The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-12-07
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a new bank is 10 be established il
south Joplin.
Ground has been broken for a s7j 900
i've story. brick Touring mill at Aurora
Stephen White died at his home in
Odessa, Friday. at the age Of s. years.
. 4 j00-room million-dollar hotel is
/ projected for Washington ayenue, ST.
Louis.
( The Missouri College union has taken
step- to abolish football as at present
played.
/ Governor Folks definition OF graf,
i 10 be used in the revised STANDARD
dictionary.
Arthur Spaugh and his mother wen,
to trial Friday for the killing OF Sheriff
Polk. OF Iron county.
The O'Bannon banking company has
been Incorporated at Buffalo with d
capital stock Of $1,000.
Ernest Peugnet ended big drunk a,
Carthage Saturday night by shooting
himself through the brain.
Frisco machinists have won their
strike for - cents an hour instead Of
%, which they had been receiving.
Work on the White River railroad
line between Springfield and Crane II
being pushed and good progress il
reported,
st. joseph saloon men threatened to
raise the lid" last Sunday, but when
it came time to do it their courage
oozcd out
a. X. Meyer, Of Kansas City, founder
Of Lcadvilic, Colorado, died SATURDAY
Of rheumatism OF the heart, at the age
Of % yoars.
a special watcrworks plant is 10 be
constructed at the state insane asylum
at Nevada, with d reservoir holding
over 100000 gallons
December lst lead ore reached s7i a
ton, the highest price ever paid in the
Mis.OuriKansas district, with a strong
demand 10 maintain the price.
While shooting at mark on q tree
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in the woods near Thayer, Clarence
Curran shot and instantly killed his
brother Justin, fifteen years old.
Preliminary surveys have been com
pleted for canal between the Missouri
and Meramec rivers, which Is expected
10 furnish practically unlimited elec.
trio power for use in st. LOuis.
Gotlieb Stonercr, a German Is years
old and living alone, who depends on
odd jobs for living, was found dead
Of starvation at his home, 92i Boon.
Vile street, Springfield, Saturday.
The Jefferson City penitentiary off.
cials discovered pound Of opium In a
box containing Thanksgiving dinner
sent TO one Of the prisoners. Holes
had been bored in the box, stuffed with
opium and then plugged.
Cashier Gwin Of the bank Of Hayti,
abscondcd with $4,000 Of the bank I
funds, leaving letter in the safe, the
time lock Of which had been set al
Seventy-two hours, explaining that be
had taken the money because his meth.
ods Of conducting the bank had been
criticised.
State Superintendent Of Insurance
Vandiver has revoked the license oi
the Merchants and Laborers' Frater.
nal Union, Of Independence, this state,
on the ground that the license was
obtained by misrepresentation. The
company was doing fraternal life
insurance business.
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mines are being worked at the j2-fOot
level,an a good grade Of pay dlrt,zinc.
is found. The work Of digging out the
shaft 10 the ll2.ioot level is progressing
nicely. At this depth good lead and
zinc were found by the old company
Douglas County Herald.
Cashier Duvall Of the Farmers bank
at Butler was shot in the breast last
Thursday by George Newberry, former
cashier Of the bank, but was saved by
the shot striking the buttons on bis
coat and vest, which ii shattered and
abraded the skin over his heart New.
berry went 10 the sherifT's Office and
gave himself up. He is out On tI,0OO
bond.
E. G. Lewis, Of ST. Louis, president
OF the Peoples United States bank and
publisher Of the Woman's Magazine
and WOman's Farm Journal, has been
indicted on two counts, one charging
fraudulent use OF the mails and the
other conspiracy TO deiraud the gov.
ernment out Of large sums OF money In
postage on his publications. Levi,
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