Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
MISSOURI STATE NEWS

0I. Louis showed an onFOlimeHC OF oSc0f
school children on the opening day, agains'
37,76G on the first day in 1885.
/ The Missouri Tent and Awning Com.
pany's factory was partially destroyed by
fire a few nights ago, involving a loss OF
about $4,000. Seventy-ive hands are tenn
| porarily thrown out of employment.
The meanest theft we have heard of fo1
many day was that of the entire flock OF
| chickens kept by the Little Sisters of the
Poor in st. Louis, few nights ago. which
| gang of hoodlums succeeded in carrying
| off.
| Louis Engel, German, driven to de-
| spondency by extreme poverty, commit
| ted suicide in St. Louis few days ago by
! hanging. He was seventy five years OF
| age.
! The st. Louis meat inspectors report
| shows that during the year $4,000 pounds
| of meat was condemned as unfit for food
There were 236 births and 49, deaths liz
| St. Louis during the week ended Septem-
| Der 4.
| Bishop futile has arrived in ST. Louis
| and entered upon his duties as Bishop of
| the diocese.
Tobe McDaniels, under sentence of death
| for the crime of numbering ]. G. Kivitt on
| Christmas Day, 1885, in Texas County, has
| been granted stay of execution. and the
! prisoner will live till October if not longer.
Tamgus Davis. an aged colored lady,
| was burned to death at Kansas City few
days ago while trying to save money in
| her trunk in burning house.
Some unknown person threw lighted
matches into United States mail-box in
st. Louis few days ago, burning seven
letters. It is said that this has been done
two or three times before in the same box.
Mr.. J. V. Peers, who left st. Louis dur
ing the gold excitement of 1S49 and went
to California, and his brother, Mr.. C.. E.
Peers, of Warrenton, met in st. Louis a
few days ago for the first time since their
separation thirty seven years ago.
The State University at Columbia has
opened with a gratifying increase in
me- mbership.
The Northwest Missouri Methodist con-
ference was in session at ST. Joe last
week.
VIM. Harding, the diamond thief, who
openly robbed the jewelry store of S. S.
Baker in Kansas City last February of
several thousand dollars worth of dia-
monds, pleaded guilty at Independence,
and was given a term of twelve years in
the State prison.
General w. T. Harvey, of st. Louis,
compromised the litigation with the chill
dren of his first wife by surrendering to
them the bulk of his property on payment
of five hundred dollars per month during
his life. His second wife is to receive his
personal property and the real estate
specified in the marriage contract.
The people of Lexington were shocked
few days ago by the sudden death of DIR.
Harry Bane, prominent citizen, due to
stroke of apoplexy. He spent the night al
the bedside of a patient and was on the
street up to few moments before his
death. He leaves most estimable lady
widow.
A fire, resulting in the loss of dwelling
and saloon and their contents, occurred at
Kansas City few days ago. The fire
caused fy boys playing with matches in
shed in The rear of the dwelling house, and
thereby setting fire to a barrel of shavings.
On account of the shed contai lining large
amount of inflammalle material, the fire
had considerable Roadway before the de-
partment arrived. Very little furniture
was saved from either building.
An alarm of fire broke up Captain
Shields temperance lectu re at the
Opera house in Higginsv lille few nj ghts
ago, and attracted many citizens to South
Higginsville, the scene of the conflagra-
ton. A valua BILE stable, belonging to
Mr.. George Jung, in which were several
pairs of horses, was burning, and when
discovered the flames were beyond con-
troll. Three horses, besides harness, etc.,
were destroy ed. The value of the prop
erty destroyed was about $4,000 The barn
was insured for half that amount. The
stock, upon which there was no insurance,
belonged to Mr.. August Hautte, of Hig-
ginsville.
The great st. Louis Fair will very ap.
proprately cap the climax of st. Louis
fall festivities. The ST. Louis Agriculture
al and Mechanical Association has, with
in the last two years, spent more money
in the improv ement of it's property than
any other one exhibition association in
the United States. It's entire grounds
have been remodeled and enlarged new
buildings erected and a magnificent race
course esta blished. The horse department
offered last year twenty-five per
cent. more in premiums than
any other racing association
in America, with one exception. 1t has
the finest grand stand, one Of the hand.
SOHleSU cluG-nOuSoS anu one OF the nneSl
tracks in this country. On the day of the
great Eclipse stakes last spring, when
Miss NVoodford ran, there were 1900
people on the grounds. The average at.
tendance during meeting of ten days was
$4,000 per day. Following are the princi.
pal expenditures made by the association
for improvements during the last two
years: Sixty three acres of ground, $173,.
600; race course, $4,000; grand stand
$4,000; club house, $4,000; stables, SOC
box stalls, $50 900; other buildings. $780,
roads, sewerage, fences, etc, S92 900; cat.
tie. sheep and poultry houses $4,000; iror
fence. water mains, ETC., $4,000; grand
entrance, 50 031. Total, 100000. In addi-
ton to these improvements there have
been erected by private exhibitors on the
agricultural field twenty buildings
aggregating 49, go in cost. To cover the
cost of improvements the association re-
Gently voted to increase the capital stock
from $4,000 to 100000.
A st. Louis saloon keeper and three as.
sistants recently killed $50 rats in sub
basement of the saloon.
School has begun again.
Ernst Brey well-known resident of st
Louis and famous linguist, died few
days ago in his eighty fourth year. He
was well versed in Hebrew, Greek, Latin.
Italian, Spanish, French and German.
The outcome of the strife between the
Glover and anti-Glover factions in st.