Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-03
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

Arthur j. Jennings was arrested n
few days ago on a charge of embezzline
5000 from w. P. Howard & Co., of St.
Louis. He was released on bail.
| The St. Louis Grand Jury has made
a report in which they say a careful inves
tigation has been made, and no trace of g
gambling ring could be found.
| j. G. Ferrenburg, of New Madrid
County has invented and patented a ma.
chine for making shingles, which, it Is
claimed, will make 35 900 to AZ, 900 shingles
per day.
Clifton Wade, a fugitive murderer
from this State was recently arrested in
Alabama, and an officer with the necessary
| papers had gone to bring him back.
| Isaac Coker, a porter on the railway,
residing at Springfield, fell between the
| cars and was cut in two few nights ago
at Cuba. Crawford County.
Governor Crittenden has pardoned
Jesse Jones, recently convicted in st. Louis
on charge of playing scraps" and SEN
| fenced to six months in Jail. This pardon
| is not to be held as precedent for future
! pardons, the Governorsays. Craps having
been declared gambling under the 10 lnson
| law, all offenders hereafter must suffer the
| penalty.
The Mississippi Valley Cane Growers
| Association meets in st. Louis January 49,
| Il and IS. 1884.
Complaint comes from Holt County
of frequent and persistent violations of the
game laws as regards trapping birds, and
| the beautiful songster, the cardinal red
bird, is being rapidly thinned out.
The colored teachers OF Missouri met
recently in convention at jefferson City.
| A Macon County matron named Ro-
senstagle presented her husband Christmas
Day with triplets-two girls and boy.
Two men hunting rabbits about two
miles southeast of Springfield, recently,
found the skeleton of a man, which subse-
quent1y proved to be that of German who
disappeared from Springfield in June last,
and was insane at the time. 1t was plain
case of suicide.
A gang of horse-thieves are operating
in the State. They seem to make a busi-
ness of stealing horses in North Missouri
and taking them to Arkansas for market,
and then stealing horses in Arkansas for a
return trip. Two were stolen at Bolivar on
the 10th ult., and brought as far as Douglas
County, where one was abandoned for get
ting foot-sore and the other traded to a
farmer. Both were recovered but the thief
got away.
At Chillieothe few nights ago Lewis
Waller, in the course of an alteration, cut
Green Sheppard with a pocket-knife, sever
ing the brachial artery and nearly ampu-
tating one arm. Waller was arrested and
held to await the result of Sheppard's in
juries.
At Centerview, Pettis County, the
colored people celebrated Christmas eve
with Christmas tree and religious services
in a church. A quarrel arose, and the af-
fair broke up in row in which everybody,
male and female, seems to have taken a
hand. A man named j. Blackburn re-
ceived what was pronounced mortal
wound, and two others were wounded less
severely. The parties who did the shoot
ing escaped. The Sheriff and posse were
in pursuit.
The gang of highway robbers infest-
ing st. Louis continue their nefarious work.
Frank Moylan was ''held up" near his own
home a few nights ago and robbed of a
watch and chain and some money.
Rosa Hamburger and her lover, who
ran away from ST. Louis recently, taking
Sc o belonging to Rosa's father, have re-
turned after visit to New York. They
were found without marriage certificate
and minus the money, and are held to an
swer charge of grand larceny.
A few days ago J. r. Smith. who de-
1ivered packages for the Adams Express
Company at Springfield, was arrested on
the charge of stealing package containing
$40, and addressed to the Green County
National Bank, from the wagon. He was
arraigned before Justice Savage. and |
bound over in the sum of $500 to appear for |
examination.
A team belonging to General Sher-
man ran away in st. Louis a few days ago, |
and one of the horses was so badly injured |
that it had to be shot.
I'D. Depriest was arrested in Spring |
field few days ago and taken to Willow |
Springs, Howell County, to answer to a
charge of murder, which occurred in the |
course Of a row day or two previously.
Representative Bland favors the es-
adjustment of mint at st. Louis.
The proposition to build 100000
Courthouse in Pettis County, which re-
Gently carried, is received with great salts.
faction.
Sh"iiSo l<SbSShCs olu
whose parents live in Miller County, about
Two weeks ago lodged a grain of corn in
MS windpipe, and his parents being unable
10 get it out took him to Jefferson City to
secure medical aid. Two physicians ex-
,mined the case and found there was no
way to dislodge the obstruction, except by
making an incision in the windpipe. This
operation the mother of the child refused
% allow. and consequently the child died.
Mr.. Theodore Swinger, of Jefferson
City, carelessly fred large horse. pistol,
heavily loaded, close to Mr.. c. Fl. Gould,
! few days ago, the wadding striking the
after in the fieshy part of the thigh, pene-
rating to the bone and inficting a severe
wound. The wound, while not thought to
,e dangerous, is a very painful one.
Burglars entered the wholesale gro
cry and liquor house of j. ID. M'Neely at
1t. Joseph a few nights ago, blew open the
afe took the valuable contents, and also