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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-03-27

palms. ferns and towering plants III.
tll the wagon was full: then Olivia
drove away, and Jane gazcd after her,
mDttering.
"Shc's either gone clear out cf her
senses or else" lane pauseu, shes
come into thrm; nuN, which l. it,
There wac more aEi"nishmcnt than
reverence In the faces Of the congTe-
CATION assembled In the old meeting
house that Easter morning Olivia sit
ting in the Prescott pow Oliya's lilies
pcrfuming the air. ncr flowers making
the dingN room beautiful! What could
have worked the miracle?
Oli,u war outwardly calm and attcn'
tive: IN reality she was thinking Of the
little cripple who had that morning
clnspcd iu bio arms pot ~ hrrchnlcest
lilies: she could see him as he touched
the flowers with his lips, laid his thin
checks against them, aud hugRcd them
IN an ecstasy ~ enjoyment She
thought. too. ~ Auntic Cooper, bed
ridden for mrny years, and ~ how the
tears had run down the old wumun's
checks rs ,hc clnspcd the lilies In her
arms And ns she thought ~ these
things she closed her eyes and muir
INJURED.
II thank Thee. Lord. not alone for
thrsr lilies, the eithlrn ~ tits resur'
rrripu but nAo that I..tiiria, have ~
last come uut pf the grave Of selfish
ness. where have lain buried by pride
and stuhburnn, ss'
The sermon was ended and the bene'
diciiuu spoken, vet not unr ~ the con
grcgatiou mw,d; they stood, almost
hrcathIessly watching Olivia until the
minister stepped from the pulpit and
walked toward her pew; then old
friends surgcd around her, with kind
faces and rhrcry voices. She met
them with outstrctchee hand and
friendly smile and led them to the IT.
les
81 have never before had 30 many
nor IN fine lilies. want to give them
to Won" The hardness and GOODNESS
had LEFT her face: instead there shonc
warmth ~ tenderness and glow %
kindness,
"Yuu see have considered the IT.
irs. ." she said as SIZE handed a pot Of
them to Mrs. Barr.
"seems az II You an the lilies must
hr related. Liyy. yuu look So much
alike" said old Mr.. Price, ~ she
looked fret at olivia and then at the
lilies.
\ flash ~ color swept over Oliyin'z
face. leaving f. deadly pale. Phillip
TustIs had once told her that she was
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rsIssoURl STATE NEWS.
R-erat Deaths.

Col. William r. Smell, a pioneer iD
central Missouri, NJ Fulton, aged So,
During the civil was he was colonel
Of a regiment uf federal militia. lie
helped organize the first bHuk In Cal.
laway county, and retired fr.m husi'
ness in 1878. he was . memhcr 4
the board II trustees Of william
Woods college. Fulton.
Jackson Chambers, aged SO, near
Glcnwood, schuyler county Friends
from the whole countryside attended
the funeral
Thomas WigEins, aged ~3, at Car
thagr. lie was ono II the founders
Of the city.
Lcmucl A. Harris. of l|ichlanA
Miss Sarah Williams. ~ Memphis,
suddenly ~ heart failure. She wns
Is mud highly respected.
Mr.. u. G.. Waugh, formerly ~
Nurthcut, nm old and highly respect
ed resident of Nandalia, suddenly "
heart failure
Judge Willis Williams, at his home
near DcSoto, aged ~ judge VIII
Jams had been resident of Jeicr-
son county since 1870, and was %
member Of one ~ the oldest families.
He was charter member OF the first
masonic lodge organized in Jefferson
county. and was the ollcst Free Ma
ruu Ia the county lie served one
term us county judge
Mrs. Caroline Gortz, widow of
81. f. Guril, the millionaire brewer
Of St. Joseph, ut the age uf 81 She
had been a resident OF 81. Joseph
since 1850.
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PROVED A POPULAR VERDICT.
Jury In the Nellie Crapsry Cas" H~ia
Young witcaA Guilty OF Mar
der tn Ftrat ncEr~c.

