The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-08
SOUTHEAST NEWS

SOUTHEAST NEWS
Miss Sadie Kendell of Potosi died
May goth, in the 10th year of her age.
She was widely known over the coun-
try, and was a woman of strong
Christian character and true in all
relations of life.
Jacob Rau, well known farmer,
was stung to death on the 21st ult.
while hiving bees. His son went to
the garden to call him to breakfast
and found him leaning against
fence suffering from heart failure and
breathing hard He had been stung
badly, and that had brought on the at
tack. He died Immediately. Mr..
Rau lived northwest of jackson
few miles. He was born on a ship in
1845 while his parents were crossing
the ocean from Germany. His mother
died at his birth and was buried at
sea. Three sons and two daughters
survive him.-Jackson Cash Book.
Louis McDonold of Plattin, Jeffer-
son county, shot and killed his wife
on the 2Sth ult. with shot gun. He
was arrested and taken to Hillsboro
after an inquest was held. He claimed
to have shot his wife by accident
while trying to shoot hawk. She
was carrying a bucket of hot ashes
when shot and her clothing was set
on fire by the ashes. They are said
to have come from Belleville, Ill.
DR.. ]. H. Young, an octogenarian,
who claimed to be specialist, was
convicted of obtaining money under
false pretenses in the Circuit Court
of Cape Girardeau county last week
and sentenced to four years in the
penitentiary. He and one Fred Sher-
man were charged with having ac-
cepted $100 from William Trowvillion
on a promise to cure his wife of a
malignant disease in ten days. They
were arrested when preparing to-
leave. The afflicted woman did not
improve but died in a short time af-
forwards. He will appeal the case.
Two strange women, says the jack
son Cash Book, who looked like gyp-
sizes, entered the home of August
Koechig, north of that town, on the
18th ult., terrorized Mrs. Koechig
with an axe, went through the house,
overhauling dresser drawers and
kitchen closets, hunting for money,
and proceeded to empty the pantry of
coffee, sugar and whatever else they
could find, and then left. The women
have not been apprehended.
Mrs. Robert T. Henderson of jack
son died May Both, aged 81 years,
months and IA days. She and her
husband, who survives her, celebrated
their golden wedding three years ago.
They were married at Cincinnati,
Ohio, November 10, 1864, and remov-
ed to Jackson Immediately after,
where they have since resided.
The Festus Jail was destroyed by
| fire on the morning of the 26th ult.
| The constable had lodged young
man in it Friday night, who after
smoking a cigarette threw it away and
then went to sleep. Along towards
morning he awoke and found the Jail
on fire. He Immediately began yell
ing for help and attracted the atten-
tion of two negroes, who notified the
constable. BY. the time he got there
the young man was unconscious but
revived after being taken out.
Lafayette Ashmore of Ripley
county, though rs years of age, has
the record of irving 1900 boards day,
according to Squire Ben. F. Taylor of
near Poynor, for whom he is work
ing.
Aunt Martha Brachter died at the
home of her sister in Campbell, May
| 18th, of old age. The Citizen says:
"Aunt Martha was probably the old
est person in Dunklin county at the
time of her death, being 80 years old"
Southeast Missouri's wheat crop,
instead Of being a failure, as has been
predicted, will surpass last years
yield, according to farmers in this
section of the State, says the Cape
Girardeau Tribune.
Capt. N. J.. Finney of the U. S.
Army, was buried at Cape Girardeau,
where his aged mother lives, on May
28th. He died from gunshot
wound received at the Post Guard
House near Preside, Calf, early in
May. The shot is supposed to have
been self-inflicted while in a state of
temporary mental arrangement oc-
casioned by a slight heat stroke. He
served under Gen. Pershing in the
Mexican expedition.
William Browning, farmer liv-
ing near Jackson, shot an eagle, span
ming six feet from wing to wing. The
bird was one of the finest specimens
ever seen in this section of the State,
says the Cape Girardeau Tribune.
Prof. L. R. johnson, the well known
horticulturist, gathered from his patch
eight strawberries that filled quart
pitcher, says the Cape Girardeau Tri-
bune.
Edward House, young farmer of
Mississippi county, was attacked by
bull on the 26th ult. One leg was