Potosi journal., 1904-02-17
NEWS FROM MISSOURI.


James o. Johnson, of Butler, was
attacked by robbers who entered his
home in the night and shot him
through the arm, making ampu' alton
necessary. The robbers secured $50.
VIII p. Nandesrift. who was mar
ried al Moberly last month to Miss
Anna Meth. has been arrested in Ok
lahoma, charged with bigamy. A let
ter has been received from his first
have gone TO Oklahoma to bring him
lack to Moberly.
Lieut.. Gov. Thomas L. Iubey. acting
during the absence of GOV. Dockery III
Washington, issued proclamation Of
fering a reward of $500 for the arrest
and conviction OF Lee DeFord, OF
paviess county, who absconded with
$4,000 belonging to the bank at Alta
mont. The reward holds good for cne
year.
Small patches OF ground can be made
10 pay good profits in gardening If
cultivated properly. John NcAninch,
of Nevada. raised last year on lot
S4x198 feet, 13O bushels Of onions, for
which he received S12l.2n After the
onions were ont OF the way he raised
S35 worth of cabbage on half the same
piece OF ground.
The Ray county court has ordered
an election for April so TO vote on a
new courthouse bond proposition. 1t
is suggested to build a new courthouse
ct Richmond al a cost Of $4,000. The
present courthouse is brick and stone
structure Of thr old colonial pattern
without tire-proof vaults or modern
cOnveniences.
The little son OF John Fleener, ten
miles north Of Joplin, placed 4 stick
of frozen dynamite in the stove oven
to thaw. \ jar caused it to explode.
blowing til" stove into fragments and
wrecking the house. Mrs. tleener was
hurled clear ott Of the room and one
side Of her body was torn almost to
pieces Size died almost instantly.
A crib contaf ming 500 bushels Of corn
on the farm Of II. c. Thornton. nine
miles north Of Sedaia, was set fire to
by an unknown person. Thornton was
one of the jurors in the case Of Frank
nurton, the slayer Of Emil Meyer. It
is said that he was one of the jurors
who held cut for a verdict OF 80 years.
but compromised on a sentence OF %
years.
About 500 young republicans Of Mis-
souri, sat down to a banquet at the
Midland hotel in kansas City Friday
night in honor uf Abraham Lincoln )
birth. Speeches We're made by c. D.
Morris OF Trenton: Robert Meyer, of
ST. Louis; Oscar +. 2ieyefsick, OF
Union: Charles Nagle of St. Louis:
John A. .5nider. Of Jackson, and l. E.
Kimbrell, Of Kansas City.
The Cole county court at jefferson
City has issued an order providing for
the election of read ovCTsaers at the
April school election, and VIII no
longer appoint oFerseers. The law
makes the matter OF their selection
optional with the court. The court
| also ordered that all able-boCied male
| citizens in the road districts having
| resided within them one month shall
pay poll tax of 81 if between the
ages OF IS and 80.
Fulton is talking of the big fee paid
| by Ed" Butler to David H. Harris
! prosecuting attorney Of CallaWay ccun-
! ty. who took leading part in the
| Butler defense H. is stated on what
seems to he reliable authority, that
! f,t-i pfoi, ,,nI h.1
was paid $500 and that before But
| Ter left Fulton he gave the young
| lawyer a check for $500 making the
total fee $5.00o 1t is very unusual
fee fer young country lawyer, but
| the conditions were unusual.
Articles of incorporation for the
| University Park encampment were ap-
| piled for by a number Of gentlemen
| who have associated themselves to-
| gether for the purpose OF building &
! city OF tents near the worlds fait
| grounds. The company already has g
tract of 43 acres on an eminence lying
| vest OF the grounds. whore 500 tents
| will b. erected for the accommodation
of visitors to The fair. Each tent will
| have a board floor. an iron bed wash
| stand. running wafer, sewer connec'
| tons and other COnVenienccS. The
tract secured by the company is in St
Louis county and reaches from the
western limits Of the worlds fai!
grounds almost to Clayton. 1t fronts
| on Pennsylvania avenue. which sepa.
rates it from the stadium, where tht
Olympic games will lie held. Both The
transit and Suburban companies vii
| have electric lines TO the grounds
About 2.5o0 persons can be acccmmo
| dated in the city Of tents. AS the tim.
is now short even for the erection O
temporary hotels. it is thought th'
tent proposition will receive further
| attention. a company has alread,
been formed to erect 200 tents a
| hingsbury and Union bo1llevards, cas-
OF the fair grounds and it is probable
other tent cities will spring up al
| around the site, as the need rises.
Phelps county republicans wan
| Judge Leo Rassieur. OF ST Louis, eX
G. a. r. commander. for governor
Harrison county republicans expires:
preference for United States Mar
shall Durham
Republicans of Audrain county arr
urging for attorney general Clarenc'
A. Barnes. the Mexico lawyer recent.
acquitted Of numbering Representative
Rhodes Clay during a piSto! duel Oh
the streets of Mexico.
Night Watchman Bowles was killes
on the depot platform at Lewiston
by W. N. pitman. whom Rowles hat