Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-29
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

SRohson and Crane will present mag.
nificent revival of the ''Comedy of Err.
rors;" Grand Opera House, Mime. Mod
jeska, in brilliant repertoire; Pope's.
Niagara" Peoples, 1.-The Worlds"
Standard, can Adamless Eden" The
Siege of Paris Panorama continues open.
The inaugural festival of the st. Louis
| Music Hall begins the 2Sth inst, and will
include IN its attractions Theodore
Thomas' full orchestra, a chorus of GU
trained voices, and number of vocal
| artists of National celebrity, among whom
are Nine. Furs CHI Madi, Miss Emma Juch,
Miss Emily Winant, Charles Turner (,
Myron Whitney aud Albert Paulet.
Ex-Governor Crittenden has formed
law partnership with Judge McDougal, OF
Kansas City.
w. e. Coleman, Sta+e Superintendent OF
Public Schools, will be a candidate for re
nomination.
Daniel Jewel, colored, was found guilty
of murder in the first degree in the st.
Louis Criminal Court for ling his wife.
Tim Brown, sixty three years old, plead
ed guilty to assault with intent to kill at
ST. Louis, and will 60 to the Penitentiary.
Judge Noonan,. of ST. Louis, decides that
the Y. M. c. A. building is not a church
with in the meaning of the hundred.y ards
law.
Another elopement has created sensa
ton in Seda1ia. Miss Sadie Halstead
packed her wardrobe few days since
and departed with the object OF her af-
fectons, young man named John Mag
gard, of Fort. Scott, Kas. Her relatives
had no knowledge of her intentions I'M
til the news flashed over the wires an.
her ia ore.
were very wrathy for a while over their
daughters hasty ASTON, but have con-
cluded to make the best of it.
Houston H. Crittenden, son of the ex
Governor, is now deputy clerk of the Kan
sas City Court of Appeals.
Lucy Hogan, a colored woman, at
tempted suicide at Sedalia a few days ago
by taking poison. Prompt medical at
tendance saved her life. Family trouble
was the cause.
Ward Gray, a colored man, attempted
to cross a cattle guard ahead of "a freight
train at Lamonte, Pettis County, few
days ago. His foot was caught, and be-
fore he could be extricated he was run
over and his leg cut off above the knee.
He died in few hours.
Willie Winters, aged three years, started
to run across the cable track in Kansas
City few days ago, and was struck by a
car and his right leg cut off just he.
low the knee
The Sedalia Press Club recognized re
Gently and elected the following officers:
President, DR.. C. E. Edwards; Vice-Pres
ident, F. E. McElroy; Secretary, 7. 7.
Clifford; Treasurer, NJ. L. Jacobs. The
c ub is in good financial condition and has
twelve resident members.
Albert Stevenson dropped dead on the
S rect in st. Louis few days ago. The
deceased was six Y years of age, and had
served long time local inspector of
steam vessels. He leaves wife AMI two
grown children.
Mrs. Annie Kieuzle, wife of George
K euzle, com tilted suicide at st. Joseph
few evenings since by cutting her throat
from ear to ear with a. large butcher-knife
she was first discovered by her husband
in the cellar of his residence. Bu5 little is
known to the cause which led her &c
commit the deed. She was married tc
Kieuzle, who is tailor by trade, about
three weeks ago, and it is said that they
go along together well.
Arthur Brown, Mavview Ga Fayet
County, druggist, was found dead in his
bel few mornings since by his wife, who
went to summon him to breakfast. Mr..
Brown had been drinking heavily for some
days, and the night previous to his death
his wife refused TO oc :upy the same room
WI h him, saving she would stay with her
children. The last she saw of Mr.. Brown
alive was at abou midnight.
Three guards took ten risone"s from
the Buchanan County Jail a few days ago
and put them to work on the stress. Dur
ing the afternoon the prisoners made a
break for lber y, and seven of them sue.
ceedad in escaping.
The State Grange was n session at Hig
ginsvil last week, with good attendance
from all over the ate, about twenty six
counties being renresen ell. Among the
delega es were quite a number OF Ger
mans. Hereto fore the German farm ers o.
this S a'e have taken little or no in eresi
in the order. The German delega ,es
PRESENT took deep interest, and are TAX
ing an active art in the work.
The recent terrible murder of Mrs. Con
way and her lille daughter at Kansas
City still remains mystery, 10 clue hav
ing been scovered which can in any
way lead to the Identification of the as.
sassin. The Mayor has issued proclama-
ton Offering 500 reward for the arrest of
the nul d rer. Mr.. nat IAN Hall, OF Hall
Bros, also offers reward of 5000.
The Presbyte ian Synod was in session a,
Sada'ia last week. The reports of the various
committees were extremely gratifying to
the members of the synod, they indi-
Gated a large increase in members. ip wi h.
in tie past year and a healthy condition
of financ S. The Synod will meet in Full
ton next year.
O1e of the cars of the Vandeventer
avenue line in st. Louis was seriously |
damaged a few nights ago b. running |
over an explosive placed upon the |
track on Washington avenue, presuma. |
bly, lv the street-car strikers or their !
friends. The inmates OF the car were |
terribly shaken up, but were not other |
wise injured. Sew aral windows and tran. |
SONS in the vicinity were shattered.
During the concert by Gilmore's Band |
at the st. Louis Exposition last Friday |
evening, Prof. Gilmore was presented |
W tn a beautiful baton of gold and silver, |
S uide1 with diamonds, as a mark of ap. |
probation on the partsof musical friends |
in the city.
The St. Louis Exposition is closed. /
c as. A. Chandler, travelling salesman |
in the drug line, died in S.. Louis a few |
days ago from an overdose of morphine |
1t is not known whether it was accident OF |
suicide.
he seventh annual meeting of the st.
Jos eph Board of Trade was held few |
days ago for the election of officers. The
following was the result: President, |
W inslow Judson, reelected; Directors,
w. A. P. Mcdonald, F. L. Sommer, E. L.
Marney, A. N. Schuster, Fl. r. w. Hart