Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-27
MISSOURI

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 26-Hiram A.
Prior, once a wealthy merchant of st.
Louis, died recently at Bardstown, Ky.
He had lost his fortune, and going to
Bardstown in 1899, he engaged in the
fruit business on a small scale. He died
of general debility, aged 81 years. He
was very independent, and though very
old, contented himself with his earnings,
refusing aid from his wife, who resides
in the south, or two sons and two daugh-
ters, who are in the west. He was buried
by the Masons of Bardstown.
ST. JOSEPH-Playing that he was
cowboy and his 4-year-old companion was
an Indian, Ned H. Starmer, aged IL, shot
and killed George Blakeley, the two be-
ing alone in a room of the Starmer
house. double barreled shotgun was
used. Just one year ago today the little
sister of the dead boy was killed by a
kick from a horse.
POPLAR BLUFF--Officers are search
ing for James Baggett of Ash Hill. a
small town nine miles east of this city.
against whom a warrant has been issued
Sisson.
KANSAS CITY-The Union Avenue
Bank of Commerce, which was obliged
to close by the suspension of the Ma
tiona1 Bank of Commerce. will reopen for
business. All the small banks carried
down by the National banks failure
have now been rehabiltated.
KIRKSVILLE-Mrs. Dr. Newton of
Cambridge, ILL.,, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Rathburn of this
city.
The following divorce suits have been
| filed in the Adair county circuit court:
Rosa d. Bennett VS.. Frank Bennett;
Thomas B. Sutton VS.. Minnie B. Sutton.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kaser left last
night for Eagle Pass, Texas.
| L. F. Hubbard left for Artesia, N. M,
| ST, JOSEPH, Mo-. Dec. ga sensation
| was, sprung here when the grand jury of
| the criminal court inserted a probe into
the affairs of the city electric light plant
| Dummies" are alleged to have been car
| ried on the pay roll for the last three
| years, and that during the past year the
| city has thus lost more than $4,000. In
| one department, where seven men were
actually employed, witness before the
grand jury testified that twenty men had
been charged for
| ST. LOUIS-George Howard, a colored
servant, who was intimately associated
| with the events of Winston Churchilrs
novel, 1.-THE Crisis" and who was born at
| the old Beverly Allen home, the Belle
| garde Of "TKe Crisis" died of apoplexy
| after serving the same family for the
| entire sixty years of his life. At all the
| functions held by the family. which are
| chronicled in the book, George acted as
major domo.
JEFFERSON CITY--Governor and Mrs
Folk gave a Christmas tree at the man
sion Christmas day. The children of the
city, and particularly the poorer ones,.
| were the, guests on that occasion.
| The holiday vacation at the public
| schools closes January 2.
In banc and also in both the civil and
criminal divisions December "a. An adj
! journment was taken for the holidays.
ST LOUIS-Father DUNES wards at
the Newsboys home Garrison and WASH
ington avenues, were given Christmas
dinner by Mrs. August A. Busch, who was
greatly pleased with the department OF
the boys when she visited the Institution
Mrs Busch presided at the feast, which
was prepared by professional chefs and
cooks d. D. Walker and A. ID. Brown
have contributed $1,000 each to the home
| MARSHALL-January q was the date
seleofed by the board of aldermen for
voting on the local option question in this
| city.