Elizabeth city y. G., March "a
The verdict that Young Wilcox WINS
guilty nf she murder Of Mss NC!lie
Crop~cy. scrms to have met popular
approval though Il was not consid.
cred probable, early SATURDAY,, that
the Jury would so report District
Attorney Ward said hr nr,er looked
for any verdict other than murder in
the rrrond degree. Lawyer Aydlrtt.
for the ,yiru.c. will enter an appeal
on behalf 81 H.. prisoner. lie will
seek 90 SET aside the verdict on the
ground that it was not consistent
with the evidence brought out in the
trial Their, ls ljttlr prospect "f the
prisoner paying the death penalty
un the date set 10y Judge Jones. As
the supreme court dncs not meet TIL
next September II Is more than prob.
ublc that it will he i2 months before
thc case Is dioposcti of finally.
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IN A HARD ROW OF LUCK.
Cuut, uurd ,lnn wIn Nakr n state
mrut on DniioHE that Wtli
tnu-r "a srn.ntiuu.

Ca.wr Nyu., March ai.- 'aarIrf
Woodward. rhr -rlf-coufrssrd slayer
of sheriff Kicker, has given mp all
hupr OF rrprirtr. ana Is preparing to
mrri hi. fate next Friday.
Woodward insists tlst he viii
make statement uu the RalIuws
which will cause sensation.
llr rn. not made public
tir nature 40 ihr statement
hut it g. said hc will charge that his
rnrmics hatrh~d plot which is the
cause ol AN his troubles. II ie stated
that hr viii ten how his alleged pcrse-
rUior stole from him his homestead
in the Rattl--nak" mountains, that
they bad him thruwu into jail To- pre-.
vent him from proving up On HE
chin aud tina; hr was prevented
from securing bail through misrcprc'
srntatinus 81 certain county officials
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uut them into the home, ~ the poor
aud nick. and every liIy.hcll will ring
ont me -age uf love and gladncss.'
There was another long silence aad
finally the discouraged Mrs. Barr rose
and took her leave.
IS soon as she had gone Olivia took
up a book and read page or two me-
chaEsraliy. but the only words that
he saw were: Consider the lilies.
consider the lilies" Nnd the air 81 the
room was heavy with their perfume
I've been staying in the huu.e too
cluzr!v." .hc thought. "lll 60 10 the
woods and get rid ~ this mental fu2l."
On her way she passed a little cot
tage; at the window was crippled
boy carcs,ing the leaves " a Sickly
fowerless geranium.
Consider the lilies; consider the
lilies" The words Iang in her ears,
wa!stled through the leahess branches
and ,ibratrd Ia the air.
She filled her hands with twigs ~
budding Willows, partridge vine and
princess pine, and hurried ncrSously
home When she opened the door the
III, ,-zrrutrd air rushed upon her with
sirkening force: she sank into = chair.
and looked ut the 'il!s- long and strnd-
ily until the beautiful wax~n bells
changed Ia reproachful faces. Old
memories crowded upon her ~ that
quarrel years ago; 81 Philip Eustis, her
father and old schoolmatcS. Somehow
she fel; that she had not done alto.
gether wen. The past years seemed
No barren and useless; the future
Ioemrd before her dreary and desc
late
She went upstairs. shut the door Ia
keep out the scent of the lilies. and
again tried 20 read, but the lilies kept
telling their story. She threw down
her book and sprapg angrily Ia her
feet.
Consider The lilies! Consider the H.
ies!" she cried. at seems 20 me
am considering them whether ! want
Ia or rotl I'll try repeating the WORDS
a hundred times; they say that IL the
way to lay such haunts!"
lack and forth she walked, repeat
ing the words over and over: but the
charm failed. The perfume uf tht
lilies stole into her room. ard their
message surged through her brain NJ
she lay awake through the long night
She rose In the morning unrefreshcd
by sleep hut with mind at rest. Aft
er breakfast shs said 10 Jane Sim
nopK her old housekeeper jane. can
you harness Prince into the opef
wagon?"
"Why, yes. af eeurse kin; but what
are you going q, do with him on u
sundayf~ asked Jane, with the famil
,srity born Of 20 years faithful sers
! Ice.
You'll eee," was tisp smiiing an
swer. The smile was 81 rare us ths
flushed face and einted manner. Jans
stared few moments, then went re
/ luetantiy 10 the stable.
"Now help mo put these lilies inis
the wagon" WIS 0litia's next com
] raand, Tas lilies were followed b
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At Mount HOLLY. y j.. John Nuurr
WA hanged for completely in the mur
der uf Washington Hunter am Hgcu
furmcrut River idle. january 90, 1901
81 hi home in Princeton, y. y.
Grover Cleveland. the only living cN.
president uf the United States, celr-
hratcd his sixty -Gfth birthday
At Shnmulin. Pa. hard coal miners
began q convention to force rycuGni-
tion IT their union by operators.
The death of Thomas =. Rurns an
cld.timr famous ball player. occurred
u. Icrsry city, y. !.
The death ~ Edward Green. husband
of iIeity Green, the richest woman In
the United States, occurred az Bcll"ws
Falls. vi, aged 81 years.
Flames nt New York caused a loss
81 $500. 600 tn the Hartman, Peck &
C.. piano manufacturing plant
81 the age ~ - years Noah Davis,
formerly presiding justice of the
New York supreme conrt, died in
New York. In 1869 he was a mem
her ~ congress
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BURNED SHIP IDENTIFIED.
Was thr NRiur HARRIET, nnh tb~ Be-
Iirf H. that Ter crew EarHpcd
ruH Were Ttrked -.

