The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-05-07
MISSOURI, STATE NEWS.
The .x'' Rays ana Diphtheria.

theria by killing the bacillL This 10
tho discovery which the e1ectrical de.
partment of the University of Mis-
souri, announces. Experiments have
been carried on for some time in the
sleetrical laboratory to test tho effect
of the famous ray upon the diphtheria
bacillE The experiments demonstrated
| that the germs were killed, the micro
Scoptc examination showing that the
diphtheria bacilli had almost entirely
disappeared. The arrangement of the
testing apparatus is different from the
ordinary method. Further expert
ments will be made at once. If they
continue successful, the cure of dipth-
iberia by the application of Roentgen
rays to the afflicted throat will become
part of medical practice.
1 MAI. H. j. McClanahan.
/ Maj. n. T. McClanahan, died at
Milan, aged 6s. He was one of the
most prominent democrats in north
Missouri. He served as circuit clerk
and recorder for nearly 30 years. He
was honored by his party with the
nomination for state senator in 1894.
For number Of years he served as
member of the. board of managers of
the asylum for the blind in st. Louis
and manifested great interest in the
! institution.
Assaulted His Brother.
Harvey Rembaugh, the 1S-year~old
son of B. S. Rembaugh, q miller, was
assaulted with a hatchet by his BROTH
er, Alonzo, married, aged "a, at Seda-
| liza. The trouble arose over Alonzo's
wife, who had quarreled with Harvey
couple OF days before and, it is said.
threatend to shoot him. Alonzo fled.
Harvey's injury Is believed to be fatal.
/ Head First Into Boiling starch.
Ethel Whitman; aged IL months, met
a shocking death in ST. Louis. While
sitting in her high chair at the table
the little one began to rock to and fro
The chair tipped over and the child
was precipitated headlong into "a kettle
of boiling starch. Her mother, who
was in the room, rushed to her rescue
and summoned physician, but he
could not save her.
| Her Uncle Was Said to BE Jealous.
Amelia Bauerie, a girl, was found
dead in her room at her home in Lex
ington, with a bullet hole in her breast.
1t was given out that she had COM
mitted suicide. From the evidence ad-
duced at the coroner's inquest the
| girls uncle, Otto Bauerie, aged 90, was
| committed to jail on suspicion of hav-
ing murdered her. jealousy is alleged
| as the cause.
| Train Robbers Caught.
| Robert Bell, aged %; Mike Trainor,
aged II, and Conroy German, whose
real name is Charles Simms, aged As,
were arrested at Litchfield, ILL.,,
charged with being the men who held
up and robbed Frisco railway train
at Sleeper Hill, Laclede county. not
long ago. They confessed. The case
was worked up by st. Louis detectives.
Victim of Confidence Men.
81. c. Duncan, a stock-shipper of Mill
Springs. Wayne county, was the victim
of confidence men while returning
home from ST. Louis on an Iron
Mountain train One engaged him in
conversation while the other picked
his pockets of $3.50.
An Aged Couple Married.
Mrs. Bette Finnel, aged 75, of Mar
celine, and Peter Dowell, aged so, were
married recently. Fifteen of 20 chill.
dren and grandchildren of the cou pie
.,,. sSy ~, "a
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| Possessor OF Hairless Caif.
| ID. carroll, OF whites station, s1x
miles south OF Sedaha, owns hairless
u,a1l da,aIo,,od ord r.+r-.rs;n ara-r
nart;cular excent that s. IL as bald as
q Mexican dog.
| D'ed IN harDer snop'
W. =. LOWING, an experiences breed.
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Ha' was AK leaves a .y;dow hnt NO ,b Il.
dren and carr;e,3 heavy life ;nsuranca
| To He Utiiized as Fertiiizers-
,,,,r,,,e5 ;rt1, +h, r;,-.ratS O. T.o,,;s
f.,r,ers 81 81 To,;s co,,,,tv .rs !. :.
RANGING tn hanl street-sSvea n;nos To the
'.ounsrv for nse as fartilizers-
| -
Nfrs Jobr Gallao,l,.r.s ~ Eo,.est t,;t,,
| Holt county took uRopyh On rats,
becansa Il Il allagad be, h,,sh.n "a -.
fused to hermit her ch;Isren hv .
FORMER marriage tn VISIT her
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