Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-05-13
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

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was instantly killed few days ago by the
fy-wheel of the brewery engine. Beck
had been doing little work about the
brewery during the morning and in some
manner got tangled up in the fy-wheel,
which was making about one hundred
revolutions per minute, and was torn into
fragments.
The grocery and hardware establish.
ment of Messrs. H. NJ. & John Gresham at
Sedalia was entirely consumed by fire a
few days ago. The building was a one
story frame, and contained full stock of
family groceries and hardware. The
structure and contents were valued at
$4,000, which was covered by $4,000 in
surance risk. The origin of the fire was
undoubtedly incendiary.
Arrangements are all perfected for the
grand opera festival at the st. Louis Ex-
position music hall, beginning on the 10th
and lasting six days, by the American
Opera Company, an organization three
hundred strong, under the sirection of
Theodore Thomas. The operas to be pre-
sented are fellows: Monday, May 10,
"The Flying Dutchman:'' Tuesd ay, May
II, "Lakme;" Wednesday,, May II, and
Saturday matinee, "Orpheus and Eu-
ridice;" Thursday, May IS, "Lohengrin;"
Friday, May IA, 'The Merry Wives of
Windsor" and Saturday night, May Is,
"The Marriage of Jeanette" and the
ballet of "Sylvia, or the Nymphs of
Diana" This, taking the wide reputation
of the artists composing the company into
account, will be the grandest musical
event ever known in ST. Louis.
A tournament is to be held at Jefferson
City by the State Sportsmen's Association
May IS to % inclusive.
Captain Huebler, veteran member of
the st. Louis police force, has been APP
pointed to the chieftancy, vice Harrigan,
resigned. He is now called Colonel.
The German Methodist Synod of Mis-
souri, convened in Sedalia last week.
Forty or fifty clergymen were in attend
ance.
Fred Page, chairman of the local ex-
ecutive board of the strikers at Sedalia,
and Geo. Fisher were sentenced to ten
days each in the county Jail by Judge
Strother for contempt of court. Frank
Spann was fined one dollar and costs for a
like offense. None of the old men have
been taken back as yet.
The will of the late Bishop Charles F.
Robertson, of date April 26 last, has been
admitted to probate. The document,
which is brief, bequeaths one dollar each
to the three sons-James, Charles and Ed
ward-Of the teStator, and one dollar to
his daughter, Miss Fannie Robertson. The
residue is left to the wife, Mrs. Rebecca D.
Robertson. who is appointed executrix
without bond. Mrs. Robertson has quail
fed. The estate is valued at $4,000.
The wedding of Leone Sweet, aged six.
teen, and Edward Foote, aged nineteen.
both of Ithaca, n. V, was solemnized at
st. Louis a few days ago by Methodist
clergyman. The irate father of the bride
captured and classified his newly made
son-in-law just as the couple were about
to retire at night: then he took his daugh-
ter away. Young FoOte immediately
swore out warrant for Sweets arrest for
assault in the third degree. A hearing
was had and resulted in Sweets dis
charge, the assault being regarded by the
magistrate as fully justifiable.
The twenty fifth anniversary of the
State Teachers Association will be held
Sweet Springs June %, % and a. In con-
nection with the association will be a
"display' of the various products of the
school-room, in which all schools are in
vited to participate. All teachers, school
directors and other friends of education
gage in it's discussions.
A sufficient number of live birds have
been contracted for by the jefferson City
Gun Club for the tournament of the Mis-
souri, State Sportsmen's Association that
meets in Jefferson City May IS to % inclu-
sive. There have been quite number of
special prizes donated by the jefferson
City and ST. Louis business men: A num-
Der of clubs throughout the State have sig
nified their intention of attending.
Mrs. Laura Murray was injured by being
caught in the elevator in Hurst's new hotel
in st. Louis few nj ghts ago, and died in
the City Hospital. The woman was caught
by the elevator between the basement and
first floor and crushed fatally.
A man named John Raymond vas found
dead in bed at the Hess House in st. Jo-
seph few days ago, having died of heart
disease.
Judge Van Wagner of the st. Louis
Criminal Court granted the petition of H.
NJ. Brooks, alias Maxwell, for a special
jury, and ordered three hundred jurors
summoned. 1t is very probable that this
order will have to be repeated several
times befor jury can be secured to try
the case. A special jury is jury of more
than average intelligence, and almost
every man in the city of more than ordi-
nary intelligence has heard or read of the
Maxwell case and formed an opinion.
John Hayes, carpenter, was killed bv
falling from the fourth story of building
in ST. Louis few days ago. His neck was
broken in the fall.
The Grand Army boys of ST. Louis are
making preparation for the due observ-
ance of Decoration Day.
Mrs. James Mooney was picked up on
the street in st. Louis few nights ago by
policeman in state of intoxication and
was locked up in the station, and a few
hours later was found dead. Her death
was ascrbed to chronic alcoholism.
During the National Medical Convention
in st. Louis last week an interes ing fam
lily group sat down to dinner at one of the
principal restaurants. 1t was composed of
MIR. Edward Wyman, the veteran educa-
tor and his six stalwart sons, all native Of
st. Louis and all well settled in business
and matrimonial life.
The great Southwestern strike is over.
John Biederman, sixty-one years old.
was found dead in the cooper shop of Howe
Brothers in st. Louis few DAYS ago. He
had been ordered to keep up the fire in the
drying-room of the shop and he went to
work pretty well loaded with buck beer.
He stretched himself out for a nap in the
driving room, and it is supposed was suf
located by coal gas.
In the Circuit Court at ST. Louis the iury