Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-28
miscellaneous Items.

association OF great Importance was ner
fected in Kansas City few DAYS ago. Tbi
association is to be known as the American
Land and Cattle Syndicate, and its member
snip consists of about thirty persons.
The other night John MCGEE. who i,
under sentence OF Imprisonment for life TO,
Inc murder OF Hiram Knapp, made des.
perase and almost successful attempt to es.
cape from Jail at st. Joseph. He dug hole
through the wall of his CELL. which was on
| the second Hoor, and in a few minutes more
would have entered the Jailer's apartment,
ana escaped by means of stairway leading
10 the front door, but he was detected. He
mas been taken to the penitentiary.
Putnam County boasts of having a
| venerable patriarch who is old enough tn
remember the stirring events of 1.76. by
the name of James Williams, who lives on
the Big Medicine, in Medicine Township.
He will be Ill years old next birthday.
which Is near at hand. He is a native of
| Tennessee. He lives with his grandson.
| surrounded by his great grandchildren. He
owns to drinking much liquor, is a constant
chewer OF the weed, but never smokes. He
mas ten daughters and one son. Uncle Joe
Williams, his tenth child and only so
whose head Is slvered by age, is one of the
wealthy stock raisers of that county,
VIM. Toole, who shot and killed
Horace B. Donnelly in st. joseph some
time ago because he did not define a word
to his liking. has been acquitted on the score
OF insanity, and set free.
The eight-year-old son of Michael
Leonard, section hand who lives in East
Sedalia, found pint bottle of whisky a few
days ago lying about thirty yards from the
house near the railroad track. The bow
took it home to his father, who took small
drink out OF the flask and then gave some of
the liquid to his wife and bis three children.
the youngest OF which was boy only two
years and six months ofage. Half an hour
after the family had drank from the flask all
OF them were taken violently sick and went
INTO Commissions. The other members of
the family were relieved by vomiting, but
the youngest child continued in spasms and
died before medical aid could be summoned,
The Coroner's Jury decided that the child
oled from the effects of poisoned whisky.
at six O'Clock the other morning q
terrific explosion occurred at the Mutual
Gas-works in st. Joseph. A stoppase oc-
Cured in the purifying department and a
real blowout in the condensing room filed |
the room with gas. A light had been |
lett burning in the workshop adjoining the |
condensing room, and the gas communicat- |
ing to the workshop through a small crew |
Ice, 1gnlted and blew the building to atoms. |
The report of the explosion was heard and |
the shock felt in all parts of the city. For
the explosion occurred at the hour
when the night force was going off and the
day men coming on, consequently no per-
sons were seriously hurt. The damage to
'he building was estimated at $1,000.
In a Kansas City saloon the other
evening Michael Cane went crazy with rum.
DE saw George johnson standing at the bar.
md made an onslaught at him with a drawn
knife. johnson had never seen the man
'elore, and thinking him crazy, took good
are to acquire position of safety on the
outside. Cane threw the teakettIe through
he window, tried to ram the poker down
he bar-tender's throat, and made things
iVeiy In general and specific way until
ONE officers arrived upon the scene, when |
le sought safety in flight, and succeeded in |
aving himself from capture
A white man and colored woman de-
ired to be joined in wedlock not long since !
n Mississippi County. The man applied for
cense, and being refused the same. thew | /,
roceeded to another place, where the knot {
'as tied. They then returned to Mississjp- 1
1 County to enjoy their honeymoon. But
he laws OF Missouri not recognizing such
sliclfy, the happy couple were promptly
rrested and duly arraigned in court. The r
room was ordered to Jail for four months s
nd the bride was permitted to pay fine of
IN dollars. @
by recent decision of the Supreme
curt the long term in the Ninth Congress.
onal District has been awarded to Colonel :
roadhead and the short term to DR.. Me- T
can. This result was secured by counting v
lie votes in the 155th and 1S9th precints of r
!. Louis, which were previously thrown
1t by the canvassers on account of alleged
regularities. The total figures in the Dis.
let now show: Broadhead, 6,s6o: Me- &,
can, lbs, Hill, 1853. Broadhead's plu- B
llity, 1o2. 1t was announced that DIR. S
clean would contest. o.
William Witten sold off his farm near
dinburg, Grundy County, the other day. a =,
of mules to the number of 1913, for SILL o,
3. The proceeds of Mr.. Witten's farm | pl
nee July have been over $4,000. ri
jackson County wants new jail. til
The other afternoon officers of Sc :,
lila arrested James G. Alidridge, who a | a
" nights before entered the store of John | al
Miller, of Warrensburg, and robbed the az
oney drawer OF a small amount OF cash. &c
ldridge stole key to the store more than u
month previous, and had been stealing a,
'm the store more or less since. He con- ~
'sed the crime and said he didn't care RI,
? it. he
The Worlds Hotel in st. Joseph. II
itch was opened q year and a half ago. ~
d which was the most gorgeous in the al
Y, has been closed. TO
1t is stated that good vein of coal II
s been found within three miles of craio by