The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31
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NEWS FROM MISSOURI.
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j. BOggs. Of that township. for ~ 600
Roberts Is only II years old. SO the
suit was brought In the name Of Ed
ward Roberts as his next friend
Michael X McGrath, private secro-
tary to Representative Hunt. OF St
Louis spent Christmas at his home
It is doubtful II ne will see Washing
ton again, for Mr.. McGrath is weary
of Washington life. He may get in the
race for secretary Of state, position
he held for many years prior to the
incumbency of A. A. Lesueur.
Marked copies of a Chiliicothe news
paper containing lengthy and lauda-
tory article booming Ed Harber, OF
Trenton, for congress In the Second
district. have been received by num-
Der Of democratic politicians. The
district is at present represented by
Congressman Rucler, who desires tC
succeed himself. MIR. Harber Is q
member of one of the state boards.
Missouri university received notice
Ter declines to participate In the an
nual debate with Missouri this year
The two universities have for num-
Der OF years held debates and Missouri
was preparing. Nebraska made no eX-
cuse for declining, but II is taken here
AS equivalent to notifying Missouri
that all relations between the univer-
stiles must be severed.
Mrs. H. H. Mckay Wilson, whose
residence at i2OS Westminster place
St Louis, Is in the heart of the fash
ionable section of the city, was dan
gcrously burned about the face and
hands while trying to rescue her serv-
ant, Annie Crete. who died from the
effects OF fire that ignited her cloth
ing At the risk of her life Mrs. VIII
son tried to put out the flames which
burned the girl while she was tending
the furnace.
a division of the Missouri Pacific
railroad is to be located at Carthage
i tract of land 400 feet wide aud q
mile In length. comprising about 40
acres, adjacent to the city, has been
bought by the railroad company for
that purpose. The citizens of Carthage
gave $1,000 toward buying the land
On this land will be located the
switches, rOundhouses and repair
shops and the work of construction
viii begin al once.
Agnes OIlcron. orphan. ten years
old. Of Joplin. has been adopted BY
Thomas ConnOr, millionaire mine
owner and the wealthiest man In
southwest Missouri. Mr. Connor has
made the little girl legal heir to his
large estate. The child has been max
ing her home with the Sisters of Con
vent at Joplin for several years
COnnOr has had poor health for the
past two years and for the past yea
the little girl has carried pail
milk Ia his room AT local hotel. II
this manner he became acqua!nt"
with her.
Notice was received at Columbi
piled showing the relative wealth {
American universities, the Unlvcrsit
of Missouri stands nineteenth on IL,
list, with property valued at sl.23i
coo The University of Minncso',
stands next with si,2l0.0O0, while Har
ward is second only to Leland Stan
ford Owing To several recent be
quests, Its total wealth and property
valuation Is $4,000 900, against $40.
100000 for Leland Stanford Girar,
college is third with SIS. 100000, Will
Yale is away down the list with cnl
$1,000 900
An old lady, dressed in black. ben
beneath the weight of age. called or
Gov, Dockery ut the statehouse, ap
pealing to him for the release of hei
son from the Missouri penltentiary
Shc stated that she did not make the
petition for executive clemency be-
cause she needed the support and main.
tcnance of her son. but asked the
mercy she sought because she wanted
her boy" This old lady was Mrs
Sallie Hedgepcth, whose home is al
Pissah, in Cooper county, and the
boy for whom she sought freedom
Is Marion C. Hedgepeth. who was sent
to the prison in Novmber, 1894, for
train robbery under sentence Of %
years.
Judge Warwick Hough, who will try
the Edward Butler case Mt Fulton. Is
one of the best known jurists I'm the
state. He is native OF Loudoun
county. Va, but removed with his par
ents to Missouri in 1885, locating at
Jefferson City He graduated from
Missouri university and was appoint
ed assistant state geologist by Gov
Sterling Price. He was admitted to
the bar in 1889, forming a partnership
with ]. Proctor Knott He was adju-
iant general under Gov. Jackson and
secretary of state under Gov. Thomas
c. Reynolds. He served in the con-
federate army on the STATS of Gems.
l.. NJ. Polk. Stephen ID. Lee and Dick
Taylor In 1874 he was elected to tho
supreme court of Missouri and served
one term Of ten years. He was elected
Judge OF the circuit court In st. Louis
in 1900
William NJ. Treloar, who beat Champ
Clark for congress in 1894 and served
only one term. Is known to have saved
at least $4,000 Of the $4,000 drawn by
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