Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07
MISSOURI STATE NEWS

Senator Vest made q lengthy speech q
few days ago at Higginsville on the polit
ical issues of the day.
At Cassville, Ed. F. C1um was convicted
OF the murder of j. j. White and Ella
Bowe.
Mrs. Mamie Clifton, of Kansas City
died recently of cancer, from which she
had been suffering for over year. She
belonged to one of the most aristocratic
families of Louisville, KY, and was the
wife of Charles HI. Clifton, a prominent
business man of Kansas City.
The meat inspectors of the Health De.
partment of st. Louis last week con.
demned the following as unfit for human
food: Nineteen dead and Al crippled cat.
tie, A dead and 60 crippled sheep, 1l2 dead
and 1913 crippled hogs and IS bounds Of
venison.
Hundreds of applications for space from
all parts of the United States have
been received at the office of the st. Louis
Fair Association, which have kept the
secretary and his corps of assistants
eighteen hours a day in their Office an
swering the various questions propounded
allo.ing space and making entries, and il
indications are any criterion the Fair will
be the greatest both from an artistic and
financial point of view in the history OF
the association. The numerous inquiries
for the premium lists have about exhaust
ed the sc, 900 copies issued on the first day
of last August. To say the various depart
ments are crowded for room in order to
accommodate the numerous exhibitors is
but very mild way of expressing it whe 4
the enormous number of applications for
space from all sides are taken into consid-
GRAFTON. Especially is this the case in the
industrial and mechanical departments,
while those who have applied for stalls
and pens to exhibit live stock greatly ex-
coed the applications of past years.
A fifty til ousand dollar fire occurred a
few days ago at Hamilton.
Lizzie st. Clair, living in St Louis, took
a dose of morphine a few days ago, from
the effects of which she died.
George Sears, a convict in the State
penitentiary, offers to give the details OF
the abduction and murder of Zoe Wat
kins, of st. Louis, which occurred two
years ago.
The executive committee of the State
Grange has issued a call for the annual
session of that organization, to be held at
Knob Noster, on Tuesday, October 9.
Each subordinate grange not in arrears
with the State Grange more than two
quarters will be entitled to delegate.
A fire started few nights ago in the
stable of Samuel Goldman and Morris
Stones coal yard in st. Louis, and before
it could be extinguished six horses and
two mules We're burned to death. Loss,
$1,000; covered by insurance.
David Pew, a painter of Louisiana, fell
from scaffolding while at work on the
new Presbyterian Church at Grassy Creek,
Pike County, a few days ago, and was Sc
riously injured.
Arrangements are being made by Adju-
tant-General Jamison for meeting of the
staff officers of the State militia about the
latter part of October, to agree among
themselves upon the necessary militia laws
needed by the State, and to recommend
them to the General Assembly.
Miss Rose NJ. Bannigan, of ST. Louis, de-
sires that a correction be made in her age
as it appeared in q recent list Of marriage
licenses, in connection with Mr.. Andrew
G. Brown, of Sedalia. Having seen only
twenty summers, she naturally objects to
being charged with twenty -four.
Governor Marmad uke recently said to an
interviewer: 81 sent an expert to Chicago
to look into the situation there and report
to me as soon as | heard there was Texas
fever there. l will be guided by his re-
port in my action. l expect to receive a
telegram from him soon. If the situation
is as serious as the newspapers report
will have to quarantine the State"
Collector Barnum reports the following
collections of internal revenue for the
First district of Missouri for the month
ending September 90: Lists, $159.27; beer,
1854 915.6b; spirits, 1912, 1920; cigars,
$40 926.0S; snuff, S305S4; tobacco, $751;
81: special taxes, $2,71441. Total,
SIS, 1922 The total for the correspond
ing month of last year was $51S,6l0.5S.
Captain Sinclair of the Branch Guards,
st. Louis, received telegram few days
ago announcing the finding of the judges
in the competitive drill at Jacksonville,
ILL.,, for prize of $1,000, the Branch
Guards being the successful competitors.
The cornerstone of the new st. Mary's
Church at Kansas City was laid few
days ago by Governor Marmad IKE, with
impre ssve ceremonies by the church and
choir and visiting priests. There was a
large attendance. After the ceremonies,
a reception was held and collation.
church willcost $4,000.
Charles CURLY, young marie man,
living with his father in st. Louis. COM
NIT ed suicide few days ago by putting
a pistol to his head and sending bullet
into il. The bullet ranging upward passed
into the ceiling. DR.. Papin was called in
and pronounced the wound fatal and he
died in few ours. The young man had
been out of work for the past two years
and was consequently Respondent.
A st. Louis paper published recently
that the Masonic Grand Lodge would con-
vene in that city this week, and based the
statement on information alleged TO have
been gained from John D. Vincil. The
whole thing was mistake. The Grand
Lodge does not meet till the - b of Octo-
Der.
The Duchess of Luynes, accompanied by
her daughter and son and three attend
ants were guests at the Southern Hotel in
st. Louis portion of last week. Under
the escort of Mr.. Samuel Cupples, whose
a quaintance they had made in Europe,
they made the tour of the principal pla ces
of interest in the city. including the Ex-
position. They have been making an ex-
tended tour of the country, including a
visit to Marquis de Mores' ranch OH the
Little Missouri.
Ho for the st. Louis Fair!
Collector Barnum's report of internal
revenue collections in St. Louis for the
week ended September 25 is: Lists,
sl2I.30; beer, SIS, 32O.55; spirits, S45, 163 so;
clears, $2,0S3.20; snuff, SAC; tobacco, ST.
2s3. 20; special taxes, $27S.6.. Total, $780,
597.17.
Martin Burke, a young man from
Ia, employed on the grade of