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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-02
Army Orders

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, June Army orders were
issued to-day as follows:
Captain Peyton c. March. Artillery CORDS viii
proceed to Fort Riley, Kaa and turn over his
command to his successor. and upon the COM
en1 a. Of as duty T Il. 70 city
Lieutenant Douglas F. Duvai Assistsnt surSsou.
Major Jonah a Willard. Corps Of EnsinsSrs.
Angeles. Cal, take station at that place and
relieve Captain Edgar Jadwin. who VOL pressed
to Galveston. Tex. and relieve Captain ShaItss
duties OF Major willard
The following transfers are made In the SEQ.
First Lieutenant Fred Van g. Chamberlain.
from Company B to Company F: First Leuten-
ant George D. Jarrett from Company = to Com
Crook. Neb. for tho examination Of .uch ofr-
GERS as may be ordered before II 10 determine
s sosd IS . oRs ar
j. crittenden, twenty second Infantry. Major
A es wsm n,tn
Surgeon Merton A. Probert and First Esutsh-
ant John Hannay. Twenty-second Infantry, re-
corder. Captain Robert W. Dowdy. Twsnty-dxth
Infantry. will report to the above board for ex-
The resignation by Chaplain Joseph T. Nc
Keen. Seventeenth Infantry. Of his commission
Major Coiviiie P Terrett. Twelfth Infantry,
upon his own application. is transferred 70 the
fhe resisnation by Second Lieutenant Nelson
r. Johnson. Thirtieth Infantry. Of his commits.
Second Lieutenant Melville n. Fecheimer. Eisv.
for treasment at tie Army and navy denersl
Hospital. q 'l-f---
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FARMERS CULTIVATE
FAMOUS RICH WOODS
Village Life Teens Along Kings
Highway Of Southeast
Missouri.
SWAMPS NOW YIELD WEALTH.
Irrigation and a Stream of Money
Are Causing a Wonderful Ad-
vance in Condition of Land
of De Soto's Travels.
SWAMPS NOW YIELD WEALTH.
BY A STAGE UNDERSTANDINGS

BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
Blodgett. Mo-. June 1-Beginning at a
point about four miles south of Morley, in
Scott County. is well-graded country road
running south through Sikeston to the
thriving town Of New Madrid, in New Mad
rid County. The houses along this road are
well built and the adjoining farms are in
high state Of cultivation. The land Is
worth on the average about SIS an acre.
Only three men who live on these farms
own them. all of the others being tenants.
1t Is the famous Rich Woods or Kings
Highway. Some say that De Soto and his
men Travelled along this route in coming
into Missouri. Be that as it may. there is
no richer country on earth than which ex-
tends alongside the twenty-five miles of
this road.
s1kESToN A RICH TOWN.
the original tanners Of the soil have moved
10 the towns. Sikeston. New Madrid and
Morley are filled with the retired farmers
who live along this road and who have now
retired to the ease Of village life. Sikeston
rich men than any other town OF its size
IN the Mississippi Valley. All of them made
their money out of the land.
by tbe rsglen is surrounded on every side
tombstone Land Company of st. Louis be-
gan Buying the swamp lands Of Scott Coun-
z, Before It mad finished, 1900 acres Of
the wei country had passed into its pos
session Tn,sr al an average price of $50 acre.
s s years age the company built the
n III, - drainage ditch in the county. 1t was
None of the company's drained land is
Tor sale at the present time. A year o. so
go some = OF 1t brought $50 an acre. and II
al OF It were put on the market It would
bring the same average price. The company
n ISIS John a e i;'I Marshall now State Sem
owns 5000 acres adjoining Blodgett. Zoo Of
bought for PRICES ranging from 81 up He
are Twenty-Five farms on the Biodgett land
an OF which pay an annual rental Of more
than the original value Of the Iaud. All of
And so on. Instances might be multiplied
country il Southeast Missouri. T hi deve sp
session Of f poeto OF Fey Jones' yesF 81
Butler introduced in the Legislature the
Indiana drainage law. with a few improve
made practical. Senator John E. Marshall
Forwarded the same measure in the Senate
Il REQUIRED good parliamentary. sense and
Under this law the northern part Of In
diana had been made to grow like green
the frst county drainage ditch Of Missouri
began. 1t was an extension Of the John
stone Land Company's ditch. and went
south into New Madrid County The people
watched Its operations. They saw the land
thereabouts mount in usefulness and value
and the old-hme malaria disappear.
SCOTT COUNTY DRAINAGE.
Immediately petitions for other bitches be-
gan to pour into the courts. The work has
been pushed forward with vigor and discre-
ton. About 125 miles Of ditch have been
dug, at an expense of Q cents and 10 cents q
cubic yard. Now there Is hardly any Of
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Five hundred credit men from all parts Of
the United States are expected to attend
the convention Of the National Association
Of Credit Men, which will be held at the
Planters Hotel on June 9, 10 and II.
The officers and members Of the st. Louis
Credit Mems Association have been prepar-
Ing for the reception Of the visiting dele
gates for several weeks. They are striving
to make this the eighth annual gathering
Of the National Association. the greatest
event in the history Of the organization.
Governor Dockery will deliver the address
Of welcome at 10 a. m June on behalf of
the city and State. Former Mayor c. P.
Walbridge will welcome the visitors on be-
half Of the St. Louis Credit Mems Associa-
ton. The addresses will be responded to
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The Old Cathedral at Third and Walnut
streets. now that its front Is laced by a
builders scaffold and Its dingy stone is
washed a clean white. no longer fully looks
the part of the "old cathedral" Its classic
and solid structure. with its heavy pillars
formed of solid rock. still lend the effect
of dignified age. but great change has
come about by the washing Of Its face.
As a matter of fact, very little OF the
original material of which the church was
huilt in the early thirties is being removed.
The outer layer Of stone Is but Clipped
off. though such of the blocks as were
badly decayed have been replaced
The steps, however which the coming ana
going of rumberless worshipers In four
generations had cracked and almost crum-
b,ed away are in course of final removal.
They were worn out. and soon the sons.
crandsons, and great-grandsons OF the long
| established ST. Louis families. when occa-
s,onally they visit this venerable house OF
worship, until we'll within the portals. will
not tread where their fathers trod.
The entire outline Of the approach to
the Old Cathedral is to be remodeled. In
stead of running along the entire front. the
stems will be much narrower and placed ex-
ectlv In the center On the other side a
pier is being constructed.
The change is considerable. and. doubt
less. many lover Of the Old Cathedral
who has seen it since the renovation
commenced. will suffer quite shock when
he realizes that the old building is dressed
in new attire.
ORIGINAL MATERIAL
| PACKED BY MULES.
The work is still incomplete. 1t was
begun last November and has continued IT.
regularly. The workmen who erected the
cathedral secured their stone south OF the
city. brought 1t up by boat. and carried 1t
nv mack mules from the landing to the site.
they used different kinds Of rock. with
the result, that. while some will endure for
| a century or more. time has reduced other
blocks to mere dust and sand. Hence rem
| ovation was necessary unless mere ruin
was to be preserved.
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its development Our land = a. good -
the land titles have been settled and We
are on the highway to to-, great future:
the Arkansas drainage laws are perfected
that land will be equally as valuable. This
dredgeboat is making this Gods paradise
and the immigrants are showinx that they
appreciate the fact"
Much has been written and said Of ma
laria in the southeastern portion Of the
real estate agents of Dexter. owns drug
store in Gray Ridge. Five yeaEe aSe.""
he said. II cleared from g to a Q day on
of chill tonic Now I do not average .
bottle day. We are getting over the chill
period. There Is dust on tho chill tonic
bottle; sulphur and molasses are being for
gotten In the spring time and whisky and
Quinine have passed into oblivion ~ q
pleasing and beneficial combination. We
are a healthy people and believe tn the
country" p. p. HUTTON.
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COTTON BEET FRUIT FARMS.
Representatives of Horticultural Pres
Depart for a Texas Tour.


