The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-04
LOVE NATIVE STATE.
MIsSOURIANS IN EXILE ARE
ORGANIZING.
Two Clubs OF Persons from That Big
I State Formed in Outside Territory,
One In Chzrago, the other In Texa.--
Prominent Men Join.

State Formed In Outside Territory,
One an CaIcago, the other In Texa.--
Prominent Mon Join.
Although Missour1ans are to be
found in every state in the Union and
make up large number of the orig
1nal settlers and prominent citizens of
the states west of the Mississippi, they
nave always been SO busy extending
thelr influence and investing their cap
ltai, possibly, that they have failed to
cultivate that state spirit and fraternal
feeling which some other states have
manifested to such a pleasant degree,
says the st: Louis Globe-Democrat.
Every man who has left the state has,
however, deep in heart a warm spot
for ''old Missouri and it was only
necessary for some one to take the
initiative in order that the Missouri
club might hold it's own with other
kindred organizations. There are at
present only two Missouri clubs, one
formed recently in Chicago, and the
Missouri association of Texas, a still
younger society, with headquarters at
Dallas, but both of these promise to
become f1ourishing organizations, and
the pioneers in the movement are in
dulging in great expectations in regard
to the Worlds Fair It is confidently
expected that by that time nearly
every state in the Union will have its
missouri club. The Missouri club of
Chicago was organized November 12,s
and started with membership of
fifty, most of whom are well-known
business and professional men of Chi
'cago. The club rooms are in the West
ern Union building, where bust aess
meetings will be held, social affairs
being enjoyed at the Grand Pacific
hotel. The club will have a ladies'
auxiliary. the object being to promote
sociability among -Missourians. DR..
Coleman G. Buford was elected presi-
dent. DIR. Buford is physician who
began practicing in Chicago in 1895.
He was born in Lafayette county, Mis-
souri,, in 1872, receiving his early
training In the Wentworth Military
academy at Wentworth, Mo. He was
graduated from the Northwestern Medi-
cal college Of Chicago in 1894 Is
spent two years of practical work in
the insane asylum at Kankakee, after
ward studying surgery under Dr.
Christian Fenger for three years. He
has since 1895 been instructor of sur
in hn
school at Chicago. The Missouri So
c1ety of Texas was recently formed at
Dallas, Tex, the purpose being to
promote fraternal association and good
Fellowship among the -Missourians
of Texas. All persons who are now
residing in Dallas who formerly lived
in Missouri, and members Of their fam
lilies, are eligible to membership.
Thomas D. Miller, manager of the Dali
las Gas and Fuel company, is presi-
dent; DR.. A. M. Elmore, a prominent
physician, is vice-president; H. l.. S.
Knifen, wholesale coal, grain and
lumber dealer, is treasurer, and Thorn
as B: Love, of the law firm of Moroney
& Love, is secretary. The directors are
Judge E. B. Perkins, general attorney
of the st. Louis and Southwestern
railroad of Texas; Hugh N. Fitzgerald
managing editor Of the Dallas News;
Dudley G. Wooten, prominent law
yer, and J. w. Maxwell, general sup
erintendent of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railway, of Texas. ALI
these gentlemen live in Dallas, and
those from Austin are Hon. Joe Lee
Jameson. state revenue agent and
Hon. J. s. Kendall, state superintend-
ent Of public instruction; Paul NAPLES.
wholesale grocer at Fort Worth; r.
V. BoWden, a lawyer Of El Paso; Judge
j. A. l.. Wolfe, a lawyer of Sherman,
and William G. Cloyd, of the Rusk
Journal, OF Rusk, and other members.
The society proposes to cooperate in
every way to promote the best possible
representation Of the interests and re-
sources Of Texas at. the ST. Louis
Worlds Fair, and will endeavor : to
procure the governor of Missouri and
his staff, the state officers and promi-
nent Missourians. The association is
carrying out systematic plan by
which they hope to enroll as members
every -Missourian now living in the
Lone Star state. ~.
Great Brita ms New Coinage.
@ In answer to an inquiry by the press
respecting new coinage the deputy