Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-03-29
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

farm near DeSoto thought some
one was stealing his corn so he sci
a trap; he loaded gun with buck
shot and fixed 1t so that anyone
opening his crib door would fire
the gun; the next morning after
setting the gun he wentto the crib,
forgetting about the gun, opened
the door and received two loads oi
buck shot in his breast, literally
tearing him into.-Frederlck town
Democrat News.
Coroner Davis was called to
Granite Bend Friday to hold an
inquest over the body of George
Leemas, colored, Leemas was
found Friday morning about two
miles south of Granite Bend near
the railroad. Thursday afternoon
he went to Williamsville and
became quite drunk. At about
8 o'clock he was seen on his way
towards the Bend, and not far from
where his body was found the next
day. From the evidence adduced
at the inquest, and tho fact that
there was not bruise of any kind
on his body, it seems that Leemas
WAS so drunk that he lay down and
went to sleep, and the night being
very cold he chilled to DEATH
Greenyille Sun.
Fredericktown Democrat. Merit:
Our mining interests still attract
the attention of capitalists. Many
are writing to various parties here
saying that just as soon as the
weather opens they will be here to
investigate the lands and many
now owning lands say they will
begin prospecting same. Much good
land is yet to be procured, and
money is to be realized out of the
minerals here if work is begun and
pushed by persons or companies
having the capital. The mineral
is found at shallower depth than
in the Fiat River district and the
water is not so strong. The depth
and the volume of water is not so
strong. The depth and the volume
of water are important factors in
mining,
We see from Tuesdays Republic
that Major Lev G. Allen has been
appointed as Military General Of
one of the Philippine Islands,
The Major is son of Judge N. B,
Allen ofthis city and the rank held,
in the army, by him and this addi.
tion of honor makes US all feel
good. When Albert Allen is elect
ed Auditor, which will be next No
vember, then we will think old
Madison has done herself proud,
Dunklin News: Four hundred
dozen turtles were recently shipped
to st. Louis from Charlottesville.
They were caught in the swamps
near there.
Spinal meningitis is raging on
the borders of Arkansas, nineteen
deaths having occurred in the little
town of St. Francis, Ark, since
Christmas.
M. A. Johnson who killed H. N.
Holiday, his brother-ln.law, some
months ago, has been refused a
change of venue and will be tried
in Greenville in August,
An exchange refers to Mckinley
as "the Napoleon of American pol
ltic." He is, and the Democrats
are preparing political st. Helena
for his occupancy early next year.
A woman with whiskers is max
ing speeches for Bryan In South
Dakota. evidently in ignorance Of
the fact that Mr.. Wharton Barker
Of her owp party is also cand ldate.
Jefferson Dem ocrat: The brassiest
and most impudent thing we have
received lately is circular letter
from tbe"U!S. Expert Association"
Of New York. They write that
they "depreciate indiscrminate
attacks upon the organizations Of
industry known as trusts" and
propose to furnish us with a series
of articles showing that trusts are
benefcient institutions and should
be encouraged. The letter is &C.
companied by two contributions to
the press of the country. Oae is
by John D. Rockefeller, who has
accumulated SO many millions by
greedy monopolistic means, and the
other is by one of his tools named
Thurber. Nobody, to our knowl.
edge, has ever intimated that trusts
have not proven beneficial to Mr..
Rockefeller, but those whom he has
ruined and driven out of business
are In a very different situation.
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