Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-30
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

pedestal Tor the BarthOId1 statue. Inc
| country towns were being heard from
| also.
The stockmen of western Missouri are
| pretty thoroughly aroused to the gravity
| of the situation caused by the presence o +
| pleuro- among the cattle.
The following patents have recently
| been awarded to Missouri inventors: Pat
rick Clines, Martinsbug, sulky pillow; VIM.
| T. Gill, Otterville, currycomb; James
Jones, ST. Louis, hydrant: Philip Bohon,
| st. Louis, feed water-heater; John G.
Salzgeber, st. Louis, coffee-roaster; Geo.
II. Wilson, St. Louis, lamp-burner.
An international dog show began in the
st. Louis Exposition building on the 2lst
| inst, with a fine array of all sorts and
sizes of the CANNES.
| Theater parties are being made up in
several of the towns and cities within
| reach of st. Louis to witness the perform
| ances of Lawrence Barrett in his round
| of Shakespearean tragedy and comedy at
the Olympic Theater during the week be-
| ginning the 9th. This will close the le-
| Ultimate for this season in st. Louis.
General NJ. Houston has been appointed
| Postmaster at Harrisonville.
The Christian Church at Lexington,
| which has been without a pastor for a
| couple of years, rendered it's charge to
| Elder Robert E. Swartz, of Cedar Rapids,
| Ia, who has accepted the call and will Jas
| sumo his duties next month.
James Nj. Kearns, farmer living near
| CASTOR, Buchanan County, was kicked by
| a young horse, upon which he was trying
| to fasten collar, few days ago. One
| thigh was badly dislocated. The other
| hoof struck the abdomen. Blood vomiting
| ensued and his recovery was considered
| do btful. Kearns is a man of consider
| able prominence.
A young man under twenty years of age
walked into Kansas City restaurant a
| few days ago, ordered dinner and after
| dspatchng it, drew a revolver and shot
himself through the head without rising
from the table. A card on his person bore
the address, 81. Edwin Liddy, New Paris,
Ind" 1t is supposed he had been seekin G
work. At last accounts he was in dying
| condition at the city hospital.
At meeting of the cattle breeders OF
Western Missouri held at Kansas City a
few days ago, Governor Marmaduke was
present and acted as chairman. He read
telegram from Mr.. Colman, Commits
sioner OF Agriculture at Washington, who
stated that he had commissioned Drs.
Trumbower and Kitchener, now at Fulton,
to carry out the proposed measures and
every effort will be made to stamp out the
pleuro- pneumonia at once, the expenses
being borne by the department.
John Ainscough, puddler employed at
Shickle & Harrison's foundry in st. Louis,
was instantly killed few days ago byibe-
ing struck with piece of casting weigh
ing fourteen pounds. Some men employed
on platform allowed the casting to slip
from its position and in falling it struck
Ainscoush, killing him instantly.
The public sale of the Jersey herd of
shorthorn cattle owned by j. S. Lemon of
st. Joseph few days ago was almost a
complete failure, only eight animals being
sold at an average price of$115. The at
tendance was slim, but nearly all present
were well-known stockmen. Bidding was
slow, and after the above sales Mr.. Lemon
directed the auctioneer to discontinue tn
sale, the prices bid being altogether too
low to allow continuance.
A man named Manus Patton, a molder
by trade, was arrested at Lexington a few
nights ago, charged with Showing the
queer" Considerable suspicious money
had been circulated, mostly in nickels, and
the principal sufferers were the saloons.
Several of these nickels ware traced to
Patton, who was arrested while secreted
in the Missouri Pacific roundhouse. A
considerable quantity of counterfeit money
was found upon him, and also molds for
making nickels.
One of the most daring and most sue
cessful robberies ever perpetrated in st.
Joseph occurred few days ago, when the
iewelry store of Saxton & Hendr. cks, the
largest in the city, Was robbed of nearly
81, 900 worth of watches and diamonds. A
stranger went into the store at the hour
named and asked for clerk, who was abb
sent at supper. The store then in
charge of one man. Going
out the first man signaled
two others, who followed him into
the store and asked to see articles of sill
verware, which were kept in the rear
of the building. The clerk took his sup
posed customers back, the first man re-
naming near the front door. The two
pals enga ged the clerk in conversation re-
garding the goods while the first man
went through a showcase at the left of
the entrance and took forty eight gold
watches and several diamonds. aking a
total of about 50, 900, escaping unnoticed.
The pals after short inspection conclud-
ed the goods they were looking at would
not suit them, and also left the store.
The robbery was discovered about half
an hour atterward. The police late in
the night tracked the parties, of whom
it seems there were five, to the Atlantic
House, where they had divided their
spoils. Here all trace of them was lost.
Two strangers have since been arrested on
suspicion, and were identified by the Jew
elry clerk and the hotel pgopri tor.
Mr.. James F. Agar, general agent OF
the Union Pacific Railway, with head
quarters in st. Louis, writes Secretary
johnson from New Orleans that he has
secured the promise from Governor Fur
mas, of Nebraska, that the exhibit of that
State, now at the Worlds Fair, shall be in
place in the st. Louis Exposition before
September. This is, undoubtedly, one of
the finest and most ingenious displays at
New Orleans, and the Expos ition man.
ayers are gratified at being able to secure
it.
ST. Louis is to have a crematory.
The Board of Managers of Asylum No
2 at st. Joseph held an election recently
when the following officers were elected:
DR.. Busey, FIRST Assistant Physician;
Dr.. Wallace, Second Assistant Phvsi-
cial; Tom Worries, Steward; Mss Dixon,
Matron; A. S. Walker, Cashier; Schus-
ter Hax d Co., Bank Treasurer; Com
mittee on new build ng: Senator Waller
Young, Dr. Maltn and DIR. Donelan.
John Owens, negro, supposed to be
implicated in the murder of Meyer Fried
man III Nashville, Tenn, April 18th, 1884
was arrested in st. Louis a. few dayS ago