Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-03-12

pfis and Southeastern company, the
one that ia building from 81. Louis
TO Cape Girardeap. This Is com.
pletion Of the deal started last year,
tirst with the Frisco getting options
on the Cunningham road aud then
on the Barnes road. rhe new com
paoy will at once pat down so pound
steel rails, II "a said, and by next
Fall have n direct route frmn ST..
Louis 10 Memphis. The line north
from Paw Paw TO get into Cape
Girardean Ia 10 DO built at once, aud
will be 10 operation by Jnly l, it's
said.
West Plains Gazette.
The Frisco has been named the
"No-lo-bao line" since the general
order has been issued prohibiting
the use Of The weed In any form by
IFS uniformed trainmen In the pas.
senger service and by station EN-
pIoyes. Many Missouri papers are
eommending the 'Frlsco manage.
ment for issuing the order aud II
would have been a little more salts
factory to the general public II tho
rule bad been made TO apply TO The
depot loafers and loungers as we'll.
Dexter Messenger.
The March term Of the Stoddard
circuit court will convene at Bloom.
Geld next Monday, and remain 10
session two weeks or possibly Ion.
ger. There are II felony cases, the
largest per cent OF them being for
timber stealing. One murder case,
that Of ]. Harlan Tanner. There are
85 civil actions at law, II misde.
meanor cases, 7 appeals from city
courts, 2S appeals from justice
fcourts, 81 equity cases, 25 couples
who have tired of their martial
bonds and want the court 10 dissolve
them, and "a tax suits brought by
the county collector.
The Democratic Central Commit
tee of Cape County has ordered a
primary elsction for May 2l, at
which time they will express their
choice for Congressman, United
States Senator, three judges Of the
Supreme Court, Superinten ieut Of
Public Schools and two Railroad
| and Wal ehouse Commissioners,
AZ the same time delegates will be
elected by the various townships to
a convention to be held at Jackson
May 81, when the delegates will be
elected to the two state conventions
who will have been instructed bv
The votes cast at the primary,
The committee passed resolutions
indorsiDg Mr.. Vandlver for Con-
gress. The time and manner OF
nominating county ticket was
postponed.
Newport tAk.J News,
The Missouri division of the Iron
Mouutain is blocked in bad shape.
From Piedmont to De Soto there
are tremendous hills to get over, and
even The big eHgines are unable to
take care of it. There are plenty
of engines, bat there are so many
trains that the main tracks and sid
ings are full all the time. 1t is
clearly evident that the Iron Noun
tain will have to double track the
road between De Soto and Piedmont
As consequence of this congestion,
cotton from Arkansas points is be
ing shipped via Memphis, thereby
causing loss to the company Of 5
cents per 100 pounds. On one con-
signment of $500 bales from New
port the company is out 81 l,400.
Kennett Mail.
It's reported that the trip taken
over the Houck roads last week re-
suited in the sale of that system and
that the road will be identified with
about the 10th. 1t is also said that
it is not a sale, but merger, and
that the road will be identified with
larger system, but will maintain
its individuality. 1t is claimed, too,
that the men who went over the
road for the purpose of estimating
its value, and that 10 this event Mr..
Houck will proceed to further
finance bis road and perfect some
great improvements. Rumors are
plentiful, and flying fast, so If you
don't see one to suit you, just start
one Of your own
Dunklin Democrat.
When the late VIM. Hermann
died, at Hornersville, be had about
81 900 10 bank here; but bis family
believed that he had other money;
but where, only his wife knew. She
was UNCONSCIOUS at the time of her
busbands death, having sustained q
severe fall on the ice. However, she
recovered sufficiently by Monday of
this week, to consider business
matters.
W. j. Ward, administrator of the
estate, and W. 6. Petty, both sors-
in-Iaw of Mr.. Hermann, were at
Hornersville, Monday, and to them
Mrs. Hermann pointed out three
places in the yard where she said
ber husband had buried money.
Excavations told the truth, for in
glass Jars was found $4,000. all in
gold and silver, except $500 which
was paper money. Some of the jars
were barely four inches under the
surface. Administrator. Ward took
charge of the money and at once
gave au additional bond as admins
traitor.
This is not the first large sum of
money to be found under similar
circumstances. When Judge e. G.
White diedAt Ciarkton, in 1898, bis
widow pointed ont the spot. uHder a
flower bed in the yard. where sew
eral thousands of dollars in gold
was buried.
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