Potosi journal., 1904-07-06
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hI!iIu HI il-N'HiES l. i4llt.7 5''Af i'' s'''
Of seGalia while going to a nelshbor's
ca an elraac.
James Laushlin, president OF tae
Rockville bank al Rockville, was shot
and dangerously wounded by Charles
Scarls on the main street Of the little
village.
Policeman W II. Rice Of St. Joseph,
was perhaps fatally shot by the dis
charSe of his re"Olver while STRUGGLING
with two bulldogs that had attacked
his children.
The mane]oI remains Of James Rus
sell 0t Milan, were found on the Wa
basl, tracks neal yellow creek, Chari-
ton county II IS supposed lie was
killed hy Il train.
Col. ]. H. Crowder died suddenly
at Cane tirardcau. He had been sif-
fcrinG from ncrvonsncss lately and in
taking a dose Of his quoting medicine
got too larGc a quantity.
Alex Still, who owns a cherry or
chard near Stanhcrrv. harvested ia
bushels o1 tho fruit this year and sold
SH'''t
alone produced three bushels and one
peck.
John Salmon, a farmer who lives
near Salisbury. was nearly stunG Ia
death by hs GsS he other day. The bees
had sWarmed on Il limb and Salmon
sawed the limb off 1t fell on him and
before he could get away he was fright
fully stung.
In the damage suit of ErrCt Hall W
the Missouri Pacific Railway company,
in the circuit court at NarrcnSblirS.
the jury returned Judgment in favor
cf the plaintiff for s';.ono The plain
tiff, a mere boy. Wa injured while in
the employ of the road.
Word was received at Independence
CT the sudden death at Sonora, Cal.
Of Samuel Ralston. Mr.. Ealstnn was {
son of Samuel Rais'On and a brother
of Mrs. Franl, James. and lived until
after the civil war at the RaIston
homestead at EnglcWood.
\ nc@rO who was on the witness
stand in Judge MatSnnS S court at She!-
hiua the other day WAS asked if II" was
nol once sent to the penitcntiary for
stealing chickens NO, sab he re-
piled. Il war sent to de- pcn hcca&c |
couItn prove dat I ncyah stole de
chickens"
The most consiicrate man III the
country has been found W. Y. Cook
was arrested for swearing over the
telprhonc at Robert Powell of Anahel.
Cook went to Macon and pleaded
guilty He said in truth nc was not
guilty. but his friends. hy whom he
cOIId prove his Innocence were busy
in their fields and he did not like to
call them away from their work to
appear as witnesses. So he paid fine
and costs. amounting to So.
Wold was received at Liberty OF the
accidental killing of John Foster by
his Younger brother. Matte Foster.
The shooting occurred at the home of
their father. James Foster, who lives
on q farm about seven miles west Of
Liberty. The young boy had taken a
doui}lo- harTclod shotgun down from
the rack and vas examining it when il
vas accidentally discharged. J0nn
Foster was sitting on the front porch
at the time and the charge from the
gun tore through the screen and near
~ tore off one side of his head.
1Eh supreme court awarded a per-
cmptory writ OF mandamus against The
state auditor. Mr Allen. requiring hirl
TO register the sl6h h0n wafer works
and electric light bonds for the city of
Columbia. These bonds wore issued
by that city in April last for municipal
ownership OF 4 water and light plant.
| The state auditor refused to register
/ the bon;,s. He contendod that he con-
| sttutiOu and statutes do not confer any
| power on thirtl-clasS cities to incur an
| Indebtedness for the purpose of both
| buying and building a water works and
! electric light plant. but for the con-
| straction of d now plant
| As a democratic state convention
! aftermath story, it is told that James
! A. Reed applied to Harry t!awcs, Jim
| Butler and Iim McCatfcry. Of st. Louis.
| for aiI i'll unstatin- Frank =. Walsh
| opposi ion, orc Of the Fifth district S
! delegates 10 The national convention.
! Reed explained thai if he could get
| the solid 121 votes from 81. Louis, 10
| 2cther with The outside votes which
| had been pledged tn him. ne could ac-
cpmplish his purpose. He promised n
! give Walsh an unmcrciful political
| 4 ~, h., :,
| ton. Butler. Halves and McCaffcry
said thar, much as they would be
| pleased to rebuke the So-cailcd h0ltor,
! they did not consider ii either con
| sistent or wise to override the decision
| OF tie district caucus. Reed was cha
arined a, this reply. and aitc: a fur
| ther caucus among various delegations
| concluded to abandon his proposed
| fight on Walsh.
United States Senator Cockrell, who
was injured by q bicycle rider in
| Washington two weeks acu, has 50 far
| recovered that he will be able to attend
| the democratic national convention at
| st. Louis.
The Guyton c Harrington Horse 6,
| Mule company at Lathrop will snip 2
| hOatlOad of horses and mules 10 Ma
rila. where the experiment of raising
| horses for the army will he made.
w. n. Bowman, a street caC con-
| ductor at st. Joseph. shot and danger
ously injured Moll;e Stutevile, then
| killed himself, in a roOminS house al
| st. Joseph. jealousy was The cause.
| There is furtnor delay in the com
| pletiun of the Rock Island line to St