The Marshall republican., 1913-06-20

The Missouri druggists held their
annual state convention at pertle
Springs last week. They we're In ses-
lion four days. They selected the
,ame place for their meeting mex!
June.
The operation OF the county unit
law will be postponed for year. Re-
lerendum petitions have been filed
with the secretary OF state and the
question will be submitted to a vote !
of tho people at the general election !
in November, 1914.
Hon. W. ID. vandiyer has been APP !
pointed by President Wilson as sub |
treasurer at st. Louis. His name
waB sent to the Senate last Friday
Tor confirmation. lie will succeed
oscar l.. whitlaw tRepJ appointed
by President Taft.
The Spanish war veterans OF the
department of Missouri held their an
nual encampment at Fruitviile. Mo,
on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday
OF this week.
Insurance Commissioner Rovelle
has issued citation against more than
$50 insurance companies 10 appear
before him July /. and show cause.
why their licenses should not he re-
yoked following their refusal 10
issue policies In Missouri under tho
Orr Law.
The estate OF John Jacob Astor.
who perished In the Titanic diraster
was officially appraised at sSG.966.-
Gli.O0: OF this amount his son Vim
cent Astor receives S6S,9Gi,i99.0O;
his widow. Mrs. Madeline Force AS.
tor s7,67S.s9G.OO; Murill Asto-. his
daughter. sd,S5G. 75s and Jacob
Astor, son by his second marriage
s2.s22,672.O0. ..,t.t
sedaln a. 10 have sane Fourth.
The mayor has Issued n proclamation
prohibiting the discharge OF fire
crackers and dangerous explosives.
Arrangements are being made for n
celebration at the state fair grounds.
but no fire works or explosives Will
be permitted In the parade or on the
fair grounds.
The Missouri State Aerie OF the
Fraternal order OF Eagles convened
at Trenton, Missouri and held their
fifth annual session on Monday and
Tuesday OF this week at that place
The feature OF the meeting was n
big fish fry on Tuesday.
On August 4th about 10000 acres
of government land In Hamilton
county, Kansas will be thrown open
to settlements. An order to that
effort has just been issued. The
land Is known as the Government
forest reserve and lies south OF the
Arkansas river. II is catered over
tract comprising about 10000 acres
but only about one-fourth OF that
amount is subject TO entry.
The seventy-slyth annual conven-
ton OF the Christian churches OF Mis-
souri was held at Fulton on June te
20 10. Rev, n. T, Wharton OF Mar
shall was president OF the convention
The appropriation made by the leg
ls,ature OF 191i OF ten thousand dol
lars. for the Mark Twain monument
was not drawn during the blennual
neriod, IN which II was made and
therefore became Unavailable on jan
uary 1, 1918. The monument there
fore can not be erected until another
legislature meets and renews the
appropriation.
In the three months Gen. Hperta
has been president OF Mexico. he has
made no substantial headway AGAINST
the rebels, according to the opinion OF
close and impartial observers OF the
situation in this Republic.
Forty-fiye thousand veterans OF
the Civil war. wearers OF both the
blue and gray. have asked the Gettys-
burg anniversary commission to pro-
vide Accommodations for them durinv
the celebration Of the fiftieth anni-
versary OF the famous battle next
month.