Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-03-25

ment to the constitution at the next
general election, to require railroad
companies operating in Missouri
to issue free transportation to all
state officers. supreme and appel
liant court Judges and sheritfs dur
ing their term of Office.
/ The state supreme court last
Thursday awarded judgment to
the state against the beef packers
combining to fix and control prices
and assessed their punishment at
a fine of 5000 each and all the
costs in the case. The fine must
be paid within 80 days or the com
I ranies concerned in the combine
will he ousted from doing business
in Missouri.
! In his petition for divorce from
his wife James B. Turner, Of Ma
con, alleges that she would strike
! him with her fists. scratch him in
| the face with her hands so as to
make it bloody, and leave marks
! thereon for several days: that even
after he had gone to sleep, he was
not safe from her persecution, be-
cause she would wake him up in
order to pull his hair and scratch
his face.
| In 80 days from March 10Th, it
will be unlawful for any person to
sell, offer for sale or give to any
minor under IS years Of age in
Missouri any cigarette, cigarette
paper or wrapper, under penalty.
Senator Stubbs' bill, passed by the
senate and house, was signed by
the governor on Thursday, SO that
it is law RS soon as the constitution
al time limit from and after its
passage expires. More petitions
and letters have been received by
the members bearing on this sub
jcct than on everything else combin
ed. The anticigarette league is
behind the movement and many of
the letters were from wives and
mothers.
An interesting battle is being
waged between baeteriologists from
| St. Louis and Chicago as to whcth
er the sewage discharges from
Chicago through the drainage canal
from that city to the Mississippi
River is injurious to the health of
the people Of ST. Louis. Several
months ago St. Louis expert had
101 barrels of germs dumped into
the canal at Chicago with view
to discovering whether they would
float to 81. Louis in live state.
He claims that he recaptured q
large number of the germs alive in
the water at St. Louis. These par
ticuIar bugs were of Il harmless
variety, but it is contended that il
| they could survive the trip ty-
3 phoid germs would do likewise.
. The Chicago experts combat the
5 theories of their st. Louis con
freres.
Z, The Missouri plays sad trick:
with land owners all along its way
but none have lost more and none
have gained more by its constant
changes of course than certain
farmers in Boone and Cole coun
: ties. The Columbia Herald esti
mates that Boone cou u,ty has bee,
robbed of 5000 acres of valuable
y, land since 1865, all of which ha:
been added to Cole county. Tel
Boone county farmers whom i
IL names have within recent years los
V from 90 to 1870 acres, and one o
s them has lost 12O out of 160 acres
3 People on the Cole county side hay'
II profited proportionally. What i
n worse, Boone county is now in i'm
Y minent danger is losing 5000 acre
: by threatcnedchange in theriver
course. Fifty years ago the littl
town of Wilton was two miles in
y, land. Now it is within stone
- throw of the river, and it is con
. sidered only question of time IN
y til its inhabitants will have to NOV
back or be swept away. The pee
, pie Of Boone county,are becomin
" much concerned about the situs
% ton and are raising fund wit
which to wage battle with the ae
gressive ''Big Muddy" whic
L. seems disposed to turn all thei
to property over to their Cole count
l. ncighbors.