Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-08

records Monday. All the cars were crowd
ed all day and in some cases the receipts OF
a car for a single trip reached nearly $50.
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The survey OF the new road between Sc
dalia and Miami IS completed. 1t is just
fifty miles I'm length. Miami's contribution
of Sl1.ec0 toward the enterprise is on deposit
in the bank.
Brookfieid sent no representatives to the
Christian Endeavor convention at San
Francisco. but will contribute quite a dele
cation to the Epworth League gathering in
Toronto next week.
A former citizen and an ex-mayor of
Chillicothc. Mr.. Alexander. who has
been a resident for some years OF
Boise city. ID. Is now making a campaign
as a Democratic nominee for mayor Of that
town.
Judge Henry Y. Field. who had been a
resident Of -Pettis county nearly half a
century, died suddenly Tuesday at his resi-
dence, a few miles out Of Sedalia. aged 90.
He was a brother Of Judge Richard Field.
Of Lexington.
Walter Jennings is a former Henry county
resident who as an evangelist has achieved
fame. the extent of which can be appre-
ciated when it is stated that he recently
snatchei thirty Kentucky brands from the
burning at one swipe.
SO much damage was done through care
less handling Of fireworks the other day in
Sedalia that a movement has been inaugu-
rated for the strict regulation by ordinance
hereafter Of demonstrations in which the
use Of explosives is a feature.
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girl who was elected the other day by a
tremendous vote in a contest with twenty
five competitors as Cripple Creeks repre-
sentative in the semi-centennial jubilee to
be held in Salt Lake City this month.
49,
Missouri peach trees which have hitherto
escaped while Eastern trees have suffered
severely are this year being quite extern
sively attacked by the diseases known as
peach %rosette" and the 'yellows,' both
of which are destructive and practically
fatal.
EX-Cashier Winscott, of the Sturgeon Ma
tional bank, against whom a charge of
embezzlement has been pending. was ac-
quilted recently. He had turned over prop
erty and squared up as much as he could Of
the shortage. Winston is now a street car
conductor in ST. Louis.
Thomas W. Harl. the well known st. Jo-
seph attorney. was married last night in
Paramount, Mimi, TO Mrs. Nellie +. Nc
Hench. widow of James McHench, a former
state senator from that district. who died
some three years ago. MIR. Harl and his
bride have been friends since childhood.
49,
Governor Stephens made a speech to the
~Convicts in the penitentiary during the hol-
iday festivities Monday, in the course of
which he introduced Mrs. Stephens to them
as the lady who would, If she had her own
way, pardon them all" And. after this,
Warden Stark quite unnecessarily distrib-
uted 1900 pounds of ginger snaps among
them.
st. Joseph News: We blush for the state
ment that the application for the pardon of
the Younger brothers was signed by hun
dreds Of the leading citizens of Missouri,
including our United States senator's, all
the living ex-governors and the judges of
the supreme court. Such items as these
do Missouri great injustice. The Youngers
were guilty and confess to participation in
the Mortified robbery, If not personally OF
the murder. and TO even that Cole Younger
guilty at the time of his trial. Why
should all the prominent people of Missouri
turn out on behalf of these men? The out
side world will say. as II has always said of
the James boys long reign of terror here, |
that it was because the Missouri people ap-
proved of these men and their deeds. We
the truth of the report that these
prominent men signed the petition for their