The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-05-21
MISSOURI sTATE NEwa.



An Anti-NuptiaI Contract Valid.
A case out of the usual order was de.
.ided In the Vernon circuit court the
other day. by which wife's title to
40 acres Of land decided to her in an
ante-nuptial contract was confirmed to
her: Mrs. A. C. Meeks, handsome
widow of st. Joseph. arrived at Me-
vada last January to wed Judge Chas.
Ford. q well-to-do aged fnrmer, who
resides In the northern part of Vernon
county. The .yedding was to be con.
ditional upon Mr.. Ford deciding her
certain part. OF his land. He gave
her q deed, which was duly re-
corded. The marriage license was
granted and the ceremony performed
which made Judge Fcrd and Mrs.
Meeks man and wife. The couple went
TO the judges farm, but only lived to-
gether few months, the wife return
ing to st. Joseph, Then came the COM
tention over the deed. The evidence
developed the fact that Judge Ford
was in the habit of sleeping with
butcher knife under his pillow, but it
was not shown that this was the entire
cause of his wife's leaving him. He is
hearty "a, while his wife is 43.
Hon. Thomas NJ. Carroll, of Pike.
Hon. Thomas NJ. Carroll, of Louisi.
ana, died in New York, in private
hospital. He was in his scventy-third
year and was, perhaps, one of the best
known men in Pike county. In 1860 he
was elected assessor by the democrats,
and in 1868 he became state senator,
and was the originator of the bill
allowing the restrictions against men
voting because of their attitude to.
ward the government during the war
should or should not be removed. In
1870 the measure came before the Leg
islature to found an agricultural COLI
lege and school of mines. Mr.. Carroll
supported the same and the college at
Columbia and school of mines at Rolla
was the result. Since 1875 Mr.. Carroll
was a firm supporter of republican
principles.
Bishop Bowman Retired.
Bishop Thomas Bowman, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, SO well
known and SO well beloved in Missouri,
has been retired by the Methodist
Episcopal general conference in ses.
sion at Cleveland, o. This action was
0aC w u 0iSPOoltiOn Oh tlc par vi tilc
brethren to relieve him of the work
which increasing age makes, SO ardu-
GUS. His retire ment carries with it
full pay, with all honors due to the
exalted position.
Must Keep on the street.
Col. James Hoagland, of Chicago,
"The Newsboy's Friend" has secured
the passage OF curfew ordinance
through the city council of ST. Joseph,
compelling children under Is years of
age to be off the streets by nine o'clock
during the months from March until
October, and $40 p. m, for the remain
der of the year.
Corn Not Coming UP Well.
In few localities corn is not coming
up well, on account of the drought.
and in few others some replanting
has been necessary. owing to heavy
rains during the latter part of April;
but as n rule q good stand is reported.
and cultivation is in progress. Cut
worms and wire worms are doing some
damage in places.
Packinehouse to Start Up.
The Moran packinghouse, st. Joseph.
which has been in litigation for some
time, and idle as result, has been
leased by Viles & Robbins, who will at
once start up with a slaughter of 1000
hogs a day. The capacity will be in.
creased.
Cinch Bugs Doing Damage.
Cinch bugs are doing considerable
damage in some localities in Missouri,
-
counties meadows have been greatly
damaged and some fields of wheat
partially destroyed by army worms.
1t Killed tho Little Fellow.
The one-year-old boy of Preston
Aker, of Smithville. Clay county, while
in a doctors office pulled bottle of
carbolic acid over him. The contents
ran down the childs breast. and caused
death within a few hours.
Married Fifty Years.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Gregory cele-
brated their golden wedding ami.
versary at their home in Mexico Many
friends and relatives were present,
among them ten children and 90 grand
children.
Fruit Prospects.
There is considerable complaint that
fruit is falling badly in many local.
tiles, especially apples, cherries and
plums. Strawberries are ripening rap
idly in the southern counties.
Boy bitten BY Vicious Cat.
A cat that bit seven-year-old George
Belts, of 7417 Michigan avenue, st.
Louis, inserted its teeth into the hoy's
left leg, and the animal had to be beat
en- off. 1t was killed.
Cotton Planting.
Cotton planting is well advanced in
southeastern portion of the state. The
early planted is being cultivated and
looks well. The average is greatly in
creased.
Hanged Himself.
Walter Patrick, well-to-do farmer
near Harrisburg, Boone county, conn
mitted suicide by hanging. It was sew
eral hours before the body was found
VIII Xiii Diphtheria Germs.
More experiments have been made
with Roentgen rays and diphtheria at
tho Missouri university. which proved
fatal to the germs and one guinea pig.
Missouri Won.
In debate an the money question
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