The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-02-06
MISSOURI NEWS.

rdrDor paiu 1ue IL Bnoso nchooi ohA
in Audrain county last year, and
Rush Hill does this year.
Twenty one architects have SUBJ
mitted plans for the new court house
to be erected at Jefferson City.
Hon. B. b. Cahoon, Of Frederick
town, is a candidate for republican
nomination of governor of the state.
James Pounds, a farmer living
near Liberal, accidentally shot him
self in the abdomen. He will prob
ably die.
| The street lights have Been shut
OF w The city council of Brookfield
u Z. Z, n Assssxssir 20 -
| All Of the prisoners In cell at the
court room in Rock ort escaped
by unscrewing the bars and jumping
out of the window.
George Korb, an old, highly es-
teemed and well-to-do farmer, oil
Nevada, has myteriously disap-
peared from his home.
Barton Peak, Of Peoria, ILL.,, was
bound to tree near Lamar, Mo-, by
robbers and remained there three
days be ore help came.
Gov. Stone has committed the
sentence of VIM. Dietrich, sentenced
to IA years in Usage county for
burglary and larceny, to FIVE years.
A package containing money and
iewe ry to the value of $1,000 that
had been buried before the war, was
recently unearthed on a farm near
Carthage.
Maryville has revoked the electric
light company's franchise and order
ed its poles removed from the streets,
on account of alleged inc l. cient and
unsatisfactory service.
The jury in the Dyer murder trial,
at Sedalia, returned q verdict Of
murder in the Sc ond degree and
fized his punishment at ninety nine
years in the state penitentiary.
Nevada property owners are dis
cussing the proprlety OF using Webb
City gravel as a cheap substitute for
some of the more expensive paving
materials for improving their streets.
Oakley Bennington of Stone county
was assa ulted by four tramps at Ve-
roma, and his head so badly crushed
by an iron rod that his life is de-
SPARED of. The tramps were cap
tured,.
William R. Estill, one of the
wealthiest and most prominent
farmers and stock breeders OF How
ard county, died at the Baptist sani-
tarium in st. Louis recently, after a
lingering illness.
At Howard, on the Santa Fe
branch, fire recently destroyed the
hardware and general merchandise
store OF ]. Q. Burchfeld, Jr., and the
residence of Mark McBee, with all
contents. The loss is about $40, 900;
insurance, $40, ,0O0.
Ex-Governor silas Woodson has
been baptized into the faith OF the
Roman Catholic church by Bishop
Burke and father Newman of the st.
Joseph Cathedral. Gov. Woodson's
wife was the daughter OF Rev. Moses
E. Lord, one of the most prominent
ministers of the Christian church in
this state.
The Missouri river at Boonville is
lower now than it has leen within
memory Of the Oldest rivermen.
The water is said to not exceed
three feet in depth in any place, and
with the aid of hip boots man may
walk across dry shod. A huge bar
extends across the stream and it Is
difficult to Cross even in skiffs.
At a late meeting of the executive
committee Of the Confederate Home
at Higginsville, committee was ap-
pointed to procure large United
States flag with the full complement
of stars and have erected a flagstaff
on the highest top OF the main
building of the home, $50 that the
flag o. our united common country
can be unfuIled to the breezes."
A posse of farmers near st. Jos
eph, have caught four men and one
woman, all alleged members OF the
Florence gang of horse thieves who
have been doing a great amount OF
smooth stealing for some time. The
four are Albert Abel, A. Q. Rucker,
William Snyder and Cora Wheeler.
In making the arrest a spirited bat
tie took place, and Snyder was shot
In the head the wound is serious, but
not fatal. After the prisoners were
locked up they confessed and gave
the names OF about twenty others
who are connected with the gang.
The executive committee of the
Missouri State Bankers association
has made arrangements for the next
annual meeting Of the association to
be held at Pertle Springs, May "a
and 23. The committee decided to
offer three prizes of $50 each in gold
for papers, to be read at the conven-
tion, on the following subjects
"Bank Book keeping" "Possibili-