Charleston. s. g.. March The
unknown steamer reported ahrc Yes.
teriuy by the crew 81 the Oregon In
lcr life station uf Nnr,h Carolina. 10.
day vaa Identified u- thr oil steamer
Major harriet. bound from Sabine
Pass, Tex. tu New York, though her
port was Philadelphia, II is believed
somr passing vessel rescued the crew
~ ihr stricken -rip. though M
dcinuc Information to this effect has
been received here. The news - the
fate ~ the Major Barrett was
brought tu this port to-day hy Capt
johnson uf thr steamship Nsynror,
from BOSTON who reported that. on
the 22d, while between Hattcrus aud
Isodys island y. g. be passed the
stram,r Majrr Earrcti. which was nn
fire. IIc crui.yd around tho steamer.
but saw NO IGN "f life. The =ca WAS
smooth. aud a~ two empty huats were
adrif' in the vicinity ~ i- b,ur,rd the
CREW were rescued md the boats
thrn abandoned
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Edward Erlrfnrd went tu his wtfr's
home, in Kansas City, the couple not
having lived together for some
months, aud asked her To- take Lin
back MIR Eclcford said she would
not dn so until hr wurli stop drink
ing. As she said this she was stirring
some batter on the kitchen stUc,
Relciord picked up his baby, carried
It into an adjoining room, put Il ON
% chair. returned 20 the kitchen and
dropped three dynamite cartridges
over his Wiir's yhnuiirr into the tire.
An explosion followed instantly. Mrs.
Rcicford was blown through the
house. Her old mother, who had
been In tho Kitchen. was horribly cut
hy fyiug iron The house took fire.,
an. in the confusion, Rrlctord o..
capped, but was caught a. hour after
ward in kauaus city. kBs.. and On
him note wHs found expressing his
intention NJ putting dynamite iu The
coal md nf taking his own lifr. II
concluded with rhc sentence. "Tu my
friend, and to mY cuemirs 60 10
hell The man was hurried tn iail
10 escape the mob which organized
90 deal out summary punishment. II
was reported ~ first that the baby
had been killed. hut an examination
showed iis injuries slight. Mr.. E.lc.
turd was badly injured
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TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
inInr~d-Strurk by FISia
Timhrrs.

Milwaukee March "a sentinel
special FROM llUughtu Mich. says:
\ terrible cNpIn-r"u ~ dynamite
occurred near o-kar, eight miles
n"rih of liuughiun. yesterday, result.
ing In the death ~ two persons aud
serious injury 81 another
The scene of the explosion was in
the house of John Boullard The
building caught fire while the family
was at church. and " hen tho heat be.
came intense two boxes 81 dynamite
which were stored away for blowing
mp stumps cNpludrd. Jenkalu and
,kaliauCu were killed 10y being struck
ty flying timhrr~. They were neigh.
burs of lIoullHrd, aud met death while
lighting the flames.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-03-27
THIRTY RIOTERS KILLED.
HrIraSe prIsoHrrz-Thry FIrrd
On Soldiers. WouudiuE Oae.

