Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-07
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


just outside of the city limits of Sedalia a
few days ago were Mortified at the sight
| of the dead body of child. The body
was that of a male child about three
| or four weeks old. 1t was well dressed.
but there was nothing about it that would
lead to the Identification of the guilty
ones. Coroner Overstreet stated that life
had only been extinct q few hours when
found, and that death had resulted from
exposure.
Rose Zulger, in company with w. E.
Cannon, wa arrested at the Hotel Bruns-
wick, Kansas City, a few days ago, on a
Geographic order from Chief Harrigan, of
st. Louis. The man Cannon, not satisfied
with stealing the daughter, stole $500 of
her fathers money. The young lady, who
is pretty brunette, at first was inclined to
be obdurate, but eventually decided to re-
turn to Chicago, and thither the couple
went, together with the father of the girl
who had arrived on the scene.
James l.. Sigmond, brother of one of
the most prominent citizens of Pettis Coun-
ty, was recently turned over to the Sheriff
of Rock Castle County, Kentucky, to which
| place he has been taken to answer for q
| murder committed twenty five years ago.
| The prisoner was arrested at his home in
| lToAtOH, oIuHuy SOuhty, "ucTt ne ldS re-
sided for ten years. After committing the
| murder, he entered the Union army and
at the close of the war settled in Pettis
| County, where he resided until his where
| abouts was discovered by detectives, when
he fed, going to Trenton. He is now quite
an old man and the father of quite a large
| family.
| On Christmas Eve Frank B. Vaughn ana
| Miss Elizabeth Strover were married at
| Kansas City. Shortly after the ceremony
| pistol ball whistled through the room.
| The bride then told her husband that her
cousin Nave had proposed marriage, was
| rejected, and had threatened to kill her
| and himself The couple were spending
| the honeymoon visiting and driving with
| relatives day two after the wedding
| when Nave rode up and shot Vaughn
! dead, galloping away to his home. Nave
| no sooner reached home than he shot him.
! self through the head, dying instantly.
| His mother fell in spasms, and was not ex-
| pected to live.
w. HI. Henton, whose home is near Lake
| Station, Buchanan County, went to st.
| Joseph a few days ago in a farm wagon
| for the purpose of negotiating loan. In
| the afternoon he succeeded in raising quite
large sum of money. He started home,
but failing to arrive there the same night,
his friends went in search of him. but up
to this writing had only succeeded in dis
covering the wagon in ditch.
Assistant Fire Chief j. w. Bame, of st.
Louis, who has been connected with the
fire department of that city since 1919,
having been identified with it in all it's
phases, from the time when he iran wild
der masheen" until now, when it is one of
the most perfect organizations in the coun-
try, has finally laid aside the helmet and
resigned, age and the state of his health
not permitting outdoor exposure.
Carl Knutsen, German resident of st.
Louis, took dose of arsenic a few nights
ago and died in a few hours. A letter was
found addres ed to his brother in which he
bids all "Happy New Year," and re-
quests his brother to take charge of his eff
fects, he expected to be called away
soon.
The amount of insurance written in st.
Louis during 1885 by "old line" companies
is estimated at 100000, and the est-
mated insurance in force 81 0,000,o0O.
l.. H. Tanner, forty five years old, and
employed flagman on the Iron Noun
tain Road in ST. Louis, was run over and
almost instantly killed few days ago by
a moving switch engine. At the time he
met his death Tanner was between two
tracks, signaling a number of teamsters
that the train going north was approach
ing. Not being aware himself that on the
other track a switch engine was going
south, he backed right upon it and met
with the above result.
All arrangements have been perfected ia
ST. Louis for the treatment of hydrophobia
after the methods followed by NJ. Pasteur,
and in a couple of weeks, at the outside,
patients may he treated. This is the first
country in the world, outside of France,
where incubation, as preventive of the
disease, is to be tried, and st. Louis the
first city.
new ''wild-cat" insurance company
mas appeared in Missouri. A letter was
received at the Insurance Department a
few days ago, written to Secretary of State
McGrath by resident of one of the towns
in the interior of the State, asking for in
formation concerning the National Be-
nevolent Aid Association of Sedalia, Mo.
This is the first time that this concern has
been reported to the Department, and it is
believed that it is quite new. The writer
was informed that it was an unlicensed
scheme and could not legally do business
in this State.
At the close of 1885 there will be operat-
ing in Missouri three Missouri stock fire
companies with an aggregate capital of
Sl,00O,00O; assets, 81 ,925 900; liabilities,
$4,000, and surplus, 100000; 141 compa-
MES of other States and United States
branches with an aggregate capital of $780,,
600 900; assets, $7s, $50, 00O liabilities SO.
100000; and surplus, A7,550, 900; twenty |
two life insurance companies with aggre-
gate assets of 1912, 200, 900; liabilities, $780,,
$4,000, and surplus, $50, $3.50, 900; six casu-
atty and fidelity companies, fourteen mu
tual fire companies, and two Missouri life |
companies.
The number of wills probated in st. |
Louis during the past year 2S6; the |
number of wills administered was 49,. |
The total value of the estates under the |
last named item was $G,137,127. The !
largest estate that of John B. Chic, !
which was valued at 100000. The small |
est $50. The number of guardians ap- |
pointed was $50 Fifty one certificates |
refusing letters of the administrators |
have been issued. These are certificates |
which are allowed widows who come into |
court and show that the will leaves them |
nothing more than is allowed them by law. |
Old 1885, we bid you farewell. |
B. F. Dolan of Cooper County obtained |
tertiary the coming year at 1928 per 100 |
pounds. The amount consumed daily is |
about 5 800 pounds.
The mystery of the death of Edward !
Pendegrast, of Ration, N. NJ, which oc-
Cured at Independence recently, has been
solved by the investigation of the Coro- |