Twenty-Five representatives of the farm
departed yesterday on a special train as
guests Of the Cotton Belt for tour of the
fruit and truck-growing district of Eastern
Texas.
The object of the trip is to see the wonder
full growth OF compare lively new industry
in the Southwest in the picking. packing
and shipping of fruits and vegetables from
the orchard to the refrigerating car the
trip being timed for the purpose, and TO
demonstrate IN a forcible manner the i'm
pregnable position OF st. Louis as the
natural gateway and clearing house between
1t is stated that commencing but a few
years back with experimental shipments of
half dozen cars the business has grown
until last year nearly 5000 carloads crossed
Eastern markets. OF this number 800 cars
were peaches. LOO cars tomatoes. 800 cars
watermeions, 100 cars cantaioupes, LOO cars
potatoes, 200 cars cabbage and the re-
The itinerary as arranged by the company
includes visit to all the important fruit
and vegetable shipping points on the
Cotton Belt and a visit to the u 500 acre
peach grower. who has become interested
in East Toxas.
Officials Of the Cotton Belt will have the
party in charge.
Representatives OF the following publca-
tons are guests Of the road:
Indiana Farmer, Farm. Field and Ffreside;
Goiman,s Rural World. North American
Farmer, banners Tribune. Green's Fruit
Grower, Orange Judd Farmer, Farmers
Voice and National Rural, National Fruit
grower, Twentieth Century Farmer, Jour
Grower: Spirit Of the West Agricultural
EpitomiSt Farm News, Evening News
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by a prominent member of the National
Association from Columbus. o.
Sessions Of the convention will begin
sharply at 10 o'clock each morning, contin-
uing until p. IN.
The programme Of entertainment Is an
elaborate one. On Tuesday the delegates
and ladies' will enjoy trolley ride to the
Worlds Fair site. Cars Will leave the
Planters Hotel at o'clock p. m. and leave
the grounds at $50 D. m. for Delmar Gar
den, where an informal outdoor reception
and dinner will be served. AT p. m. the
entire party will repair to the garden thea
ter to witness the performance. Seats have
been reserved.
On Wednesday trolley ride will be given
for the ladies to Glen Echo Country Club.
Cars will leave the Planters at 10 a. m. re-
turning about p. m.
Al $50 %. m. the visitors will be taken
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CONDEMN TERMINAL ORDINANCES.
Tower Grove Improvement Association
Urges Refusal of Concessions.

Urges Refusal of Concessions.
At a meeting of the Tower Grove I'm
-provement Association Friday evening at
Muth's Hall resolutions were adopted con-
demning the ordinances desired by the Ter
minal Association and asking that the City
Council and House Of Delegates do not
grant the concessions to the Terminal Assoc
citation unless full and adequate compensa-
ton be made to the city and the corporation
be made to redeem its broken pledges, and
the city be secured in such a manner that
1t may not again bubble out Of its prom
ises."
1t was further resolved that the respective
branches Of the Municipal Assembly be re-
Quested to unite in demanding 4 reduction
or abolition Of the bridge arbitrary, and q
reduction Of switching charges
Also that copies of the resolution be sent
to the bodies mentioned.
In the preamble to the resolution refer
ence Is made to the action Of the Terminal
Association In the Clark avenue bridge
matter. 1t being stated that the association
broke faith with the city.
The resolutions are signed by John p.
Muth. chairman Of the Commute on
Resolutions.
Officers OF the Tower Grove Improvement
Association are: F. A. Hitler, president; J.
z. Muth. first vice president; Doctor ]. G..
Goehring, second vice president; William
Fischer. treasurer; George E. Lehman, sec
rotary.
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for twenty Ave mile trip up the Mississippi
River. The steamer City of Providence has
been chartered for the occasion. Dancing
will be the principal amusement of the even
Ing. Light refreshments will be served.
On Thursday the delegates will be escorted
to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Shaw 8
Garden and many other points Of interest
about the city.
At the invitation of President D. r Fran
els of the Worlds Fair the delegates will
also visit the Administration building the
day of their arrival, at p. m.
The coming convention, 1t Is claimed Is
to be the most important business meeting
ever held in the United States. Addresses
will be made by many Of the brightest busi-
ness men Of the country, who will expound
plans for the betterment of mercantile In
tercourse.
be N. Martin Kallman and William A.
Prendergast, both Of New York City.
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ically Ill at tie monastery. died tonight
He has been confined to his room for five
years. Fathe- Mattassi was s. years old
and was born in Rome. Prior to his COM
ing to Baltin ore the second time. Father
Mattassi was stationed in the house Of his
order in sev.ral large cities. among them
Pittsburg. Cincinnati aud st. Louis.
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VISITORS AT ST. LOUIS HOTELS.

