The Taney County republican., 1899-06-08
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Recent Deaths.

MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Recent Deaths.
George j. p. Parker, at his home
nc rthwest of Shelbina. He was about
&c years old, and an old resident. He
was presiding judge of the county
court.
Rev. DR.. George A. Trenholm, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church of
st. Joseph, after long illness.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ewing, S3 years of
age, one of the oldest residents OF
Putnam county.
Maj. Thomas j. Shaw, who served
with 10 Shelby in the confederate
cause during the civil war, at Denver,
Col. He was a prominent figure in
jackson and adjoining counties prior
to that struggle. He was once mayor OF
Independence.
o, J. Renwick, aged 60, and George
| Hartley, aged 20, at Nevada. Both were
prominently identified with business
interests of the city over quarter of a
century.
Judge John f. Fogey, aged 72, at
Paynesville. Marion county. He was
prominent and wealthy.
| Harvey Y. Hughes, aged 72, at War
rcnsburg. He was born in jackson
county, Tenn, and located in johnson
| county when young man. He was
| county treasurer two terms. He had
been president of the Milford (TeX.)
| bank, the bank of Warrensburg and
the Farmers and Merchants bank of
Warrensburg, disposing of his interest
in the latter bank only a few weeks
| ago.
Severe Storm at Nevada.
Nevada suffered severely the other
night from Il heavy rainfall and cleo
trio storm. The lightning struck in
not less than n dozen PLACES. Four or
five alarms were turned in during the
night. On the premises of the state in
sane asylum the greatest damage was
done. The buildings were struck four
times. and panic prevailed among
the inmates. The largest barn on the
premises was destroyed, along with a
large amount of hay and grain, and
nearly all the farming implements.
The loss to the state will not be less
than $1,000. The main building at the
asylum caught fire, but the flames
were subdued without much loss.
The Coming Wheat Crop.
The outlook for wheat is, on the
whole, less encouraging than some
time ago. Serious damage by insects is
reported in many places, and rust has
developed in Il number of the southern
counties. There is also some complaint
of cheat. Correspondents in the south
ern sections, however, report the crop
looking fine. 1t is now heading in the
northern countries:
Fees and Taxes for May.
Secretary of State Lesueur reports
fees and taxes collected by him during
May and paid into the state treasury
as follows: For notarial commissions,
$555; miscellaneous fees, $426.2O; cor
poratiOn tax. domestic. $6,46O; corpc-
ration tax, foreign, $2,215; land depart
ment fees, $14.50; recording railroad
contracts, $25; bank examination fees,
$3.50; total, S1O,945.7O.
Southwest Missouri Wheat.
The farmers of southwest Missouri
are preparing for. wheat harvest. The
acreage is little below the average in
that section of the country. In the
main the prospect of the crop is good,
though the chinch bug and red rust
may yet do great damage to the grain.
weedy CornheId..
Corn has been retarded by cool
nights. but is generally doing well.
Cultivation is being pushed as rapidly
as possible, but in some sections of the
state the ground is too wet. and the
fields are becoming very wecdy.
Some Cotton Fields u Failure.
Cotton in southeast Missouri is do.
ing we'll in some localities, while il
others it is reported at poor stand
Some is being plowed up and the
ground planted in corn.
Report n Good Demand.
The dealers in harvesting machinery |
report the best sales this year ever |
known in southwest Missouri. The or |
ders for binders are nearly double the |
sales of last year.
Was I'm Debt.
w. F. Hackney, architect of the
Kansas City school board, and one of
the best-known members of his pro-
fession in the state, committed suicide
by shooting. He was hopelessly in
debt.
Shot Her Husband.
Mrs. Alice Bunk shot her husband,
Robert f. Bunk, at Springfield. The
shooting occurred near the public
square. She used a 3S-calibcr revolver,