Iron County register., 1888-11-01
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

0ilmore's Band has been re-engaged
for the St Louis Exposition for three
Seasons.
General James A Craig died suddenly
at his residence in st. Joseph, a few days
since, of a cancer which was discovered
about two months ago.
William Decker, forty eight years of
age, residing in st. Louis, while loading
shayings into his wagon few days since.
fell from the wagon into a sawdust bin OF
Schulenberg's planning mill. and was COW
cred over by food of sawdust, and be-
fore he could be removed was smothered
to death. He was taken from the bin
dead.
Lee Ford succeeded in ending his own
life at Kansas City, few nights ago,
after three previous attempts. which had
given him considerable notoriety. He
was about eighteen years of age and
worked at the plumbers trade. When
asked the cause of his attempt an hour
before he became unconscious, he said:
''I want to die, and l think I will make it
this time"
The election of officers for the ensuing
biennial term of the Missouri State
Grange which occurred at the annual
session of that body recently held in
Maryville, resulted as follows: Master,
Ava E. Page, Bates County; overseer,
W. II. Bell, Nodaway County; lecturer,
d. N. Thompson, Bates County; steward,
E. e. Hale, Clinton County; assis tant
steward, w. Gregg; chaplain, w. E.
Harbaugh, Clay County; secretary, Abb
ner s. Smith, Rails County; 6. R., VIM.
Peck, Lawrence County; treasurer, j. C.
Evans. Clay County; Ceres, Miss Anna
Peck, Lawrence County; Pomona. Mrs.
j. NJ. Armentrout Lafayette County;
Flora, Miss Clara Harbaugh, Clay Coun-
ty; L. A. s., Miss Anna Willard, Lafay
cite County. The officers-e elect were in
stalled in due form.
A State convention of building associa-
tions has been called to meet in st. Louis,
Thursday, November %, to take action in
relation to amendments of the statutes
governing such associations which will
be presented to the next Legislature, and
other matters of Importance.
A lot of 75o tons of old horse shoes was
sold in ST. Louis few days ago by
prominent blacksmith of that city. There
were seven tons of rust left on the ground
where the pile stood.
Annie Hackmann was run over and
fatally injured by a street-car in st.
Louis few days ago. She was but eight
years of age, and was returning from
school
Much interest has been excited in st.
Louis the past week by the exhibition in
that city of Edison's new phonograph
and the graphophone.
The St Louis Browns are no longer the
worlds champions.
Robert Roberts was found dead, few
mornings SINCE at st. Joe. He had been
drinking heavily.
Lizzie Brizzolerie, an Italian woman
and member of vaudeville company
playing at St Joe, committed suicide,
few days since, with ''Rough on Rats"
A new post Office has been established
at Bristol, Jackson County, with James
c. Greenman as postmaster.
The funeral of General James Craig at
st. Joseph, recently, was the largest ever
known in that city. The procession was
almost two miles long, consisting Of car
riages and people on foot.
The second annual convention of the
Society of Christian Endeavor was he'd
in Kansas City last week.
Two mule cars became uncomfortable
on the Broadway hill, Kansas City, few
days ago and rushed down three blocks
at terrific speed. Several passengers
were slightly bruised, and one, Miss Hat
tie Jones, received dangerous injuries on
the head by leaping from the car.
The fire in the st. Louis crematory was
started few days since and the remains
of Henry Vogel were cremated.
Harry Porst, a switchman employed by
the Missouri Pacific railroad at St Louis,
while engaged in coupling cars, a few
days since, missed his footing and felix
between the cars, and was run over and
instantly killed.
Mrs. Julia 7. Herkels, colored woman
aged about forty years, and her daughter
about fifteen years old, were burned to
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was destroyed by fire a few days ago.
The husband and five children succeeded
in escaping from the burning building,
but falling walls caught the others and
held them victims to the flames.
Mr.. F. H. Buse, the well-known whole
sale tobacco merchant, died at his resi-.
deace in St Louis, a few days ago, of in
fammatlon OF the lungs. after an illness
of only two days. 1t was his sixtieth
birthday anniversary, and he had been in
ST. Louis fifty four years.
The Women's Humane Society of st.
Louis have arranged for baby show, to
be given at the Pickwick Theater at an
early date.
While five men employed by the Hay
Press Company, in the west bottoms OF
Kansas City, were unloading a car con-
tanning new hay presses, a few days ago,
a Missouri Pacific railway engine was
backed up at good speed and struck the
car violently. William Fonda and George
Leckenby were in the act OF removing a
heavy press, and the shock threw it upon
their heads, knocking them down and
their skulls SO that neither could
possibly recover.
John A. McManus, aged fifty lone years,
was found dead on the street in Kansas
City, few mornings since. Coroner
Eiston decided that death was caused by
heart disease. McManus worke in the
& Alton railroad round house,
and left in apparently perfect health at
FIVE O'Clock in the morning to go home.
He leaves wife and four children.
In the United States Circuit Court at
st. Louis stipulation was filed over the
signatures of both the attorneys for the
and the defendants in the
case of David s. Fo.heringham against
the Adams Express Company giving the
clerk of the Circuit Court until January
l5. 1889, to make transcripts of the case
and forward them to the Supreme Court
Of the United States. The stipulation
also agreed that the complainant should
enter an appearance at the Supreme
Court within ten days OF the filing OF the
transcript and that no other citation
should be demanded.
st. Louis fall festivals are over.
Upon the authority of Pres by terian
pastor, who has collated the figures, the
growth of four denomina-
lions in st. Louis from 1878 to 1883 is as
follows: Congregational, 16O per cent;
Methodist, 157: Northern Meth
odist, 10; Presbyterian, nine -tenths of l
per cent.
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