The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-10-08


Moeks' family in Missouri. II living in
the mountains of the Creek reserva.
ton. He is with former Missourians,
and in the hiding places in that SEQ
tion he Is safe from pursuit. Canton
had him definitely located several
weeks ago, and was organizing to go
after him whom Taylor learned of tho
intended raid and moved to another
point. Other deputies In from that
section say that Taylor is organizing
gang OF outlaws, and will become
as desperate and notorious as Bill
Doolin."
Remembers . Friend.
Secretary Of the Interior Francis has
appointed William P. Coleman, of Rich
Hill, one Of the commissioners to ex-
anime and determine the boundaries
of tho Klamath Indian reservation in
Oregon. The whites have been
encroac ching on the territory Of tho
Indians, and the latter formally pro-
tested to the secretary of the interior.
Ths salary Of the commissioners Is SO
per day, and SO a day is allowed them
for expenses. This was the first plum
that Secretary Francis had thrown to
q Missourian since he took charge.
Continue to Attract Attention.
The experiments in Texas fever con.
Quoted at Columbia under the auspices
Of the experiment station and state
board Of agriculture, in cooperation
with the Texas experiment station,
continue to attract the attention of
the scientists and stockmen of the en-.
tire country. These experiments have
been inspected officially by Dr. Charles
Blemmer, inspector for the United
States bureau of animal industry, and
by DR.. Donald Mcintosh, of the uni.
versity of Illinois.
A Now Departure.
One of the new departures of the
state university is the ablishment
Of school of horticulture, with
special short course, the first
in the United States. The course
has received the unqualified in
dorsement of the Missouri Hor-
ticultural society. There is no
charge for tuition. The instruc.
tion is intensely practical, and will in.
clude horticulture, entomology, agri.
culture, chemistry, bookkeeping and
shop-work.
A Bad Freight Train Wreck.
A freight train on the st. Louis di.
vision of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railway was derailed at Wilton Sta.
tior, Boone county, by reason, it is
supposed, of some one having tampered
with the switch. The engine turned
over and Fireman William Blake, of
Franklin Junction, was killed. Engi-
neer Evans jumped and escaped with
q few bruises. Six cars Of merchandise
were demolished.
State Department Collections.
Secretary of State Lesueur gives out
the following statement of fees col
Ing the month ending September 20,
1896, and turned into the state treas
ury: Notaries public, $3.50; miscel-
laneous and land department, $194 80;
domestic corporations, Sl,7s5; foreign
corporations, 500; endowment tax,
S19s.50; bank examination, S6S1; total,
s3, 259. 40.
Good Showing.
Reports from the Sunday-schools OF
the st. Louis conference of the NJ. L.
south, show Ia, $50 schools, 99,-
571 teachers, s1s.O95 scholars; increase
in teachers, 233; scholars, 1918. The
report on missions shows decrease in
collections for the past year of about
8s. 900. The report Of the fourteenth
year of the NJ. E. church extension
shows an increase of 81 churches.
Marrow Escape.
Aeronaut 81. Kilgore narrowly es-
capped death at Boonville. When the
ropes were released the balloon shot
up rapidly to the height of several
hundred Feet, and then began to de-
scend suddenly. The wind swept it
against the Presbyterian church and
Kilgore was forced to jump without
his parachute, but escaped injury.
st. Louis' TAXABLE wealth.
The bank stock owned in st. Louis
Is assessed at $50. 900. 600 this year. The
aggregate assessment of property in
than the assessment of Chicago.
Little Boy Burned to Death.
The 3H-year-old son Of Pierce Fon.
burg, Is miles southeast Of Nevada,
was fatally burned the other evening.
The clothing OF the little one caught
dre from the kitchen stove.
VIII Reopen In Indiana.
Col. 4. 2. Fleet, owner of the Mis-
souri, military academy, located at
that burned recently, will re-
open his school at Culver City, Ind.
For Unknown Murdersrs.
Gov. Stone has offered q reward Of
300 for the arrest and conviction Of
the unknown murderers of an un.
known man In Lawrence county.
Accidentally Shot His Half Brother.
Theodore Deutsch, aged 13, was 40
shot and perhaps fatally
wounded, at ST. Joseph, by his half.
brother, Logan Miller, aged 16
Old Soldiers Meet.
The old soldiers of the Tenth Mis-
souri, cavalry, Seventh and Twenty
sixth Missouri infantry held their an
uual reunion at New Haven.
A Well.Known Physician.
DR.. A. B. Shaw. a well-known physi-
dan Of st. Louis, an authority on
nervous diseases, died recently from .
Of complaints
To Look After Schools.