Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-06
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

q day in st. Louis recently on their way
home from New Orleans, where they spent
six days as guests of the Continental
Guards during the Mardi tiras festivities.
They were the recipients of polite attention
at the hands of the st. Louis militiamen
and members of the Chamber of Commerce.
Sedalia is to be lighted by electricity
in e near future.
Some of the Christian ladies of st.
Louis have inaugurased movement to es-
tablish home or fallen women.
In obedience to the demand of the
Railroad Commissioners of Missouri, the
Rock Island Road has promised to reduce
its passenger rates in the State to two
cents per mile.
Joseph Scharz, a young married man,
met with a frighttui accioent a lew even.
ings since in ST. Joseph. While moving
house the beam attached to the horse pow
er broke and struck him on the head, frac.
turing his skull in two places. physi'
clan was summoned, and found pieces OF
the skull driven into the brain. An artery
inside q skull was severed and he was
bleeding internally. The broken pieces OF
bone were removed, but he was still uncon-
sc Gus and it was thought he would die.
The State Board of E 1ualization is in
session at jefferson City. The board con-
sists of Governor Crittenden, who isex-otfi-
clio PRESIDENT; Hon. John Walker, State
Auditor; Hon. Phil. E. Chappell, State
Treasurer; Hon. NJ. K. McGrath, Secretary
of State, and Hon. D. II. Mcintyre, Attor-
ney-General. At the last session of the
Legislature the law relating to the board
was changed by striking out the year
''IS13" from the clause fixing the date of
m citing and inserting 1881" so as to
make it read, ION the last Wednesday in
February, 1888" and every twoyears there
after, thus changing the time of meeting
from the odd to the even years. The board
will meet for the assessment and equaliza-
ton of railroad property on the third Mon
day of April next.
r. G. Craghead was called from his
house. three mics from Fulton, Galloway
County, a few nights ago by an unknown
man who claimed his wagon was fast in the
mud below the yard. Mr.. Craighead went
to assist him and in few moments his
wife heard four shots. Rushing to the spot
from whence they came she found her hus-
band dead and the murderer gone. No
clew had been obtained as to who did this
awful deed. Great excitement prevailed,
as Mr.. Craighead was one of the best citi-
zens in the county and held the office of
County Assessor for years. Should the
murderer be caught there is strong proba-
bili'v of lynching.
The Eclectic Medical Society of Mis-
souri, held its annual meeting in st. Louis
last week. The sessions were taken up
WI b routine business and the reading of
papers on various topics by members pres
ent. The attendance was good and the
proceedings harmonious. The following
officers were electt d for the ensuing year:
President, NJ. NJ. Huddleston, NJ. D., Big
Springs; Vice-President, w. P. Corryeli,
NJ. D., st. Louis; Secretary, r. L. Gal
braith, Carthage; Corresponding Secre-
tary, Alonzo V. Thorpe, NJ. D., California;
Treasurer, E. Younkin, NJ. D., St. Louis.
Representatives to the National Eclectic
NJ dical Association were appointed, from
st. Louis, Drs. G. A. Rowe, w. V. Ru
ledge, W. P. Corryell and E. j. William
son; DR.. N. NJ. Carter, Sedalia: DIR. A. v.
Thorpe, California; DR.. w. A. Cormack.
Carthage.
The annual commencement exercises
of tle American Eclectic Medical College
were held on the evening of the 18th ult. in
the Pickwick Theater, St. Louis. DIR. E.
Yuunkin delivered the address to the grad
GLASS;, WulCu uuIuUeIcu nlICcu
members, as fol ows: L. D. Foreman,
Jerome L. Harrell, James A. Martin, c.
c. Hawkins, Jesse A. Sven, A. H. Vor-
dick, Joseph T. Bills, C. P. Smith, VIM.
L.. Bandy, Robert C.. Poos, James L.
Bracket, VIM. T. Hammock, Alonzo V.
Thorpe, Albert Nay and John L. Ingram.
DIR. John L. Ingram delivered the valedic-
tory of the class.
Colored society at Lexington is in a
ferment because of charges made against
two colored preachers Of that city. Rev.
o. P. Simms, of the Baptist Church, has
been requested to leave town because of
a too great leaning toward female members
OF his congregation, and Rev. B. w. Stew
art, Methodist, is accused Of similar
weakness.
The Harrison revival meetings in the
Centenary M. E. Church, st. Louis, con-
tinue with undated interest, and many |
souls are being gathered in o the fold of the |
church..
The additional sum of 1926, 900 of old |
city bonds of ST. Joseph, have been ex-
changed for new six per cent. funding |
bonds.
Lafayette County according to a list |
just published, has tifty-six pensioners, If |
whom twenty three are credited to Lexing
ton.
There are fourteen prisoners in the
County Jail at Lexington, and the cases
against them are said to be so strong that
the prosecution expect to send all to the
Penitentiary.
Henry Redmond, arrested in Lexing.
ton, for wife beating, asked to leave the
courtroom to consult a lawyer. The re-
quest was granted and he forgot to return.
A panic was occasioned in st. Pat
rick's Church: st. Louis, a few evenings
since, by cry of fire being raised, and
women and children rushed frantically
for the exits, and few of them were some
what bruised in their efforts. The cause of
the alarm was broken steam pipe per-
hitting an escape of steam which some
one mistook for smoke. Father Hayes,
who was officiating, did much to allay the
excitement by commanding the organist to
play something, the music having reas-
surfing effect upon the excited congrega- |