The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-27
NEWS FROM MISSOURI.
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The south wall OF double two-stor,
brick business house Of j. H. Kay
lor. at Nevada. fell. An excavation
for q new building to adjoin 1t wal
the cause.
There are four persons living In tn
same house In Rails county whose
combined age is a06 years. They ar,
Mrs. Ann Waters. Miss Polly Roland
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson.
Harris Hurst. the Missouri ossiflet
man. is to be brought to his home In
| Washington county from a New York
hospital. The New York physicians
found his case too hard for them.
banana train on the Frisco was
| wrecked two miles north of Everton
and 10 cars derailed. Three tramps
were on the train and one of them was
Killed. The other two men were badly
hurt and probably will die, The wrecl;
was caused by the spreading of the
track. About 800 feet OF the tract,
was torn up.
Plans are making for some changes
IN the library of Missouri university
SO as to give room for the Vest col
lection OF books, which was presented
to the university by ex-senator Vest
when he retired from congress An
additional room will be fitted up with
shelves and tables. making an addi-
tional reference room.
At meeting OF Missouri stockmen
and breeders at the state fair grounds
In Sedalia. IL was decided to perfect a
state organization in the interest of
the industry and to prepare for grand
exhibit at the worlds fair next year.
N. III. Gentry, president of the Mlssou-
ri state fair board, was authorized to
appoint committee of five from each
class of stockmen to meet ut Kansas
City. October %.
Morgan q. McMahan. for 80 years
missionary to the poor in ST. Louis
lnd northwest Missouri, is dead in ST..
Louis MIR. McMahan was born GS
years ago in Saline county. At 3S he
Logan his life of Christian mission
work. and in the face of repeated Of
iers of commercial positions, for
nearly third of century his life
was one OF simple heroism. He never
married and had no living relatives
except sister.
President w. S. McDearmont, Of
the Cape Girardeau normal; Superin-
tendent J. NJ. Greenwood, of Kansas
City; President John r. Kirk, of the
Kirksville normal, Prof. J. A. White
ford, Of Moberly: President l.. b.
Craighead, OF the Warrensburg nor
NAL; Prof. G. B. Buchanan. of Sedalia:
Walter Williams. of Columbia. anu
Commissioner J. II. Hawthorne, of
Kansas City. embracing the foremost
educators of the state, met at Jeffer-
son City on Saturday In the Office of
State Superintendent w. 7. Caring
ton to formulate plans for the prepa-
ration OF n state educational exhibit
at st. Louis during the worlds fair.
Gov. Dockery has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to represent the state
of Missouri at the American Mining
and Lead, S. D.. September Z to L.:
w. b. Williams, Rich Hill: X. @. Rem
bauer, Novinger; J. c. McGrew. Lex.
ington; w. e. Murlln, Beyier; b. II.
Johnson, Mendoza: B. +. Wiley, Lex
ington; William Ballcw, Hlgginsyille:
William Walton. Higbee; II. j. Can't
well. st. Louis: A. A. Daugherty,
Mine Lamotte; J. II. Bartle. Union;
Hugh McGregor. Potosi: John Kings
ton. CRANKY; w. s. Mears. Joplin:
J. w. Ayler. Webb City: Henry
Brumbeck, Mt. Vernon.
The fifth generation was added TO
one family living in Pettis county the
othe day. The representative of the
frs, generation is S5 years older than
the representative of the fifth. Mrs,
L. E. Holland. who is 90 years old,
gave birth to boy. Her mother, Mrs.
Edmond p. Sheldon, the grandmother,
Is 81 years old; the great-grandmother
Is Mrs. Elizabeth Stitzel aged Ga years,
and the at-great-grandmothe is
Mrs. Eleanor Burke. A curious fact is
that each Of these generations Is Just
about 20 years older than the other,
Mrs. Burke Is vigorous woman, and
rather thinks she may live to be
Observation-Disclosures.
Missourl's university at Columbia Ia
performing o notable work In agri-
culture and horticulture. The new
horticultural building will open in
September. II is two stories high,
two hothouses for experiment. The
first floor Is divided into classrooms,
laboratories and Offices, and the sec
ond story Ia devoted to botany, horti-
culture and the library. Through
legislative appropriations within few
years dairy, live stock and horticul-
tural buildings have been added to the
university. The institution is recog-
nized by the department at Washing
ton as exceptionally well advanced In
its agricultural and horticultural
work, and its reports are acknowl-
edged to be among the best prepared
anywhere. Missouri has special rea-
son TO feel proud OF It's university In
this connection.
Caruthersville republicans have
formed club to boom ex-Mayor Cyrus
p. Waibridge. Of 81. Louis, for vice
president
Col. ]. w. Dietrich. Of Carthage, re-
turned from the recent meeting OF the
Elks' grand lodge at Baltimore wearing
Q solid gold locket inscribed with these
words: oldest Elk in the World"
II was awarded him by the supreme.
lodge. Hs Is SO.
The regents Of the state normal
school at Cape Girardeau recently let
the contract for the new matE build
ing, to take the place OF the one de-
stroyed by fire last spring.
Miss Eva Miller Of Bloomfield tried
to commit suicide on the 10th by
shorsetsso harsalf fhro,t0h TIM haarf