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MISSOURI News Nuggets
LATE STATE EVENTS CONDENSED FOR THE BUSY READER method is beemployed here in the liquidation of the Worland State Bank, which ceased operations recently. The officers the institution invited run on the bank by posting notice on the door requesting depositors to get their monout. The notice: Worland State Bank, Worland, Mo., requests depositors call and get their money or draft. This bank run at loss, due to the lack support within the trade territory. No deposits received on or after June 15, 1926, bank voluntarily liquidating by order of Board of Directors and permission from State Carpenter, cashSufficient funds on hand to pay the depositors 100 Cobbin, 60, and wealthy, in the right hand by Dr. H. H. McCollough, dentist. The shooting occurred near the home of Miss Hermia Stephenson, Dr. McCollough's divorced wife. Cobbin had been calling on her for about month. He drove to her home and she came out to talk to him. McCollough drove up and, after some words, thrust shotgun through the window of Cobbin's auto and said he was going to shoot him. Cobbin caught hold of the shotgun just as McCollough pulled both triggers. The charges went through right hand. He lost several fingers and probably will lose his hand. Dr. McCollough was arrested. Kansas Kawahara, Japanese farmer living near here. committed suicide by hanging when he learned that his horse, to which he was much attached. was dead. Kawahara's horse became excited during thunderstorm and choked itself to death in Its effort to break away from tree to which was tied. Kawahara removed the rope from the halter. fastened one end of to the tree and dropped to his death. W. E. Hamacher, D. R. Thomas, Dr. E. and Wayland made tour of the Southwest Missouri strawberry fields in order to study methods of picking, pangrading, loading and refrigeration of the berries. This trip will prove of great worth to the strawberry growers Wayne County. More than 150 acres were planted and the plants made excellent growth. L. Dribbler, of Kansas City, was killed and Herbert Rhodes, also of Kansas City, was injured in Federal Highway No. 40, ten miles west of here, when their truck was struck by car driven by E. Coil, Chicago University student. Crystal A. Brookshire, State Senator from the 26th district, was seriously injured when his car collided with truck driven by Otto Thomas of Herculaneum. He was bound for his home in Farmington and in turning curve on the outskirts of Herculaneum ran into the truck. Leiter, Sedalian, for years employee of the MissouriRailway, has been tired on pension after his long service in the wood mill department of the company shops. Una Mae Robins, daughter of Rev. Robins, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was married by her father to Charles Ernest Lawrence, of Osawatomie, Ky. that he "has always abused" her, Mrs. Pearl Paige filed suit for divorce from Earl Palge in the circuit court here after 19 years of married life. Three children are living.
Lane of Kansas City, assistant dry administrator in this district, and Agents M. Scruggs and K. Gill, raided the home of Gus Wittle, southeast Sedalia, where they found 50-gallon still, hundreds gallons of mash and eight gallons of corn whisky. Wittie was released on $2,000 bond.
William Quinn of New York, former Sedalian, head of the Society for the Propagation the Catholic Faith in the United States, will visit his two brothers here after attending the dedication of the New Cathedral in St. Louis the latter part of this month. Kansas saddle horses were burned to death and large quantity of hay and oats were destroyed fire which destroyed the Kansas City Riding Academy. The loss was estimated at $8,000. Jefferson Speer of Jefferson City, president of the First National Bank of this city was appointed by Governor Baker member of the board of curators of the State University to fill the unexpired term of the late James Hinton of Hannibal. funeral of Rev. Franc Mitchell, 80, of this city, was held here and was largely attended. Presbyterian ministers from many counties in East Missouri were present.
Sewell, 66, former associate justice of the Gasconade County court, died at his home near Red Bird. severe electrical and hall storm, lightning struck the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe station here, entirely destroying the building contents.