The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-09-17
MISSOURI sTATENEws.
President Jesse to the s,ut,tu,.

President Jesse to the sAudknts.
In an address to the students of the
University of Missouri President Jesse
said: Il intend to devote more of my
time to social duties. Come to nv
home, gentlemen. whenever you feel
inclined, and will be glad to enter.
tain you. but l have one request to
make: when you come, don't talk uni.
versity affairs or. politics. Gentle.
men, l beseech you to refrain
from discussing political questions.
You can not afford to do SO, and thus
forget your studies. There is one thing
wish to emphasizes: 1 do not wish to
see students congre0ated in group on
the campus discussing the financial
question. l request the faculty to set
q good example, and refrain from talk
ing politics. As far as voting is con-
cerned, wish to encourage you. I
intend to vote myself according to my
honest convictions, and 1 Will gladly
excuse any students who wish to go
home to vote, no matter at what dis
tance they live"
Mistaken for a Burglar and Killed..
George Agnew, IA years old, of
Stockton, who was visiting rela-
tives in Springfield. was killed the
other night by Mrs. A. r. Lee, who
mistook him FOR a burglar. Mrs. Lee
was the boys cousin. He slept in
room adjoining hers. The husband
was away from home, and Mrs. Lee
kept loaded shotgun in her room
During the night the boy arose, eth
er to get a drink, or in his sleep, and
went into the kitchen. Mrs. Lee heard
him and called to know who was there,
but received no answer. She thought
it was burglar, and fired full load
of large shot into the boys face. The
coroner's jury exonerated her. She is
Frustrated with grief.
Ex-Confederates' Homo Plans,
The committee appointed at the
twelfth annual reunion of onfederates
at Liberty to draft articles of incor.
poration for the ex-confederate home
at Higginsville met in st. Joseph. New
articles of incorporation were drawn
up by the committee and presented to
the court for decree. The charter is
to be amended SO that a sum sufficient
to maintain the home may be raised.
There are two plans, one to raise S1O,-
y
to raise -slOO, 900 for permanent fund
Result OF an E,opement.
Several weeks ago Michael Heserer
and Miss Lille Profit eloped and were
| married, says a dispatch sent from
Benton. The other night the BRIDE
groom took morphine, administered
by himself, with suicidal intent His
folks were opposed to the match and
had not been reconciled. and it is sup
posed this SO preyed on his mind that
he took the poison, from the effects of
which he died. He was a son of Vim.
cent Heiserer, who was for many years
treasurer of Scott county.
Three-Year Certificates for Teachers.
State Superintendent j. r. Kirk has
/ issued three-year third-grade teachers
state certificates to the following: J.
A. Lowe, Jericho; L. c. Sherry, Gains
vile; Mary L. Stephens and Mary w.
Atkins. Independence, and Anna Doug
las, Kansas City. These certificat tes
are the results of the teachers exam
ination held in St. Louis, Kansas City
and st. Joseph, in connection with the
examination of medical students. Out
of 10 teachers examined five certificates
were granted.
For Entrance to Medical Colleges.
Twenty persons presented them
selves to the proper authorities for ex-
animation for entrance to the medical
colleges of the state. and of that num-
ber less than one-half succeeded in
passing. As a result of this require
ment of the state board of health Prof.
Kirk states that some of the professors
| and the Kansas City medical colleges,
| told him their attendance would be
| cut down one-haf.
Accidentally Killed.
Daniel I. Cubberly, aged 16, was ac-
cidentaliy killed bv his eou,nan;o-,