Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1903-07-15
Southeast News.

In Dunklin county an election has
been ordered for August 8, when tbe
pcople will vote on local option.
The State Board Of Arbitration
effected a settlement Of the labor
troubles at Fiat River, and the
miners returned to work last week.
A new railroad is TO be built be-
tween Poplar Bluff and Kennott.
The survey and other preliminaries
havo been made and The work Of
construction is 70 begin at once.
The Southeast Missouri Fair cir
cult win hold Girs this season at
0ran, September &C 70 October 81
Cape Girardeau, October Q 70 10;
Kenneth October Ia 10 IL;
caruthersville, October 20 10 "a.
Dexter Messenger:
Dextor has been swcltering thru
almost intolorant heat for the past
week. II came upon US from mild
lspring weather 10 fierce summer
heat. The thermometer for the
past two or three days has gone as
high as lO3 degrees in the shade.
At Pascola, July 4, George Har
din, deputy marshal, shot and kill
cd Alfred Sbanks. Shanks' broth.
or was drunk and disorderIy and
the marshal arrested him, Alfred
objectedand when the deputy under
took TO care for him, struck him with
a bottle. Hardin then shot him in
the stomach.
George kirkpatrick, who murder
cd Charles Carney at Bonne Terre,
January 27, 1901, was convicted of
murder in the second degree, in the
circuit court at Pennington last
week, and given 20 yearsiu the peni-
tertiary. A motion for a rehearing
Twas granted and under q plea Of
guilty the time was reduced to four
years.
FredeHcktown Democral-News.
Rev. John d. Vincil, secretary of
the Masonic Grand Lodge of Mic
souri,, will lay the corner stone of
the new Methodist church in this
city, he having been commissioned
| by the acting grand master of the
state. It will be laid according to
the Masonic custom. The services
will take place some time between
the first and tenth of August.
A Fredericktown special to the
Globe Democrat, dated July IL,
says: A cloudburst occurred here
this afternoon doing heavy damage
to property. Bridges and fences
were washed away. 1t was accom-
panied by livid lightning. During
the storm the barn of N. B. Gra-
ham was struck by lightning and
burned, together with 200 tons of
hay and other feed. The cupola of
Marvin college was struck and the
residence of r. L. Graham was
twice the target of bolt. Tele-
phone and electric light service is
badly crippled.
II DAOOtuHCtu FluhSatOis
The case of the state of Missouri
against Fred Riddle, for killing
4 Gus Laws, at Dexter, was tried this
week, and a verdict reached Thurs
day at noon by the jury. The evi.
dence was taken Wednesday and
the case argued Wednesday night
The verdict finds him guilty Of
murder in the second degree and
assesses his punishment at ten years
in the penitentiary. Riddle is
young man who was born and rails
, cd in Dexter and is popular among
! those who know him. He has con
' siderable temper, and when angry
il liable to act without discretion
! He had been drinking on this occa
: sion and acted hastily and withou'
due reflection, and the result is on'
life lost and another ruined.
| Farmingtoa News.
n The board of managers of th'
/ Estate hospital No. 4 for the insane
! held its regular annual meeting q
! Pennington Monday and among
, other things let the contract for tn
! big administration building. J.W
Nc cCarthy, Of this city, was the sue
/ cessful bidder out of the six com
Ipeting firms. Following are tn
4 bids made:
J Doughty & Clements ........v- S52,s5'
HIMcArthur Bros. .............. "A ,98'
! lH. r. Becker By, ,78'
] Globe Construction Co..-..... 80, 81
McCully B. Co. ...................-..... 81 ,33'
IJ. W. Mccarthy y........................ 81, ,98'
. These bids are for the main build
I ing complete with the exception o
81 the plumbing and heating. Th
terms of the contract call for th
7 early completion of the building