Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-05-07
miscellaneous Items.

| ter in st. Louis has just inaugurated an
extra season of light opera, which will
| be run we'll along into the summer months.
| Thompson's Opera Company is the attrac-
| ton, made up of fifty people, including
several well-known artists The theater
has been prettily decorated with ferns
and flowers, and Will make a very pleas
ant summer-evening resort for visitors to
St. Louis from neighboring cities and
towns ''Patience" is on, beginning May
3d..
Damaging foods are reported in the
southwestern part of tn State.
Charles Scott a brakeman on the Bos-
well branch OF the Kansas City, st. Jo-
seph g. Council Bluffs Road was killed at
Rulo, ten miles above ST. Joseph a few
days since. Scott, while throwing a
switch, was caught by the coupling and
mangled beyond recognition. His family
reside in ST. Joseph.
Arrangements are being made for the
unwilling of the Blair monument at Forest
Park, st. Louis May DIST.
Suit has been instituted against the Lex
ington Coal Mining Company by Charles
Durandt, a miner, for $4,000 for injuries
received while working in the company's
shaft some six months ago. Durandt had
only been married short time when the
accident occurred, AID his wife's death
followed, he alleges, upon the mishap
which befell him because of exposure to
which she subjected herself in nursing
him.
The Odd Fellows of st. Louis celebrated
at Armory Hall the sixty sixth anniver-
sary of the founding of the order.
Cornelius Voorhees, has been appointed
Collector OF Internal Revenue for the
Fourth District of Missouri.
In fire at VIM. Hauser's dairy stable at
St. Louis few nights ago, thirty six fine
milch cows were literally roasted III their
stalls. Beside these four horses were de-
stroyed, valued at 500, for one of which
Mr.. Hauser had recently paid $115, and
another which cost him $165 some time
ago. His entire loss is estimated at $1,000,
and the insurance is only 81 900.
The annual meeting of the Missouri Press
Association occurs at Columbia on the I'd
and third of June.
The loss by the fire at the Lindell Hotel
st. Louis will probably not exceed $780,
900. The house is running as usual.
Ben Hickman, prominent stockman of
Cooper County, is dead
Two boys were arrested at Chamois a
few days ago for an alleged attempt to
wreck train.
A sale of shorthorn stock took place at
Higginsville few days since, and large
number changed hands.
Workmen are making rapid progress
with the Music Hall at the st. Louis Ex-
pos ton build ng.;
Herman Remhoff, timer, was found
IN h hoI fbo
st. Louis a few days ago. 1t is supposed
case of suicide.
Fred Hyde, prominent attorney of
Uhionville, Putnam County, had a narrow
escape from drownn a few days ago. He
was on his way to his farm in the east end
of the county, accompanied by his sons,
Homer and Clyde, and attempted to ford
across Blackbird Creek at what is known
the Hustled Ford, about three miles
south of Martinstown. The stream was
considerably swollen from the recent rains,
and the swift current carried his horses
from their feet, overturned the wagon and
threw Mr.. Hyde and his sons into the
stream. Fortunately the oldest boy was
good swimmer, and with his ass issance
Mr.. Hyde was enabled to save Clyde, who
is only about six years old. Both horses
were drowned.
Some of the ST. Louisians whose wells
have been condemned by the Health De-
partment are quite indignant, and make
it very interesting for the employees of the
Street Department who are charged with
filling them up.
Secretary Johnson of the st. Louis Ex-
position has made final arrangements
with the Mexican National Band, now at
the New Orleans Exposition. to give a se-
ries of three concerts in the Exposition
building, st. Lou s, some time in June, the
exact dates not yet being announced.
st. Louis well water is very bad.
The story comes from st. Louis that
William d. Winter, an officer of the Bank
of Commerce, and Bernard p. Bogy, Sec
rotary of the wire company, settled per-
soma; matter by a ring fight in a barn in
Pine street.. The police appeared on the
fo2rth round.
n lew days since a passenger train when
four miles north of Sedalia near Beaman,
jumped the track, the mail car, baggage
and one passenger coach going off and
turning the passenger coach on its side.
The track was torn up and the cars dam
aged only slightly. Luckily no one was
injured.
Sheriff's sale to satisfy judgments.
The funeral of c. Arthur Preller, the
murdered Englishman, was held ia st.
Louis, the remains being placed in vault
in Bellefontaine Cemetery. A number of |
interested themselves and |
gave the remains decent care.
very serious confiagration visited |
Chillicothe few nights ago at late |
hour, resulting in a loss of $4,000, which, |
fortunately. is covered by insurance. The |
fire began in Pat Pierce's saloon, where |
the torch had been applied by an incen-
diary, and before the flames could be |
checked had consumed seven buildings, /
besides damaging several others.
w. H. Smith, saloon-keeper of Inde-
pendence, has left town owing $4,000.