Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-04
NiiscelIaneous Items.

The Governor the other day forward
| ed drafts payable to the following parties
for expenses paid and services rendered in
the pursuit of the James boys and others:
| II. H. Craig. Police Commissioner, Kansas
City, $500; Con Murphy, Marshal, Jackson
| County, $3.50; John r. Timberlake, Sheriff,
Clay County, $500; John r. Cason, Sheriff,
Saline County, $3.50. These amounts were
paid out Of the fund appropriated for the
suppression of outlawry.
THE first locomotive ever constructed
in st. Soseph took the track few days ago.
1t was built in the shops of the Kansas City,
St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad at odd
times since last March, and takes the num-
Der (No. y Of a locomotive hopelessly
wrecked about year ago.
j. H. Stewart, dumb painter, while
walking along the railroad track near Bre-
men,a station northeast of Sedalia, was struck
by the pilot of an engine the other day and
knocked senseless.
The Belmont elevator was formally
opened few days ago. This elevator was
begun in 1880, and has cost $l5O,OO0. It
has capacity for 800 200 bushels of grain.
1t is 1877 feet high and covers 60x1O0 feet.
The newspapers have recently I'm.
earthed another swindle. A fellow comes
along driving shining rig and sells car
pet by sample. He offers three ply in
grain at 81 1-2 cents. The farmer selects the
pattern he wants; the agent writes out the
number of yards and the price, the farmer
signs the order and the next week he has
his note in the bank to pay and he never
sees or hears of the carpet man again.
rlyo FROM, {oh cok cnn
to the local freight depot o; the Missouri
Pacific Road at Kansas City few days ago
and in short time the entire structure was
destroyed with its contents, about 5000
worth of merchandise. The flames spread
to the State Line Elevator, and
strong breeze prevailing at the time,
this building was also burned to the ground.
It had capacity of 100,OO bushels and con-
tanned 10000 bushels Of wheat, corn and
oats, valued at $4,000. Nine freight cars
loaded with merchandise also caught fire
and were burned. The total loss is esti-
mated at about 1900; insurance, S65. 600.
In a Kansas City saloon the other
evening Michael Cane went crazy with rum.
He saw George johnson standing at the bar,
and made an onslaught at him with drawn
knife. johnson had never seen the man
before, and thinking him crazy, took good
care to acquire position of safety on the
outside. Cane threw the teakettle through
the window, tried to ram the poker do wn
the bar-tender's throat, and made things
lively in a general and specific way until
some officers arrived upon the scene. when
he sought safety in'fight, and succeeded In
saving himself from capture.
A white man and colored woman de.
sired to be joined in wedlock not long since
in Mississippi County. The man applied for
license, and being refused the same, they
proceeded to another place, where the knot
was tied. They then returned to Missfssip-
pi County to enjoy their honeymoon. But
the laws OF Missouri not recognizing such
felicity, the happy couple were promptly
arrested and duly arraigned in court. The
groom was ordered to Jail for four months,
and the bride was permitted to pay fire Of
ten dollars.
Mr.. Samuel Walker, living on the
from Rolla, lost everything he had in the
world by fire the other night. He awoke
almost stifled with smoke, and he and his
wife escaped from the burning house with
nothing but their night clothes.
The State Fund Commissioners made
an order a few days ago depositing $685., 900
in the National Bank Of Commerce, New
York, to pay the January interest on the
Missouri State bonds.
Christmas turkeys are abundant.
The committee to examine the State
Offices is the longest ever appointed for that
purpose. It is Is feet s 1-2 inches long and
weighs 677 pounds. Senator Walker is 6
eet. inch high in his sock feet, and tips
the beam at 1877 pounds. Mr.. Rogers Is 6
feet inches, and weighs $50 pounds, and
Maj. McGinnis rises to feet 1-2 inches
and weighs 2i2 pounds.
William Brown, a brakeman on the
Missouri Pacific Road, fell between two cars
at Sedalia a few afternoons ago and had
both legs crushed. His injuries uera
thought to be fatal.
About twenty Swiss emigrants ar
rived at Rola the other morning. Is