The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1906-02-15
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Joseph Stayton was killed near Rich
Hill, Friday, by falling tree which
be was cutting down on his farm.
The date has been set for q meeting
of the Trans-Mississippi congress in
Kansas City, next Nov. 20 TO %.
In Springfield Thursday of last week
Il divine healer delayed a funeral
for over an hour in trying to restore TO
/ life the corpse offs. S. willard.
/ In Saline and Lafayette counties 500
farmers engaged in wolf hunt Friday,
but when the circle was closed not a
wolf was found in the roundup.
/ DIR. T., II. Gregory, at one time presi-
, cent of the American Medical associ-
alton, and noted in his profession, is
dead in st. Louis at the age Of 81.
Col, Thos, II, Swopc proposes to pre-
-cnt 10 Kansas City n $4,000 art gal.
cry. He has made former henefac-
lions ii behalf of the people of Kansas
City.
l.. II, Wagcner was drowned in the
Missouri river at Parkville, Friday,
while rescuing girl student of Park
college, who with several others broke
through the ice while skating.
Civil Service examinations will be
held in Springfield March l4th and
-l-t and April 18th to examine appli-
cants seeking employment in various
branches of the classified service of the
government.
The severe cold weather of last week
reduced the output of zinc ore from the
Missouri Kansas district at least 1000
tons. The price paid for zinc ore was
$500 per ton. Price OF lead remained
unchanged, sT3 per ton.
The postofiice substation, which has
50 long been one of the cOnvenieuces of
tHc large waiting room Of the Union
station at st. Louis, is to be removed
from that building to Is South Eight
canth street, opposite the station.
Five hundred coal miners have gone
~ Il strike in Randolph county over
tho installation of electricity in the
mines, The men ask more money. The
company says that the mines will be
slut down until the men come to terms
\ drainage canal 23i miles long is to
be built through Bates county to drain
The lowlands OF the Marais des Cygnes
river There are II $50 acres OF land
10 The district and the cost OF the entire
norH Of reclamation is estimated at
1000.
The Missouri Immigration associa-
ton will hold meeting at Leasburg
Feb. Il. Its purpose is TO encourage
colonization in Missouri. A meeting
for permanent organization will be
held in st. Louis on the first three
days Of March.
y Washington dispatch says that an
agent of the forest service has been
sent TO superintend the examination of
forest tracts aggregating over one mil.
lion acres. This will include $4,000
acres of Missouri land to be brought
under the conservative management of
the bureau of forestry.
The managers of the independent
telephone lines of Missouri will bold q
conference in Kansas City Feb. - and
-, 1t is believed 200 or more inde-
pendent exchanges will be represented.
One Of the objects is to effect a merger
Of all the exchanges in Missouri that
1rc not controlled by the Missouri and
Eansas Telephone company.
The state association of county as
-ossors. in session at Mexico, Mo-, last
week, passed resolutions favoring
uniform rate OF taxation throughout
the state and recommending that all
property be assessed at 80 per cent OF
It's real value. They also advocate to
make building and loan associations
subject to the same laws OF taxation as
are other banking institutions.
The union of the Northern and Cum
berland Presbyterians in Missouri will
give combined membership OF $1,000.
The Southern Presbyterians, who share
with the Northern Presbyterians the
ownership OF Westminster college, and
have also the Synodical college for
girls at Fulton, number l4,OO0. The
United Presbyterians, who number
about 1900 members, have college at
Tarkio.
Sick Headache.