Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-29
MISSOURI

MISSOURI POINTS.
The appointment of ex-Mayor Fenton as
postmaster at Springfield is one of such
excellence that even the opposition papers
commend 1t.
Thursday was rather an off day with st.
Joe, not a single additional packing house
having been landed, although encouraging
nibbles were reported from two good-siZed
ones for which lines had been thrown out.
Suggestion by the Chicago Times-Herald:
"A Missouri poetess sings: L stand in the
twilight; I'm kissed by the dew All of
which may be very nice and very poetical;
but We advise her to employ a good under
study for the dew"
The talk Is now that, inasmuch as Judge
Barclay participated in the January call
of the docket of the supreme court, that
frequently predicted resignation is at least
several weeks off. if, In fact. 1t hasn't gone
TO the dead letter Office.
The extent to which it prevails among
the dear girls down in Cooper county is in
Dictated in the following item from the
Boonville Democrat: Miss Kittye Gram
mer, an attractive young lady of Otterville.
is visiting Miss Nettye Gault."
The wind blew over from Graham a pros
perity straw in the shape of a story of the
raising in an hours time last Sunday of
s1,150 with which to cancel the entire in
debtedness Of the handsome new Method
list church then dedicated there.
Editor Gilchrist claims for his Gallatin
North Missourian the distinction of having
been the first paper in the United States
to place the picture of William Mckinley
| at tho hnn1 nf tic aiifnrial cn1ynnnS and
suggest the Ohio mans nomination for
president.
The Sturgeon Leader man is so encour-
| aged at the result of his recent auction sale
of gone to seed accounts that he purposes
making it a periodical feature and will try
it again in April. The last cleanup
brought him 81 in cash for bills aggregating
s12S.
Colonel Crisp is entitled to the cake,"
declares Jim Barbee. of the Ash Grove
Commonwealth. His word picture of Alex
ander Dockery as a candidate for governor
| of Missouri Surpasses, as a vocabulary of
choice Anglo-Saxon, anything ever said
by Mary Elizabeth Lease concerning John
j. Ingalls,"
Hopkins Journal: The only foolish thing
done by the press association at Kansas
City last week was passing a resolution ia
voring St. Louis as the place to hold the
great Louisiana Purchase jubilee. Kansas
City is the proper place for this celebration
and we hope it will be held there.
Captain Allen. who has been chief clerk
in the state auditors office for the last
decade, is permitting the idea to gain cur
rency among his friends that there would
be no violent resistance on his part to an
attempt at rotating him up a notch when
the next turn of the wheel comes.
CONFIDENT with the twittering Of the
spring birds, if not sooner, is anticipated
a tip from som of the friends Of Aleck
Lesueur that he is in the race for another
term as official compiler of Missouri's blue
book. And. by the way, there isn't a Dem
ocrat in the state who can make a better
job of it.
Judging from such evidence as IS afford
ed by the local press, it seems to be a
dead heat between Jim Ed Berry, who
wants to go to the legislature, and George
Tom King, who IS one of the Four Hun
dred-candidates for state railroad commits
sioner-in the race for popularity down
in the kingdom of Galloway.
Colonel Omar Gray. of the Sturgeon
Leader, seems to voice the practically
unanimous opinion of his newspaper breth-
rem in the following brief but comprehen-
sive paragraph: THE midwinter Conven-
ton of the Missouri Press Association in
Kansas City last week was one of the most
instructive and interesting ever held. The
editors were treated well by the citizens,
the hotels and the newspapers"
sss
Farmer George Williams. of Daviess
county, adorns his shirt front with a 81, 200
diamond when he comes to town to pay
a visit to the Gallatin editors. but mas
much as it is known that Mr.. Williams can
exhibit warranty deeds for as many acres
of Missouri's richest soil as there are dol
lars represented in the value of his head
light to say nothing of cattle on a
thousand hills, more or less, in Texas. he
doesn't have to SHOW his Missouri neigh
bors that he has a right to shine if he
feels so inclined.
Robert Cross. a Boone county old-timer
who died recently, is credited by the press
in that section with having had a remark
ably diversified military experience. AT
the breaking out of the war he entered
the Confederate army and was soon cap
tured and imprisoned. but was released on
condition that he enlist in the Union army,
which he did. He served his term there
and was honorably discharged. but soon
afterward joined the Confederate forces
again. AT the time of his death he had
a claim pending for a pension, with ap-
parently a fair prospect Of getting 1t.
go
The Sarcoxie Tribune is informed that
the fruit growers union of that place eX-
pect to grade their strawberries during the
berry season and will have an inspector
whose business it will be to see that none
but choice berries of uniform size are ship
ped out under their name. They are also
taking steps toward securing an improved
berry box, which they believe will assist in
no small measure in showing up their ber-
ries to the best possible advantage. The
Tribune adds: 1T is likely that there will
always be an overproduction of poor ber-
ries. but of real choice, luscious berries.
never. We believe the time has come when
Sarcoxie berry growers must pay more
attention to quality and less to quantity"
State Superintendent Kirk expects to
make a trip through Europe on his bicycle.
the Jefferson Cit Tribune says. II he Is not
reelected. Speaking of the matter re-
Gently. he remarked: III the beastly Dem
cratic majority in the state prods me out
Of office on January !. 1888. ! will get on
my bicycle and ride to New York. where
l will embark on a steamer to the nearest