Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-28
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appointed throughout the state, and
it is his purpose to place deputies in
every county. Mr.. Burford is great
ly pleased with the lively interest
taken by the better class OF citizens
in every county in which he has ap
pointed deputies in favor OF rigid
enforcement of the game and fish
laws. The prosecuting attorneys all
assure him they will do their duty
in prosecuting all violators. We
feel safe in saying the game and
fish will have better guardian In
Mr. Burford than they ever had be-
fore, and violators may rest assured
they will suffer the penalty of the
law if they are apprehended.
Cape Gazette: George w. Bast,
of'Burfordville, was in town Fri
day with pill box containing about
one hundred pearls in his vest pock-
ct. He gathered them from the
mussels of Whitewater creek in fonr
or five trips of few hours each.
These pearls are worth at the lowest
five dollars apiece.
Cape Democrat: We haye not
learned how many dollars were TAX
en- in at the gates at the Fair, but
we are satisfied that the Fair is a
success, financially as well as other
wise.
Capt, John A. Snider is building
himself nice residence in Jackson.
Cape Girardeau Gazette: DR.. S.
S. Harris, who has been so sick for
a week past as to be considered be
yond recovery, is beginning to show
slight signs of Improvement. DIR.
Bryson, st. Louis expert, came
down to assist our local doctors on
the case, but found them treating
it accurately and remained only
a day or two, DR.. Harris Is suffer
ing from clrrhosis of the liver and
liberation of the mucous membrane
of the stomach.
Cape Democrat: Hon. LOUIS
.Iouck went to St. Louisthis morn
ing. These weekly trips of Mr..
Iouck to St. Louis and Chicago
mean something going on IN the
railroad business that we people
know nothing about. Mr.. louUk is
not travelling for his health.
New Madrid Record: John West.
eman and three daughters, Katie
20 years, Viola l6 and Anna 3 years,
who lived in tent near the Morri-
son place IN the woods several miles
east of town, retired IN the tent
Wednesday night, the Youngest
daughter with Katie in one bed and
; the father and the other daughter
in bed close beside them, the beds
about two feet apart. AT about ten
O'Clock pistol shot rang out and
the two youngest girls jumped out
of bed and ran out of the tent, and
when just outside they heard the
second shot. When help arrived at
the house-tent the man was found
with a bullet hole in his head near
the temple, lying between the two
beds on the floor, and Kate, the old
est daughter, was lying in her own
blood, dead and unmoved where she
LAID in her bed. The man lived ten
minutes after the doctor arrived,
but could not speak. To add horror
and shame to the tragedy Kate was
euceinte, the result of a fathers per-
tidy and own yilllany. Some say
she IS stepdsughter but the younger
giIls say she was Westeman's own
daughter.
New Madrid Record: Thomas
Hampton, aged go years, lived
with his wife and three children on
the Phillips place two miles below
Pt. Pleasant. Last Monday he was
out logging near the Davis Saw
mill, about five miles from Port
ageville, and while putting chain
under log preparatory to loading
on the wagon, a half-fallen tree
very near by started and fell on IL
small tree with crash, one large
branch of the tree striking Mr..
Hampton in the side. He lived on
ly ten minutes afterward, and his
body was taken home.
FredericRtown News: The South
east Missouri Bible institute will be
held in the Baptist church of this
town November l5, 16, II and Is,
! Sheriff Sharp Of Madison county
distinguished himself last week by
making two important arrests.
TIE News says: Sheriff Sharp ar
rested at Mine La motto William
Ryan, alias William Stabb, on the
charge Of attempted murder of
John Gregg at Coffman in Ste.
Genevieve county.
Sheriff Sharp and Constable
Bruce arrested Thomas Smith,
charged with shooting man nam
ed Brown at Flat River some two
weeks ago. Wednesday night the
sheriff received word from Farm
ington thats Smith was at o rela-
tive's near Cornwall and he and
Mr.. Bruce went after him Thurs
day morning early. They found
him at the place mentioned by the
st. Francois sheriff, Smith made
no resistance, stating that he had
shot in selfdefence; the fuss occur.
red in q saloon.
From the Higdon correspond
ence of the Fredericktown News
we learn that Judge Jasper Fry.
miro has been quite sick several
days.
Jackson Cash.Book: Messcrs. G.
w. Bast, Il. M. Baker, Il. M. Miller
and ]. J. Juden are talking about
: going to Klonkike In the spring
J These gentlemen all crossed the
plains 10 tho early iifties aud the
old mining fever which they had
In those daya hasc0ne back on them
since tho gold discoveries Of ths
kl0ndike we're announced.
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