Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-06-08
Miscellaneous Items.

The total expenses of the Investigate
ing committee engaged upon the books OF
ex-Collector Greene, of Jackson County,
amount to 1925. The bondsmen have paid
their representative, Mr.. Victor B. Bell,
$40, while T. b. Swearingen received from
Greene 1929. The remaining $795, which
inclues the amount to be paid Mr.. Wyatt
and the whole amount due three or four
clerks employed, is presented to the county
for payment. The court, feeling that too
great part of the expense of this investiga-
ton was being thrown upon the county, re-
fused to order the warrants drawn, and ap-
pointed Judge James Shelley special attorney
to investigate the law upon the subject.
As a Wabash train was passing
through strip Of timber, near Liberty,
Clay County, last week, two stones were
hurled through the windows of a car; broken
glass was scattered in all directions, and
two passengers were slightly cut in the face.
In an instant the Ford boys and Sheriff Tim
berlake, who had boarded the train at Lex
ington Junction. sprang to their feet with
revolvers in hand, it being at first supposed
that Frank James or some Of his avengers
were about. Passengers screamed and slid
down under the seats, while the Fords and
Sheriff Timberlake covered both ends of the
car, in order to be ready for any sort of an
attack. The train was stopped and Timber
lake, the Fords and others went back and
emptied their revolvers in the timber and
underbrush, no fewer than thirty shots being
fired. AS far as could be ascertained, how
ever, no one was hit, and the miscreants
who stoned the train made good their es-
cape. The excitement among the passen-
gers in the various cars while all this was
going on can be better imagined than de-
scribed.
D. M. Ditman, recently from Maine,
was crushed to death by an elevator in the
printing House of Ramsey, Milet & Hud.
son, Kansas City, a few days ago. He went
down into the endorsement to get some
paper, and after placing several bundles on
the elevator it was started up. On arriving
at the next floor the bundles were removed.
The elevator boy continued to make trips
I'D and down during the next hour without
giving any thought to Ditman, whom he
supposed had made his ascent in some other
way But the unfortunate young man failed
to reappear, and after long search his life
less body was discovered at the bottom Of
the elevator shaft, the head being crushed
almost to jelly, and the features torn and
mangled beyond recognition. Nothing is
known as to the cause Of the accident. 1t Is
supposed, however, that after placing the
bundles of paper on the elevator he thrust
his head in the shaft, intending to give the
elevator boy instructions to stop it, or was
curious to watch its ascent, and that his
head was caught between the edge OF the
elevator and the press room floor.
In the Cole Circuit Court, in the case
of Mrs. Nj. J. Fox VS.. the Missouri Pacific
Railway, verdict of Sc, 900 was rendered in
favor of the plaintiff as damages for the kill
ing of her husband, George Fox of Gala
wav, who on the Sth of October last was run
over by a special train as he was crossing
the track within the city limits and instant
" killed. The evidence of the engineer and
others was that the train was running about
thirty miles an hour. An appeal was granted
to the Supreme Court.
James H. Ringo, City Register of st.
Joseph, whose bond was raised from 1000
to 100000, failed to fill it.
The Hessian fly is on hand.
The Kansas City Times says poor
woman arrived at the Pacific House the
other morning with two children, one hav-
ing recently been bitten by a rapid dog. Col.
Dickson at once attended the child with his
maidstone which adhered to the wounded
flesh six times. Mr.. Dickson not only
charged the family nothing for his services,
but kept them at the hotel all day and then
saw them safely started for home.
Fifty-five citizens of Buchanan County
recently started for California to seek their
fortunes, and will hereafter make the Pacific
coast their home.
Missouri is to get $4,000 under the
per cent. land bill