Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-09-20
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

| number of names, and license was denied
| because the applicant was not of good moral
| character.
The Grundy County Court refused to
| grant dram shop licenses, holding that it
| takes two-thirds of the tax-paying citizens
! of town to compel the court to grant
| license.
Jesse Work has sold his farm of 14O
acres, near De Witt, Clinton County, to Jo-
seph Ligget, of Platte County, for $500.
Judge John Haggenbusch, one of
Texas County's most prominent citizens,
died at his home at Cabool few days
ago.
A. j. Scimmones, located in New
Madrid County, six miles from Sikeston, in
Scott County, has a corn-feld embracing
225 acres that it is estimated will yield for
ty-five bushels per acre.
Orth Stein, of Kansas City; who was
sentenced to twenty-five years in the Peni-
Tertiary for the murder of George Freder-
lex, is reported to be in very ill-health, and
in conversation with a visitor said: "The
fact is am in physical pain. Even now
the pain is all through my chest, and can
no longer deceive myself by concealing my
condition" He stated he was taking med
icine but it seemed to have no effect UPON
him. He does not lack exercise, but his up
petite had completely failed him, and he
could scarcely eat enough to keep him
alive.
A singular accident was recently re-
ported ON the c., B. & Q. Railway, between
st. Joseph, Buchanan County, and Creston,
Ia. A gentleman and lady with child
took sleeping-car berth on the train from
Chicago, and on awakening in the morning
the child was missing, having undoubtedly
rolled out through an open window. They
stopped off at the first station and tracers
were sent back to search for the lost chill,
through the section crews and station
agents.
The State Board of Health has le-
Gently been visiting the principal cities,
holding meetings, issuing certificates to
| medical practitioners and otherwise attend
ing to the duties pertaining to their office.
The people of Pettis County recently
| voted to build Court House and pay for it
in bonds.
Jos. Bruett, of Texas County, is
under ST. 900 bonds to answer to the charge
of moonshining.
A. w. &. Parrin, a noted counter
feiter and escaped convict, was arrested in
fancy County few days ago and taken to
jefferson City.
Nick McCubbin, of Miami, Saline
County, put five bullets into his brother-in-
law, VIM. Young, few days since. 1t was
an old feud.
w. H. Heller, a horse-rubber, was
arrested at the Exposition grounds at st.
Joseph and sent to Marysville on a war.
rant charging him with deadly assault on
James A. Bell, Denver horseman.
The following postmasters were re-
Gently appointed: Joseph S. Williams,
Sperry, Adair County; John G. Motifs
Guthridge Mills, Charlton County; John
D. Butt, Hutton Valley, Howell County. A
Post-office has been established at Badc,
Texas County, with Clabe Grove as Post
master.
Judge Yeager, as old resident of
Jackson County, died at Kansas City few
days ago, He was seventy-four years of
age on the 17th'of July, having been born
in Washington County, KY, in 1909. Judge
Yeager was member of the County Court
of Jackson for twenty years. In 1858 Judge
Yeager was sent to the Legislature, where
he served for two years.
DIR. j. NJ. Potter, of Poplar Bluff,
Butler County, received letter from bis
brother in Canada, recently, informing him
that they had fallen heir to $4,000, with
four per cent. interest thereon for 11S yearH.
The prospects are that there will be
more corn raised in Oregon County this
year than was ever raised in any previous
year. A large amount of new land was
cleared and fenced last winter and spring
by new settlers, and the good work contin-
ues to go on. .,,.-.
The Pettis County Fair, held at Sc
dalia, was pronounced the superior in point
of enterprise and display of any previous
exhibition in the county. Among the spec
ial features attracting the greatest atten-
ton were number of Usage Indians in
full native costumes, who gave daily exhi-
billions of their peculiar modes and cere-
monies. They were pronounced among the
finest specimens of the national race that
was ever seen since the days of Columbus.
The Governor has committed the sem
tence of Jesse II. Beckwith to five years in
the Penitentiary from date of sentence,
who was at the April Term, 1882, of the
Criminal Court of Pettis County sentenced
to the Penitentiary for twenty years for the
crime of robbery in the first degree.
j. G. Robinson committed suicide at
Kansas City a few days ago by jumping
into c1Stern.
Thomas Scobee, school-teacher, shot
and killed himself at Perry, Rails County,
recently; cause, family trouble.
A few evenings since fracas occur
red on board the steamer Far West between
Bonnot's Landing and Usage City. George
Written and William Mingo, two colored
roustabouts, engaged in a quarrel, during
which knives were drawn and Written was
dangerously stabbed in the abdomen.
Mingo was arrested, taken to Jefferson
City and lodged in jail
Seventy-tive of the Mexican veterans
held a reunion a few days ago at Sedalia.
Cameron, Clinton County, claims the
smallest boy of his age in the United States.
His name is ABBY Park, son of S. w. Park.
He is six years old and only weighs sixteen
pounds; is strong and healthy, and active .
as squirrel. In the last two years he has
gained but one pound. He is remarkably
bright little fellow and one of the greatest