Iron County register., 1883-09-27
Miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous Items.
The costs of Frank James trial we,e
about $4,000. A change of venue will
probably be asked for when the Westfal
case comes up. The prisoner had not yet
asked for bail.
George E. King who, in company
with Major John N. Edwards, took charge
of the St. Joseph Gazette about the 18th ef
June, retired from that paper few day =
ago. p s--- ~
Miss Eula Bramblet, ten years of age,
! living two and half miles southeast {
New London, Rails County, weighs 1925
pounds, and her father, Harvey NJ. Bran,-
blet, wants to know who can beat her.
The City of Bedford, Livingston
County, had organized company to pros
pect for coal with capital of s., 900, shares
being $40 each. They had contracted witt.
m experienced coal prospector to sink u
shaft..50O feet, and at the depth of $50 feetsa
bed of slate had been reached, and coal was
expected to follow.
The Gillis Opera House at Kansas
City was opened few evenings since. The
structure was erected under the provision
of the will of Mrs. Mary Troost as a monu-
ment to the memory of William Gillis, de
ceased, and the revenue from the property
which is held by trustees, and valued at
1925, 900, is devoted in perpetuity to the sup.
port of an orphans home, which is to ba
founded under the provisions of the sama
will.
Commissions were recently issued fo.
following Missouri Postmasters: VIM. }.
Shepherd, Bowling Green, Pike County {;
Benjamin s. Garretson, Harvill, Butler
County, and David Ervart, Iowa City, Pei
It's County.
The colored citizens of St. Joseph
held meeting a few evenings since ami
elected delegates to the jefferson City Con-
vention, which will in turn choose dele
gates to the Louisville Convention of co.,
ored men.
James Maynus, alias Yellow Ham
mer, who killed George A. Bedee, at the
St. Joseph Exposition Grounds recently,
was arraigned on the charge of murder in
the second degree. His bond was fixed at
$1,000, and he was remanded for examina-
tion on the 9th.
In order that delegates to the meet
ing of the Missouri State Grange, to be
| held at Upton, in October, may secure
railroad tickets thereto at reduced rates,
each should at once send his name and
post-office address to J. G. Evans, Harlem,
Clay County.
"A slow mule race was one OF tile
amusing incidents of the recent fair at st.
Joseph, and created an immense amount cf
sport.
The State reunion of colored veteran
soldiers was recently held at Sedalia with
The principal object sought was the
rollment of all colored veterans in the State
in order that those who had claims against
the Government might be able to more in
telligently and Systematically present
them.
Mingo, the slayer of Whitten, was
taken from the officers by colored mob,
stabbed and left for dead near Usage City
Cole County, a few days since.
The store of John d. Garner, at
Iberia, a small town in the southeastern
part of Miller County, was entered Tues
day night by burglars, the safe blown open
and 81 800 taken therefrom.
James Miller fell from hand-car on
the Eureka Springs Road, at Seligman,
Barry County, few days ago, breaking
one leg and horribly mutilating the other.
His injuries were thought to be mortal.
One of the most remarkable instances
of continued good health and exemption
from death in family, is furnished by the
family of Warren w. Tucker, of Rocky
Fork township, Boone County, who will be
II years old on Sept 90. Sixteen children
have been born to him, all of whom are
alive and with single exception residents
% Nha l,o. yhn
Mary B. Woodruff, died about fifteen years
ago in the fifty year of her age.
The Judges of the Pettis County Court
recently put temporary quietus on the
proposition to build 100000 Courthouse.
The citizens and taxpayers who want a
Courthouse were very indignant, and it
was probable that a writ of mandamus
would be applied for to compel the Court to
call special election, at which would be
submitted to the people proposition to is
sue 100000 in bonds to be used in building
the house.
Missouri for missing maidens.
The following patents have recently
been granted to Missouri inventors: John
NJ. Buckley, Sedaiia, osciliating steam
valve; Andrew J. O'Reilly, St. Louis, sys-
tenn of laying telegraph wires; William H.
Osmer and r. Nj. Grier, Bonfls Station,
horse-collar pad; John G. Peace and E. ID.
Sankey, Salem, car coupling; Henry
Wheeler, Dudenville, combined bolt-holder
and screw-driver; John T. Wilson, Easton,
corn-shel1er.
The attendance in one day at the
st. Joseph fair numbered upwards of $20,-
600.
Thirteen wolves have been killed in
Lafayette county this summer.