Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-10
MISSOURI POINTS.

"For a man whose only use for politics
and politicians is to further his own ends.
Lobbyist Bill Phelps is having entirely too
much influence at Jefferson City these
days" sententiously observes the good and
likewise unterrifed Deacon Whitaker. in
his Clinton Democrat.
j. T. Newman, who died. aged SO, at his
home in Otterville Saturday. was one Of the
| pioneers of Pettis county, having resided
! there for more than forty years. much of
which time he had been actively and prom
inently engaged in business affairs. Mr..
Newman's aged wife survives him.
The wall the Gotham press set up over
Professor Kinks gentle criticism of the
New York school system nicely illustrates
the spirit of the East remarks the Macon
Times. Every editorial and forensic utter
ance from there seems to assume that the
| Western people live on hay. The Times is
glad Professor Kirk iolted them up peda-
gogically."
DIR. Samuel S. Laws. formerly president
of Missouri university. and now a member
EOI tue faculty Olt tHe SOluHlDlds .. S.s LIE
illogical seminary. is credited by a writer
in the Southern Presbyterian with being the
only man in the United States. If not In
the world. who. in addition to the regular
college degrees. graduated in theology. law
and medicine.
John Dopf, OF the Atchison County Jour-
nal. is blessed with rabbit's-foot luck that
doubtless would have won him all sorts of
of prizes-a herd Of Kings and Queens Of
the Range at the very least-had he sup
piled himself with some Convention hall
tickets. In a local rattle in Rockport the
other day he drew a fancy, thoroughbred
COW on a ticket which represented a cash
outlay Of 8 cents.
A prominent st. Joe man prides himself
upon the somewhat unique distinction Of
having. during his Missouri legislative ca
reer. voted twice for Cockrell. twice for
Vest and once for Thomas H. Benton as
senatorial candidates. Few Missouri Dem
ocrats. aside perhaps from those in Boone
and Monroe counties who have never yet
let a presidential election go by without
casting a vote which they believed to be
for Andrew Jackson. can show a more
fiawless record.
The skidmore Standard recently sent let-
ritory carved from the original Louisiana
purchase, asking them whether they
thought an international exposition in COM
memoration of the purchase Of the LOUISE
ana %territor. should be held, and If SO,
where. Five replies were received. Cover
nor Rogers of Washington favored the prof.
ect and would celebrate in st. Louis, like
wise Governor Smith of Montana and Gov.
ernor Barnes of Oklahoma. Governor
Clough of Minnesota had thought little
about it and had no opinion worth men
tioning. Governor Leedy of Kansas said he
favored the move and thought Kansas City
was the place where the show should be
pulled off.
The absence of Major John L. Bittinger
from the Fortieth general assembly is COM
monty remarked and commented upon, Gel
sus Calvert writes the st. Joe News
from Jefferson City. There is. as is gen.
orally known, a large preponderance of
Democrats in the makeup of the general
assembly. Many OIL tnese are nOlu-OVers
and are of the old dyed-in-the-wool type
who do not pay much attention to the acts
of Republican presidents and have not
heard that the St. Joseph editor is now
serving his country as consul at Montreal.
While they do not think much Of Major
Bittinger's politics. all of them have a good
word for him, personally, and are pleased
to know that he has been taken care OF
by the federal administration.
"There is one man in Maryville who will
continue to regard Hobson as a daisy
says the Tribune-and the statement is sus.
!, pected of being the personal confession or
the part of Associate Editor Grace Dunn
, mo matter what other people may think
!, about the hero of the Merrimac. This Mary
r vile boy had been paying court to a mighty
> winsome sort of a girl. but despite theil
= long courtship. which ought to have re
t Heved him of his native embarrassment
he couldn't muster the courage to do the
: right thing until one evening. not long
: ago. the young lady came to his relief by