The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-01-30

There are now 1i6 confederate
veterans cared for at the Home ut
Higginsville.
Ironton has no debts, has her
streets in good repair and $500 in
the treasury.
A fox was caught in q trap, that
had been set for rats, in Me leo, one
night last week,
The collections in Atchinson
county for the month of December
amounted to $4,000.
Rev. H. p. 8. Willis, for many
years . Presbyterian minister, died
Monday in his 10th year at Mexico.
Prof. g. A. Ross Of Grand River
College at Gallatin, has been elected
president Of Clarksburg College, and
will accept.
DR.. Whaley, OF Browning, sold
seventy two steers a few days ago
that brought him an average OF
s62 68 . head.
Mrs. Ann Bullard, aged s3, mother
Of DR.. Henry Bullard OF the West :
minister Presbyterian church, st.
Joseph, is dead.
Division Number two of the state
supreme court holds that the law
closing barber shops on Sunday is
unconstitutional.
A new lodge Of Odd Fellows was
organized at Brashear the other
night with a charter membership
roll OF twenty -se en-.
Mrs. Delilah Booth, an old settler
Of Pike county, recently died at her
home near Louisiana in tho eighty
fourth year OF her age
Judge W. W. Edwards, of ST.
Charles, for over thirty years q
Judge, died recently at Oakville
Florida, where he went for hi
health.
The young ladies OF Hopkins arr
making extensi preparations for {
leap year party. The young mel
will oe chaperoned by the mayo
and city council.
Many farmers in the vicinity O
Carrollton are getting into troubl,
because they do not understand thu
law in relation to animals that die o
contagious diseases.
Peirce City uses 100 telephones
and Monett 1926. Arrangements ar.
being made for the extens on ofths
lire to Mount Vernon and Aurpra
with q local exchange at each place
Philanthropic citizens of Cartilage
recently held q meeting at the cpur
house for the Inauguration Of meas
ures to secure local contrib ltions fol
the relief OF the suffering ArmeniSns
Mr.. Benton of Sprague is expedtst
to die from wound in his throstEcn
by barbed wire. He was thrownE Eu
of Q wagon by a runaway team, ant
had bled almost to death IheI
found.
The death Is announced of Al q
Miller, an old settler OF No6awa,
county. Ee aided in recru ting h,
thirty fifth Missouri union reginbn
and served with that regiment t,
the close Of the war. F{
The Ptate supreme court affirine,
the death sen ence of John Nelson
h'he date of his execution was se
for Frldav, February 2s. Neisol
i lthot snd klaed John ssuii. n sRsii
sssssy a ASgg:s 4. u
The GssconAde Aver, sbov& I'M
burs The spring boiis up ON X lfs
; river bed about fifty feet square IND
, the bottom has never been reached
The water is warm and the fis3ar,
plentiful.
, A movement Is on foot to recAin
; the bottom lands between La Grhg'
, and Hannibal. The river fbnt
! measurement is 28 miles and th'
low lands embrace from $4,000 II
, 20, COO acres of the most fertile Boi
} In the state.
w. G. Clemson of Warrentenl ha
IN his possession flute which hi
} father, samuel Clemson, o. tn
Twenty frst Missouri Regiment In
) fantry, picked up on the battd dhel'
Of Shiloh, tho day after the ,ftle
! by the side Of dead federal splhier
: who had evidently did with iP In
}stfumeat to his lipss-
President Fuller OF Drury Caleg
received . letter from d. x. Pear
7 sons Of Chicago saying that tlb lia
Of subsoribsrs to the $4,000 e3dow
ment fund, submitted to him wa
satisfactory, and true to his p4mis
: he enclosed bis own check for s25,
2 600. This 4 the second $4,000 90
? cured from Dr.. PeArsons In thit way
Twenty -ssven thousand dollfs 9
the second supplementary fun Wa