Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-05-21
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

and ''Maud Muller;" Standard, Thomp-
| sons Opera Company in "Billee Taylor. J"
| Al Delano, charged with forging a time
| check, was discharged from custody at
| Sedalia for want of evidence to convict.
| At the meeting of the Grand Lodge
| Knights of Honor in st. Louis every
State and Territory in the Union was rep
| resented except Delaware, Nevada and
! Oregon.
! The Busch Zouaves, of st. Louis, cap
| tured 81 900 prize at the inter- State drill
| at Mobile.
| The twenty fourth anniversary of the
| capture of Camp Jackson was duly cele-
| brated by the Grand Army boys in ST.
| Louis.
The French residents of st. Louis are
| making preparations for the celebra tion
| of the French National fete commem-
J Grating the fall of the Bastile in 1889.
The Missouri Supreme Court has adj
| journed to May 25th.
DIR. j. E. White, of Sedalia, appointed
| Assistant State Veterinarian at that point
| and Marshall, has made thorough in
spection of the graded herds in Pettis
County, and pronounces them in per-
| fectly healthy state and in fine condition.
r. D. Schleuker, living near Jefferson
City, fixed revolver in a window for in
truders. Thomas Hughes. a tramp, tried
| to open the window and fired the pistol,
receiving fatal wound.
Arrangements have been made for the
annual excursion of the Missouri Press
Association to leave Columbia on the
evening of June 4th over the Wabash Rail-
way in a special train of Pullman cars.
The route will be- via st. Louis, over the
Wabash & Pacific Road, to Fort Wayne,
Ind, thence over the Grand Rapids & In
diana Road traversing the State of Mich
igan, passing through a number of the inn
portant towns, including Cedar Rapids.
Walton, Petoskey AMI Mackinac, in the
Northern portion of the State, and thence
to Mackinaw Island, returning by route
that has as yet not been fully determined
upon.
Musical circles in st. Louis are highly
elated over the fact that the opera Of ''Man-
ette'' the joint production of Mrs. H. D
Pittman and Prof. ALT. Robyn, of that
city, has found an impressario with sufti-
Gent faith in its merits to become it's pur-
chaser. The latter is Mr.. W. A. Thomp-
son, whose company is now performing at
the Standard Theater. That gentleman
quickly saw the possibilities of the work,
and is preparing to give it immediate pro-
duction with new and appropriate cos
tunes, and has engaged Miss Carrie God
frey, of New York, especially for the title
role. This is said to be the first operate
production of this country that has re-
ceived such recognition, and our st. Louis
friends are counting on making the event
of it's production a notable one.
A verdict of acquittal was rendered in
the Seibert murder case at st. Louis.
The mysterious death of Anna Bist as
Kansas City, has led to the arrest of her
stepmother. She was found dead with a
bullet hole in her right side.
The. pulpits of the several NJ E. churches
of st. Louis We're occupied last Sunday by
the visiting Bishops.
Among the special agents of the Labor
Bureau appointed by Secretary Lamar is
Henry Newman, of Missouri.
Investigation of thelmy sterious death OF
old Mrs. Reynolds in st. Louis has be-
come interesting. Arsenic was found in
the glass from which she took her medi-
cine
Bessie, daughter of Bishop Walden, in
attendance on the Bishops meeting at st.
Louis, broke her leg by d fall.
The st. Louis Cotton Exchange commits
tee resolved to raise $1,000 to provide en-
tertainment for the Wool growers Asso-
citation at their coming meeting.
Mrs. John Ludeman was so severely
burned at Sedalia a few days ago by her
clothing becoming ignited from gasoline
stove that she died in great agony.
The Missouri State Medical Society, at
its recent meeting in st. Joseph, elected
the following officers: President, DR.. G. c.
Collet, of St. Joseph; First Vice-Presi-
SaonnH r w
Brens, Upton; third, ]. w. Jackson, Kan
sas City; fourth, D. Fl. Shields, Hanni-
bal: fifth, G. n. Dewey, Keytesville; Re-
cosding Secretaries, J. H. Thompson, Kan
sas CITY, and j. c. Mulhall, ST. Louis;
Corresponding Secretary, R. F. Brooks,
Carthage; Treasurer, G. A. Thompson
jefferson City.
George German, a carpenter, twenty
two years of age, fell through the elevator
from the fifth floor of new building at
Kansas City few days ago, and was in
stantiy killed.
The Mexican Band leaves New Orleans
on June 9th and will arrive in st. Louis
Sunday, June 18th. They will met by the
Arsenal Band and the Tredways and es-
corted to tn cir hotel
George Hughes, the tramp burglar who
was shot at Taos, Cole County, recently,
while attempting to effect an entrance into
the shoe store of B. D. Schleuder, died
from the effects OF his wounds.
Mrs. Mary A. Howard, known as Mrs.
Dunn, committed suicide at Kansas City
few days ago by drowning herself in
well in the rear of Pat Dyer's saloon.
Mrs. Howard was forty years old, and
during the last few years has led
wan, iering life.
Hotel proprietors are warned against a
man calling himself A. Wilson and hail
ing from Galesburg, ILL.,, or Muskegon,
Mich, and representing himself to be a
cattle dealer. Several hotels have been
swindled by him. He is described as a
man of probably forty years, five feet
eight inches high, dark hair and mustache,
and wears a light colored, heavy over
coat
During the visit of Sells Bros.' circus to
st. Joseph few days ago a gang of
thieves put in an appearance and made
several successful hauls while the people
were out watching the parade.
Sedalia is to have Board of Trade
Mrs. Anna Green, who, with her hus-
band, has lived near Lexington, died
recently from injuries resulting from a
runaway. She was thrown from the seat
of the wagon, two of the wheels passing
over her person. She had an infant child
in her arms at the time, but it escaped un-
hurt.
Mr. P. Chamberlain, of Greeley, Rey-
nolds County, committed suicide few
DAYS since cutting his throat with razor
While sitting in a chair before the fire.