The news boy., 1896-07-11
SOUTHEAST NOTES.

singularly destructive stroke of light
ming near Brunot one day last week
considering its opportunities. DR..
Farr and Charley Stevenson had put
up recently string of fence made of
boards and two strands of barbed
wire on top. 1t was full quarter
of mile long, with the posts about
seven feet apart. The lightning
struck tree standing about the
centre of the line, and, jumping
thence to the wire, divided, one
moiety OF the electric fluid running
to one end of the doomed fence and
the other taking the opposite section
Root and branch work was made of it,
for the fence was torn into pieces
the wire melted, the boards broken
and splintered and the posts, save
just seven, torn out of the ground
and thrown about promiscuously.
New Madrid Missourian: Misses
Ida Woody and Katie Pepper filed
suit against the school commissioner
yesterday in the circuit court to COM
pei him to issue to them certifi Gates
of the first grade. The s. C. at the
last institute held that the law
means that an applicant for certi-
ficate had to have one years actual
experience as teacher before first
grade certificate could be issued for
him, or her. Answer to the mand-
anus proceedings was filed by At
torney NJ. J. A. Conran yesterday,
and this morning the relators with
drew their application, the S. c..
agreeing to give the applicants first
grade certificates when they will
have taught the required length OF
time.
Dunklin Democrat: Under the
law passed by the last legislature,
county commissioners Of public
schools must hereafter hold first
grade certificates, or diplomas of
equal value. This will make il
necessary for certain commissioners
in Southeast Missouri to either issue
such certificates to themselves before
the next school elections, or retire
from their positions.
Jefferson Democrat: Fritz Cooks
theory is that U. S. mail hack has
the right of way over our public
roads in preference to bicycles. but
new woman" came very near con-
vincing him to the contrary, last
Sunday. He failed to give her the
road and he had to decline an invita-
tion to get out and let her whip him.
She threw a rock, striking and break
ing the glass in the door of the hack.
Bates County Democrat: A cer-
tain doctor is going around over the
country and taking notes of farmers
and others. He processes to be able
to cure catarrh and other diseases
and the afflicted readily give their
notes. He has been trying to sell the
notes at discount. He gives diff
erent names. Be sure you are right
before you employ him.
Charleston Enterprise: J. J. Rus
sell, who has been in failing health
for several months, has been advised
by his physicians to go to the seaside
for month, and started to-day for
Seaside, New Jersey. His wife will
join him in about a week. The many
friends of Mr.. Russell hope to see
him return with his health restored.
Dunklin Democrat: Tuesday, ON
the excursion to Charlottesville, was
one man who had never been ON the
cars and who had never seen the
Mississippi river. He is as good a
man as Dunklin county claims, is
we'll off and can travel where or when
he pleases, but he has been too busy
to ever 60 out of the county before.
Dexter has neat court house and
has deposited warranty deed with
the circuit clerk of Stoddard county.
The conditions are that if the people
of that county will vote the county
seat to Dexter the court house it to
be gift to the county.
Mrs. Matte Siglar, aged %, COM
mitted suicide at her home, south
west of Charleston, last week, via
the morphine route. Ill-health is
alleged to be the cause.
1t seems that several of the new
converts to the "silver craze" man.
: aged to get job as delegate in Cape
county, as well as in Scott.
Owing to the capsizing of dug
out, Alex. Kerrick was drowned ia
st. Francis river.
Kennett and Charlottesville had a
big jollification over Mr.. Houck s
I. victory in the courts.