The news boy., 1896-03-28

1t,VO0 giant croppie Id the M0reau river ma
dtny's creek. Cole county. Both are fine
streams, and Mr.. Kapplin says the fish viii
thrive well In them, Since the tst OF the year he
says boss and giant cfoppie hare beon planted in
the public waters Of the state from the st.
Louis hatchery as follows: Eighteen thousand
In the Big and Little Piney and the Gascon.
sde; LOCO In the Black and St Francois riv.
ers, and 5000 In the two lakes Of Creve Csur,
ST. Louis county. A big lot Of black bass will
be planted in the Usage and Moreau rivers in
May.
preferrtne Creditors.
Judge James B. Gannt, presiding
Judge Of Division No. of the state
supreme court, has handed down an
important decision.
It was In the case Of Martin ]. Callahan ct
Al. VS.. Edmund II. Powers ct. al, In which he
reasserts the right Of a debtor in failing cir.
cumstances to prefer one or more Of his cred-
itors by mortgages, deeds Of trust or by assign.
ment Of accounts or by turning over goods, and
II Ii immaterial that he intends to follow such
preferences by general assignment of his
goods for the balance Of his creditors. The
opinion holds that the only preference pro.
hibited by the statutes Is preference by con.
fession Of judgment within 80 days before the
general assignment
Oldest Resident Of Boone County.
The oldest inhabitant of Boone coun.
ty, Mrs. Mary Ann Mosely, died in Co.
lutnbia the other day at the age of III.
She resided in Boone county for over ninety
years, and during recent years lived with her
son. Warren Mosely. Her other five children
Gil died Of old age Until last fall Mrs.
Mosely was in remarkably good health, but
during the last few months her strength
steadily failed her. She was born in Clark
county, Kv, In 17S', and at the age OF 81 re.
moved to Columbia. On her way the party
with which she travelled stopped for awhile in
st. Charles county with Daniel Boone, the fa.
nous pioneer, after whom Boone county was
tanned.
She Kissed Another.
Benjamin A. Moberly, a Vernon
county farmer, has filed suit against
his wife for divorce, on the grounds
that during his absence from home
she ''lovingly embraced and repeated.
ly kissed John Nuckles, and in the
midst of ecstasy and delight protested
that she never did and never could
love plaintiff. The couple were mar.
ried in December, 1894, but lived to-
gether only few months. Defendant
is plaintiffs second wife, and much
younger than her husband.
Republicans VIII Hold Two Conventions.
Missouri republicans will hold two
state conventions this year.
The first will meet May "a at ST. Joseph to
elect delegates -at-large to the national con-
vention. The convention to nominate candi-
dates for state Offices will meet at Springfield
July 90 The basis of representation to each
convention is one delegate to every3 votes or
fractions over $50 cast for Robinson, the repub-
lican candidate for supreme judge in 1894, maxi
Ing 763 delegates to each convention.
Shot Two Men.
Charles Cumming, well-known
farmer and stockman, met Milford
Hammond, farmer, on the street at
Bigelow and shot him dead. John
Jentry, friend to Hammond, was
with him. and became the next victim
of Cummings revolver. Hammond was
accused of causing a separation be-
tween Cumming and his wife.
President Allen Resigns.
President Frank w. Allen of the
orphan school of the Christian church
of Missouri. at Fulton. has rendered
his resignation as president of the
school to the board of managers. to
take effect June 1, 1896. He was elect
ed president in June, 1891, and re-
signs on account of the ill-health Of
his wife.
A Good Woman Gone.
Miss Dorcas Stafford, aged 6S, died at
the home of Elijah Mclean, of WASH
ington. Miss Stafford was wealthy.
She was leading member of the Pres
byterian church, and for a long time
superintendent of it's Sunday-school.
She was active in charitable work.
Rather a Severe Sentence.
Frank Perry, young man who stole
two loaves of bread and a can of honey
from farm house near the state fish
hatchery, not far from st. Joseph, was
found guilty in the criminal court and
his punishment fixed at five years in
the penitentiary.
Judge James f. Lincoln.
Judge James E. Lincoln died at Lib
erty the other night. He was the cx-
ecutor of DIR. George w. Fraker's will,
and therefore the plaintiff in the noted
life insurance suits. He was brother
of Mrs. Dockery, wife of Congressman
Dockery.
An Excellent Showing.
During February the receipts of the
St. Louis post Office were S121, 1O3. AZ, an
increase of s13, 1919 over February OF
last year. The receipts of the Kansas
City post Office were $42,2s9.3S, an in.
crease Of $5,sO6.67.
Sarcoxie's Claim.
Sarcoxie, in addition to being the
second strawberry shipping point in
the United States, claims to possess the
largest lime kiln works west of the
Mississippi.
Found Victims.
A smooth young man who sold q
dozen cakes of toilet soap for one dollar
and promised to throw in a china SCI
of 103 pieces found many victims in
Memphis.
| Roasted to Death.