Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-01
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


at Nine Nile, Galloway County, James T.
Erunnp has found secreted under the hearth
of ansold shopS2, 1ooxin twenty dollar GOA
pieces, part of which was packed in 9 glass
sfruft-jar. - -
Near Charleston, Mississippi County,
William O'Bryan shot and killed Ben Lu.
cas-, colored, a few days ago.
Isaac Moore, of sTurney, Clinton
County, made 142 gallons of sorghum re-
Gently from the cane raised on 145 rods of
land. - 1t
The cornerstone of the new Garrison
Avenue Baptist Church, st. Louis, was laid
on the 18th.
The, total assessed valuation Of real
and personal property in Lexington, La
fayette County, is Ss23,596.
A good deal of a sensation was caused
ins,Ksnsas~Gity a few days ago by the re-
paxt that diseased cattle had been butcher
edana seld Tor first-class n1eat. A. well
known physician had exposed to view the
head of steer which was suffering from a
disease known as The big jam, the body Of
the steer having been retailed as good beef.
So much talk was created by the revelation
that Mayor Gibson sent a message to the
Council calling its attention to the fact.
The message was referred to the City Coun-
selor and the matter waste be thoroughly
investigated. sIS "a ffIE
The little town Of Cover, in Clinton
County, is brim full of pluck and enter
prise. Recently some parties proposed to
erect a $40 900 mill if the, citizens would
contribute $1,000. The money was forth
coming, and Cover gets the mill. i
|ua.,aJ.l CT
Louis refuses to ACCOMMODATE the gentle
men who asked him to resign.
There is a larger area of wheat sowh
this fall in this State than ever before.
Farmers are aboutedone sowing, and the
young plant is coming up nicely since the
late rains.
Red foxes are numerous and continue
their calls at poultry houses. They have
the art of capturing chickens without al
lowing them to squall reduced to fine
point, as though they had been taught by
the militia.
Mr.. stocEy,i of Cincinnati, who is
tight rope performer, while exhibiting in
Pleasant Hill, Cass County, recently,-was
precipitated to the ground a distance of
thirty feet by. the breaking. of the rope,a
causing conclusion of the spine. His cons
dition wasspreearious. N 4
: At j. P. Grimm's sale recently in
Rich Hill Township, Livingston County,
cows sold at thirty-five dollars to forty dol
lars: eight head. of two-year-old spayed
heifers, twenty Idollarss and sixty cents
each; four head sof two-year.old steers
twenty three dollars; six head ditto taken
down at twenty-seven dollars; heifer
calves, twelve dollars; sow and nine pigs,
fifteen dollars.
The shorthand records of the last :
Grand Jury at st. Louis were recently sto-
len from the Circuit Attorneys office.
Alderman G. W. Sinclair, of Sedalia,
Pettis County, sustained serious injuries, q
few days ago by being thrown from his
buggy while. driving a spirited horse which
beca1he ghtened and ran away &A&s
Soundings and surveys were recently i.
commenced by the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy management fora permanent
bridge overthe Missouri River at Boswell
and Rulo, Neb., north of st. Joseph, to con- I
meet the Kansas City, st. Joseph & Coun-
Air Line to Denver. A temporary pile
structure is now in use. -. + I
Daniel F. Brisbois,l Cashier of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad at st. Joseph, SUI
icided a few days ago by taking morphine.
He had been drinking heavily and was
found to be short about 5000. The General
Auditor of the road had given him notice
that he mash frsishtene spsat once. He
was given time, MEANWHILE being placed
under official surveillance. He was found
at late hour in the afternoon in saloon,
and said he could not make his cash bal
IT
showed to fellow. knight "a package of
morphine or opium, stating that he intend
ed killing himself. - -
John Taggart; Committed suicide in
the city prison at st. Joseph a few days
ago by hanging himself with wire to the
top of a high bed. He had been fined seven
dollars for drunkenness and was committed
in default.
Judge c. Stewart of Medicine Town
ship, Livingston County, was invited to-
bite at game by some patent fence men re.
Gently who told very slick story, but |
when he saw plain note of hand for 1928
that they called a contracthe declnedto 1
signs He.reads the newspapers: ss ssh I
The total receipts, at the State Fair
recently held at ST. Louis were Ss7, 741.Sj,
the largest days receipts being on Wednes-.
day, October 8, 20,503.25. There is an tin-i
usual and unaccountable hardness on the |
part pf the successful competitors for
premiums this year. -
DR.. F. c. Hoyt, city physician.of St.
Joseph and Miss Maggie Garner were mar |
ried few nights ago at Richmond. 1t was |
a brilliant social event. The bride is a |
niece OF Senator Garner
Post-office changes have been ordered I
for this State as follows: Post-office estab-
lished at Laforge, New Madrid County. |
The name Of Linnwood, Usage County, is
changed to Linwood. Postmasters Com
missioned-Henry r. Edsall, Braggadocio,
and Albert B. Hunter, Laforge.
Simon P. Dresser, lately arrested at
jackson County on a charge
Of connection with pension frauds, has been
lodged in Jail at Leavenworth, Kan.
Patrick Pierce of Chillicothe, Living
stan County, forwarded recently to the
Irish World, New> Y rk, $3.50, contributed
by the Irish citizens of Chillicothe and Liv-
ngston County, to aid in the defense Of