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men1an relief committee, which ia
doing all in its power to stop the
horrible butcheries perpetrated by
the Turl-7
The Harfaibsl, the SsN.,, -s
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three railroads, pay II 70 hes treas
ury taxos to the aggregate alAoune
OF almost s12, 900 year.
Wolves have been seen in Jasper
county, not far from Joplin, recently,
and the farmers in that vicinity are
figuring on getting up big hunting
party to go after them in the near
future. -
The berry growers in the sarcoxie
strawberry bet have just finished
strawing their berry beds. Sar,
coke is one of the greatest straw
berry shipping points in the United
States.
Four tramps got drunk at Cedar
City and the leader fred four shots
at Charles Gilbert OF fulton. Gilbert
seized 6 shot gun and killed the
leader. The coroner's jury exoner-
ated him.
A prosperous Audrain county
farmer tells one of the local news
papers that his corn crop at 81 q
barrel is making him about SIG an
acre, and he sees nothing to kick
about in that. ~
The four story building OF A. s.
Aloe & Co, st. Louis, has been
des royed by fire. Damage to the
stock of goods, $780, 900. Falling
walls caught five fremen killing
four outright.
Clark McChafiiin, 7S years of age,
an inmate of the Greene county
poor house, has a red cherry coffin
ready made in Springfield UNDER
taker's establishment to be used
when he dies.
Farmer Bilby, near Quitman, has
4,500 head of cattle feeding on his
ranch, ships a train load regularly
every Wednesday and Saturday.
lie receives market reports twice a
day by tele hone,
After September l next the pres
ent school text book law will not be
operative, and local school directors
can exercise their own discretion as
to what books shall be used in their
respective districts.
A subscriber to the Hamilton
Netrs- Graphic has paid his subscrip-
ton up to January l, 1900. That
man knows that lrices of newspa-
per are bound to advance to some
thing near their worth.
The Jury in the case OF Charles
D. Hurxthal, late cashier of the
bank of Dawn, charged with receiv-
ing deposits when the bank was in
failing condition, has returned the
verdict of "not guilty"
Boonville's reorganized board of
trade will devote especial attention
to an effort to secure wagon bridge
across the Missouri, rail connection
by the Missouri Pacific with Jefer-
son City, and the organization of a
local fire insurance company.
Joseph Harper, treasurer of state
lunatic asylum No. 3, at Nevada,
has brought suit in the circuit
court at Sedalia against Pettis
county for $4,000, for the amount
alleged to be due the asylum for the
board of one Charles Blessing.
The national populist convention
will be held in st. Louis some time
in July. The cities in compel ton
with st. Louis were: Dallas, Mil
waukee, Kansas City, Chicago, In
dianapol 8 and Minneapolis. Dallas
gave st, Louis close run, but loca-
ton won the day.
Burlington Junction Post The
marriage of M les Fasts to Miss Ida
Potts makes slight mix up in
family relationship with two BROTH
ers, Luther and Miles. The latter is
now brother, brother in-law and
nephew of Luther, while Luther
poses as brother, brother-in law and
uncle.
Deputy United States Marshal w.
F. Brown and Deputy Collector t.
H. Cox raided an Illicit still near
Cabool, Mo. Five men, William
Crabtree, William Mcpaniels and
James Hinsley, were captured, to-
gether with quantity of "mountain
dew" and both men and whiskey
were taksn to Springfield.
Thos. Punshan, OF st. Joseph, was
convicted of murder in the second
degree and sentenced to imprison-
ment for twenty years. He ap-
pealed, ths case was reversed, and
on new trial he was convicted Of
murder in the first degree and sem
fenced to be hung. The case has
again been appealed.
For the second time President
Cleveland has refused to interfere
in the case OF William e. Burr, Jr.,
formerly cashier of the st. Louis
National Bank, who plead guilty to
the charge of embezzlement, before
he has undergone imprisonment.
The amount involved, $50, 200, has
J been restored to the bank.