Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-09
miscellaneous Items.


| ton Circuit, H. ID. Overton; transferred Il
Texas Conference. Josephus stephan.
Miscellaneous Items.
The three-y ear-old son OF M. E. Herbert
| st. Joseph, fell from a second story win
| dow few days ago and was killed.
Allen Green, colored, died in his 1o0st
year at jackson on the 10Th ult.
Information regarding Mrs. w. n
| Somers, who attempted suicide at Inde
pendence few nights ago by taking halt
an ounce CT laudanum reveals facts very
| sensational. Mrs. Somes, recently witt
her husband went there from Spring
| field, No., and took rooms a
the Commercial Hotel in the same block
with the County jail. Confined IN the cell
| next to the hotel was Edward Yerger, q
| forger, who, it is supposed, was a former
| acquaintance of the would-bel suicide. By
some means the parties communicated
notes passed, and Yerger made an unsuc
cessfui attempt to break Jail, resulting il
his being placed in blind cell, since
which Mrs. Somers grew desperately de-
spondent and attempted to fake her own
life as above stated, but was pre- vented by
physicians.
William Mendorf was arrested at Kan
sas City few days ago for forgery.
Mrs. Niehaus. seventy-two years of age
residing with her son in St. Louis, was
drowned few days ago by falling in a
tub OF water.
The Southwest Missouri Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal fChurch South
was in session at JeffersonECity last week.
Preston Rush, colored, whe picked the
pocket of Ray County farmer few day 5
ago in a Lexington saloon, has been ar.
rested.
pendence a few days ago OF murder in the
first degree. for thu killing of Harvey
Lo,mis at Kansas City, July Goth.
Governor crittenden has pardoned John
Mackenzie, sent up from Henry County
for murder in the second degree.
Joel Gentry, a prominent stock man OF
Pettis County, had his pockets picked of a
fine gold watch a few nights ago while
sitting asleep in Sedalia business house.
A. F. Ely. of Upton, carried off most of
the premiums from the poultry depart
ment of the Sedalia Exposition.
Free postal delivery service went into
sffec in Sedalia last week.
a small cyclone visited Kansas City a
few days ago, partially demolishing the
First Presby terian Church and burying
five workmen beneath the debris. All
were considerably injured.
A few days ago a fine COW belonging to
Luther Wayman, at Lexington, was bitten
by dog, which was not at the time supposed
to be mad. A few days subsequently it gave
evidence OF hydropnobia aud was killed.
Tue COW then began acting strangely, and
soon developed hydrophobia, dying in a
few hours.
The Soldiers Reunion at Chillicothe was
grand success: Upwards of 1900 peo-
pie were present. Everything passed off
pleasantly except that Ira Ruin, one of
the gunners, had his arm badly mutilated
by the premature discharge of cannon.
Lincoln Fiambeau Club, of Topeka, kas.,
gave one of their wonderful pyrote canic
displays.
The total number of white children
attending the public schools in indie
pendence is 55I.
The case of criminal libel against \. G.
Williams, of Independence, was quashed
on account of an error in the Indictment.
The revival IN progress at the Union
Methodist Church, st. Louis, by Mrs.
Robinson, of indianapolis, Ind, is meet
ing with great success.
Banks throu ghout the State report an
increased exchange business.
j. II. Smith, Of Jefferson City, claims TO
have the best collection of Indian relics in
the State.
a company has been organized in st.
Joseph for the purpose of establishing the
American District Telegraph services in
that city.
5. Friedman. by representing himself as
the ivance agent of a musical organiza-
ton, recently swindIed st. Joseph citizens
out OF So.
An earthquake shock was felt at Pevely.
Fred. Hundelmeyer, residing in St.
Louis, was thrown from a wagon a few
days ago and killed instantly. He was
thrown against the pavement and the
wagon passed over his body. Hundel.
meyer was about forty years old and mar
ried, and leaves wife and three chill
6ren.
In the s. Louis Criminal Court John B.
Swinney. convicted of having written a
threatening letter to fourth Vice President
a. A. Talmage. of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad, and demanded $500 as recon-
pense for imaginary damages, was sem
fenced to the Penisentiary for two years.
There are said 20 be fifty solicitors of
gambling houses IN Sedalia-
The Lexington Intslligencer published
complete list of the students and faculty
of the defunct Masonic College of the class
of 1855, giving for the most part their pres
emit whereabouts.
The Sedalia Fair was continued to Mon
day, the 18th, owing to the unprecedented
wet weather of Fair week. The trades
procession appeared on that date. and its
extent and variety surpassed the highest
expectations OF all who saw il There
were also races a. the grounds, which were
lighted by twenty electric lights-the first
time that races have been witnessed by the
electric light.
Hog cholera continues to rage in several
of the northern counties.