The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1906-02-01
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The postoilice at Southwest City, Me-
Donald county, was robbed one day last
week. "
The annual meeting of the Court of
Honor lodges of Missouri will be held
at Carthage the 18th.
The new game law has put $40, ll3, 20
into the Missouri treasury since il went
into force, July l6 of last year.
Otto Sharp was shot and killed at II
dance near Excelsior Springs Friday
morning of last week, by John Shuey.
Midshipman a. A, Ploebaum, of ST.
Charles, was dismissed from the An
napolis naval academy last week for
ha2ing.
The flood situation in southeast Mis-.
souri, is growing better, as Little river
the cause Of the disturbance, has come
to stand.
The Missouri Retail Hardware Deal
crs association will hold its annual
convention at Kansas City, February
70 and u.
Mrs. Mark Minter left bag contain.
ing $iOO worth of diamonds in the
Katy station at Muskogee, |. T., while
on her way 10 ST. Louis.
Sixteen teachers were granted state
certificates at the examinations held ut
Jefferson City last month, though
sixty-one took the examination.
Austin Francis, of Kansas City,
recently convicted OF the murder of his
sweetheart, Winona Newton, a l5-
year.old girl, has been sentenced to
hang March 10.
a turkey escaping from IA coop and
knocking gasoline lamp into a box of
feathers in the Sedalia branch of the
swift packing company caused an S.
900 fire Friday night.
The circuit judges of southwest Mis-
souri,, Judge Howard Gray of Carthage
and Judge Neville of Springfield prom
inent among them, are making strong
efforts TO check the divorce evil.
Union Station, St. Louis, was the
scene of deer hunt the other night,
hut the deer was one which had been
shipped in for pet and broke its
bonds when unloaded from the car.
Nevada will vote on bonds for u $50.
600 school house February IT, Work
on $I5, 900 court house will begin in
the spring. asd it is thought that work
on the federal building will be begun
soon.
The state board Of railroad and ware.
house commissioners has ordered the
observance of the law requiring rail.
road companies to post bulletins giving
the time of arrival and departure OF
trains at all stations.
B. +. Yoakum of the Frisco has
bought large iron deposit near Lano
Texas, and it is thought he will build
q branch Of the TT. Worth and RiC
Grand to the property and establish
furnaces and steel works there.
A Missouri Pacific passenger trair
ran into Il freight in the yards at JEFF
ferson City the other night, destroying
ten freight cars. Although the pas
senger train was running at a mile q
minute it did not leave the track and
no one was injured.
j. w. Million, president of Hardir
college, has arranged TO have the
young women Of the school present il
court during the present session a
Mexico, that they may learn something
of the practical workings of the law.
Governor Folk has promised that h,
will aid the independent oil producer
in Kansas by helping to secure legisla
tion including oil in the maximum rat,
bill passed by the last legislature, ant
also by recommending the passage o
an anti.discrimination law.
1t has been decided by the St. Loui
police commissioners that profane Ian
guage is improper, even when ad
dressed to such objects as a man.
wearing apparel, and manifested it
disapprOval Of such language the Othe
day by fining patrolman 800 for argu
ing with pair Of leggings whicl
would not 60 on to his satisfaction.
Attorney General Hadley at Chicago
in speaking Of that disturbing subject
the Chicago drainage canal, said tha
the conditions caused by it were enougl
to justify war between the two states
That the death rate in st. Louis In
creased 100 year for the first fou
years after the canal was opened. H
also said, in regard to his recent cor
llict with the Standard Oil forces, tina
the people Of Missouri were not on-th
warpath against wealth indiscrim
nately, but had good cause for grie,
ance against the COMPANY,