The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-24
ST. LOUIS COUNTY PARAGRAPHS.

three new members were %initiat-
ed Saturday night at the meeting of Gar
denville Branch, No. l, Of the Missouri Cana
and Fish Protective League. Secretary
| Schubert says the branch will be made the
banner organization Of its kind in tho
county.
Constable John Schaper found two vests
and other articles of clothing belonging to
William Letford hid behind a tree south of
day. The place where it was found was
designated by Fred Dyar. who, with Harry
Hatton,. is in the Clayton Jail on a charge
of burglary. About so worth of goods was
stolen from Leftwich several weeks ago, and
most of 1t has been recovered.
Marriage licenses were issued in Clayton
yesterday to Thomas Sheffield of No. $50
Doddridge avenue and Ada Jones of No. 29i0
North Broadway; James j. Dooley Of No.
445S Evans avenue and Lillian g.. Buckley
Ross OF No. AIS North Eleventh street and
Alice Mccoy of No. 94 Penrose street.
Herman C. Kemper and Katie Matthews
Of No. l2l; krausS street, were consider
ably surprised Yesterday when a postal card,
written by Fred Temper. was handed to
them, when they applied for a marriage Ii
sense, asking that they be refused because
he was Is years old and his fiancee only 16
years. The card was written Sunday from
Wellston, and was signed by Fred Kemper
of Granville, III. The couple left the office
crestfallen.
William Hackman, Groves M. Lane.
Herman Hackman. Charles A. Stein and
William kraemer were appointed by the
County Court yesterday as delegates from
81. Louis County to the convention of the
National Good Roads Association, which
meets in st. Louis Arril q. The appoint
ment was made at the request of George B.
Ellis, secretary OF the State Board of Agri-
culture.
"A meeting of Clayton citizens will be
ned Friday evening In the Courthouse to
take steps looking TO the reduction of
street-car fares from the county seat to
broadway. The fare at present Is 10 cents,
both on the Suburban and Transit lines.
The quo warranto proceeding of Henry
Z; Heimering and Eugene Hansmann to de-
eide the title to the Office of Justice of the
Peace in Maplewood was continued yester-
day by Judge McElhinney in the Circuit
Court until Saturday, when it will be ar
gued and decided on an agreed statement of
facts.
Lima Gavard filed suit against the st.
Louis Transit Company in the Circuit Court
Yesterday for Sl0. eco actual and $4,000 punt
tive damages as IL result of injuries re-
ceivcd. in a collision on PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue.. August 81, 1902. Mrs, Gavard alleges
that she was permanently injured.
Mrs. W. c.. Martin Of Maplewood re-
ported to Sheriff Hencken yesterday after
noon that she had been robbed by a man
SCISSOR. She said the man was about : feet
s inches tall. ford complexion, red hair
and red mustache; and that he said he
pockethook on the Instrument while she
went into the rear part of the house for a
moment. and when she returned the
deputies to work on the case immediately
and expects to land the thief.
w. H. Stark of Utah street and Wiscon-
terday. asking If his horse was among those
found in possession of Robert Jones, who
was arrested Saturday evening on the Man
fess1sa TG e. oss ssanee o,M hslse Of Ta s.. i Ioais
called at the Sherifrs office during the day
to see Charles Kay. the horse thief cap |
to certain other horses missing BY st. Louis |
people.