The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-01-23
MISSOURI NEWS.

Gently been held at Clinton, Mo.
Holt county has more corn In her
cribs than ever before in her history.
, Glasgow has a society of young
ladies who call themselves "Bachelor
Maids"
The secret orders at Cabool offer
to give 800 toward a free public
library.
AHolt county farmer lost ninety
nine hogs out of hundred from
cholera.
A vinegar factory is among the
new enterprises contemplated by
Maryville.
An old negro woman died in Cam
eron recently at the age of eighty
five years.
The populists' national committee
met at the Lindell Hotel, st. Louis,
last Friday.
Springfield will onter the contest
to secure the next republic can state
convention.
W. H. Young, a banker, Of Harri-
sonville, has assigned. Assets and
liabilities unknown.
The Benedict Paper Co, of Kan
sas City, has failed with liabilities OF
s59, ,445 and assets about the same.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation's annual state convention will
be held in Fayette, February to 8.
Burglars entered the postoffice at
California recently, blew the sac
open with powder and secured about
5000.
Three hundred and sixty -four
marriage licenses were issued by
the recorder of Saline county last
year.
The Carthage Electric Telephone
Company has filed affidavit of in
crease in capital stock from $4,000
to $4,000.
Russell Lawrence, farmer living
near Hatton, Galloway county, was
killed by a runaway team while
gathering corn.
J. M. Seybold, q wealthy farmer
of Vernon county, was found dead
In hdd the either ncrningr He was
so years of age.
The Grisham Mercantile and Lum
ber Company, of Wayne county, has
been chartered by the state. Capi-
tai stock $4,000.
The entire business portion of the
village of Pleasant Green, six miles
southwest Of Pilot Grove, has been
destroyed by fire.
The Grundy county circuit court
has just concluded one of the longest
and busiest terms ever held; 22i
cases were disposed of.
In 1895, the total value of all tax
able property, in Henry county, il
round numbers, was about SO, $780,
600; sixty years ago it was 1851, 1888
Mr.. Peter Schmidt, one of Mon
iteau' county's most prosperous ant
highly respected farmers, died sud
denly at bis home north of eli n ton
Twenty divorces were granted II
three hours by Judge Neville in tn
circuit court of Springfield. Th
hearing of one case lasted just tw,
, minutes.
/ 1t is said that Boston man VIII
, had large landed interests in Mis-
|, souri, once circulated 1000 stat
S nday school reports as an adver
) tisement.
! A man representing himself a
!, John W. Ellis has bean arrested /
3 Macon, wanted in Kirksville upo
the charge OF swindling by means {
a fraudulent deeds.
A son of Richard Powell, of Ne,
Philadelphia, was accidentally sho
In some manner the revolver he wa
carrying in his pocket was discharg
u ed. He died shortly afterward.
n Ex State Representative Charlie
a A. Millman, charged with admins
. tering poison to an election Judge @
q election day, November 6, 1894, h,
: been acquitted in the criminal coul
of Kansas City.
/. The proposed electric line betwee
o Lebanon and Bagnell, via Gunte
J. Spr ngs is now an assured fact.
a will place Jefferson City in dire,
l. communication with a section OF th
r. state hitherto accessible only by wa
ts of st. Louis.
le The committee appointed to loo
ie after securing the republican stat
N convention for st. Joseph, reporte
al that the full amount of money re
8, quired to secure the convention ha
sr been raised and was now availabl
l. Arrangements were at once pei
,e fected to make the necessary ovel
d, lures to the state central commi
\ tee when 1t meets.
80 The Bank of Newmarket, PIT
ut county, has been reported to Se'
10 retary of State Lesueur by Bar
70 Examiner Gordon Jones az in . fai
o. ing condition, and with impairs
Of capital stock, and it has in cons'
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