Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-11-25
Miscellaneous Items.

miscellaneous Items.
Major General Pope, retired, was ten
dered banquet in st. Louis few nights
age.
John 7. Garrison, a Respondent ST. Louis
barber, shot himself few nights ago with
suicidal intent.
Five prominent ST. Louis business men
have formed a syndicate for the purchase
of an extensive mining property on
Yankee Hill, near Leadville, Col. The in
vestment is to be 100000.
Joseph Hoffman, a st. Louis tailor,
swallowed a nine-inch table, knife few
nights ago while juggling to amuse his
children. Dr. A. c. Bernays cut him open
and removed the knife, and says the man
will recover.
Thomas J. Moore, local agent at Sedalia
for the State Insurance Company of
Iowa, was arrested few days ago on a
warrant sworn out by representative of
company, charging him with obtaining
money under false pretenses. Being I'M
able to furnish bail the prisoner was
locked up.
A most remarkable omission in the GRIM
inal laws of this State has been discov-
cred by the Supreme Court-namely, that
a private banker can receive deposits
when he knows his bank to be in failing
condition without mourning prosecution.
The General Assembly will be asked to
remed the defect.
Mrs. Slater, of Kansas City, had mar.
row escape a few days ago at the Grand
avenue depot of the Chicago & Alton
railway. She was seated in cab, when
the team became frightened and ran be =
tween the cars of a moving train. Both
the horses were killed and the hack was
smashed. The woman was removed to
her home, but her injuries are not consid-
ered serious.
The large barn of E. S. Temp Teton, a
farmer living four miles north of Jackson,
was discovered to be in flames n few
nights ago. and too far consume to save
any of it's contents. The loss was be-
tween four and five hundred bushels of
corn, five good horses, some farming i'm
plements and lot of wheat, with no in
surance.
Hon. "Jake" Child is delighted with his
position as United States Minister to
Siam. Whenever he appears on the streets
the natives fall down on their faces be-
fore him and battalions of soldiers present
arms to him and make way for him by
force if necessary. In all Mr.. Child's ex-
perience as a Missouri editor, he does not
remember ever having received such at
tentions.
On the last day of the recent session of
the State Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows in
St. Louis the following grand officers were
installed: J. F. Gmelich, Boonville, grand
patriarch; T. B. Gannaway, Paris, grand
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senior warden; C. H. Harris, Hannibal,
grand junior warden; E. NJ. Sloan, st.
Louis, grand scribe.
Wilson's Opera hou SO, the only one in
Independence, was sold few days ago
and will be closed, and, together with the
store-rooms beneath it, be used as a dry
goods house.
Mrs. Jane T. Hesser, widow of the late
Judge B. F. Hesser, of Louisiana, Pike
County, died on the 10th inst, at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law, Major A. L.
Loucks, in st. Louis, where she had re
sided for some years. Her remains were
taken to louisiana and inferred beside
those of her departed husband. Deceased
was in her seventy ifth year, and leaves
six daughters and two sons TO mourn the
loss of devoted mother. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hesser were among the early settlers in
Louisiana, having migrated westward
from Culpepper County. Va, in the thir
ties, Sc ttling in Pike County in this State,
where they became identified with the
growth and prosperity of Louisiana. De-
ceased was lady of many Christian vir-
tues and was esteemed and beloved by all
who came within the circle of her quiet
AMI unostentatious life.
Two St. Louis butter dealers have been
arrested AMI placed under bond for trial
before the United States Court for selling
oleomargine from unstamped packages.
Jim Cummings" is at large yet.
c. E. Hathaway, an editor at st. Joseph.
was whipped on the street few days ago
by Michael G. Moran, State Senator cleo t,
for personal allusion in the recent cam
paign.
Patrick Gala CHER, an insane young man,
escaped from st. Vincent's Asylum, st.
Louis, few days ago, and c. Gated some
little CONSERVATION at his home by possess
ing himself of an axe and hammer. He,
however, shut hims elf up in his room, and
it was not without some diff culty that he
was finally secured by the police His
insanity was caused by the excessive use
of cigarettes.
There is a contest oyer the shrievalty of
Buchanan County.
Albert Lambert, colored boy, was run
over by q street car in st. Louis a few
days ago and was kill ed.
The Supreme Court at Je fferson City
guashed the conviction of Warren F. Nc
Chesney and ordered his discharge. Nc
Chesney was convicted for attempt ting to
obtain $4,000 by false pretenses from what
was described in the indictment as 'sa
voluntary association known as the
Brewers Association of St. Lorais and
East st. Louis.'" An appeal was taken
to the Court of Appeals, where the judg-
ment was affirmed, and the defendant
then appealed to the Sup RENE Court.
Senator Cockrell and family have re-
turned to Washington.