Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-01-08
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Jackson Herald;
Ou last Tuesday nigbtat a festival
near AllenvIlle, John Rocker and
william Mc5hee, both colored, 20,
into difficulty. which resulted In
Rocker shooting and killing Nc
Ghee. Rockers wife attempted 10
interfere and she was accidentIV
shot 10 the calf Of tho leg. Rocker
came to Jackson yesterday and gave
himself up to the authorities,
About two O'Clock last Thursday
morning, a bold attempt was made
torob the bank at Elvins. The outer
door Of the safe was blown nearly
of, but their time ran Shorthand they
gave up the job without reward.
A suspect was arrested that day at
Bonne Terre and placed in Jail. I'm.
less be proves to be one Of The gang,
they seem TO have covered their
tracks in very good shape.
Charley Freeman, a Chadwick merch-
ant, is In this city and giyes a distressing
account Of the destitution of some Of the
people in Ozark county. He says there
are families In that section Of the county
subsisting on acorns, the drouth having
destroyed the entire grain and vegetable
crop, leaving the small farmer without
anything TO eat except what the woods
furnish.
There is but little wheat grown in the
region south and east Of Chadwick, and
the corn crop has been the chief source
ofsubsiStance among the poor mountain
eers. This year the corn psrished in the
tassel and whole fields did not yield
bushel Of nubbins. The cattle and hogs
had to be sold in the latter part of the
summer for lack Of feed to winter them,
and the cold weather has found the coun-
try stripped Of live stock as meyer before.
Springfield Leader Democrat.
De Soto Press
The Gumbo shaft house, belong.
ing to the ST. Joe Lead Company,
was ruined by fire Sunday morning,
December %. Only the steel frame
remains of the structure. The en-.
glne room was entirely destroyed.
Six hours work was required to get
the pumps working, and the regular
shift resumed work the same day.
The loss was about 5000.
The car shortage which has been
troubling the railroads for weeks
past has been felt here by the Doe
Run 'and Central lead companies,
whose fuel supplies ran out this
week. The delay is only temporary.
The National Lead company also
felt the effects Of short fuel supplies.
F. P. Graves returned to Doe
Ran Monday for ihe.hoiidays. He
reports that the exhibits at the
Charleston exposition are elieiting 3
much attention and that the lead and
zinc shOwings are evoking much in.
Ierest.
The recent cold snap compelled
several OF the big lead mining com.
panies to shut down work for sey
sral days. Among them was the
lrondale company, whose under.
ground shifts abandoned work for
several days.
Republic Special.
Morley, No.. Jan. 4.--one of the
boIdest bank robberies ever com.
nitted in Southeast Missouri occur.
red here at Q o'clock this morning.
Scott County Bank Is 9 complete
wreck, four heavy explosions about
i've minutes apart blowing the
paalt wide open, wrecking the big
glass front and ell the Office fixtures.
The railroad section Toulouse
vas brakep into aud tools and Ian
'eras taken. Nitro-glycsrine was
lsed, as it vas necessary to go
through fouI safe doors tn get to
be cash depository. The job was
lone in twenty minutes.
Three meo directed the work in
nde. A fourth guarded the resi-.
Isnes Of Cashier HanlsF: The oe