Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-11-06
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

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Louis and at Liederkranz Hall. Many
Christians took part in the services.
which Seefe generally largely attended.
| During the week ended October 18th
! there We're l52 deaths in ST.. Louis and $50
| Eirths
| Eugene G. Baugher has been commits
stoned Postmaster for Richwoods, Wash
ington County.
| Tho .MackereI Brigade of st. Louis, prom
| ises procession of seventeen floats, bur-
/ lesquing local institutions, during Cattle
| Convention week.
The Dodge City (Kas.) Cowboys Band
! of twenty pieces, headed by live buffalo
| and wild Indian attendant, will be one of
| the attractions of the National Cattlemen's
| Convention in st. Louis. The city will
also be Illuminated as during Fair week.
| Chas. BURY was arrested at Sedalia a
| few days since by one of Detective Fur
| longs operatives charge of robbing a
| freight car on the Missouri Pacific Rail-
| road on the 25th inst. BURY had boon en-
| ployed at that point as a switchman for
| the past wear. Several robberies occurred,
| and suspicion was directed to him. On the
10Th a case of caps was stolen, and three
of the caps were found in his possession.
There are $3.50 registered voters in the
| city of st. Louis, an Increase of 5000 over
| 1882.
Timothy O'Keefe, a patient in the Sisters
| Hospital in st. Louis fell or jumped from a
window in that institution a few days age
and was instantly killed.
Frank L. Kurrns, a German cooper living
| in st. Louis, committed suicide few days
ago by shooting himself in the right temple.
| He leaves a wife and six children.
Frank Thompson claims $1G0 damages
| from the City Council of Chllicethe, being
| the value of a horse mortally wounded
during recent fireworks display.
A sassafras block three and a half feet
in diameter was cut recently in Mississippi
County, to be sent to the New Orleans Ex-
position.
\ few days ago dispatch was sent from
Kansas City to an inland town of Scotland,
and a reply was delivered to the message
sender in an hour and ten minutes. There
We're three or four transfers ON this side Of
the Atlantic, and probably half dozen on
the other side.
Robt. Grayor, who killed Berry Evans in
1888, and who was sentenced to be hanged
in ST. Louis November 1st, has been grant
ed a stay of execution until December 18th.
jeff Williamson, aged seventeen, son of
Turner Williamson, of Clay Township,
Lafayette County, had all the fingers
blown off his right hand, a few days ago,
while out hunting, his gun bursting. His
face was also badly burned.
The Frank Blair Post, G. A. R., of st.
Louis, opened its quarters few even
ings since. Speeches were made by Gen
eral Sherman and others.
Henry Acres left independence eighteen
years ago, and was given up for dead.
His wife remarked, and she and her second
husband were disagreeably surprised last
week by the appearance of Mr.. Acres at
their home. They treated him cordially,
and invited him to supper. He accepted
the invitation, and amused his hosts by
recital of his adventures in Idaho.
AT public sale of shorthorn cattle by
the Interstate Association, at Kansas
City, few days ago, in connection with
the Fat Stock show, thirty-nine animals
were sold for $11, 459, an average of 1924.
The highest price was for ''Rose Seventh"
81 $50.
John Feid-@-aed Miss Eliza Stigall, an
clipping pair, We're married at the Laclede
Hotel, Lexington, q few days ago. The
couple were assisted in their flight by the
brides mother, who sent her husband from
home on an imaginary Grand The couple
crossed the Fl YER in skiff, with the groom
as oarsman, aid then walked nearly seven
miles to reachthe city before q preacher
could be founi. Miss Stigall lives near
Richmond andthe groom is resident of
Lafayette County. They feared pursuit,
and the groom fated that he was prepared
and ready for in.
A young maj, aged twenty six, named
Charles Brinckf y, employed as a brake
man on the Ansas City, st. Joseph &
Council Bluffs ihilroad was caught by the
cars at Sugar Ii few nights ago, while
making coulfng, and fatally crushed
He was put on + train and taken to ST.
Joseph. He wa ulsmalUied. No blame is
attached to the bmpany.
George Walk, a young white boy,
working at MI Winn's, in Edgerton,
Platte County. hd Peter, little negro,
We're playing toather few days ago, and
had revolver tht they We're swapping at
each other. Fin4y Walker pointed the |
revolver at Pete,pulled the trigger, and |
the revolver was discharged, the bullet |
striking the negronst above the right eye, |
penetrating the sill, and causing almost |
instant death.
Rev. DR.. J. E.Roberts, pastor of the |
First Baptist Chu1h, of Kansas City has |
been invited to resign. Some time
since he preachl before the Blue
River Conference holding that the
current orthodox presentation of God |
was irrational, al that many of the
stated beliefs shdd be changed. Soon
after he invited Rdert Laird Collier to oc-
cupy his pulpit. lis widened the breach.
Mr. Roberts has tpressed willingness
to resign, but say he must not so on
| charges of heresyA council will be called
to decide the issue e.,
r. S. Neal, an eploye at the Linseed
Oil-m:n at kansa City, met with a fatal
accident few daj ago. He was in the
engine room befe the machinery was
started, and was suck on the head by the
| fv-wheeI when Il steam was turned on
BY the engineer. The back of the skull
| was crushed in, al he died instantly. He
| formerly resided ;Eudora, Kan, and was
| g member of the o. u. W. Lodge Of that
| city.
Election news itext issue.
| President Johns IN of the ST. Louis Ex-
position was pre4ted few days ago
with an elegant I'll shield on behalf of
| tn. exhibitors althe Exposition. The |
saeiid bears a bealful engraving of the
building, togethertith an appropriate in
| scription.
| Officers O'Donn@and krumwede, of st. |
| Louis met a fevAights ago man who |
thew thought they hnted. A little inves-
| tigation proved TT it was SO, and when
he was taken totIbolice station his iden-
| tity was establi3l. He proved to be
! Philip Heirnlich, VI deserted his wife at
Sedalia, August ~ J