The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-05-16
Missouri in Brief.

AN elecJrlC railway from kansas City
to Lexington is projected.
Sedalia Masons contemplate the erec-
ton of a lodge and business building.
Company E, Third regiment, at War
reIsburg, has received its equipment.
The summer term Of the state normal
school at Warrensburg opens June 4.
The new science building at Drury
college, Springfield, has been com
pleted.
Lock Springs has organized a lodge
OF the Eastern Star, with a membership
of 25 persons.
August Nolte, a wealthy farmer, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself in
his barn in Morgan county, Mo.
Governor Dockery recently pardoned
the Oldest convict in point Of service,
having served IA years of continuous
time.
Warren r. Dunton, first lieutenant.
United States army, and major and
lately retired professor of military sci
ence of the Bonneville school, recently
died at his home at the age of IS years.
A pamphlet has recently been issued
on the subject, More Important Insects
Injurious to Wheat in Missouri" and is
creating considerable interest among
the farmers and others interested in
the growth of cereals.
The valedictory Of the Academic
class of the Columbia Normal was won
by William Read, having a grade of
81 92-195 per cent. The s~alutatory was
won by ]. A. Edwards on a grade of
81 1-3 per cent.
The bill for public buildings intro
duced into congress carries with 1t an
nual appropriation of 1918, 900 for fed
eral buildings in Missouri, including the
cities of st. Louis, Kansas City, st. Jo-
seph, Joplin, Nevada and Louisiana.
The state board Of equalization has
reduced the taxes on mules and cattle
In Boone county. making the valuation
to be taxed $31.04.
The farmers in the vicinity of Hog
Branch are delighted with the service
OF their new telephone system.
Deka.b county has SO Sunday schools.
The school children of Kansas City
have an appreciate amount of $40, 900 on
deposit In the savings association, the
amount Of two years accumulation.
Daniel G. Gulley, a pioneer citizen
OF Joplin and one of the leading dairy
Eien Of Southwest Missouri, recently
died after a constant residence there
since 1870.
Strenuous efforts are being made in
Trenton for free city mail delivery.
The school election recently held in
Patonsburg resulted in a vote Of 144 for
and IL votes against the proposition to
issue bonds for a new school house.
During 1896 Missouri spent more
than $12, 000,0 900 in educating the 1884,
S68 pupils enrolled In the public schools
of that year and each year thereafter
has kept up fully that record.
The public libraries Of the state on
tain over 100000 volumes, valued at
near a million dollars.
The st. Louis exposition building was
sold at public auction last week for
$2S0,000 to the st. Louis Union Trust
company. The sale was forced by the
b~ondholders, who were surety for a
mortgage for s150,00O on the property.
They have never been able to collect on
their bonds with the exception Of s1O.-
600.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail-
way will build a S15,0 900 station at
Boonville and a $12, 900 foot bridge on
the railroad bridge across the Missouri
river. David Rankin, the Atchison
county millionaire farmer, has bought
100 acres in Charlton county.
George w. Shoemaker, postmaster of
Albany, was arrested by the sheriff
charged with forging notes and mort
cages on the school fund, on informa-
ton filed by the prosecuting attorney.
Governor Dockery has pardoned
Charles Hoover from the ~penitentiary,
where he was serving a five years sent
ence for forgery in the second degree.
At one time Hoover was considered one
of the best ball players in the business
and ten years ago caught for the Kan
sas City team when that city won the
pennant.
Bernard Corrigan, a Kansas City capt.
talist and railway contractor has been
selected as president of the Metropoli-
tan Street Railway company. which
controls all the lines in Kansas City and
the Kansas City Electric Lighting com
pany. These companies. which are
owned by the same interests, are to be
consolidated. and Mr.. Corrigan is to as
sumo the Joint management at once.
James Duffield, who was elected NAV
or of Buckner at the last election on
the Prohibition ticket. has been ar
rested charged with selling liquor with
out n license. When his case was call
ed In court the bench announced that
the state had no case. but as a matter
of form put Dufield on the stand.
When he had testified the u an
nounced a fine of 500, from which an
appeal has been taken.
The new Pennington asylum for the
insane will be ready for occupancy by
July 1. Plans are ready for the re-
raoval Of a large number Of the men,
tally afflicted from the asylums at Full
ton, st. Joseph and Nevada to Farm
ington. especially those whose former
homes were In southeast Missouri. The
new buildings will accommodate about
zoe patients, while the ward for the in
durable, on which bids will be asked at
once. will give room for $50 more.
Witnesses testify In the beef inquiry
at Jefferson City that the packers Of st.
Louis, st. Joseph and Kansas City are
organized into a trust and that an arbi-
traitor fixes the price of meat for all Of
them.