The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-11-16
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Negotiations are progressing for the
erection OF large cotton mills at Kan
sas City.
Jackson is to become health resort
through the improvement of the Schu-
mer springs.
Carthage proposes to build gaso.
line motor railroad to Alba, Neck City
and Purcell.
| Plans are on foot for the erection OF
a new sl75,0 900 coliseum and convention
hall at st. Louis.
The Eldon Commercial club is nego-
tiating for the erection at that place
OF shoe factory.
The Salem NJ. f. church of St.Louis
will erect new church building
at a cost of $4,000.
A project is on foot TO build an elcc-
trio railroad from Columbia via Ash
land to Jefferson City.
| New banks have been organized at
Bolckow with 10000, at Grandin with
$4,000, and at Rolla with $50, 700 capi-
tai.
The Central railway, electric, is
making surveys from Sedalia via Mar
shall to Miami, distance OF about
fifty miles.
Grading was started last week for a
tifteen-story million-dollar building on
northeast corner Tenth street and Bal.
timore avenue, Kansas City.
The Brown Shoe company contem-
plates the erection of Il $500 900 building
on the southeast corner OF Washing
ton avenue and Robbins Lane, St. Lou
is.
James Durrell Sedalia farmer, went
out Sunday to shoot n skunk which had
been killing his chickens. In climbing
fence his gun was discharged, killing
him instantly.
Present indications are the different
packing plants at Kansas City will eX-
pend about million dollars in addi-
lions to and improvements on their
properties, during the present season.
At Springfield Jim Shakelford died
Monday morning from a pistol wound
received Saturday night while engaged
in crap game overa nickel. Thomas,
the man who did the shooting, was
still at large Monday evening.
The Seymour Flashight is writing
up the business men OF its town, prom.
Using to give cold facts as we find
them" The Flashlight man is liable tc
leave town in haste, or coffin, almost
/. any time, if he persists in his purpose
The S.months-old baby OF James Rog
ers died Monday at Mexico, from the
result of burns. She and her 5.year.olt
brother were playing with an old news
paper near the stove, when the boy ac
, cidentally brought piece OF lighted
paper too near the baby's clothes.
Inquiry into the alleged illegal com
bine OF the Standard and Waters-Pierct
Oil companies, which was to have beer
resumed on the 18th instant in st. Loui
by Attorney General Hadley, has beer
continued To the 23d at tho request o
J. the companies, when the inquiry viii
be reopened.
, The Kansas City authorities have
decided that the compulsory vaccina
tion of children in the public schools il
not iustifable except during an epidem'
ic of smallpox and have passed ar
ordinance abOlishing the practice. Mr.
/, Walmsley, the man who has voted
' for more candidates for United States
senator than any other man living, took
"a prominent part in the agitation which
brought about the action OF the city
council.
'Possom and coon hunts are OF night
? ly occurrence in this corner Of the
Ozarks, and all goes merrily as vii
lage "foot.shaking" unless the expedi
tiOn chances to collide with an odorous
circumstance the other name OF which
is skunk, in which case there is hurry
ing to and fro, principally fro, and NJ
Alphonse. CASTOR foolishness as to whit
shall be first. The hunt, in this con
tingency, is usually followed by few
. days retirement for undisturbed med
itation on the part OF the chief partic
ipants, who, when they reappear il
their accustomed haunts, are met with
covert sniffs and sidelong glances o
panied suspicion. But 1t Is glorious
sport, and probably Newt Boles car
j., give you as many of the fine points il
the case as IL would be possible to ge
!. without engaging in personally con
b Quoted expedition, Of which he is eve
ready-suspiciously ready-io take th'
leadership