Mr.. and Mrs H. J. Fitzgerald OF Chicago.
III. ar. at the Planters.
George A. Schneider OF Washington, D. C..
Is registered at the Southern
C F. seIby OF Mansfield, III. has rooms at
u. W Farris OF Lebanon. Mo-. spent yesterday
W. 3. williag. q ,I Darby. Conn., is on the
John L. Slevin OF Shreveport La. is regis
tered at the Lindell.
Mr. and Mrs. ". L. Masterson Of Galveston
Tex. are at the Moser
r.. l. Peterson Of San Francisco. Cal, was
at Horns yesterday
George K. Brown of Denver. Colo. spent yes
terday at the Planters.
John A. Haviln o; Cincinnati. O.. is stopping
at the Southern.
V H. Mccarthy of Little Rock. Ark. has
&C. B. Mears OF Evansville. Ind. is guest
w. .o,. Bsysrssses q Toledo. O., is on the guest
Mr.. and Mrs. K L. Roberts OF Oshkosh. Wis.
are at the Moser.
r,.,.,s2ss a, n. Ff ss. f. Beaver Dam wis., "
TX. P. Lawlwe Of Brooklyn. n. 7. was at
Mrs S. v. Rutters Of Memphis. Tenn. IS q
IT. r. Everett OF Mckinney. Tex. Is stopping
y. h. clancy Of Chicago. Ill. has rooms at
r c, Martin Ct Kansas City. Mo. spent yes
terday at the Lacede
guest lst It sse Sc SeSolss i0N on inc
Henry W.. Glass Of PittsbuFg. Pa. Is regis
at the Planters.
Louis B. Houck Of Cape airardeau. No.. is
stopping ut the Southern.
M. L. Minter OF Brentwood Tex, has rooms
at the New St. James
ID. A. Davidson Of New York Is on the guest
list at the St Nicholas.
MIR. and Mira G. L. Quigley Of New Madrid,
No.. are at the Lindell
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THE REVEREND GUIDO MATrAss1.

Passionist Father Formerly Was Sta
TONED in St. Louis.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Baltimore, June 1.-The Reverend Guido
Matassi. ene Of the Passionist fathers at
St. Joseph's Monastery. who has been crit
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Put the scalp man active and normal condition.
Qnd the hair Will take caro- Of itself every time.
II sone. soyerns the sroWtS Of he hair s anS +
must BE- kept fresh and healthy to insure 4
good crop Of hair. Tho hair Is . product Of the
scalp. and all the treatments IN Christendom
viii do no good, unless they are specifically
eficacous In the euro OF the diseases peculiar to
the scalp. NOW 1t al druggists, three sizes.
2Se., Soc. ande 100 per bottle.
KNowLToN DANDERiNE Co, Chicago.
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THREB DEATHS IN NATION.

NATION. IL. June Mrs. Robert Rowien died
suddenly on an Illinois Central train here to-day
while en- route from Peoria TO Olney to visit her
parents Mrs Parmelea Hutchason, aged 7s
died her to-day. S. p. Coffey, prominent drug
GiA Of IernR- died suddenly this morning.
MISS FANNIE vooLRATH.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
BconyiIa Mo. Juns l-Miss Fannie yoolrath
died hero this evening At $50 o'clock
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Yates Announces Appointments,
SPECIAL.

Springfield, Ill. June l-Governor Yates
to-day announced the appointment of the
members of the State Court of Claims.
which takes the place of the former Conn
missioner OF Claims. under an enactment Of
born Of Chicago is made Presiding Judge
OF the court, and the other members are
James H. Lee Of Decatur and James Is
the late b. D. L. Grigsby Of Pittsfield.
James B. Blackman of Harrisburg, Saline
County, who was announced to be slated
for member Of the State Board of Arbitra-
ton. is appointed Commissioner of the
Southern Illinois Penitentiary at Chester. 10
succeed James E. Mcclure.
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Missourians in New York.

REPUBLIC SPEClAL
New York, June Among the arrivals at
the hotels here to-day were the following
AIissourians:
perial: H. IL Hill and Mrs. Hill T. II. Moore,
Manhattan; ". P. Murphy. J. Shepherd. Holland;
4. katz and Mrs. Katz, Herald Square, J. R.
Amsterdam; g: H cruclneIl. N Maup!n.
Strauss. Netherland: L. Meirer. Continental: q.
]. Elakey. Park Avenue.
pie, Empire: J. A. Clarke. W. B. Teesdale. Cri-
teron; S. P. Coe, Imperial: ". w, Pagan and
Mrs. FaEan, Fifth Avenue: F. J. Stewart and
Mrs. Stewart St peniA
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Railway Notes and Changes.

