her in reference to
marriage and their relations. Mont
gomery was held over to await the
action of the Grand-jury. About
five months ago Montgomery mar
ried into one of the first families of
Stoddard county.
A youny man by the name of John
Alternately, inbibed little too much
liquid lighting at Jackson, last week
and is now very sore over it. Going
home he fell off his horse, tangled
himself in the bride reins, hung his
foot in the stirrup and got in such q
fix that the horse drug him for some
distance and finally fell on him. He
was almost completely scalped and
his arm was badly hurt.
The Democratic Congressional con-
vention meets at Cape Girardeau on
July % and the different counties are
entitled to representation as follows:
Bollingcr, Ii; Butler, II; Cape Cir
ardeau, 20; Christian, Z; Douglass, 3;
Dunklin, %; Howell, l6; Mississippi,
l2; New Madrid, IL; Oregon, II;
Ozark, 4; Pcmiscot, z; Ripley g.
Scott, Is; Stoddard, %; Stone, 3
Tancy, 5-a total of 1913.
Poplar Bluff Citizen: A cat be-
longing to resident of Cameron
Mo-, is nursing litter of wild rab
bits and caring for them with moth
erly solitude. Several kittens were
born to the cat a week or so ago, bu,
all died. A ncighbor found a nest
of very young rabbits about the
same time, and they were put il
charge of the cat with the happy re
suit told.
Perryville Republican,: Phil EIaf
ncr, editor of the Scott County News
boy and Mayor of Benton, was in
dicted by the grand jury for carrying
concealed weapons. AS any MAI
with ordinary sense knows that /
peace officer has a right to carry G
weapon, that jury must have been {
pack of fools.
At the Republican county conven
tion of Cape Girardeaucounty coloret
delegates were selected to attcnt
the senatorial convention. A col
ored man was also chosen secretary
of the convention.
Some of our Southeast papers WHIT
are now opposed to Mr.. Mozley's re
nomination, speak of him as "mis
fit" The Democratic press has al
ways referred to him as an accident
A Mr.. Ward, deputy postmaste
at Kennett, was "run in" by post
Office inspector and taken to st
Louis. He has been tampering wit
registered letters.
An Illinois man is establishin,
bottling works at Dexter and ou
temperance people can use the hom
product.
The proposed woolen mill at Iros
ton vanished into thin air. The pre-
jector proved to be a rank fraud.
The branch court house at Dexte
is to be completed and the first terri
of court held in June.
Burglars entered a drug store a
Bloomfield and secured about s2
worth of booty"
In Puxico the streets, residences
churches and business houses ar
lighted by electricity.
Arthur Ellis shot and killed Robt
Parmley at play party near Potos
Saturday evening.
Army worms are numerous through
out the Southeast aud great damag
is feared.
The Charlottesville Democrat az
peared in pamphlet form last weel
jackson is again enjoying an ant
license fight.
ThOs. Moore Passes Away.