Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-08-27
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

Mikado." has just closed one of the most
successful runs ever made in ST. Louis a,
Uhrig's Cave. and is succeeded by ''Mer-
ry War;" another popular work. Pa
Short who has managed the Gave
this season, has made it very pleas
ant place for visitors to the city to spend
an evening, and, fortunately, not without
profit to himself. The week Trom August
31st until September 9Th will be given te
a benefit for the Sisters of the Good Shep'
herd.
In the absence of Governor Marnaduke,
Lieutenant Governor Morehouse per
forming the duties of Governor.
James Goodfellow, a dissipated painter,
fell from a third-story window in st.
Louis few nights ago and was killed.
Fred Uhlinger, a young man well KIN own
in st. Joseph, where he clerked recently in
| prominent dry goods store, Twas drowned
| a few days ago in the Grand River at
Brunswick. He was twenty-one years
old. -
An organized gang of horse thieves
have been getting in their work in Pettis
County recently. A farmer near Otter
i vile lost valuable span of mules few
| nights ago.
The st. Louis Exposition opens Sep
| TENDER 9th.
| Maxwell seems to be monopolizing some
| of the st. Louis papers.
What has become of the branch Pen?
The State B oard of Equalization has
| completed the assessment of telegraph
| pr perty in the State. 1t is as follows:
| Total valuation of the property of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, 1866.
| 7S7 80; the Baltimore & Ohio. $50. 024. so !;
| no. Rroyupsvil1a e Nod la VaIlau Com
pany, $39).4s; Pacific Mutual Company
| Bankers & Merchants Lessees). $751; 800 !;
| Leon, Mt Aye & Southwes tern Company,
| 81 9S2.OS; Chicago, Burlington & Kansas
| City Company, s.. 995 Total. $6)9, go. 16.
| This is an increase of $31 1900 over the
| valuation of 1884.
T. j. Foley, twenty four years old,
| originally from Perryville Kas, died in
| the Sisters Hospital at Kansas City a
| few days ago, from the effects of sum
| stroke.
The cattle department of the approach
ing st. Louis Fair will doubtless be one of
the most important and attractive feat
ures of the exhibition. This may be as
sumed, as the cattle exhibit will embrace
the best selections of the bovine race ever
exhibited in this country, and composed
chiefly of the breeds of established Oh ar
acteristics.
Congressman Warner says that the use
of his name by the Knights of Labor
committee in connection with a proposed
effort to impeach Judges Krekel, Brewer
and Treat was unauthorized, and that he
knew of no reason for such impeachme
Lieutenant Governor Morehouse has
appointed Hon. VIM. Wa ner, of Kansas
City, as member of the State committee
to raise funds for the Grant monument,
at Leavensworth Kan, vice lex Governor
T. T. Crlttenden.
A little three year old daughter of Mr..
Gibson who lives in the suburbs of Lex
ington, was very nearly killed by a Pc
culiar accident recently. Her father was
cutting grass with scythe, and the little
child ran to him while he was swinging
the implement about, the blade striking
her just above the shoulder and cutting
into and nearly through the throat. Med
ical assistance was quickly procured, and
it was thought that she would live.
A warrant for murder in the first degree
has been sworn out against the boy Joseph
Cariin, who shot and szilled a bricklayer
named John Brendel in st. Lou recent
ly. An application was also made for a
warrant against the boys mother and was
taken under advisement.
The State Board of Equalization has
sent out the last of the tax statements to
the various counties of the State. The as
sessment of railroad, telegraph and
bridge property has been given hereto
fore and no change has been made since. |
The total of all is $44, 5IS 900, an increase
of over So, 100000.
The Pettis County Court has created |
County Board of Health to act under the |
supervision of the State Board of Health. |
Presiding County Judge William Gentry |
is made President of the Board; County |
CT rk Henry Field, Secretary; DR.. J. w. |
Trader of s edalia, County Health Off Ger, |
and Drs. Samuel Conway, of Lamonte, |
ard J. N. Ferguson, of HughsviIle, ADJ
visory Members.
Mrs. John D. Hoffman, of Liberty, visit
ed police headquari ers fat Kansas City a |
few days ago in quest of her husband, to
whom she had been married about two
weeks. She said that he visited Kansas |
City with $500 for the purpose of purchas-
ing furniture. She could hear nothing of |
him and does net know whether he has
been foully dealt with or has purposely
absented himself.
The trial Of Chief of Police Tullar of st
Joseph by committee appointed to inves-
gate the charges of neglect of duty aud
immortality, is said to be proving the
laughing stock of the town, as the charges
are not sustained. 1t was thought Tullar
would be acquitted.
E. L. Maurey, prominent st. Joseph |
dry goods m srchant, was severely in
jured by unknown party few
evenings since in the defense of help
less woman. Next door to Maurey re-
sides DR.. Dauby, whose family is alb
sent from the city, the house being in
charge of servant named Nellie Brooks.
For two nights in succession q man had
been hanging about the premises perse-
cutting the girl, and finally he attempted
to outray &c her, choking her severely.
The girl appealed to Maurey, and when
the fellow returned he was met at the
gate by the girls protector who fol-
lowed him down the street and attacked
him with his fists. The ruffian proved
the better of the two men, however, ana
in the scuffls that ensued Maurey was
badly worsted. The fight attracted the
police, and the fellow was arrested and
taken to the calaboose.
The corn crop will be large.
The L ,xington Coal Mining Company
gave its miners quite a surprise q few
lays ago by issuing a notice that from
late to the 1st of September there would
Do an increase of pay of seven and q |
half cents per ton for digging coal, and
rom and after the date named another
even and half cent increase would be |
made.
Mike, better known as 'Big" Fitzgerald,
vas shot and killed on the street in ST.