Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-10

new law.
At the annual meeting, April 1, 1884, prepa.
ration must be made for the entire time from
July !, 1884, to July !, 1885, and should you de-
sire to have Spring school in 1885 you must
vote the money or funds to run it at the meet
ing April l, 1854. i. e., at the annual school
meeting in April you must arrange for the
next year, commencing July l, 1884
This warning is given thus early that all may
w E. COLEMAN,
superintendent of Public Schools.
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Miscellaneous Items.
For the month of December, 1888 the
total receipts of the State Treasury were
$S15,420.53.
The Secretary of the State reports the
following list or companies chartered by
the State during the past year: Manufac-
turing and Business Companies, SOL; capt.
tai stock, SIS, 121 900; Railroads O.; capital
ock, $2,540,0Oo; Banks, 35; capital stock.
81 ,597 900; Private Banks, %; capital stock.
$3.50, 800; Mutua Saving Fund, Loan ano
Building Associations, 80; capital stock.
81, 100000; Streets Railroads, 4 capital
stock, $297, 900; Telegraph and Telephone
Companies, s; capital stock, 81, 175, 900
Drainage District Associations, 1; Benevo.
lent, Religious and Miscellaneous Associa-
. ton, SO. Showing a total increase of in.
vested capital of 1882, 900.
The NJ, X. & L. Railroad shops at
Sedalia were damaged by fire few nights
ago to the extent of about $4,000, includ-
ing Pullman sleeper, three passenger
coaches. material, etc.
j. Snyder, a prominent farmer liv-
ing near Independence, was taken with
bleeding at the nose a few days ago and
bled to death. 1t is thought he burst a
blood vessel.
A. Sawyer, cashier of the Christman.
Sawyer Banking Company at Independ-
ence, was thrown from his carriage few
days ago, receiving probably fatal inju-
ries.
The convention of colored teachers
which recently met at Jefferson City was
one of the most marked of the deliberative
assemblies of the colored race ever held in
the State. Prof. Page, of Lincoln Insti-
tute, presided. A permanent organization
of State Colored Teachers Association
was effected by the election of the follow
ing officers: President, Prof. 1nman E.
Page, of Lincoln Institute; Vice-President,
Prof. Charles Newton, of 81. Louis; Secre-
tary, G.. w. Mitchell; Assistant Secretary,
Miss L. j. Braxton, of Sedalia; Treasurer,
g. w. Lowry. The association resolved to
IL n.
The Governor has removed the civil
disabilities imposed upon George Miller, of
Jackson County, by reason of his convic-
tion in February, 1878, of the crime of lar
ceny.
James Andrews, of ST. Louis. after
ten years. litigation, has been awarded
Judgment for $119,22S for building the tun-
mel from the bridge to the Union depot
Frank James is confined to his bed
with Pneumonia, at the house of his friend,
John Barnhill, at Independence.
The average thickness of the coal
veins in the State is four feet.
Five thousand persons are engaged in
coa1 mining in the Stase.
Near the sectional docks in st. Louis,
the steamboats, Colorado and City of Alton
were burned to the waters edge few days
ago. They were valued at $4,000 each.
A. j. Tobin, Kansas City saloon
keeper, and somewhat noted as short
distance runner, has been arrested on a
charge of attempting to set fire to his sa-
loon.
OK the 9th of September last pack
age OF $50 was given to Stephen D. Ashton,
a delivery messenger for the Pacific Ex-
press Company at st. Joseph, to deliver to
r. L. Mcdonald & Co. When the messen-
gers book was turned over it showed the
signature of John Kelley, Mcdonald &
Co.'s cashier. 1t transpired, however, that
the package had never been delivered and
that The signature of Kelley was forgery.
On the Goth of October another package
of $40 was given to Ashton for the same |
firm, and this time he delivered $96, chang |
ing the figures on the hook to correspond |
with his amount. This was receipted for |
by Kelley. McDonald's cashier. After |
having delivered the money and before re- |
burning the book to the Office, the 500 was |
erased and the $40 restored. Investiga- |
ton brought all these things to light. The |
books also show a number of other forgeries |
Of Kelley's name to receipts. Ashton was |
arrested and is now in Jail. The thefts will |
probai ~ reach $1,000.
During the year 1888 ST. Louis lost |
8, 134, 1866 by fire, on which there was in
surance amounting to $780, 75.94. There
we're 49S alarms during the year, and four
acc de ntal deaths among the firemen.
Winter is here in earnest.
Mrs Ann Caroline Cozens, who was
BORN in st. Louis in 1900, about the time
ne to"h was ceoeu Win Ine Territory OF
Louisiana by Spain to France, died in st.
Louis on the 1st, having passed her entire
life in the city.
During the year just closed the re-
'eipts of The State Treasury reached the
otai of "a ,504, 711.a6; and the total disburse-
nent fer the year were "a, 452, S52.49. At
he commencement of the year there was
balance of $500, 1895 in the treasury; the
'alance in hand January /, 1884 was 81 ,012,-
1872.
The dormitory of Park College, ut
burned few days ago.