The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-05
DoINos OF YOUR kE1oHnoRs.

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effectuaiiy put down f''.- 4 Z
DoINds OF YOUR NEIcHBoRs.
A Putnam county merchant has
posted on his store door the general
orders No more arguing in here.
The Missouri, Kansas &c Texas is fill
ing its ice houses at Hannibal and
New Franklin with ice from Keokuk,
Iowa
The short course in agriculture in
the State University has twenty four
students this year against three last
year.
Major Charles E. Gill, of st. Louis,
was appointed deputy labor tommis-
sioner by Commissioner Lee Meri-
wether.
George P. Riechel, Of Macon, Mis-
souri,, is dead. He recently sued for
divorce, attempted suicide and became
insane.
In Gentry county the road tax has
been fixed at four days work or $4 in
money.
G. H. Cook, Of Trenton, has safe
which has been four times unsuccess-
fully attacked by burglars.
State Inspector Evans is reported as
saying that Mine No. 49, Rich Hill, is
the best mine in the state.
The woods are full of railroad ties
and when the time comes the Usage
river will be full of rafts.
Hannibal has two of the old.fash-
ioned drays, the model Of which is said
to have come from Ireland.
Some mysterious and unknown dis
ease is causing the death of good
many horses in Bates county.
The Greene county berry growers
have formed an association for their
mutual benefit and protection.
Sullivan county has telephone COM
pany which IS paying something iAt
1S per cent on the investment.
Parents of refractory students at the
Missouri State University uniformly
indorse the action Of the faculty.
April 14th the people of Carroll
county will determine whether or MOI
they will build new courthouse.
There is an apple tree ten miles nortl
of Winona, Shannon county, whicl
has been bearing continuously owe
sixty years.
A fine deposit of fire clay has beel
discovered near Mokane, and indica
tions of coal also are said to be yer.
promising.
Evangelist Culpepper will make
summer campaign against the wicked
ness in Paris, the county seat Of Mon
roe county.
Caldwell county will hereafter pa
the superintendent Of the county poo
arm stated salary, instead of fee
and perquisites.
Plattsburg will have new $50, 0U
school building IL the voters take
favorable view Of the proposition q
the spring election.
e. NJ De LaVergne. former cit
zen of Clinton, owned half interel
in the Elkton mine at Cripple Creel
which lately sold for S400, 600.
The new Bible college at Columbi
has invested So, 600 In ground and wi
have suitable building erected as soo
as the money can be secured.
At the recent session Of the A. {
U. w. grand lodge at st. Louis, stel
were taken to establish home for Il
aged, inArm and INDECENT members.
The series of big revival meeting
which have been running in Hamilte
nearly all winter came to close la
week, with record Of 218 profess,
conversions
Pilot Grove has purchased q full
equipped chemical FIRE engine Ty
men can furnish power enough to ma
, 1t throw chemical stream into al
: ordinary second story.
. The Missouri State Board Of Heal
q have ruled that student in the mei
cal schools in the state upon matric
lation, shall exhibit q first gra
teachers certificate.
II. A proposition for the issuing
!. $sS, 600 in bonds for the purpose
erecting one new school house a
. increasing the size Of several 9th,
!. win be voted on by the people Of j
: lin. March 10.
Colonel Murray, the well known H
county lecturer on farm topics, p
diets an attendance Of from 1000
> 8. 600 at the agricultural college will
/ the next few years, II the present ri
J, Of progress and development 10 X
10 up.
10 A visitor to Independence dressed
coon skin coat and cap recently
tracted more attention than wo,
have been given him fifty years q
4 and yet the apparel wac doubtless ~
!. "a comfortable in 1895 as II was
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ae Sullivan county farmers have org
ID issd ! mutual insurance compal
similsr IN all respects 70 the one