Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17
MISSOURI STATE NEWS

offers the following amusement attrac.
tions to visitors: Olympic Theater, Harry
Lacy, in "Satan's Diary" Grand Opera
house, Nat Goodwin, in "The Skating
Rink;" Pope's Theater, Francis Bishop
and Alfred Mcdowell, in "Mugg's Land
ing;" Peoples Theater, Rial Biggar-
Marion Combination; Standard Theater,
Pauline Markham's Musical Comedy,
"Dolly's Luck" st. Louis Exposition,
open day and evening; Panorama, Siege
of Paris"
John White, who was sent to the Psni
Tertiary from Ray County in June, 1888.
and who was released under the three
fourths rule because of good behavior,
was Immediately gobbled by officers from
Lafayette County, to answer the charge
of grand larceny.
Major John N. Edwards was in Lexing-
ton recently, fully recovered from his re-
cent illness, which was caused by gastric
vertigo, superinduced by loss of sleep and
over-exertion. The Major learned his
trade as a printer at Lexington, and the
| people there gave him grand reception.
The contract for printing the Supreme
and Appellate Court reports has been
awarded to E. w. Stephens of the Column
bia Herald
st. Louis used 10000, 100000 gallons of
water last year besides a quantity CT
| other fluids.
An unknown man was found dead in the
| bushes near jefferson Barracks few days
| ago, the surroundings indicating murder.
Over people 900 were on the Exposition
| grounds at Sedala on the "big" day, and
| the Fair is pronounced an immense sue
cess. The races were excellent, and
| Tho
| weather was clear and warm.
| The Commits sioners ar, said to have To-
Gated the branch Penitentiary at Boon
| vile.
The two story frame dwelling in Soda
lia lately made famous as the res dence of
| Emmett Kings mistress, was burned to
the ground few nights ago. The fire is
| supposed to have been the work of incen-
| d aries, the building having been vacant
since Kings arrest. 1t belonged to Mr..
| NJ. Mcguire of Appleton City. Loss on
| building $1,000; insurance, $500.
| Jerry Whalen, manager of the Red
| Stocking Base Ball Club of ST. Joseph is
missing and has left debts behind amount
ing to nearly $1,000. The club has been
prosperous and must have cleared $500
to 81 500 during the season, most of which
has been squandered. 1t is not thought
| that he has over $1,000 with him.
Deputy Marshal Hulse of Kansas City,
who assisted in the capture OF McHenry
and Pierce, the two men arrested at To-
peka, Kan, on suspicion of being engaged
in the Blue Springs train robbery, says
he is confident that they are the
right men. There was no doubt, he
thought that they would be identified by
the passengers and brakemen of the
robbed train.
The contract for building the new hotel
in Louisiana has been let by the building
committee of the Louisiana Hotel Com
pany to Hannibal firm for $1,000.
The following is a summary of the
months returns to the State Department
of agriculture: Yield of wheat. 7.76 BUSH
els per acre; average quality, s3per cent.
yield of spring weeat liza bushels. Corn
Condition, s. per cent; sorghum, 80;
broom corn, 80. Tobacco, o. Cotton, "a.
Oats--Yield per acre, 90 bushels; quail
ity, 81. Hogs-Numberf attened compared
with 1884, SO. Sheep-Average cost of
keeping per head per year, 81. u; average
receipts per head per year, $I66.
The announcement of the death of ex.
Treasurer Merrell of st. Louis a few days
ago, u cdtcu u pTOIOuuu SouSdtiOu duOuS
the municipal authorities of the city, and
sincere expressions of sorrow for the sad
event escaped ali who received the news.
Mr. Merrell suffered from very severe
stroke of apoplexy about two years ago,
but the fact was not generally known.
For several days, however, he was unable
to sign checks. AS soon as the news of
his death was received the Treasurer's
Office was heavily draped and the draped
portrait of the deceased was hung upon
the wall in the outer office. The flag on
the building was also placed at half-mast
The oldest Chinaman in ST. Louis is
John Saloon, who is at the present time
seventy five years of age. Almost any
evening he may be seen at the laundry of
of Now Sing, 906 North Ninth street. He
is small in stature, being about five feet
four inches. His mustache is luxurant |
for Gilman, and al most white.
The courtroom at Lexington was |
crowded by motley throng few days |
ago, assembled to hear the trial of John |
Brosnahan and John O'Brien, the alleged |
safe followers and train robbers Prose- |
cutor Blackwell said that he had no pow |
err nor the Court Jurisdiction in the latter |
case, and that in the former he did not |
have sufficient evidence to justify him in |
entering upon prosecution of the case,
and asked fer the discharge of the pris- |
oners, which was done.
The problem of supplemental readiag in
tn g public schools which has for several
years occupied the attention of many of |
our public educators, has at last found |
practical solution in the action of the st.
Lou (Mo.) School Board, which at it's
meeting September Sth, inst, adopted the
School and Home, published by Mr. Will
liam L. Tho mas, of that city, as por-
ton of it's educational series in the ST.
Louis schools. This is a we'll Inherited
to NJ. Thomas and recog-
milton of the efforts he has put forth with
in the past year and half to bring the
School and Home up to a standard that
should make its way purely on its merits
as an adjunct to the textbooks in every
day use. The current number comes in
improved form, being neatly bound in an
illustrated yer, and now that it has
succeeded in attaining off cial recognit ion
the way seems to be open for still greater
Improvement and an enlarged sphere of |
usefulness.
School days have begun again.
The Board Of Prison Inspectors are |
again tackling the Branch Peuitentiarv |
question.
The doors of the st. Louis Expos ition
are again open and visitors are being de-
lighted w tn a display larger and more
varied than was ever before made in the
West. The preliminary arrangements
were SO perfectly made that nearly every.
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