Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-07-12
miscellaneous Items.

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| ems Christian Temperance Union of the
! State of Missouri opened at Kansas City a
| few days ago, Mrs. Clara Hoffman, Presi-
dent-of the State Association, in the chair.
| The object of the convention was the out
| lining of plans for the coming year. The
membership of the w. G. T. U. in the State
| is 800; number of unions seventy. The fol-
| lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Mrs. Clara Hoffman, of
Kansas City; Recording Secretary, Mrs.
S. NJ. Tru1nbull, Sedalia; Corresponding
Secretary, Miss Rose Phillips, Kansas City.
Fourteen Vice-Presidents were elected.
DR.. j. M. Potter, of Poplar Bluff, re.
ceived letter from his brother in Canada
recently informing him that they had fallen
heir to $4,000 with four per cent. interest
thereon for rs years.
The State Register of Lands the
other day received from the United States
Treasury drafts and land scrip for swamp
land indemnity claims in this State or ac-
count of the following counties: Adair-
Land Indemnity, so acres; cash, $3.50.
Cooper-Cash, $25. Gasconade-Land in
demnity, So acres; cash, $50. Henry
Cash, S515.34. Johnson-Cash, S119.0I. Liv-
ingston-Land' indemnity, 254.S1 acres :;
cash, $2S7.70 Mercer-Land indemnity
1929 acres; cash, S49I.33. Ozark-Land
indemnity, 50 acres: cash, S4G9. Usage
Cash, $24S.21. Platte-Land indemnity, 246
acres; cash, $J610. Putnam--Cash, 1924. &c
st. Charles-Land indemnity, 1870 acres ::
cash, 1921. So. The above sums of money
are payable to the respective counties for
the use of the school fund, and the land
scrip is to be located ON United States lands
subject to sale in this State at Sl.25 an acre,
which, upon issuing of patents is sold for
the benefit of the school funds of the re-
spective counties in the same manner as
are the sixteenth sections.
Charles Goodin, Constable at Charles.
ton, shot and probably mortally wounded
one Richard Ingold few days ago. Goodin
had warrant for Ingold, and after having
him under arrest and was about to search
him, he broke away and ran. After Goodin
made frequent and futile efforts to halt
him he saw his prisoner would escape un-
less shot. He fired twice with his pistol,
each ball taking effect in the mans back
Godin has since died and the Coroner's
jury, after hearing all the evidence, re-
turned a verdict fully justifying the officer.
A sneak-thief entered the open front
door of the residence of G.. R. Barns, at st.
Louis, the other day, and, Selling some ar
eticles which lay conveniently on the par
Tor table, made a hasty retreat. His de-
parture was observed through a cellar win
dow by Mr.. Barns little daughters, two of
whom Immediately started in pursuit.
They chased him to the corner of Cardinal
and " ashlngten avenues, and, although he
was a full-grown white man, frightened
him into delivering portion of his plumber,
and then, with the aid of a gentleman who
fortunately came to, their assistance, Sc
cured his arrest.
: The Missouri State Teachers Associa-
ton closed three days. session at Sweet
Springs, Saline County, a few days ago.
Many prominent teachers from all parts of
the State were present and participated in
the discussion of subjects of interest to the
profession. The following officers of the
association, were erected for the ensuing
year: President, Superintendent w. E.
Coleman: First Vice-President, F. W. Par
sons, Weston: Second ce-President,
Prof. J. P. Blanton, Kirksville; Third
Vice-Presidert, N. j. Morrison, Spring
feld;> Fourth ~Vice-President,' Prof. N
B. Henry, Cape Girardeau; Correspond
ing Secretary, w. Carringtofi, Jeffer-
son City; Receiving Secretary, Miss Elma
j. Webster, Kansas City; Recording
Secretary, Robert N. Dunn, Warrensburg:
Treasurer, Rev. J. A. Quarles, Lexington.
= Isaac Reed, proprietor of the Jones
House at Independence, died suddenly in
that city a few days ago of apoplexy.
Rain has delayed farm work.
Ike McCarty, of Kansas City, while
on his way to that city the other day with
a horse-thief whom he captured near La
cygne,; Kan, allowed his prisoner to go to
the rear of the car for a drink of water,
whereupon the thief, taking advantage of
the opportunity, jumped off the train and
escaped
The post-office at Gravel Point, Tex
as County, has been discontinued; mail t.
Mountain Grove, Wright County.
Senator. Vest was presented with
goId-headed cane at jefferson City by the
citiEeFes Of the capital afeY days ago.
A building boom has struck ths
northern portion of Poplar Bluff