TiAis. TraurcHucazia, EussiH. March
a. The official Causasu Gazette re-
ports strike HmunS -" mru cm-
pIuyrd at the RnthSchilis' petroleum
works AZ Iiatuum, on the Hack Sea.
According tu this newspaper 200
strikers went. iast Fricmy ia the pn-
lice siaiiun aud demanded release Of
the riuglcadrrs who had been arrest
ed the previous day This demand
WIS refused.
The strikers reassemhlcd the fol-
lowing day Saturday, attacked the
Jail and attempted To- release the
prisoners. They fired at the soldier
who were guarding the prison. The
latter, in turn, fred on the mob,
Thirty ~ the rioters were killed and
one soldier was wounded.
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SHOT HER HUSBAND DEAD.
says He was Brutnity Choking Her
whes snc FiFea--ttns Not Vet
Been Arrested.

Washington. Ind. March a., Dur
rng quarrel at the supper table last
evening Liberty kempf, = weli-known
business man. brufaIly chok~d his
own wife, The woman managed 60
get revolver and fired five shots ct
her husband. one bullet penetrating
tine brain. He died within few mo
ments. The wife told her story TO tia
palice, and has not set been arrested.
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To select fair site Tor balloon
shcd In connection Ws.h sh9 Hirshin
contests Santos-Dumont will visit St
Louis
In Fort Wayne, Ind, FIRE wiped ont
property estimated to DE worth from
stso.OOO 10 SaOO,000.
Fifteen or more persons lost their
lives by the recent storm in North na-
kuta and thousands ~ sheep and many
cattle perishcd.
William !. Rryan celebrated his for.
ty-recond birthday hy moving to his
farm near Lincoln, Nrh.
The supreme court of Missouri rcr-
dered decision upholding the right of
labor men to enforce the boycott.
At Vidalia, fh., john Woodward, the
negro murderer Of Leonard Calyitt, a
white planter, was lynched by n mob.
At the age ~ SIS years James Harris
Fairchlld, for rs years president Of
Oherlia college, died at his home In
Oberlin, o.
The president has assigned Gen Mac
Arthur TO the command of the Depart
ment of the Lakes and Gen. Funston has
been sent To Denver.
The republicans uf the Ninth In
diana district have renomiBaied
Charles r. Iandis for congress.
In Chicago Jerome Msgee, Of the
uuiysTsI;y track team, went II feet 5
inches In a pole vault, breaking the
indoor record.
In Chicago the government has Aled
blll against six more railroads 90
enjoin them from violating the inter
state commerce law.
Tho constitutional convention OF
Virginia has practically agreed upon
. plan 10 disfranehise negroes.
At ths Jubilee celebration In Chi
cngo f6.0oc knights Of Pythiss wit
Hcased the third degree worked by
competitive teams.
The doors Of the Peoples bank OF
Americas. Ga. were closed. with liza
si;s:les NJ $4,000.
At Hibbing, Mimi, John 7hianehi
shot and killed his wife and crmmit-
ted suicide. Family trouble was the
cnuse.
Al San Marcos, Tex. Henry Wright,
q negro. who attempted e. assault .
white girl aas been given 90 ysara
In the penltentisry.
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likc the pale. slender liies, and thHt
hc loved them for the likrDe-s'
Reaction from her excited feelings
Wn~ fast taking place. fatigue and de-
preston - spirits settled upon her.
With a weary smile she said good-by,
~ she stepped into The church vesti.
hulr a man came forward 10 greet her.
olivia" he said, and held out his
hand
Pale. trembling. bcwildcrcd. she put
her hand In his and looked into his
face.
Philip"
"0liyia. came back here just to get
. glimpse ~ you; iidn't expect that
you would care to see me after all this
time; nut something in your face this
morning. while ! watched You giving
away your lilies, gave me courage to
wait and speak To you"
You did right" she said nE they
turned together aud walked slowly
dn&n the path from the church.
IL have come 90 ask your forgive
ness"
NY forgiveness. Phil" she cx.
claimed, and the old maine sounded
good from her lips "Ii Is who should
ask yours. for II was who did the
wrong. not yuu | had shut you out;
I had determined tn forget you, and
had almost succeeded. And all these
days my heart has been hardened
against the good have been selfish,
90 selfish. Hut IL Is over now; the flow.
ers. Phil. my Easter lilies, they made
me see and understand have asked
God to forgive me, too?"
He smiled nt her without answering,
hut she understood
I'VE must both forgive" she said.
And with your forgiving you must
also give"
She looked up
"will ynu give yourself?" he
questioned,
There was a glow IN her eyes NJ she
put out her hand to touch his sleeve
Yes. Phil, she said, quietly, though
don't deserve IL. ! should have been
punished more. Instead, am made
happy"
: ley drove home together In the
wagon, sad olivia laughed over Il.
sec" she said, suddenly, a. they
passed smaIi house Ht the end of
the village, Iii is the little cripple to
whom I took some flowerSi"
The boy IN the window waved hts
hand and laughed 60 them. and the
blossoms by his side seemed 30 nod.
| too.
"Thty have done SO much good--the
lilies" said Olivia, looking up into her
companions face. ave uast have
them every year. Phil. you and H.
Noman's Home Companion.
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democrat ben the house nrld % eau
cu, and decided tu attempt tu inrrc q
declaration ~ IS ympathy Tor the n"crs
bN congress.
In finishing his TESTIMONY before the
'cnutc Philippine committee zen OTIS
told nj the dupliyity ~ iruinaldp
Pre- idcnt E.nscf Ell aud hi, cabinet
Ht meeting discussed lAnE for the
governing of She Daui.h West indian
islands
The committee ~ cnnrilintiuu 81
the Civic Federation whirh e. 10 take
up threatened truuhlc- between cap
ituI.sts uud wurhingmcn has been
named hy senator Hanna.
% the pending bill 60 r"urFanifc
the army hco' mes law Gru Miles
threatens 4" resign
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-03-27
4 WEEKS HISTORY
THE Important Happenings Of &
Week Briefly Told.
NAIL PARTS OF THE UNION
All tho latest News Of Interest from
Washington. From ihc Fast, the
West and the South.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
EIrrr-sENENrm coNcnEss.

