Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-09-06
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


County on one of the tributaries of Chart
ton River. A ffteen-foot ledge of iron ore
containing forty to eighty per cent. of pure
iron was recently discovered in the imme-
diate vicinity of the coal mine.
Joseph Jolly, "a farmer living six
miles east of Trenton, Grundy County,
went to a lonely place in his woods pasture
few days ago, and with a razor cut his
throat from ear to ear. No cause is known
| forthe self-nurder.
Mr.. B. S. Walden, who was at the
head of the Kansas City Oklahoma colony
| that entered Indian Territory, last spring
and returned because of the action of the
military stationed there, said recently that
the "boom," as it was termed, is by no
! means dead, but no open agitation is at
| present going on about the proposed col
| onization. More attempts will be made,
and the attempts will be continued till a
successful result will be reached.
James Bradley, of Sedalia, a few days
| ago attempted to abduct seven-year-old
little girl, the daughter of Mollie West. The
| girls father was John West, who was exc
cuted a few years ago at Bonneville for muir
der. The mother had given the child to
Mrs. Stevens, who resisted the abduction.
Bradley eluded arrest.
A shipment of 500 bushels Of red-oak
| acorns recently made to Germany for
planting on untillable lands and hillsides.
This tree has been found to do well in
Europe and its wood is valuable. The
acorns were gathered in Missouri at an
average cost of one dollar a bushel.
James F. Morton attempted to COM
NIT suicide a few nights since at Sedalia
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of the attempt and will get well if he can
be kept sober. He had been on q protracted
spree.
The first conviction under the Down
ing High License Law occurred at st.
Joseph few days ago. For four days
Joseph Mc1nerny, member of the city
council had been on trial for keeping his
saloon open on Sunday, when the jury re.
turned verdict filming him fifty dollars.
This would also revoke his license. There
is another count against him for selling on
Sunday. He gave notice of appeal, pend.
ing which his license would stand unre.
voked. He is pretty well off and will fight
long. 1t has now cost him considerable.
There are about fifteen more cases to try,
but it is generally thought they will plead
guilty and throw themselves on the mercy
of the court. The people clamor for the
enforcement of the law to the letter.
The eighth annual fair of the st. Clair,
Bates and Henry County Fair Association
will be held at Appleton City September
u, IS, II and 10. Hon. John T. Crisp will
deliver an address on the 18th.
The singular spectacle of three one
legged men meeting and holding a friendly
consultation on their mutual misfortunes
l,cl Il
man who had lost his right leg by acci.
dent about threshing machine stopped to
rest beneath the shade of a maple tree,
crate minus a left leg, which a cannon-ball
had destroyed. The two had not been there
long before a third man with a crutch came
hobbling along. The coincidence aroused
the curiosity of observers, who were inquis
tive about the mysterious trio.
While Frank j. Baird and family
were attending prayer-meeting in a Kansas
City church recently some miscreant
coolly unhitched their horse from the side
walk and drove of with the animal and
phaeton to which it was attached. Word
was at once conveyed to the police, and
search for the thief and the missing prop
erty instituted.
Willie Weldon, few days ago near
ReaGsville, Galloway County, with two
traps caught seventy-five rats in twenty
four hours, and it wasn't Il good day for
catching rats either.
Rolla, Phelps County, has erected a
pest-house for smallpox patients. |
j. F. Scott, Pettis County farmer, |
recently purchased ISL unregistered Merino !
ewes at $40 each, and also two registered |
rams at $40 and $50 each.
a Chicago company is engaged in |
developing the Autograph stone quarry at |
Saverton, Rails County. The stone is pro-
nounced by experts to be very fine.
At Grant City, Worth County, DR.. J.
G.. Rex was mortally shot a few days ago
by William Andrews, whom he was assist
ing a constable to arrest.
William F. Funkhouser, Treasurer of
Clinton County, has filed his resignation
with the Governor.
The saloon-boat anchored in the river
at st. Joseph declines to leave, the claim
being that the State has no jurisdiction in
waters.
A fifteen-foot ledge of iron, overlook
ing a four-foot six-inch vein of anthracite
coal, was discovered recently in the east
ern part of Putnam County.
Six thousand persons attended the
reunion at Kearney, Clay
County, recently.
The census of Cameron, Clinton
County, recently taken, shows a population
Of 2,S11.
A man named Van Camp committed
suicide at Kansas City few days ago by
taking laudanum.
The colored people of Kansas City have
recently taken steps to revive the interest
in the work of the Lincoln Institute.
The Governor refused to remit the
fine of forty dollars assessed by the Miller
County Court against George W. Kelly fer
selling liquor without license.
At least one hundred carloads Of
were shipped from Scott
County and vicinity in single week re-
GENTLY, selling at 500 to 1920 per
RoLLA, Phelps County, had two cases
IF smalf-Dox and the authorities were |