The Taney County republican., 1905-08-03
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fore Special Judge Evans Of the Eigi-
teenth district. He gave decision
Tuesday that the soldiers at the FEEDER
al home In st. James are not entitled
to vote.
Houston.-Ude Flowers and Wilbur
Chapman, who escaped from jail here
Wednesday night, has been recaptured.
Flowers was caught by his father
at his home, southwest Of Houston.
The father brought him to town aud
delivered him to Sheriff Wood. Flow
ers informed the sheriff as to Chap
mans whereabouts and the deputy
sheriff was sent after him.
Lebanon.-Fred Mcdonald, a young
negro living near Elbridge, twelve
miles from here, was placed in jail
here Wednesday charged with The
assassination Of his tather-in-law, Al
fred Elbrldge. Public indignation wss
at fever heat at Elbridge. where the
dead man was a respected citizen, 1ld
Mcdonald was brought here in order
TO prevent possible iynching.
Houston.-U. DeFlowers. charged
with robhing a store, and Wilbur
Chapman, charged with highway rob-
berry. escaped troti ,til here at 8
o'clock Wednesday night. They filed
the bars Of a window in two and
crawled through. For several days
one of the men had been playing a
violin almost continuously, thus hid
ing the sound Of the filing. A posse
Is in pursuit of the fugitives.
st. Louis.-Judge Smith MCPHERSON
in the United States circuit court
handed down a decision Tuesday up
holding the fraud order issued by Post
master General Cortelyou against the
Peoples United States bank and F.. G.
Lewis, the president, and denying the
application for an injunction to restrain
the postmaster in st. Louis from carry
ing out the instructions Of the post
master general. Postmaster Wyman
will now resume stamping fraudulent
on mail addressed to the bank and to
Lewis, and will return 1t to the senders.
West Plains.-Guy T. Harrison. an
attorney, and one Of the best known
politicians in Southern Missouri. was
shot and killed at his home near Cans
vile Friday, by c. c. Walker, farm
er. Harrison owned a farm adjoIn-
ing Walkers. The men had trouble
for some time about Walkers stock
getting in Harrisons field. Harrison 8
dog was killed Friday and Harrison,
when told of it, took his revolver and
went into the field. He shot several
hogs and was throwing the bodies
over the fence when Walker came up,
carrying Winchester. A quarrel en-
sued, and it is alleged that Walker
shot Harrison three times. Walker
surrendered to the sheriff. When Har-
rison was found he was dying. His
revolver lay beside him.
Carthage.-Love for the flag under
which he fought has turned the mind
Of Veteran o. w. Pearson, of Joplin
He was apprehended Wednesday after
he had succeeded in painting his hair
o brilliant red, In an attempt to put
on the red, white and blue Of Old
Glory. He was a pitiable sight when
the officers carried him into the cal
to bring him to the county Jail al
Carthage. The old mans locks were
pure white before the applied the
paint. He explained that as soon "a
the red paint had dried he intended
intermingling the blue. Last week
he painted the woodwork in his room
using the colors Of the flag, but The
paint was in spots. He talks incessant
y about the battles he was in; fifty
two he claims, and at times he i'm
agines he is General Grant, undeI
whom he fought.
Warrensburg- will be rlect
ing Of Democratic members Of The
Forty-third general assembly at Per
tie Springs. Tuesday, October 3. Thi!
was definitely decided upon Thursday
at the Southern hotel in st. Louis
where a committee composed OF Sena
tor E. B. Fields of Browning and Re
presentatives Newland Conkling o.
Norborne, ). NJ. Atkinson OF Doniphan
Wallace Crossley Of Warrensburg ant
A II. Drunert Of Montgomery City
met to consider the question of hold
ing a reunion of those who voted fol-
Senator Cockrell during the long sen
atorial struggle in the legislature
Wallace Crossley wrote to his Demo
cratic colleagues early this month
suggesting the propriety Of a reunion
The party leaders decided that 1t woult
be q fitting mark of loyalty to apt
appreciation Of one Of Missouri'a great
eat Democrats to make pilgrimagt