The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-09-24
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
At His swee.he.rt's Home.

Fred Marshall, aged %, died very
suddenly at the home of his sweet
heart. Miss Ethel Rowe. 2134 Eugenia
street, st. Louis, the other night. Tho
circumstances surrounding the death
OF the young man are tragic. and some
of them are indeed peculiar. The po-
lice department is inclined to
look upon his death as case
OF self-destruction, but the rela-
tives of the young man deny that such
q thing could be possible. In the
pockets of the deceased two small
phials were found. One of them is
labeled ''strychnine," with the usual
skull and crossbones, and the other
smells strongly of carbolic acid. Both
were empty.
State Weather-Crop Bulletin.
The Missouri weekly crop report, is
sued September 15, says: ''In the
northern and western and central
counties the soil is generally in good
condition for fall seeding and work
is progressing favorably, but in other
parts of the state the ground is
generally too dry. though seeding is in
progress. Corn is beyond injury by
frost, and in some central and south
ern sections cutting is nearly COM
pleted. Contemplating is progressing
rapidly.
Terrible Fall of Two Miners.
In the La Tosca mine at Oronogo,
Jasper county, Frank Ward and Scott
Jackson, miners, were being hoisted
out of the shaft in a tub when the
hook broke and they fell 100 feet.
Ward was killed. Jackson's injuries
consist of crushed foot, the heel cut
Off and several ribs broken, besides
being terribly cut and mangled Ward
was single and Jackson had been mar
ried about six months.
MurdorOus Assault.
Rev. DIR. A. J. Dearborn, ex-state
president of the American Protective
association of Missouri, was assaulted
the other night, near his home, IN
Kansas City, by unknown parties,
thrown over a fence and left for dead.
He was struck on the head with a
blunt instrument and then stabbed.
Dr. Dearborn is one the most popular
ministers of the Christian denomina.
tion in Missouri
Missouri Deaf and Dumb School.
The state deaf and dumb school at
Fulton opened with so new students
more than it ever had at previous OPEN
tngs. 1t is said that 500 pupils will be
enrolled before the end of the term.
The new superintendent, Prof. n. B.
Kee, who came from the Indiana in
stitution for the deaf at indianapolis,
is in charge. The outlook for the
school is exceedingly bright.
American Beef for Japan.
The Kansas City packing house Of
Armour & Co. has received an order
direct from the japanese government
for 1S car loads of corned beef: The
order is one of the biggest ever re.
ceived in Kansas City, and will be
ready for shipment within a few days.
This immense shipment of beef is be-
ieved to be for use in the japanese
navy.
A AFive-Dollar-a-Day Job.
The auditing committee appointed
by the governor, consisting of Senator
Z. X. Cash, Representatives Julian and
Odneal, elected Baxter Brown, of War
rensburg, clerk of the committee.
There were only 25 applicants for the
clerkship. 1t pays SIS per day, and the
lob lasts for three months.
La Grange Baptist Collie &c.
La Grange Baptist college opened
With an enrolment of over 100, the
largest in the history of the school.
Miss Brewer, one of the faculty, Is a
sister of Judge David j. Brewer and
niece of Judge Field. 1t is confidently
expected that the enrolment will
reach $50 by October 1.
State School of Mines.
The Missouri school of mines and
metallurgy, at Rolla, opened for the
season with the largest enrolment in
its history. Eleven states and terrific
ries and Old Mexico are represented,
and two students from Germany are
on their way to enter the institution.
Mexican War Veterans.
The annual meeting of Mexican war
veterans of Vernon county was held at
Nevada the other day. Twenty years
ago there were 81 of these veterans in
Vernon county. At the recent meeting
seven answered from Vernon and two
from Cedar county.
Negro Gambler Killed.
George Candy, a notorious colored
gambler of Columbia, was shot and al
most instantly killed recently by
Warren Meridith. The negroes quar-.
relied, and Candy first struck Meridith
with a brick. Meridith was arrested.
Ate Broken Glass.
John Pellitier, in jail at Linneus for
carrying concealed weapons, attempted
to commit suicide by eating broken
glass He will probably recover. He
is said to belong to a good Kentucky
family.
Accepted His Resignation.
Rev. Albert s. Hughey, for five years
pastor of the Jefferson Street Presby.
terian church, st. Charles, rendered
his resignation, and it was accepted.
He desires a broader field.
Prisoners Escape.
Five prisoners made good their es-
cape from the Jail at Marshall. Some
one gave them small file, with
which they made saws of butcher
knife and case knife.
An Old Citlzcn Of Boone.
John L. Hombes, an old and re-
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