The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-13
NEWS FROM MISSOURI.
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OF $3.50, The negro porter has been
missed since the occurrence. The
money stolen left Mr. Curl pennilcss.
State Senator Hicks. of Saline coun.
ty, is told by nearly every person to
whom he Is introduced that he bears
a striking facial resemblance to unitoG
States Senator Chaunccy Dcpew. ThS
gentlemen are quite well acquainted
with each other.
The Hannibal Railway a Electric
company IL negotiating lur the least
oil the old city electric light plant
which will be closed down by the city
when the new plant is completed The
| latter, costing 100000. viii be ready
/ for use this month
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kicks cel".
hratrd the ifticth anniversary Of their
wedding at their home in Scdalia.
| They have been residents OF Pcttls
county during the entire 50 years, Mr.
Kicks was born In Kentucky, but his
wife Is a Missourian. They are par
ents of - children, all of whom are
living.
In the circuit court AT Lexington
| the will OF the late Gustav Grubcr was
set aside Gruber died last April. leav.
ing Il $50 900 estate to two sons, cut
ting on his daughter. Mrs Bessie Bu-
ford, with ST. She based her suit on
he grounds Of his being insane at the
time OF his making the will. which
was sustained by the jury
Representative Salts, of Phelps coun.
ty thinks there will be- no difficulty
In securing for the federal soldiers
home larger appropriation than was
asked for two years ago, should II be
needed. There was a $4,000 surplus
left from the appropriation made two
years ago. This is the only one of
the state institutions which did not
spend all of its appropriation.
Anticipating his retirement as post
master at Trenton and removal to St
Joseph, the Office force and city and
! rural carriers presented c. d. Morris
with a gold mounted mission clock
Mr. Morris left for Jefferson City,
whcre he will manage the NicdrinC-
naus end Of the campaign for United
/ States senator He expects TO turn his
Office over to b c. Nich OILS, the new
Gppointoe, in about two weeks.
J. T. Ramsey grocer N Springfield
awuke Sunday night to find his resi-.
dence in flames and that he had been
robbed of $3.50. Officers believe that
the fire was set 10 cover up the theft
Three other residences were entered
and small amounts stolen from two of
them DR. McAdoo was awakened by
the intruder taking him by the hand
and inviting him to turn over his
money The police believe the many
burglaries here recently were commit
ted by an organized gang. but have no
clcW.
Among n number Of civil war claims
reported TO congress from the United
States court Of claims wrrr two by
MissOurians Joseph c Black Of Bar
ry county had a claim Of Sii5 for com
and wheat taken from him by the
United States army troops December
10. 1862 The court awarded him S235
Levi ) North is awarded $3.50 for a
claim ui 81 500 made for hay ana corn
taken August 10 In Adatr county
North put in his claim for 600 hush
els Of corn at 81 per bushrl and for 20
tons Of hay at $25 per ton
John Linyiilc. aged - years, and
Rosa Iiunsdker, T., we're taken from a
burlington train and arrested at Chilli.
cuthr because they were rlOping from
their home in Green city to Kansas
City The girls father. Mathew Hun,
saher. = wealthy farmer. had tcle.
graph"d reward of $50 for their ar
rest Tn" couple left Green city New
Years and spent one night AT Brown
ing When put in the sweatboX the
youth was ungallant enough to declare
that he had started 10 leave Green City
and that his girl followed him of her
own accord
The Audubon society of Jefferson
City has made preparations for the in
legislature to protect the rapidly-de-
creaslng birds. game and fish Of the
state from destruction Ne marked
opposition to such measure has SO
far developed. The Audubon society
viii also introduce bill creating
game preserve" Minnesota, Calfor-
MIA New York and ten other states
have placed on their statute books
laws setting aside such game pre-
serves. the lands so used aggrcgating
over 5000 900 acres. No hunting or
other destruction Of birds, game and
fish being permitted on these pre-
serves. they not only serve as a refuge
for all wild life. but serve as great
breeding ground, from which all other
parts OF the state may draw In re-
stocking depleted forests and streams
Two large tracts of land in Missouri
are EOw under consideration for use
as came preserves. keen interest
in this moNcment-ncw for Missouri
is manifested by various senators and
representatives.
Senator Stone, OF Missouri intro.
duced a resolution reciting some OF
the assertions of Thomas W. Lawson
and Judge Alton b, Parker concerning
campaign contributions and asking
the Judiciary committee to inquire into
the allegations.
Gottlieb Kinze, aged sc. well known
In ST. Joseph business and German So
ciety circles, died from heart failure
while working on Felix street In that
town.
The Washington state building nj
the worlds fair was sold to S. s.
sDangler, farmer near Milan, for ST.
200.