The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-01-30
MISSOURI NEWS.

in 1895.
There are over 10000 Methodists
IN the state.
The Missouri State Chautauqua
shzs. purchased the Assoeiation park
'sss sassassa ~ iisrss' aH-'-'r \ a''s' 'e.e'.'s
W, II. Cock, who has been In the
mercantile business in Clinton, for
forty years, mas retired.
The Richmond water works msy
yet be completed. The city council
Is considering the matter.
The city authorities OF Louisiana
are having a tough fight with the
gamblers and saloon keepers.
Company B, o Butler, has received
sixty new guns from the adJutant
general and is having a boom.
The New York World, publishing
the subscriptions for the new bonds,
credits Missouri with 100000.
Judge Slaven has ordered that the
properly of the Kansas City Times
be sold within sixty or ninety days.
Frank Hammond, aged 81, was
burned to death in his room at
Utica, FIVE miles west of Chillicothe.
The Motley Mining Company's
camp in south Carterville, the largest
in the district, has been destroyed by
fire.
s. Piper, Adams Express Com
pany's agent at Pa myra, was
knocked senseless and robbed OF
500.
Maryville is to have a new opera
house, which is to be fashioned after
those of Chicago and the eastern
cities.
The new building for the State
Industrial Home for Girls, at Chilli
cothe, has been accepted by the
board.
Judge Hamilton Richmond, for
forty four years leading citizen of
ouisiana, died at the age of 6o
years.
The two story grocery store of
james Vaughn, at Green Ridge, was
destroyed by fire. Damage about
$4,000.
Theodore Munson, aged SO, asso-
ciate Judge of Jefferson county, re-
Gently died in Silica, of Brights
disease.
J. T. Davidson will spend six years
in the penitentiary for stealing
horses. He was sentenced at
Mesi o.
Considerable excitement is said to
exist in Stoddard county over the
alleged discovery of rich gold
mine there.
The East Sedalia Christian church
has called Rev f. L. Cook, of Cor
wallis, Mont. 1t is understood he
will accept.
James E. NcNair, an old resident,
and at one time city clerk of Webb
City, has entered the soldiers home
at Leavenworth.
Hezekiah Shaffer, aged rs, G. D..
Ermy, aged S6, and Capt. w. T.
Cook, aged 81, all of Mexico, died
within two days.
Allen Dobyns, 60, farmer living
near Marshall, shot himself Jan. IL.
He left $1,000 insurance to pay a
mortgage on his farm.
The business men have organized
q Commercial club in Lexington,
with an entrance fee of IS and dues
at the rate of "a year.
James Naylor, aged 80, died at
Clinton from the ects of blood
poisoning, caused by the use of a
patent remedy for corns.
Gov. Stone has offered a reward
OF 5000 each for the men who recent
ly robbed the Missouri Pacific train
iefew ~. Nassau Junction.
A passenger and freight train on
the NJ. K. & T. railroad collided near
Boon lille. Fireman Barry killed
and four others wounded.
After many months of anxious
waiting the people of Burlington are
assured that the long talked of
Touring mill is to be bui t.
AIexington man has taken con-
tract for furnishing 500 mules be-
tween now and April 10 for purchase
by the British government.
August Schrader, who has recently
arrived in Carrollton from Tina,
works miracles very like those OF
Mr.. Schlatter, of Colorado.
Atchison county's December tax
collections amounted to more than
$75, 200, the best months collec-
tions in the history of the county.
If things come his way, Congress-
man Hubbard will secure a t25, 900
public building for Fulton. He has
introduced bill for that purpose.
Aurora's board OF trade 10 lending
Its aid to what seems to be q feasible
project for securing Zig, new -four
fng mill for that enterprising little
. city.
Three Hannibal boys, aged twelve
to fifteen years, started out to play
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