The bill pro,idipp for the protection
81 the urcsld,pt rf tho .uit,d states
wa discussed In thet,nitrd states zen.
Hir an tho tstb 40 rri,-ts p,p,ion hills
wrr, nassrd. and a hin was introduced
prn,idinp that ali par,r rurrcnc, Of
the United states cxcrp' bank notes
shall be of the form known A. post
checks. In the house the river and har.
hur hin Nas further discussed and the
general immigration hin. which aims
g. close American mort. io all foreign
uaupers and criminal. NRs favnrably
reported. krauru. pfrrpublirau mem.
Der. dsr.lrt! g.. Grant "a 20 pcr cent. re.
ductinu in Cuban dutics.
During most uf the session uf the
United States .cu1tr IN the 18th the
hill urn,idipg Tor ;hr rrutcrtiun nf thr
prraidept nf The nitc.l state, was uu.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-03-27

One of the largest single orders for
h"fa2s ever given In the country has
been closed with a buyer AZ the South
ST. Joseph horse and mule marl.rt.
The contract calls Tor 1900 hnr-cs,
10 be delivered. nt the rate ~ 500
per month, for "A months While the
contract includes many ,arirtir- ~
animals. II Is che general belief that
the greater part of them are f"r the
usr d the British army in South ~
ricA.
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FIVE CoEvIcTs CREMArED.
rrIca 80 Make fhrir EscRPr ky
Burning staskade Down over
Their H~adR.

kOsciusko, Miss, March 4f. Five
county eonticts made Of attempt,
Saturday night, 60 burn their way out
If prison, burning the Stockade
house in which they were confined
down over their heads. cremaiing
ihcmse'cs. They were all negroes.
The prisoners were let out 10 Robert
Campbell. county contractor, whose
farm is situated ~ miles west of here.
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~~r-THe-&-
NHlA6E Of THE LILIES
} By tNRoSS.


