Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-28
MISSOURI

JEFFERsON CITY, Aug. 27.-An inter-
estina bit of political gossip here is to
the effect that ex-Congressman Norman
Mozeley of Stoddard county will be
candidate for a place on the st. Louis
court of appeals bench on the Republican
primary election 10 succeed Presiding
Judge Charles =. blahu' whose term ex-
pires In 1903.
JEFFERSON CITY-Requests are com
ing to the governor asking him to call for
an extra session of the federal assembly
for the enactment of more stringent laws
governing and regulating the dramshops.
one of these came from an influential
Republican member of the house, who
has served three successive terms.
JEFFERSON CITY-The capitol clerks
have organized a tennis club. The court
has been placed in statehouse grounds.
Governor Folk goes to Urich in Henry
county to address an old settlers asso-
clation.
The polls to determine who is the most
popular member Of any Jefferson City
union labor organization, the contest to
be determined on Labor day. have been
opened. John Faust and Miss Emma
Mueller were tied for first place.
ST. JOSEPH = Charles L. Stanley,
commercial traveller, was shot and
killed by Wesley Christopher. 10 years
old, while rescuing Minnie Hansen, do
nestle, from Christopher in a dark alley
the night of March 30. The girl had
called for help and Stanley responded.
Now the girl has disappeared and will
not appear as witness at Christopher s
trial for murder In the criminal court.
AS result the yo1.h who killed her
rescuer may go unpublished. Christopher,
1t is said, will plead self-defense.
MOBERLY-The lodge of Moberly Elks
has organized baseball nine and fur
nished new uniforms which were used for
the first time with the Richmond (Mo.)
Elks.
John Wheeler has been elected lay
delegate and Fred Gutekunst alternate
to the annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church which meets in Cam
eron, MO, October 2.
Mayor r. r. Rothwell has gone to Ex-
cesfer Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Frazier entertained
in honor of their guest, Mrs. Ibia Coates
of Midway, Boone county.
Prof. Sam See, who taught in the Mo-
berly high school, leaves in a few days
for Forsythe. Mont. to fill the position
of principal of the high school there.
AURORA-The threatened strike of the
SIOTk Is over dS lar dS IlOBeISNilS 10 Noh
cerned, and the opponents of race sui
eide have a very welcome demonstra-
ton In the family of William r. johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson are the parents of
twelve children, the last three of whom
arrived on a single day. The trio of little
Johnsons are two girls and one boy, all
as bright and cheerful as their parents,
and doing well.
JEFFERSON CITY-As an echo of acts
of violence in Camden county, alleged to
have been committed by an organized
band known as the "P. c." Governor
Folk has issued proclamation offering
a reward Of 5000 for the arrest and con-
viction of the unknown persons who,
July 4, destroyed the store building OF
A. F. Hall by means of dynamite. Until
this occurrence offenses of like char
acter, which had been more or less ire
ouent, Seemed to have come to ar enc
Whether this means a resumption OF sucn
worldis only to be determined by time.
CfAARLEsTON-Jaspe Ramsey said to
be an ex@eonvict, was arrested accused OF
attempting to rifle the mails.