The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-05-14
MlssouR, STATE NEWS


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Mfss Hallsmanss sAwfal rhto.
Gaapline claimed another victim IN
st. Louis the other et6nina in the PER-
t0n of MrA Minnie Hpllsfnan, 1910
Gratiot street. She had spilled some
Of the stuff, mopped IL mp, but enough
had eyaporated when she struck .
match to fill the room with flames.
Mrs. Hullsman's dress was set on fire,
and believing that her seven-months-
old baby would fall . victim, she
caught the child In her burn
Ing afms and fan for the back
porch. BY this time shs was COM
pletely enveloped in flames and the
child was afire. In her frenzy she at
tempted to descend the stairs Her
feet slipped from under her, and the
poor woman and baby, in . mass of
flames, rolled to the floor below. The
poor mother was SO badly burned that
she died in few hours. The child
died the following.
Outcome OF . Hog Case.
The jury in. the Watt Reed case at
Reed of murder in the second degree,
anu AlAAAk tA10 6CntCaCC III 30 YEARS.
Watt Reed and Newton Winn,
both of Clinton. county, had q
hog suit by change of venue to
Platte county. During the trial John
Cross, attorney for Reed. made some
cutting remarks about Winn's son.
Winn jumped up and caught Cross by
the shoulders. At this Reed, who was
sitting eight feet behind Winn, rose MP
and fred three shots at Winn. Two
of the shots hit Winn. from which he
died in a few hours. Reed had money,
and his lawyers fought every inch Of
the ground.
Missouri-Iowa Boundary Case.
In the case of the State of Missouri
VS.. the State of Iowa, Hon. John f.
Lacey, In behalf of counsel on both
sides, fled q stipulation in the supreme
court at Washington the other day to
extend the time to retrace and mark
the boundary line. commission has
been appointed by the court to do this
work. The territory in. dispute is be-
tween Decatur county, Ia. and Mercer
county, Mo. The dispute has been
going on for years and the courtsLof
both states have had much trouble In
determing jurisdiction.
Ccntlcted OF MoOushining.
In the United States district court
at st. Louis Erwin Simmons and his
two sons, Joseph and William, pleaded
guilty to ''moonshiningr in Shannon
county; and Samuel Hamilton and
Thomas Keith, who went to trial, were
convicted. There was practically no
Anf0ron lid \
Keith, Hamilton and the elder Sim
mons to one year and one day in the
penitentiary, and to pny fine of 500
each and costs; and he 'sentehced the
Simmons boys each to 500 and costs
and three months In the Jail Of St
Charles county.
She Was Very Old.
Dollie Thomas, colored. died in st.
Louis, aged 1Os. The entire colored
population for blocks around floclked
to see the aged corpse. Five genera
ing from the old brolken-down uncle
son of the deceased-to the shiny-faced
pickaninny, the latest great-great
great-grandchild.
After Thirty Years
The thirtieth animal commencement
of La Grange college. under the presi-
dency of DR.. J. f. Cook, was held the
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- s"S 90 ,,.".s "- 'Ae r o''1e"s
VI ~ yeas"
Killed HIS Men.
Near Licking, Texas county, Boyd
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Fowler a. 10 said started ont gnnr;n :
and g;t his man Eowlar VS. fonr5
nnder a bod at b;s horne a.re.t,a ord
ia;lcd
An Aged Citizen of johnson County.
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Married Her Teacher.
Pro1. ;. EstiH Harvey, q prominent
educator In howard county, ana Miss
Opal Hulett were married recently.
The bride graduated this year from the
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