The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-28
DoINGs OF OUR NEIGHBoRs.

DOINGS OF OUR NEIGHBoRS.
Columbia possesses the leading vac
cine farm of the United States
The Dunklin county melon crop will
be fully ten days ahead of last year.
L. l.. Bowers, an old resident OF
Golden City, was found dead in his
bed
The collections of Jasper county
camp for the Confederate Home exceed
500.
The cannery at Versailles will put
mp 5000. cans of tomatoes just for
home use.
Congressman Burton. an cx.Union
soldier, has $40 invested in the Confed
crate Home
Franklin county has the largest and
hest known corn cob pipe factory in
the United States
The newly organized camp at Bunce-
ton has been called Dick Taylor Camp
of United Confederate Veterans.
The Sarcoxie Horticultural Society
admitted its first woman member last
week, after quite heated debate
Millions of army worms have
recently shown up on the pastures and
meadows north and south of Slater.
The "corn company" organized at
Clarence in March, 1896, bought
| "a, 900 bushels of corn at an average
of twenty cents.
Joseph Hopwood, who formerly
taught school in Mexico, is the prohi-
bition candidate for governor of the
state of Tennessee
The speed program for Mexico's five
day fair the latter part of August has
been arranged and the purses hung up
aggregate nearly S3, 900.
John C. Robuck has sued Mike Muir.
ply for $40, 900 damages at Moberly
Robuck was accused by Murphy of
stealing food from him.
| George Koontz went down thirty
| feet into an unworked mine at Oron-
| ogo and was fatally overcome by the
accumulated mine damp"
Nellie Wilbur, Carthage girl attend
ing Forest Park University in st.
Louis was the winner of the first
prize in n recent darning contest.
The plans for Springfelds conven-
tion wigwam call for building 120x
200 feet, with seating capacity for
s, 900 people, Its estimated cost is
$3.50.
The city back tax attorney of Spring
field last week filed nearly 2, 900 suits
for back taxes with the circuit clerk,
besides 4, 900 suits for personal taxes
ready to be filed.
DIR. T. ]. J. See, a graduate of Mis-
souri, State University, is one of two
men slectd by Chicago University to
visit South America and make astron
omical observations until 1875
The golden wedding anniversary of
Mr., and Mrs. John Findley, of Worth
county, was celebrated at their home
in the presence of 100 or more old
friends few days ago. Mr.. Findley
is a native of Missouri.
There is a good place for a bridge
at Boonville. For the first pier. 210
feet from the Cooper county shore,
bedrock is reached at depth of
seventeen feet. For the second pier,
| at distance of 410 feet from the
shore, bedrock is struck at a depth of
only twenty five feet t
Sample Orr, whom many Of our
readers will recall as at one time pro-
minent figure in Missouri politics,
died few days since at Blackfoot,
Idaho. He was candidate against
Claib jackson for governor in 1860 and
was one of the most forcible stump
speakers in the state.
The following are the nominees Of
the Platte county democrats: Repre-
sentative j. II. McMergle prosecu-
ting att rney. Francis M. Wilson;
collector, Ira N. Walker sheriff, John
II. Dellingham assessor. John Z.
Glass; treasurer, P. s. Elley; public
administrator, Temple Baughman;
surveyor, William Montague; coroner.
Alva o'Dowdh
One of the old men Of Lafayette
county is Squire Granville Clayton.
who Is 88. The fist Office he was ever
| elected to in Missouri was that of JUS