The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-12-22
MISSOURI STATE NEWS
Recent Deaths.

Edward Beaumont, of Hartville. He
was born in England in 1918, and wit
messed the coronation of Queen Vic
toria. Deceased located in Wright
county from Tennessee IN the 40s, and
was appointed by Gov. Fletcher to re-
organize Wright county after the civil
war.
Col. R. W. McNeal, who had been,
since 1s43, one of the most prominent
citizens of Vernon county, at the age
of 50.
He was q pioneer in the truest sense,
and very wealthy. He at one time owned
the finest grist mill anywhere west OF st.
Louis. The mill was located at Balltown.
then the county seat of Bates and Yer
non counties. and drew custom from M
He was practically the owner Of the chief
trading post Of the southwest In the ante
bellum days During the war Kansas
his ranch and he freed al, % worth Of
negroes when he saw the end OF slavery
coming.
A Request From Ministers.
The Southern Methodist ministers
Of st. Louis recently adopted the fol-
lowing:
Resolved. By the preachers meeting Of
the St. Louis district Of the Methodist
by respectfully request Hon. A. NJ. Dock
cry, the incoming governor Of Missouri, to
appoint at an early day a new excise
commissioner and a new board Of police
who are in no wise allied with the liquor
interest"
The resolution was adopted by .
vote of sixteen to ne, the minister
who dissented saying that he did SO
because he had not sufficient infor-
nation for such a resolution.
The State Board of Healfh-
The state board of health will hold
1t sannual meeting at Jefferson City,
January 3.
In addition to examining a number of
applicants for license, the board will
probably ask the legislature for an emer-
gency appropriation for the purpose OF
suppressing smallpox in various parts of
of the board, said: THE board has ample
authority to handle the smallpox where
ever 1t breaks out, but on account Of the
lack OF funds we have been compelled to
turn the matter over to the county courts
in the various counties. and il has not
been as well handled in some cases as 1t
should be. Local physicians, upon whom
" - - PIScoole HUN ZIG
business interests. dislike to diagnose q
case as smallpox unless they nave to.
Thus 1t Is we hear Of cases of Cuban Itch
which is nothing in the world but SMALL
pox."
Why Mrs. Burnett Wants q Divorce.
Diana Barnett, in her suit for di-
vorce against Charles Barnett, filed at
st. Louis, alleges that he made fun
of her for studying English. When
she married him she could not speak
English, and was anxious to learn the
language. Her husband objected, and
she was compelled to prosecute her
studies in his absence. On one occa-
sion, she declares, he caught her read
ing a book and threw it at her. While
living in Kansas City she was sick on
one occasion, and asked her husband
for money to get a physician, and he
said to her, she alleges: "Oh, you are
all right; the devil wouldn't take you"
Between Kansas City and St. Joseph.
Articles of Incorporation have been
issued by Secretary of State Lesuer
to the aKnsas City & st. Joseph Rail-
road Co., of Kansas City. The capital
stock of the company is $4,000 The
road is IN electric line, and is char
tered to run between Kansas City and
st. Joseph, and to intermediate
points.