The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-05
NEWS FROM MISSOURI.
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UPS III lHt DObllt iaN'N, WIS iplNV
dead in a st Joseph hotel, a victim Of
heart disease
At st Louis Joseph Wear. OF St.
Louis. DEBATED Dr. F. r. sheldon, ot
Kansas City. last years champion. in
straight sets for the luwn tennis cham
pionship of Missouri
Mrs Eliza TrOne. widow OF the late
Rev. Philip TrOno many years chap
lain OF the Missouri house of repre-
sentatiyes. was found dead in bed at
her home In Otteryile.
In a wreck on the new Rock Island
road near Jeflresburg, J. lIcsscman
farmer. was Killed; n J. Clary. en-
rineer was fatally injured and Charles
King. a passenger, seriously hurt
While attending the republican con-
vention al ST Joseph. Mayor ]. II.
Neff. OF Kansas City. was ovorcum" by
heat and fell to the floor in a faint.
lie was unconscious nearly an hour.
ice Garnett, once a candidate for rail-
road and warehouse commissioner In
Missouri came all the way from Jinu-
do. Mex. to assist his friend. "Rubc'
Oglcsby In his fight for the nomination
for that Offlce.
Il may be of interest to Missouri
farmers 10 know that the post office
department does not require rural car
riers to deliver mail where vicious dogs
are kept In such cases the animals
must be removed or delivery will be
discontinued
Mrs. Mary D. Garrett. OF Macon puts
valuation Of 81 900 upon her llllr
finger, which she lost recently she
got II mashed while riding on Bur
lington train She charges that tho
railway company was to blame for ia,
accident and wants II to pay.
William Reese, the l3-ycar-old son
OF Squire Dave Reese prominent
Rich HIN coal operator. three miles
north of town and Jim Wilson. younl
man II years old residing at mine No
a. Ave miles south Of town. entered
the Reese home and appropriated about
81 900
The democratic convention to nomI-
nate a Judge for the Kansas city court
of appeals was held at Pertlc Springs
Tuesday. Judge H. G. Timmonds u'
Lamar, had clear field. Judge Jack
son L. Smith, the present incumbent
who was candidate for reelection,
having withdrawn.
II. c. Percy. a Chicago a. Alton fire
man, was severely burned about the
| face and hands while kindling Il fire
at Slater He mlstouk gasoline for
Kerosene and an explosion followed
when ne touched match To II. The
fire was put out quickly with slight
| damage to the building.
Stanley Brown. OF II North Drurr
avenue, Kansas city. for several years
superintendent Of the Budd Park
Christian church Sunday school. was
expelled from the church at meeting
of the church board One reason for
the expulsion was the misappruprialion
of funds OF the Sunday school
Mrs. Margaret Boyd. widow Of the
late Col S H. Boyd, a lawyer, soldier
and politician Of southwest Missouri
40 years. is dead at Springfield Her
husband was colonel In the union
army and was elected to congress IN
1868. He was appointed minister iC
Siam in 1890 He died about ten years
ago.
Glasgow, with 1000 inhabitants, has
worried along with the self-same may
or for Is years. The position OF chicl
magistrate is not an insignificant one
nor Ia there lack OF aspirants. The
reason for the long retention Of A
u. Southworth is partly sentimental
his father, Or. J. w. Southwolth, wa
one OF the founders of the place In lSl'
Elmer NJ Wells, son of Judge T.. w
Wells. attorney general of Arizona
came to Kansas City about thre
months ago from Prescott on husincs
and has been living at the Hotel Bait
more. On July 81 he married Mis-
Minnie McCulloch, OF Oak Grove, thi
state, and the marriage was kept Sc
cret until Friday. when Mr. Well
telegraphed his father and sent on
announcement cards He Is 80 year
old and she is %. She Is the daughte
OF G. c. McCulloch. farmer and stoc
raiser near Oak Grove.
Four-fiths of the ia counties q
Missouri are named for distinguishe
men. and a large number of them 70
Mssourians. Ten presidents are hon
ored by counties Washington, Jetfel
SON Madison. Monroe, Polk, Jackson
Harrison. Johnson. Buchanan and Lii
=, coin Noted statesmen come in ft
Clay, Atchison, Benton, Bates, Carol
Cass. Clinton. Crawford, Dallas. Doui
las, Franklin, Phelps, Randolph, Wei
l ster, Worth. Wright. Livingston an
Holt. Soldiers and naval officers al
[. perpetuated In Boone. Clark, Dekal
Greene, Lafayette. Lawrence, Levi
Perry, Putnam. Scott. Warren al
Wayne. Great Missourians are hol
a ored In Benton, Atchison, Barry. Bate
. Barton, Boliinger. Clark, Lewis, Lin
y Phelps, Rails, Ray and Reynolds.
!. Robert Moore and his brother. E
a ward, grading contractors on the Bu
!, iington. Is miles north OF st. Josep
. uuarreled over a division of mon'
|, and fought It out with pistols. Edwa
y Moore lost his left arm and Is su
posed to be fatally injured.
The Northeast Southern Presb
terian church which was organized
= Kansas City must necessarily resi-
:. In some confusion to the points of
70 compass.
"a Judge w W. Evans. the new cha
= man Of the democratic state comm
- tee, was given non-partisan recepti
upon his return to West Plains.