Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-19
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


nomination of a. n. Dockery to succeed
himself in the Third Congressional Dis.
trict. 50 s#
A new Post-ofiice has been established
at Ruth, Stone County, with w. d. Steele
in charge. -
During severe storm which ragged Oh
the outskirts of Lexington few days ago,
extending down the line of the Pacific
Railroad to Saline County, lightning
struck at Mr.. John Robinson's and also at
Mr.. John Aull's, both gentlemen living
onlysa short distance from town. At the
former place 10 set fire TO q hay rick con-
Stunning it entirely, with four tons of clover
hay. At Mr.. Aull's it struck tree
which it completely shattered, instant
ly killing four mich cows which were
standing beneath it. Us
The deaths last week in st. Louis mum
bered 40; an increase over the death holl
of 81 the week before, and an increase as
compared with the corresponding week
last year. The births numbered Ito; l6f
white, IL colored; So males, 30 females.
The State Board of Equalization mas
fixed the taxable value of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott g. Gulf road at $l5, 600 per mile,
and the Kansas City, Springfield & Mem.
phis Road at s., 900 per mile.
Another unknown man ended his earthly
career by jumping from the bridge at d.
Louis few days since.
Business men of st. Louis have been cir.
culating petition asking representation
by delegates in the National Democratic
Conve at Chicago.
A new town called Meredin has been laid
out in Barton County, adjoining the Kansas
The Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Com
panv will soon run a wire through Sedalia
to Warrensburg. s:sfag
A volunteer Signal Service station has
been secured for Chillicothe.
Otto Weiiner, late delivery clerk at the
st. Louis Post-office, pleaded guilty to rob
bling the mails. i#
The following new Postmasters have
been appointed: Milo L. Loughton,
Brownsville; Walter 7. Glover, Windsor;
Samuel A. Risley. West Plains; Samuel
NJ Zelup, Grand City. N
A consolidation of the First and Third
Regiments, N. g. NJ, has been effected
under the name of the First Regiment.
The election of Lieutenant Colonel has
been deferred.
The Memphis visitors to Kansas City
were shown about the city, and q banquet
was given them at the Coates House.
Governor Crittenden made short address
to the visitors at the Opera House.
The Postoffice at Otterville, eighteen
miles east of Sedalia, was robbed by bur-
glars a few nights ago of $ioo. This is
where the James boys made one. of their
famous train robberieS. ..
VIM. Hays was sentenced at st. Joseph
to ten years for highway robbery. Hewas
one of gang that robbed Kansas man
named Smith five months ago.
The State Pharmaceutical Association,
at its closing session at Brownsville, elect
ed the following officers: O.. A. Wall.
President; G.. H. Chas. KIie, Secretary;
Prof. j. NJ. Goode, Treasurer. Council:
Messrs. Sennewall, Edmunds, Bard, Alex
ander and Ude.
The depot at Knox City, on the O., NJ &
P. Railroad, caught fire from the sparks of
an engine few days ago and burned to
the ground. The books and papers were
saved.
Magdaline Estes, of Layfayette County,
aged thirteen, eloped recently with Frank
McCubbin, aged forty. They had no money
and left on foot. When Missouri girl
loves she doesn't care how poor her, Adol-
plus is, but she goes right to work to help
him make a fortune.
Patents have been issued to the follow.
ing Missouri inventors: William Snap
bell, Aurora Springs, carpet-fastener;
William G. Freeman, Louisiana, dipper;
T. C. Carroll, West Plains, railway track;
T. H. Drake, Emporia, drag saw.
Chief of Police Harrigan of st. Louis
received notification few days ago of the
arrest Of Frank Weaver at Kansas City,
charged with killing Dennis Hennessy, in
st. Louis, December 16, 1882 He will be
taken to st. Louis for trial. 80
Colonel Youmans and Mr.. Koch, of Chi.
cago, have been in st. Louis lately en-
deavoring to organize stock company fer
the parpose of running hanson cab line.
A capital stock of 100000 is needed, and
from seventy five to one hundred cabs will
be put on the street. The cabs will be of
the latest London pattern.
Nothing had been heard of Alfred Shell
don, the Kansas City agent of the Blue
Springs Milling Company, who disap-
peared recently. Sheldon is an English
man of means. His wife has received two
letters in hand which she recognizes as
her husbands, in which he states that he
is held in confinement by members of the
inAlluS COu1paHy uutll NC uAdh0S 6ooN
certa in alleged shortage in his accounts,
but the members Of the company deny all
knowledge of Sheldon's whereabouts.
postmortem examination held few
days ago on the body of James O'Neili.
found dead in his clearinghouse in st.
Louis, showed the heart and lungs to have
been badly congested, and that death re.
suited from pieuro-pncumonia.
Dennis Russell, eight years Of age, Of St.
Louis, who fell from wagon some time
ago and hurt his head, died few Days
since from lock jaw. -g
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. c. Boone celebrated
! their golden wedding in Jefferson City
few DAYS since. They were married in
Fayette, Howard County, in 1884, Iby
Rev. Thomas Boone, brother of the
groom. The aged couple are natives OF
Kentucky, and came to Missouri in ttelr
childhood. Mrs. Boone was Miss Ley
Dale. Mr.. Boone is seventy-two years
old and his wife sixty-seven, but bothhre
strong and well preserved. GoveIhor
Crittenden and wife and other difin
guished guests attended the golden ted-
ding. Mr.. Boone is nephew of the ele-
brated pioneer, Daniel Boone. So
Now for the other ticket. a
The first professional game of baseball
ever played at Kansas City occurred afew
days ago, and required twelve innin IS to
decide the contest. Chicago Uuiot, 6;
Kansas City, 3.
Mrs. Essie Lee, who is partially
insane, and who has been living d few
weeks at No. 1904 Carr street, ST. Iouis,