The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-01-09
MISSOURI NEWS.

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There are nine unties in Missou-
ri producing lead and zinc ore.
The report of the M. K. & T. hos
pital at Sedalia shows that 1854 pa
tients were treated during 1895.
Eoll7 Nsshinoton. -nolnrad. s4nr
/ lives two miles west OF Carrollton,
has attained the com lortable age of
118 years.
Lizzie Wage oner, of Caldwell
county, is suing the st. Louis R,pub-
lie for $2j, 90 for alleged defamation
Of character.
/ The Springer farm of 257 acres,
near Craig, in the southern part of
Atchison county, was sold last week
for $50 an acre.
The four young ladies chosen ush
ers Of the First Congregational
church of Hannibal positively de-
clined to serve.
Friends of Rev. w. j. Carpenter
at Nevada sang a hymn at the sta
ton upon his departure for his new
charge in Florida.
A "So uthwest Missouri Teachers
Child Study Association" whatever
that may be, to be organi zed at
Carthage February 8.
State officials are daily receiving
letters of inquiry legsrding Missouri,
indicating that the tide OF immigra-
ton is turning southwark.
Joseph St. John, WHO died recent
ly in Chillicothe, was confederate
soldier, serving in the First Misso ouri
cavalry, and lost his right arm.
A handsome, accomplished and
highly educated Audrain county girl
is said to have made a full hand
gathering, shucking and hauling corn
this fall.
a warrant was issued for the ar
rest of Ray Warner at sedalia, on the
charge of having killed Hawley
Goodrich, rival for the affections of
Miss Eva Montgomery.
Capt. T. r. Reed is organizing a
company 10 establish O telephone
line between Troy and Elsberry, via
New Hope, Auburn, Okete and
Brussels. The total distance is about
twenty five miles.
Marshall's enter prising CONNER
ial Club agreed to donate 500 at
the meeting the other day, in the
interest of better streets, toward
paying the expenses of securing an
expert engineer to establish grades.
G. NJ. Robinson died January 2 in
Lamar. He leaves widow and
tn ee children. Judge Robinson, OF
the Missouri supreme court; William
Robinson, OF Nevada, and L. B.
Robinson, of Paris, were brothers of
the deceased.
Conductor Hackett, who had
charge of the train which caused
the collision near Claysville, on the
NJ, X. x E., in which six men were
badly injured, has taken all the
blame upon himself and has rendered
his resignation.
Ex- Probate Judge @. A. Perrin, OF
Livingston county, died at h 8 home
in Chillicothe, aged 81 years. He
was born in Barron county, KY, and
came to Missouri in lS49. He was a
Knight Templar, and had held many
places of trust iu public office.
At the annual meeting of the state
boa d of health in Jefferson City
oEcers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows; President, DR..
F. J. Lutz, of st. Lou 3; vice presi-
dent, DR.. T. H. Hudson, of Kansas
City; secretary, DR.. Willis P. King,
of Kansas City.
John Wender, a farmer of Usage
@ ty, found a bee tree on his pace
with two dist net swarms of bees in
it, one Ugh up in branch and the
other in the body of the tree. In
the topmost branch of the same tree
an owl of enormous size has his
habitat.
W. A. Garrett, superintendent of
the st. Louis Terminal Railroad
Association, and Likewise superin-
tendent of the Wabash terminals,
has been appointed superintendent
OF the western division OF the
Wabash system, with headquarters
at Moberly.
The Marshall Progress claims that
there are at least 200 acres in the
Blackwater coal fields, In Saline
county, under which there is de-
posit of coal from forty to fifty feet
in thickness. The coal is of grade
between ordinary bituminous and
cannel, and is particularly well
adapted for use as household fuel.
Warden James L. Pace finds that
there is gain of just eighteen con-
viets in Mssouri's prison population
for the year of 1895. During the
year there were received 905 males !
and 81 females, making q total Of I
e26, while there were discharged
during 1895, 856 males and 81 fe-
males, and II males died, making o
total OF sos. On December 81, 1894,