Fair play., 1900-09-01

MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Recent Deaths.

Recent Deaths.
Joah Scott, aged IS, pioneer Of
Laclede county and the first sheriff
the county ever had. Mr.. Scott was
one of the community's best and
most honorab citizens. His funeral
was under the auspices of Laclede
Lodge. No. So. 4. +. and A. NJ, of
which he was Il member. He leaves q
widow. three sons.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Roberts. wife of John
o. Roberts. president of the Clifford
Banking Co. and of the Imperial Mill
Co., at Clarksvillc. Mrs. Roberts was
horn in Clarksvillc nearly - years
ago. She was the oldest native-born
citizen of the place.
Alfred Chapman, retired mer-
chant, of Trenton. He was a native
of DcvonShire. England. but had lived
in Grundy county, 80 years.
j. II. Potter. at his home in the
north part of Morgan county. near
0tterviilc. Mr.. Potter was 81. but To
the day of mis- death he could do as
much work as any hand on his farm.
by many he was regarded as the rich
est man in Morgan county. where he
owned 1000 acres of land, besides sew
eral thousand acres in Cooper county.
While driving an enraged bull the ami
NAL buttcd him in the breast. break
ing the ribs of the left side and caus-
ing internal hcmorrhage. Mr.. Potter
had lived in Morgan county about SO
years.
Judge Frank Harvey, suddenly
at his residence. south of Moberly.
Sparks from passing engine had set
fire to his pasture. and he had been
out fighting the flames. Excessive
heat ovcrcamc him. and he died be-
fore a physician could reach him. He
was 65 years of age. vicc-prcsident of
the Bank of Mobcrly. and wealthy
farmer. He WAS at one time judge of
the county court.
Capt. Daniel T.. Patterson, aged 66
years. of dropsy at his home. six
miles southwest of Dnniphan. He was
Il pioneer citizen of Ripley county.
and was captain in the southern
army during the civil war.
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twelfth census. The city's popula-
tion in 1890 was i5I,11o. The increase
of population in the ten years ls90-
1000 was 1o2 .6s- ,r - n pcr cent The
population in 1850 was 3jo.51s. an in
crease from 1850 to 1s9o of rol -. or
os 81 n,.r cont Tn, ponu,,t;ou in ls7o
WAS 80 SCI There was :, Gain in the
ncriod 1870 70 1sso of 3o.65i The pop-
ula,iou of the city bv wards as an
nounccd is rs follows. First. o5.I3g.
Second. o1n3o. Third. o.o5s: Fourth,
70 a1,. Fifth Io3iy. Sixth. 1910:
Seventh ~ 6o6. Firbtb c10ro. Ninth.
q ooG. Tenth o3.g1S. Eleventh. o.
1o5. Twelfth, 25.2en: Thirteenth. 49,
s11; Fourteenth. 15."">: Fifteenth. IL
5ii; Sixteenth, 12.i">: seventeenth,
1889; Eighteenth, 1879; Nineteenth
2o.2i5: twentieth, 1N-SH3; 1w"a'E-
first, 1918; Twcn'y-sccond. l".9'i;
Twenty-'hird. 1885; Tw"nfy-f"ur'h
27,3l1; TwCnty-hfth, 2l,all; twenty
sixth. 23.i-5: Twenty-seventh, 2o,599;
Twcnty-cichth, 21,99s.
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France: Inc haiSaS 'tN IRE prl"aie
mas h'en diSghaiiied i"r securing
prizes AT 'he ih'eri'a'iohai 'Nh'o'''" '"''
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stan he'hg f''in' Inc 'ieH WIRE per
ton. AS REGARDS spec" III preparing
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OF bniidlhes' ana the hei@h' an" us
lance OF PrtJec'ihS water 'hcE out
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az
Souri diuisi,u of nnpI,s had received
the first pri,c. The foreign demand
for Missouri ,pplcs is growing, as III
,,;o,,,d I,,, ,.,t.r, nj ;ro,irv
Assessment of RaiI.ond Property.
S,,,. Auditor Scihcr, has comnl,t.
ed the Ia bulation and appOrtIORmcnt
of the value of railroad, bridge and
teIerraph propcrty TO the several