Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-12-06
Miscellaneous Items.


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Miscellaneous Items.
Hon. John 7. Heard, Representative in
Congress from the Sixth district, was re-
Gently united in marriage at Washington
with Miss Lily B. Copeland, formerly of
st. Louis.
T. B. Wallace, of Lexington, has a claim
pending against the Government for $780,
600 for the destruction of his property by
Guibar's Battery (Confederate) during
the war.
Bertha Becker, twenty zone years old,
living with her husband, Charles Becker,
in st. Louis, attempted suicide few nights
ago, by taking large dose of morphine.
The would-be suicide was discovered by
her husband, who hurriedly conveyed her
to the City Dispensary, where, with much
difficulty, DIR. SteinmctZ got her out of
danger. quarrel with her husband led
to the rash act.
A few nights ago an unknown man,
about forty-five years old, evidently a
tramp, was run over and killed by a south
bound Iron Mountain freight train at the
Lesperance street crossing in st. Louis.
The body was terribly lnangled. The re-
mains are those of a man of dark COM
plexion. He wore a gray overcoat, well
worn, and hair cut short; and it is sup
poSeu undt ne was Stealing d rue Wien
killed.
Nevada is greatly excited over seusa-
tional murder. Geo-gs Godfrey korb
badly treated his sweetheart, Miss Ella
May Ray, and then cut her throat from
ear to ear, leaving the body in the bushes
by the wayside. Korb was arrested, but
took poison and died. Both belonged to
highly respectable families.
Hirman Coffman killed James Steele,
prominent farmer near Chester, H.,
short time ago and escaped. A big reward
was offered by the friends of the murdered
man; also by the Governor of Illinois.
From circular, scattered over the coun-
try, Sheriff Mcbride, o. Texas County, To-
Gated Coffman near Houston, captured
him and lodged him in Jail. Officers from
Chester came and took away their pris-
oner. He acknowledged to the killing.
Delta has been reached by the track
laying crew on the st. Louis, Arkansas 6
Texas railroad extension. Most of the
new road is in good condition and that
which is not is to be ballasted with gravel
at once, and traffic over the line will be
opened up soon.
A box containing a considerable sum in
gold was found at house formerly occu-
pied by Mrs. Kuhn, in st. Louis, who died
there in apparent poverty,a few days ago.
Eugene ]. Teager, seven years old, has
been arrested in st. Louis for stealing
money from a till in a drug store. He is
too young to be prosecuted, and unless his
parents give some guarantee for his fut-
ure good behavior he will be sent to the
reform school.
There was an unprecedented rush for
marriage licenses in st. Louis the day be-
fore Thanksgiving, and the Office of the
license clerk was kept open until nine
O'Clock in the evening.
Wyatt Fl. Cordweli, who claims to be
great grandson of Patrick Henry, was ar
rested in st. Louis, few days ago, and
given hours to leave the city.
Joe Sacks and VIM. King, fifteen and
eighteen years of age, have been arrested
in ST. Louis charged with stealing horse
and buggy.
The st. Louis, Kansas City & Colorado
road will be extended from Union, its
present terminus. Grading will begin
during the present month. 1t is stated
that bonds aggregating 500, 200 have been
fioated for the road in the East within the
past few weeks.
Rev. J. J. Hennessy was consecrated
Bishop of Wichita in St. Louis q few days
ago. This was one of the most important
Catholic events occurring in that city
within several years, and caused the
gathering of large number OF distin-
guished personages.
Mrs. Ellen Ewing Sherman, wife OF
General W.T.. Sherman, died in New Y ork
a few days ago. The remains were in
tered at ST. Louis, the old home of the
Sherman family, several members of
which are buried there.
A st. Paul (Minn.) dispatch says that J.
Il
two months absence at Wasco Lake, the
source Of the Mississippi river, will soon
make public map and detailed report of
his examination of the Itasca basin. 1t
includes a measurement of the inflow and
outflow of all the streams at that point.
The tue source of the river is disputed,
and Mr.. Brewers researches locate it in
the interior of section twenty-one of
the Government survey in a small lake
laid down on the maps and charts of Jean
N. Nicollet in 1886, four years after the
visit OF Schoolcraft, who fixed the outlet
of Itasca as the proper point of COM
The claims made by Will
ard Glazier in 1881 are found to be false.
Mr.. Brewer was formerly register Of the
st. Cloud land Office and is fully posted in
regard to the history and explorations of
that locality.
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66, Metropolitan block, Chicago, made an
attempt to commit suicide in the Midland
Hotel, Kansas City, a few nights ago. He
was found in an unconscious condition,
his room filed with gas and he dying from
the double effect of dose of morphine
and the gas. He regained consciousness,
gave his right name and address, but re-
fused to tell what prompted him to make
the attempt on his life. The doctors state
that he will probably recover.
Get ready for the Christmas tree.
Henry Lamar, a farmer, went to Lexing-
ton, few days since and INDUCED so |
freely in the flowing bowl that he was put |
on the rock-pile to liquidate the fine i'm
posed in the Recorders Court for drunk
enness. While at work piece of rock
struck him in the left eye, entirely de- |
stroying its sight. The ball was entirely |
parted as though by sharp knife.
Adelina Turner, colored woman, was
shot in the abdomen at Waverly, lafayette
County, a few days ago. She had an old /
gun barrel which she had been using as |
poker, and while stirring the fire reversed /
ends of the barrel, when it exploded, /
her as stated.
There were $50 births and 141 deaths in !
st. Louis last week.
The Secretary of State has filed in the |
Supreme Court a petition for mandamus |
against the State Auditor requiring him |
to allow and pay him for services as q |
member of the State board of Equaliza-
ton for the last two years; in other |
words, the Secretary of State wants five |
dollars day in addition to his salary for +
doing what he is required by law to do.
Gus. o. L. Sauer, one Of the oldest and I
best known commission and produce men
in Kansas City, has failed, with liabilities /