The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-03-26
MISSOURI, STATE NEWS.

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Stocking Missouri Rivers and crsena.
The state fish commissioners are
stocking the waters of the state with
game-fish. a. far as the money at their
disposal viii admit.
Phil Kapplin. Jr.. superintendent OF the state
hatchery. at Forest park. St Louis. has planted
ls0U giant croppie In the Moreau river and
Gray's creek, Cole county. Both arc nne
streams, and Mr.. Kapplin says the dsh will
thrive wcll in them Since the nrst Of the year he
says bass and giant croppie have been planted In
Louis hatchery as follows: Eighteen thousand
| In the Big and Little Piney and the Gnscon-
ede: 2lyO00 In the Black and ST. Francois riv-
ers. and 5000 In tho two lakes Of Creve Coeur,
| 81 Louis county. big lot OF black bass will
be planted In the Osage and Morcau rivers in
May.
| Preferr1nx Creditors.
Judge James b. Gannt, presiding
judge of Division No. of the state
| supreme court, has handed down an
important decision.
| 1t was In the case Of Martin J. Callahan ct
| al vs Edmund II. Powers ct. al. In which no
reasserts the right Of q 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
1t Is tmmatcrial that he intends to follow such
preferences by general assignment OF his
| goods for the balance Of his creditors. Tho
| opinion holds that the only preference pro-
hibited by the statutes In n preference by con-
fession of judgment within 80 days before tho
general assignment.
she Kissed Another.
| Benjamin A. Moberly, 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 Nuclxles. 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 a few months. Defendant
| is plaintiffs second wife, and much
younger than her husband.
shot Two Mon.
Charles Cumming, a well-xnown
farmer and stockman, met Milford
Hammond, farmer, on the street at
Bigelow and shot him dead. John
Jentry, a 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 Frank w. Allen of the
of Missouri, at Fulton, has rendered
his resignation as president of tho
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
;he home of Elijah Mclean, of WASH
ington. Miss Stafford was wealthy.
She was a leading member of the Pres
byterian church, and for long time
superintendent of its Sunday-school.
She was active in charitable work.
Rather Severe Sentence.
Frank Perry, a 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
JndSe James r. 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 a brother
of Mrs. Dockery, wife of Congressman
Dockery.
Mrs. Ann Shafr0th.
Mrs. Anna Shafroth, mother of Con-
gressman John F. Shafroth, of Colora-
do, and Alderman William Shafroth, of
Fayette, died at Fayette the other
morning. She was rs years old, and .
faithful member of the Baptist church.
An Excellent Showing.
During February the receipts of the
st. Louis post Office were $121, 1O3. AZ, an
increase of $13, 131. 70 over February Of
last year. The receipts of the Kansas
City post office were 81, 229. 80, an In
crease of $5,sO6.G7.
Sarcoxio's Claim.
Sarcoxie, in addition to being the
second strawberry shipping point in
largest lime kiln works west of the
Mississippi.
Found Victims.
"A smooth young man who sold .
dozen cakes of toilet soap for one dollar
and promised to throw in q china set
of 1O3 pieces found many victims in
Memphis.
Roasted TO Death.
The house of Amanda Wilson, near
Columbia. was burned the other day,
and her two children, aged years and
10 months respectively, were roasted to
| death.
President OF La Grange College.
Prof. j. T. Muir, Of Mobcrly. has ac-
cepted the presidency OF La Grange
Baptist college, and will take charge
at the end Of this scholastic year.
"A Murderous Assault.
Walter Sharp, well-lknown young
man In the west end, st. Louis. was
shot and fatally wounded by an un-
known man the other day.
Ono Woman Horsewhips Another.
One Polo woman horsewhipped an-
other on the street the other day. The
trouble, it is said, grew ont of the re-
cent revival meetings.
Died FroH Hss Injuries.