Official announcement was made yester-
Gay by the Big Four Of the appointment
OF w. A: Miller as travelling passenger
agent. with headquarters at Cairo. III.
vice R c. Kennedy. promoted.
On the authority of L. S. Berg, general
agent OF the Frisco, it is stated that fhe
Frisco will have just as direct and as great
an interest in Shreveport, La, business as
any other road before many months have
"A: c. Bird. vice president and traffic
city yesterday. accompanied by ]. Ii. John
son. assistant to Mr.. Bird.
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Is your

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Then don't neg
1ect the matter.
Nature needs As.
sistance and tie
Bitters being Ns-
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these ailments 10
surely the 1iedi-
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Try it.
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REFRIGERAToR COMPANY ELEvAToH
J. H. Kerr Appointed General Manager
by President Warner.

At a meeting of the stockholders of the
American Refrigerator Transportation Com
pany yesterday at Lakewood, N. J.. and a
meeting Of the directors in st. Louis, the
following officers and directors were elected:
c. g. Warner, president; A. c. Bird, vice
president: A. W. Brooks, secretary; 3. S. II.
Smith, treasurer. - 49,
President Warner appointed J. H. Kerr
trafhc manager Of the company. to the po-
sttion OF general manager.
A G. Cochran was appointed general So
licitor. to succeed Given Campbell. who re-
signed the position, as did Reid Northrup
ana Sanford Northrup. who have held
Der Of years.
The directors elected were: C. G. Warner,
Joseph Ramsey, Jr; A. G. Bird, j. NJ. john
son. w. c. Suth. S. B. Knight, A. ~. Brad
shaw. 49, "a
Mr.: Kerr. who was appointed general
nanaSer OF the company. has been with the
tered its service as contract agent
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Struck by lightning.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
GRANVILLE. Ill, June 1-Geerge Hostetter.
a farmland, living near Crossvtlle, was
struck by a bolt OF lightning to-day and
killed. He was 20 years old.
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MAL1AE-MARGRAyEs.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
GRANVILLE H. June LIB. NJ Wallace of WITCH
tia, Kas.. and Mrs. Anna Margraves Of this city
were married here May 30.
The independent., 1903-04-02
NOTICE OF INTERPRETATIONS.

Know all men by these pre-, ents = That we,
Charles L. Meyers and Charles I. Hill do asso-
ing and becoming corporation under the laws
of the state of Nebraska for the transaction OF
the business hereinafter described.
rv 4 The name of thi. eorgoration shall be the
2. The principal place Of transacting its bus.
mess shall be in the city OF Lincoln county OF
Lancaster, and state Of Nebraska.
3. The nature OF the business to be transacted
by said corporation shall be to do a general
scavenger business at the city of Lincoln; to
buy, sell, own, lease, and cucumber real estate.
and execute the necessary papers therefor; to
buy, sell, own, and cucumber personal property;
to erect, own, and maintain q crematory, and
any other buildings and structures necessary to
the conduct OF laid business.
4. The authorized capital stock OF said cor
poration shall be Fifty Thousand (s50, ,OOOl Dol
lars in shares OF One Hundred (Si00) Dollars
each, to be subscribed and paid as required by
the Board OF Directors; Provided, however,
that said corporation may enter upon the pur-
poses OF its creation Whenever the s,,n, 81 nrn
thousand ,.0O0) Dollars of its ca pital stock has
been subscribed.
5. The existence OF this corporation shall
commence on the first day of March, 1903, and
continue during period of fifty years.
6. The business OF said corporation shall bo
conducted by board OF Directors, not exceed
ing five in number, to be elected by the stock
holders, such election to take place at snch time
and be conducted In snch m mn az q 9 - Ne .,rc
scribed by the bylaws OF said association.
T. The officers OF said corporation shall be
president and secretary -treasu urer, who shall be
chosen by the Board Of Directors, who shall
hold thoir office for the period of one wear. and
until their successors are elected and qualified.
g. The highest amount of indebtedness to
which this corporation shall at any time SUBJ
ject itself shall be not more than two-thirds OF
the capital stock of said corporation.
9. The stockholders Of said corporation shall
hold their annual meeting on the first Monday
in March OF each year. The necessary notice to
stockholders of annual and other meetings and
the method of conducting tho business of tho
corporation, shall be regulated by bylaws to be
adopted by the Board of Directors.
In witness whereofthe undersigned have here.
unto set their hands this Sd Of February 1903.
CHARLES L. MEYERS,
CHARLES T. HILL.