The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-12-28
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Waverly is to have "A brick and tile
factory.
Carthage cut stone is being used ex.
tensively in Kansas City.
Herrod Bros, of Webb City, will
build and operate a $4,000 packing
plant in Joplin.
The Ozark Bell telephone company
is putting a portion of its wires in
Springfield under ground
The third annual meeting of the
Missouri Corngrowers' association will
convene in Columbia, January 9th.
Sedalia suffered an $50, 600 fire Thurs.
day, and the blame is suddled on the
watcrworks on account of weak pres.
sure.
Mrs. Malinda Estes, the Oldest wo-
man in Clay county, died Saturday
night at midnight at the age of o.
years.
The Springfield Bakery company an
nounced that it would give 1000 oaves
of bread to the worthy poor on Christ
mas morning.
Commencing February first the Rock
Island road is to expend Ii half million
in improving its facilities for transact.
ing business in Kansas City.
All the Missouri Pacific line between
Springfield and Crane has been sublet,
and 200 men, 300 teams and two steam
shovels are pushing construction.
The rush of holiday shopping in Kan.
sns City has hecn so great that tho
stores have been unable to secure
enough salespeople to handle the busi-
ness,
c. II. Rohrcr, division passenger
agent of the Missouri Pacific railway
is said to be interesting himself in Sc.
curing the erection of fine hotel for
Galcna.
II. N Coons, Of Platte City, county
surveyor OF Platte county, died Christ
mas morning at the age OF "a years,
after an illness of several weeks with
typhoid fever.
Trouble in the management Of the
state school Of mines at Rolla resulted
in the thrashing of former Senator
Hohcnschild by Colonel Chas. Woods,
Il newspaper man.
While skating on Il small pond in
St. Louis park, Sunday, three boys
ranging from II to Is years old, broke
through the ice and were drowned.
Their bodies were recovered.
Meat packing leads all othe: Missouri
industries for the year 1904, aggregat-
ing over G0,000,00 The Missouri hog
is something OF mortgage.lifter him.
self when given fair chance.
At Clinton Saturday night Jim York
shot and probably fatally wounded
Percy SnOdgrass. 1t is claimed that
York acted in self defense. The
trouble grew out OF an old grudgc,
Judge CAN'T Of the state supreme
court has rendered an opinion uphold
ing the cOnsttutionality of the usury
law, all the other members of the court
concurring. 1t is up to the Sharks"
to be careful.
a Kansas City husband cxempifed
the warmth of his affection for his wife
by throwing lighted lamp at her.
The woman is under treatment at
hospital, so the demonstration must
have been striking success.
Ollie Holmes. who was sent to the
penitentiary from Caldwell county in
1903, for murder. has been pardoned by
Governor Folk on condition that he
abstain entirely from the use of intox.
icating liquors. The pardon took effect
Monday the 10th instant, his 2lst birth
day, in order that he might spend |
Christmas with his mother.
Louis Horwit2, Russian travelling
salesman IS years old, has filed petit
tiOn in the circuit court of st. Louis |
asking that his name he changed to
Hart. He says his Russian name hand
leaps him in business, as there is much |
prejudice in this country against Rus
SLAMS, and he wishes to Obliterate every |
hint that he belongs to the Muscovite
race.
Wednesday night of last week Il. NJ. |
Kinney, a we'll known tailor OF Spring.
field. was shot and almost instantly |
killed while entering the yard at his
home on st. Louis street. w. z. !
Crews, an emplowe in the Frisco shops, |
was arrested the following day on sus-
picion. Crews wages had been gar
nisheed by Kinney for debt owed by
Crews mother.
John I. Dickenson, probate Judge, is
is in Springfield to attend the fifth an