The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-18

I nearest neighbor feeds a great many cattle
| and hogs. and his feed bunk and range lo
IS SO near our house that sometimes we
! have TO let down every window and close
| every door, and sprinkle a handful of ground
| coffee on a red-hot stove to fill the house
| with smoke to neutraliZe the odor long
| enough for us to eat a meal of vctuals,"
| Mrs. summers then says that her neigh
Dor, who Is Mr.. Elmer Nelson. has three
acres whereas she has but eighty aces
! Yet l have some rights" she states. 81
feel. and say it honestly. that / fear the life
! of my family is endangered by the proxim-
ity of this rich mans feed lots
| The remainder Is In the nature of a post
/ scrip. Mrs. Summers missed the mail. sc
the second grievance Is added under tho
date March g. 1t is the later and more COM
| plete report from the scene of the effluvium.
COW MI 5;,, Ssis son had the misfortune to get
| and he dropped her Just outside the line
fence OF his nearest neighbor, and she lay
there all last summer. The neighbor put his
| field in corn. and such a time as the men
had working in this field!
In other respects Mr.. Nelson is a very
Ing by asking OF him a favor For me, a
poor woman even to suggest the removal
Of his feed lots would simply provoke a
With faith and hope, doubt and mistrust,
/ submit this to you.
MARTHA SUMMERS"
LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS
Gale Johnson's bill providing that the
lily Sou.lCilS IN cities of 10000 and under
may order local improvements and assess
tax to pay for them without the authority
of local property holders, passed the House.
Chlperhe.d opposed the measure on the
ground that 1t vested a dangerous authority
IN city councils. but 1t nevertheless received
81 votes: five more than the minimum
Inc bill was occasioned by the fact that
the present law requiring a petition signed
by two-thirds Of the property-owners whose
holdings adJoin the streets or walks 1t is
proposed to improve, operates against any
improvements and hence against the growth
of the towns.
Johnson painted this condition of affairs:
Nearly everybody wants improvements. but
nobody is willing to pay for them, and ac-
cordingly Will NOT sign petition. There
fore, the power to act should exist some
where. He found many to sustain him. and
only one, Chperfield. who would take the
floor against the bill.
Representative McClenathan of Denyille
moved that the convict-labor bill be made
special order for tomorrow. The civil
service Dill comes up tomorrow and prob-
ably will take up the entire day. Accord
lngiy. objection was raised, and the con-
Elct,Iabor measure is now special order
then. will witness the consideration by the
lower branch of two of the most important
measures up this session.
Tho outlook for the civil-service bill con-
tinues favorable tonight. Many amend
ments Will be offered. Judge Sherman will
suggested. and will advocate the passage
OF the Governors bill without further
patchwork.
He Will offer one amendment which. how
ever. is merely legal, and which undertakes
10 say in what manner certain of the pro-
VISIONS OF the measure shall be construed
II strikes at no vital point.
HASTINGS MacADAM