Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-10-18
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

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are reported quite plentiful throughout,
the State. and some fine sport is in store
for the ambitions Nimrods.
Rev. +. S. Hasden, who for the pas
seven years has been pastor of the Con-
| gregational Church in St Joseph, has re
signed to accept the FIRST Congre gationa
Church at Jacksonville, ILL.,, one of thu
| oldest Congregational CHURCHES in the
State. He will take charge November 1.
The Citizens'cable road in st Louis car.
ried 2G2, 1863 passengers during fair week.
Robert Cruikshanks has purch ased the
! State Times at Jefferson City. Its politics
will remain Republican.
Judge Lubke was rotten egged by q
cranky litigant in st. Louis a few days
ago. It cost him $500.
A numb of ladies belonging to the
Kansas City Woman's Exchange have de-
cded to attempt the establishment Of a
self-supporting workingwoman's home.
Their plan is to get building, furnish it,
and allow workingwomen to board there
at the actual cost Of their maintenance.
During their engagement at the Oiym-
pic Theater, St Louis, beginning Mon
day evening, the 22d inst. Messrs. Edwin
Booth and Lawrence Barrett will give the
subjoined series of representations: Mon
day night, "Julius Cesar" Mr.. Booth as
oi usuS9 his odiAOtt dS SesecAuSS 4uSSoot
and Wednesday night t'Othello;" MY.
Booth, as Iago; Mr.. Barrett as Othello;
Thursday and Friday nights and Saturday
Matinee" Merchant Of Venice;" MIR.
Booth as Shylock; Mr.. Barrett as Bas-
sanio; Saturday night 'Hamlet;" Mt.
Booth as Hamlet; Mr. Barrett as Laertes
Each play will be given with an historic
exactitude and splendor of appointment
never before seen on the Western stage.
The Adams Express Company has de-
cided to take the Fotheringham verdict to
the United States Supreme Court and en-
deavor to have it set aside.
The st. Louis Exposition closes Satur-
day evening, the Goth inst
Frank Zipf, the st. Joseph letter carrier
who tore up letters he was too lazy to de-
liver, was arrested and placed in Jail at
Kansas City for trial. He refuses to say
any thing about his crime.
Jewish wedding occurred in Jefer-
son City, few evenings since. The con-
tracing parties were John Seligsohn, of
Kansas City, and Miss Nellie Obermayer,
of jefferson City. The ceremony was
performed by DIR. Sonneschein, of st.
Louis.
George Rector, who shot and killed
Preston Shelley, a negro desperate in
Sedalia, was admitted to bail in the sum
of $3.50. His bond was promptly signed
by some of the most prominent citiz ems
of the city.
Fred Schubach, an employe in the Jeto-
ish Voice Office, in st. Louis, was leaving
the building, few evenings since, when
he was held up by two men and robbed of
$1.S5. The hallway was SO dark Mr..
Schuba CHI could not see the faces of the
men, and can not describe them.
George Darval, a boy sixteen years of
age, living in st. Louis, and employed in
printing office, got his right leg caught
in press, few days ago, and it was
lacerated from the knee to the toes.
Amputation may be necessary.
jackson Holland, who has lately been
working on farm near Buffalo, Ill, while
in the act of crossing the Wabash rail-
road in Springfield, few days ago, was
run over by switch engine and received
injuries from which he died a few hours
later. He leaves wife and children liv-
ing in ST Louis.
Another chapter was recently added to
the sensational Nave divorce case. JAS.
Craig, Jr., of the law firm of Crosby,
Rusk, Craig & Kelly, received a cable.
gram from Mrs. Abram Nave at London
authorizing the firm to bring suit in her
name against the Kansas City Times in
the sum of $50, 900 for libel.
Tbs following additional money order
offices have been designated in this State:
BOsworth. Braymer, Caruthersville. Deep
Water, De Kalb, Jacksonville, Kings.
vile, Newtown, O'Day, st. James, Union
Star, Watkins, Webster's Grove, West
phalia. Postal notes only-Alba, Altem-
burgh, Bonanza, Dunks burg, Everson-
Vile, Fairville, Flag Springs, Florence,
Gilmore, Halltown, Highlandville, Ionia
City, Plevna, Rogersvllle, Warner.
Mrs. Margaret A. France, mother Of DR..
]. NJ. D. France, died at his residence. in
ST. Joseph. few evenings since. Mrs.
France was born November "a, 1902, in
the City of Baltimore. She removed from
Maryland with her son in the year 1859,
and located in Holt County, thence to st.
Joseph in the year 1873.
An unknown colored man, about fifty
years old, who for some time has been
doing odd jobs at the house of Charles
Chapman, in st Louis, met with pecu-
liar death few evenings since. While
standing on the stone steps of the house.
looking up and talking to one of the serv-
ants who was in the second-story win
dow, he lost his balance and fell, striking
his head against the steps. The fall
caused conclusion of the brain and he
ii.d shortly afterward.
A wild engine on the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Memphis railway coilided with a
west bound freight train of the same road
u the yards at Kansas City, q few nights
ago. Both engines were badly smashed
and splintered. William Cuff, the en.i-
leer of the wild engine, was thrown out
of his cab and received number of
scalp wounds and was internally injured.
William Grant, the fireman, was scalded
AMI lacerated. Both men were taken to
lie Wabash Hos pital.
The most important case before the |
October term of the United States Cir
cult Court at Kansas City is that of the |
United States against William H. Wade,
better known as Farmer" Wade, and |
who is a candidate for re- election to Con-
,ress in the Springfield district. The PEE
tition, which is signed by United States
District Attorney Nj. e. Benton, sets |
orth that on September IL. 1862, the de-
.endaut was au officer of the United |
States Army as Captain and regimental |
Iuartermaster of the Thirty first Ohio !
Volunteers, and while acting in that ca
pacity received from =. ]. Mackay, then |
assistant quarterm - ter of the regiment |
1885 belonging to the Government which |
he failed to pay over. account for or dis |
burse, and has ever since failed to do so.
Wild geese are migrating southwark.
Business circles on Change in st. Louis
have been considerably excited recently
over the fact that Jake" EwaId, of the
L m of Faith, Ewald & Co., and one of the |
most popular spectators on the floor,
lad been forced to the wall in the wheat
leal, and was unable to meet his con-
tracts.
There are three senatorial vacancies in
this State, viz: Senators Downing and
resigned, and Sparks, de-
ceased. repreSen:inp the TweIfth Sly.