Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-20
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

= august JOINS, married l8DOT6E, IOI6ye
Eight years old, drowned himself in his
we'll in St Louis, a few days ago.
Joseph Roberts, confidential clerk OF
Taafe & Gray, st. Louis real estate deal
ers, has absconded with $15. 600 OF the
FIRMS money
Sol Smith Russell pays his annual visit
to st. Louis during the week ending the
22d, appearing at the Grand Opera House
in his latest comedy success s'Bewitched"
Mr.. Russell has several times made up
his mind to quit ssactin' out,n but his
fun making proclivities must have an
outlet, and SO he sticks to the boerds.
There is but one Sol Smith Russell, and
the stage will lose one of its brightest
cleanest ornaments when he does retire.
The report OF F. e. Neuleton, general
baggage agent of the Kansas City Union
depot, for the last month shows 49, 42S
pieces of baggage received, 46, 463 pieces
forwarded, total of 90 S91 pieces
handled. This is 2.116 pieces more than
was handled during the same time last
year. The total number of pieces handled
thus far this year is $685. S36, against 634,-
524 for the same time last year. an in
crease Of %, $40 pieces.
W. Riley, a co1ored 1aborer, was hit in
the head by rock thrown by another
colored man, named Lewis ClyIner, at
Westport, Jackson County, few nights
ago, and will die. A crowd of colored
men, among whom were Riley and ely
mer, were standing on the street talking
together, when Riley and Clymer started
dispute about some trivial matter and
soon came to blows. Clymer seized a
large stone from the gutter and hurled it
at Riley, striking him square in the fore
head. He then ran in the direction of
Kansas City, and at last accounts had not
been captured. An examination showed
that Riley's skull had been broken and
he can not recover. Both we're single
men, Clymer being only twenty two years
old and Riley twenty five.
Mrs. Anastasia Patton, mother i'm law
of Congressman Glover, died recently at
Portland, Me.
R. r. Davitt, Of Hamilton, naval cadet
from Mr.. Dockery's district, has success
fully passed his physical and mental ex-
animation at Annoplis, and has been
formally admitted to the academy.
The President has signed the bill
amending the charter of the Merchants
bridge to be erected across the Mississippi
at North st. Louis.
Mr.. c. II. Coggeshall, liquidating clerk
in the st. Louis Custom-House, has a
copy of the Maryland Journal and Bdlti-
more Advertiser, dated August 20, 1773,
which has been in his family for great
many years and is without doubt gen.
uine copy. Mr.. Cogeeshall will present
it to the Public Library to be fled.
Father Fl. Willenbrink. of st. Ber-
nard's Church, St Louis, died recently at
the age of forty-t two. He was for ten
years prior to his death pastor OF the
church at Rock Springs.
Felix Blk, a Swede, MARI led, thirty
five years old, living in St Louis, com
mitted suicide, a few days since, in the
bath room of his house, by shooting him
self.
Louis T. Pins last will and testament
was recently filed for probate in st.
Louis. He leaves all his property to his
wife, Celestine PIN, and in case his
mother law, Mrs. Theresse Picotte,
survives his wife, she is to receive the
entire estate. real, personal and mixed.
A few days ago, between Savannah and
the little station of Blockton, on the Di-
agonal road, Robert A. Daniels, an en-
ploye on the road, was caught under the
turntable, causing his spinal column to
be broken. He died subsequently and
his remains were taken to St Joseph.
The deceased was member of Custer
Post, G. A. r.
Julius Boss, St Louis jeweler, left his
shop for O few minutes the other day,
and while he was gone Martin Burns en-
tered and stole six silver watches and as
many gold chains. Boss returned in time
to catch the thief, who made desperate
attempt to knock Boss down and escape,
but was finally landed in the police sta
ton. All the stolen property was found
in his pockets.
A writ of supersedeas was received by
Nat H. Vincent clerk of the Criminal
Of for 6ox
granting a stay of execution in the case
of Charles E. Meyers until after the case
has been disposed of by the Supreme
Court Of this State. The writ was signed
by one of the judges Of the Supreme
Court in vacation.
Elder Miles W. Stewart pastor of the
Second Baptist Church, colored. st. Louis,
was in the Court of Criminal Correction
recently, charged with having set fire to
his church last June and caused its de-
struction. The warrant was issued on
information sworn to by a colored female
member of the congregation who said she
saw Elder Stewart set FIRE to the church
and run away. 1t was shown that the
elder enjoyed good reputation while the
woman who fled the complaint did not,
and Rev. Mr.. Stewart was discharged.
Walter Williams, president of the Mis-
souri, Press Association, has made the
following apo intments of delegates to
represent that body in the National Edi-
torial Association, which meets at San
Antonio, Tex, November 81: C. II. Jones,
St. Louis Republic; John W. Jacks, Mont
gomery City Standard; A. Rodemyer,
Centralia Guard; E. w. Stephens, Column
bia Herald; j. G. Newbill. Springfield
Express; W. d. Crandall, Brookfield
Gazette; W. j. Powell. Rolia Neao Era;
j. D. Crisp. Holden Enterprise; R. NJ.
White. Mexico Ledger. The president OF
the State Association is ex-officio dele
gate.
Last week was children's week at the
ST. Louis Exposition, and the way they
crowded the aisles from morning until
night excited wonder as to where in the
world they all came from.
John G. DIETER known as jack Fur
Der, one of the best-known sporting men
OF st. Louis, died a few days since of
Bright's disease.
The Circuit Judgeship Of Kansas City
Is going begging. Several of the best
lawyers in the city have been asked to
take the place about to be vacated by
Judge Gill, but with the great amount of
litigation on hand these attorneys can
not afford to take it at q salary of So, 900.
The st. Louis Browns are home again.
Rudolph Won Katie. seventy-fo years
old, died at the Memorial Home. st.
Louis, few days since, and the body
was cremated, according to his express
ed desire at the st. Louis Crematory.
This was the fifteenth cremation in the
institution.
Charles Wegler, wholesale liquor
dealer, of St Louis, has failed with $50,
900 liabilities.