Iron County register., 1882-06-22
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

ed to come from ILLINOIS. lie was made zen.
eral Manager, with John Salisbury Presi-
dent and Ed. Ditton Secretary. Ditton
came from Wabash, Ind, and was well
vouched for. The scheme was on the mu-
tual benefit order, and the investors were
made to believe that an enormous
profit could soon be realized. Agents were
sent over Missouri and Kansas, and it
is supposed at least 500 people had stock
in the concern. McVieksr made a trip
through the State some weeks ago, collected
about $1,000, it is believed, and absconded.
Ditton disappeared on the 4th. The idea in
the first place was good deal of a swind1e,
the theory being that the subscribers would
grow tired of paying the assessments, and
the others would absorb the money. Many
well-known men in the city were induced to
60 into the scheme, and are now ashamed OF
their connection with 1t.
The sensational divorce case of Teas
VS.. Teas, in Kansas City, has been dis
the parties was entitled to decree. The
Judge held that even admitting that the
charge made against the wife was true, 1t
had been proved that after its alleged COM
mission the husband had continued to live
This condoned the offense, and therefore
the husband was not now entitled to come
in and claim divorce on that ground. The
Court also held that although Mr.. Teas
might be a gambler and vagrant, his wife
had condoned that offense by living with
him after discovering his occupation, if she
had been unaware Of it when she married
him. The child is to remain with its mother.
The saloon keepers and wholesale
liquor dealers of St. Joseph recently held a
meeting at Turner Hall to form an associa-
tion for mutual protection. AT the last term
of the Criminal Court the grand jury re-
turned indictments against 1877 liquor sellers
for violating the law in keeping their saloons
open on Sunday. As proceedings will COM
mence against them at the July term they
are preparing for defense. Over ST. 500 was
placed in the treasury of the association for
the purpose of employing counsel in test
cases. They will make determined stand.
A young farmer named Calvin Nor.
ris was victimized at the Union Depot in
Kansas City, the other day, on the "bogus
bond racket" to the tune of $10O. The
mans eyes were opened before the men who
f1eeced him had time to escape, and they
were arrested and fully identified. Their
names are Tom O'Brien and Bill Norton,
two notorious Chicago crooks. Morris was
on his way to California, but decided to re-
main and prosecute the men. The crooks
had been hanging around the depot for q
number of days, and the police were on the
lookout for them.
The brewers of St. Louis have issued
an address to the people of Missouri, ON the
subject of prohibition, in which it is assert
ed that ''the Americans and Irish are drop
ping their fiery potations and following the
Germans in using milder drinks. Beer is
leading away from whisky drinking" The
prediction is made that If the decrease is
kept up for half a century, in spite of pro-
hibitory laws that bar out the bulky beer
barrels and let in the portable pocket TASKS,
whisky will be banished to the drug shops
and the manufactures. It is claimed that
prohibition does not prohibit in any of the
States where it has been or is being tried,
and that it does not lessen drunkenness.
Asa Burch, five years old, son of N
G. Burch, editor of the State Journal, was
drowned at Swift's Dam, on Big Creek, near
Jefferson City. a few days ago. In walking
across the dam Asa stepped on a stone
which rolled from under his feet,precipitat.
ing him into pool below. His cousin,
Earl Burch, but little older than himself,
made heroic effort to save him, risking hi.
own life, but without avail. The body re-
NAMED in the water an hour, and was re.
covered forty feet below the DAM
The new dam and reservoir of the Sc.
dalia waterworks has been completed and
thoroughly tested as to strength and capa-
city. The city now has a supply of water
amply sufficient for a city of $4,000 people.
The back water Of the dam extends in the
bed of the stream for distance of nearly
two miles above the dam, and has an aver
age depth of six feet.
Joseph M. Greene, ex-Collector OF
Jackson County, alleges that the facts con-
tanned in the indictments against him are
not sufficient in law and do not constitute
any offense under the laws of this State.
Prospectors are looking for coal near
Grant City.
A first-class wagon road from Boon
vile to Bunceton is promised. .-.
The Short-horn cattle breeders of
Missouri met in convention at Sedalia, June
Z. About one hundred persons were pres
ent An organization vas effected and mat
tiers of import to stock-raisers were dis
cussed. C. E. Leonard, Of Cooper, was
elected President, Phil Chew, of st. Louis
Secretary, and Maj. VIM. Gentry, of Pettis,
Treasurer for the ensuing year. The next
annual convention will meet in Sedalia.
The Iron Mountain Railroad Com.
pany will issue no more passes to employees,
but will sell them low rate tickets.
st. Louis has not disposed of her full
share of Hebrew refugees, it is claimed, but
the local associations are celebrating on
several colonization plans.
William Moore, of Atchison County,
has a curiosity in the shape of a three legged
colt. The colt is about q month old, and is
perfect in every particular, with the excep-
tion of its being born with but three legs.
Those who have seen it pronounce it per-
feet beauty of colt, and say it is as spry
and active as any four legged colt they ever
saw.
There has been received in Blooming
ton an interesting collection of submarine
snncimens from the Arctic. 81