Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-23
MISSOURI STAfE MEMS.

It is expected that fully 1900 catt1
men and their friends will attend the No
vember Convention at ST. Louis.
An infant child, a boy, was aband one,
on q train at Plattsburg, Clinton County
a lew days ago. The mother boarded tn
train at ST. Joseph, and at Piatts burg lef
the cars, permitting the babe to remain il
| the seat.
Some days since Frank Wilson was ar
| rested in 81. Joseph on suspicion of having
| in his possession and offering for sale {
stolen horse. He was held several days il
the hope that the owner of the animal
would be found and identify it. Nobody
putting in an appearance, nolle prosequi
was entered and Wilson liberated. Sub
sequently gentleman named Evans, re
siding at Smithville, arrived in search OF
a mare that had disappeared from his
stable, and identified the animal as his
| property. The mare was delivered up tC
him.
| Judge Tichner of Galloway County,
after securing a compromise of the
county's Indebtedness at fifty-five cents OF
the dollar and reducing the debt from
s., 00l 900 to S462, 900, resigned, owing t.
i'll health.
successful applicants for certificates be
| fore the State Board of Pharmacy at its
last meeting: r. M. Howe, Bolivar, Polk
County; B. E. Dawson, Windsor, Henry
County; FL. A. Winkel, st. Louis; c. f.
Vincent, Staffinville, Lewis County: W.
L. Woods, Kansas City; w. j. Mckinney,
st. Louis; VIM. Neil, Pattonsburg, Da
viess County; j. w. Moseley, Kansas
| City; Charles Van Dyke, Brownsville, Sa'
| line County; L. w. o. Renkert, c. w
| Poole and Fred V. L. Peterson, st. Louis
j. Frank Noel, Unionville, Putnam Coun-
| ty; j. A. p. Knox, GAINESVILLE, Pike Coun.
| ty; w. L. Lloyd, Cnas. FL. Zahn, st.
| Louis; J. II. T. .Maddin, Springfield, Green
County; j. Darling, st. Louis; B. A. Kit
tredge, st. Joseph, Buchanan County; A
| H. Miller, Cape Girardeau; D. E. Ketch
| UNI, Golden City, Barton County; c. D.
| Stratton, Rothville. Charlton County; r.
P. Davis, GAINESVILLE, Pike County; ID. L.
| Wise, Holden. Johnston County; r. Baker.
| Walker, Vernon County; Walter Seven.
| trill, ST. Louis.
The residence of Samuel Barrett at Sc.
| dalia, was robbed of $50 few nights ago.
Mr.. John A. Wood has been appointed
| by Governor Crittenden County Treas.
urer of Webster County to fill a vacancy.
Hardin w. Walters, one of the oldest
Inhabitants of Mississippi County, died
at his home in Charleston a few days ago.
Preston Roberts has been placed on the
Fusion ticket as candidate for Treasurer
of Missouri. He resides at Independence.
Joseph ]. Russell, of Mississippi County,
resigned as Prosecuting Attorney on ac-
count of being ON the Democratic elect
oral ticket.
Two men were arrested at Lexington a
few days ago who are supposed to be the
parties who murdered the Lowrys near
Marshall.
The Board of Directors of the st. Louis
Merchants Exchange have offered re-
| ward OF $3.50 for the recovery of the body
OF John Bell, late caller of the Exchange,
who is supposed to have been drowned.
jeff Wilson has been indicted for muir
II in the first degree at Lexington. Ed
Talbot was fined $40 for shooting Willie
Hutter through the head while in ifs of
jealousy.
The following Postmasters have been APP
pointed: Amandus Crull, Dittmer's Store;
VIM. Brakeman, High Ridge; Thomas j.
Wallace, Sandstone; VIM. j. Hensley,
Shady Grove; Cornelius D. Sechrest, Tabo;
Charles L. Barrett, Winslow; John A.
Balch, Poplin.
Thomas Temple died suddenly at tina
residence of w. r. Hooper, in New Salem,
Ill, few daysago. Mr.. Temple was an
old and respected citizen of Southern IL
linois. He formerly resided in st. Clair
County, and at MaryviIle, No., where he
leaves many friends to regret his demise.
A pardon has been granted by the Gov
ernor to Alfred Smith, colored convict,
who was sent to the Penitentiary from
Jackson County in 1882 for an assault
with intent to kill. The pardon was grant.
ed on the recommendation of the pris on
physician, Smith being in the last stages
of consumption.
Daniel A. Hurley, residing in st. Louis,
left his home to go down town to hear
from the election in Oaio about week
ago. He had considerable money put up
on the result OF the election, and, knowing
that it has gone against him, his friends
fearbe has done harm to himself, as he
has not been seen since.
John Hall, a notorious thief, who has
served nearly go Jail terms, and who has
twice been in the Pen itentiary, was sem
fenced in the Criminal Court at Lexing ton
a few days ago to two years imprison-
ment for obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses. John Williams, for burglary, was
sentenced to three years, Lewis Williams
got five years for burglary and larceny,
and John Edwards two years for bur-
glary.
The Southern Historical Society met il
st. Louis few nights ago and listened to
the reading of paper by Mr.. Hunt p.
Wilson on the "Battle of Elk Horn,n illus
trated by sketches of the field, made
recently by Mr.. Wilson from recollection
and actual survey OF the ground in Benton
County, Ark. The battle was fought in
March, 1862, between the army Of Van
Dorm and the Federal forces under Curtis.
gun used on that day, and bu5 recently
found on the battlefield, and various
relics, added interest to the reading.
Two men, who give their names as
Charles Ray and Samuel Hall, who were
captured at Grain Valley few days ago
and taken to Lexington, on a charge of
having committed burglary at Odessa,
were arraigned an l pleaded guilty. Tue
arrest is regarded as a very important one,
there being ground for suspecting the men
of the murder of John Lowry and wife
near Marshall some days ago. The men
were ignorant of the fact that they were
suspected of the Lowry murder.
The st. Louis Exposition has closed.
Ed Sneed was sentenced at Independence
to hang November 145h in that city by
Special Judge James Z. Shaley. Sneed
was much affected, although he has long
been known as one of the worst criminals