decorated Easter; wr always d"'
Mi- Perkins, the minister wife that
was here before yuu came. was mas
tea hand T." hV up the church. Ia he
r5aTcT glad Z" 'gi SO" h"Se some "i
my p'unts. only Ln"" J",' h'" 'hrl "
iunh when they'd COME nome r' ~
body d b" a-hclrtn 'hcm-"l'es :" s''ps
an. pirEin on ih" h""rr~. n"u can
have thai wnuderin-5rN' th"nRh'
"audesed "h % ih" shell ont" me h'"r.
an broke ii mp some. SISTER "'luer ~
pr"h.Iy lc' YOU have hers % you u g"
on gii EN- 40. bring EN- nome hE ~"
They're all covered with red sp'"'rs
au all manner "i rrrrpir., p" o. won l
hurt EN- 10 g. most anywhere.
Mr.. l'arr could NOT restrain smilr
o., she said: - nav" near" ihal Mics
Prescott had great many handsome
pl"h'1' perhaps
Ian" "i ''''"""'. '"''l '''u
Nr-' saunders %" ""h '''h" "'
H-Nlh h'F TOT any "" you
Why not
why n"i sc"rhi"il!' ue'"n'e
she never gives nor docs awning l"F
anybody hut herself. an hasn't Tor
m"re.n hfiren wears
did anything happen
Yes. | suppose there did. Mr. ~aun'
dcrs again interrupted. OLIVIA Pres
colt want murc'n seventeen or So
when she an Philip Eusti~ was keepin'
company IN spite Of the Squire who did
hi, best to stopit Lvia'S mother was
dead, an the Squire brought his girl
up awful strict; wouldn't listen to an
engagement hytwecn such children, as
he called EN-. Hut the sr."hle all
come over religion; beat, all how folks
will quarrel over reliRion'"
over beliefs, ," Mr.. Barr quickly cor
rcctcd her. "lt Is difference NJ belief
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The supreme court of Missouri. IN
hNur, handed down an opinion sus.
tanning the right of labor urruniha-
tioHs TO declare "a boycott aud IN.
dcaNor by pcaccahlc mrans &" iudurc
Others to assist them IN enforcing
the boycott.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-03-27

knoxville. Tenn, March 2i.--Dr
sweepson. one Of knoxviilc's richest
citizens, died here yesterday, aged ~.
He was virginian and owned the
Richmond street ear system during
the civil war. His estate Is valued al
81 .e00,uu0.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-03-27

Tonawanda, y. ". March s3 !. n
Post. q farmer, living on the Worth
road. four miles from this city, he
coming Jealous of his wife. tied her
60 q post In his cattle yard, Friday.
and allowed vicious huh Co gore hcI
10 death.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-03-27

New York, March e3.--A subpoena
has been served ON j. r. Morgan re-
quiring his attendance as u witBess
before Examiner Msby in the Peter
Power suit against she Northern Sc.
curities Co.
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State Auditor Allen drrw his war.
rant on the state trr0 ury. the 9TH.
rr day. for Si0nuO0 to pay the hnaia
recently called for redemption ON
April !. 1902, and another for Sta7.
tu pay fractional interest ON tn
bonds
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The produce Of wool in Missouri.
shorn in the fall of 1899 and spring
Of 1900. according to the census, WAS
i.itj.lg7 pounds, valued at ss22 ,s7i.
from 679. "a sheep.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-03-27

"Grandmoihcr" Bennett agrd %,
and the widow of Col Oliver Bennett,
died at Milan. She wHs one ~ the
pioneers, and cNtenuively related over
Missouri and Arkansas.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-03-27

According 10 the United States
census there were In Missouri a. 1900,
20jllO sWarms of bees, valued at
s5Os2I7. They produced 3,Ols.n;s
pounds of honey; value ~ honey and
wax, S34s, ,oug
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-03-27

Bert Purcell waA shot and killed at
Boies d'Arch. Greene county, by the
accidental discharge of n revolver in
.hc hands of his nephew.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-03-27

she--I know some couples that
quarrelea good deal at first, but gut
along pretty well later on.
He-oh, gesi s-ns= isssff.s take
matrimony like rheumatism - they
get SO .hey don't eeinplain mueh.-~
Puck.