Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-12
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

upon his head, the fall producing depression
of the brain. It was thought his injury was
fatal. eai.i.sas..q53.tf ar 4,r-o
The corpse of q white woman, supposed
to be Miss Stagner, who was considered Of
I unsoand mind and who has been missing for
four or five months past, was on Saturday,
the oath, found in the loft, of barn on the
premises of Dir. B. Horst, Pilot Grove Town
ship, Cooper County.
r. B. Utters's book and notion store at
Cameron, on the Hannibal and St. Joe Rail-
road, was destroyed by fire on the Goth, the
stock and building being entirely consumed.
Loss, about 5000. Insurance, $1,000 on
stock, but nothing on the building. The
United States Express office, adjoining, was
also considerably damaged. 80
On June IL, 1879, the Warrensburg Saw
ings Bank suspended, and on. Saturday, the
oath, the Directors made an assignment to
the depositors and creditors. When the
Bank failed the Cashier, Mr.. c. C. Morrow,
gave the Finance Committee of the Banks
positive assurance that there were assets
and available securities sufficient to pay all
debts. Mr.. Morrow being a gentleman Of
well known business integrity, his statement
was accepted as correct, and the local press
was TGuucSttu W Ic1Idlu lIOlu buc
usually applied to the Cashier of defunct
banks. The Directors borrowed money on
their individual securities, and paid several
dividends to the creditors. 1t is stated that
when the Bank safe was examined the avail
able securities were missing, notes were
hypothetical, and the Cashiers bond was
conspicuous for its absence. 1t is also re-
ported that Morrow was unable to account
for laff for WocI,; IN
December, having been appointed Clerk of
the Committee on Claims. The Directors
have written repeatedly for the bond, but
the ex-C Cashier maintains painful silence.
A young lady named Russell, aged Is
years, died in child-bed the night of the 9th
eight miles south of Boonville. Her uncle
was the cause of her ruin. The community
was greatly enraged over the shameful affair
and made strenuous efforts to learn of the
scoundrel's whereabouts. If found he will
be summarily dealt with.
Joseph w. Allyn, young man % years of
age, stock speculator of Chicago, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself through the
head at st. Joseph the night Of the 2Sth.
There has been small force of men search
ing on Hardeman's Island, on the Missouri
River about II miles west of BOonville, the
past four weeks for the lost Government
steamer that sunk in 1921 with Government
supplies, cargo of whisky, and large
amount of gold, variously estimated at $780,
600. Captain Pickett, under whose direction
the search is being made, was in Boonville on
the 30th, and stated that he had bored down
some 20 feet and struck iron twice in close
proximity. He Immediately commenced
excayating, but the water ran through the
sand so fast they were obliged to discontinue
work until after more machinery could be
procured. He is confident he has struck the
bonanza and expects to secure the money
soon. The search is conducted as private
enterprise.
At st. Joseph, on the Doth, a female de-
teettve named Kettle Ittengenfritz commit
ted suicide at the Carrot House by taking
morphine. Cause unknown. She had hus-
band proprietor of an Omaha gambling
house. Joseph w. Allen, son of Philo Allen,
of Chicago, % years old, committed suicide
on the 2Sth by shooting himself through the
head.
The books of the Treasury Department
show the whole amount of State warrants
outstanding January 81 to be $1,000. OF this
amount but $4,000 are really payable, the re-
mainder being in the main a fictitious bal
ance composed of old warrants issued, some
of them as far back as 1S43, probably lost or
destroyed, and which, it is supposed, have
in most cases been paid by other warrants.
issued in lieu thereof under special acts Of
the Legislature. 1t has been many year
since the Treasury has been able to show
so small an amount of warrants outstanding
and if they were presented at once the
would be paid, there being a suffcien
amount of money on hand to meet all de
mands.
The store of Redd & Gibson, at Lamin
City, seven miles west of Boonville, wa
broken into the night of the 31st with too
stolen from blacksmith shop near by an
the large fire-proof safe door blown to spin
tiers. The sum of 500 was taken therefron
| The robbers rode on two horses and on
mule, their tracks being left to identify IL
animals. There was little noise made, as Il
proprietors were not aroused.
At Springfield, on the Goth, Thomas
Hopper, one of the murderers Of Samuel
Ham, was sentenced to be hanged on Fir
day, March 10. The prisoner received Il
sentence quietly. Beyond slight twitchiI
of the mouth, no sight of feeling was di
cernible. Rumors were also afloat of O.
other murder in Cedar County, man nam,
Phillips having killed his wife with kni1
employee in the Central Lake saw-mill, b
came entangled in the machinery, and "
severely injured. His arm was broken
two places and he was dangerously injur
internally.
Twenty-six thousand dollars in new
Joseph City bonds were shipped to Ne
York on the 30th, to be exchanged for o.
bonds, which have been compromised at
cents.
The following gentlemen have been cleo
ed Directors of the Kansas City Industr
Exposition for 1880: j. L. Barnes, I.
BuIlene, T. 8. Case, Kersey Coates, j.
Dubois, j. C. Evans, Z. L. Martin, j.
Nave, T. F.. Cakes, NJ. j. Payne, G.
Prescott, e. II. Webster, and j. j. Squire
Track laying on the Versailles extension
the o., v. and s. X. r. R. has begun, abb
one mile having been laid at Upton. Mo
gage bonds of the road will soon be on
market, the company being obliged to mo
gage to Col. Stephens to secure him in his