Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-14
Miscellaneous Items.


Fourteenth, Byrd Duncan, Poplar Bluff; San
uel A. Risley, West Plains
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Miscellaneous Items.
There was q twin convention at tn
residence of Mrs. Gus Koch, in st. Louis
a few~evenings ago, at which seventy per
sons, all born in pairs, were present. The
idea of holding a twin party was sug.
gested by Revs. Horace and Herbert Nor
rill, brothers, who were born on the same
day twenty years ago. They are now
holding nightly revival services at the
Fourth Baptist Church, of which their
father was pastor fifteen years ago. There
were present gray-haired twins and in.
FAINT twins, middle-aged twins and
juvenile twins, girl twins. boy twins, and
one of kind twins present at the con
vention.
lat the recent election in Lexington the
following were chosen: Mayor, John We
born (Rep.); treasurer, Albert johnson
(Dem.); marshal, J. o. Chinn (Dem.); as.
SCISSOR, Robert Hale (Dem.); engineer
Denis Gavin Oem.); recorder, Charles
Meet (Rep.); attorney, George Price
(Rep.). Four councilmen were also ell.
ected, each party getting in two, which is
a gain of one for the Republicans.
The secretary of the State Board of Ag.
riculture makes the following official crol
every county in the State: Condition OF
winter wheat 81 per cent, or IS points be-
low last month. Oats-Condition 81.
Corn-Acreage compared with last year
80 per cent; of termination So. Irish po-
tatoes-Acreage, 104. Chinch bugs con-
| tinue their ravages and are spreading, but
have been checked by cool rains and
cloudy weather. Meadow and pasture
grasses have not improved. Some COM
plant of cut-worms and army-worms.
The name of the Post Office at Fourche.
Washington County, has been changed to
Norwine.
! At st. Joseph recently A. E. Eador,
a machinist, fatally stabbed James
| Flounery in the store of the latter in the
east part of the city. The dispute arose
| over an account.
Gordon c. Bean, prominet citizen of
st. Joseph, dropped dead few days ago
| from heart disease. He was one of the
oldest commercial travellers in the West,
and was known as the 1.-TWO Johns"
Mrs. John Brankley, residing near
Bowling Green, recently gave birth to
triplets-two boys and one girl.
The St Louis union bakers are on a
strike, but the bosses have begun to 'sim-
port" men from other cities, and it looks
as though the strikers would get the worst
of it.
The closing exercises of the Elizabeth
Aull Seminary at Lexington were held a
few days ago, and were very successful.
William Babstock, recently of st. Louis,
while in San Francisco, fell in with
thieves while on spree, and was robbed
of watch, forty-fve dollars in gold and
81, 200 in bills.
Philip Fitzgerald, of Pittsburgh, Pa,
went to sleep in st. Louis saloon, dur
ing convention week, and Dennis Cay, q
crook, went through his clothes, abstract
ing gold watch and about three hun
dred dollars. Clay was arrested.
The telephone war in st. Louis is wax
ing interesting. AS fast as contracts ex-
pire the Bell company are removing their
apparatus, declining to make new con-
tracts that will comply with the ordinance
limiting rentals to fifty dollars a year.
Several boxes have been removed from
various city offices, and Mayor Francis is
retaliating by ordering the street COM
missioner to cause the removal of all
poles and wires as fast as disconnections
show them to be no longer performing
public service.
The Park mills, in st. Louis, were de-
stroyed by fire few nights ago. 1t is
thought that the fire originated from
sparks from the convention fireworks,
which were set off near the mill only
few hours previous. The total loss will
aggregate 100000
The letter carriers of st. Louis have
handed the postmaster the following re-
port for the month of May. 1t shows in
creases over May, 1887, as follows: De-
livered-Registe tered letters, 1888; mail let
tiers, 672, 1877; mail postal cards, 211, S12;
local letters, $40, 1863; local postal cards,
211, 1868; newspapers and circulars, 539, 1877.
COllected-Letters, 916,674; postal cards,
462, 446; newspapers and circulars, 273,-
462
Fred Gehnor. of st. Louis, was found
dead in bed few days since. He was
formerly well-known business man, but
since his retirement from business has
Travelled extensively. He probably died
from heart disese.
New post offices: Halifax, St. Francois
County, Franklin D. Heaton, Postmaster;
Muleshoe, Boone County, Cora L. Renee,
postmaster; Cawthorn, Williamson
County, Robert Cawthorn, postmaster.
While gang of men were tearing down
an old bridge over the Belt line tracks at
Kansas City few days ago, a train came |
along and they stepped out of the way.
Two, however, stood on side track, not |
seeing that train was also approaching |
on that. The two, Simon Allen and Will |
lam Smith, the latter aged seventeen |
were struck and torn to pieces.
There were big crowds at st. Louis.
Peter F. Quin, who has been stopping |
at the Planters Hotel. st. Louis, under
the more poetic name of Harry Gilmore,
was arrested few days ago for forgery, |
from his late employer, G. G. Dixon, of
City, Pa. He secured $4,000,
which he lost betting on the racas.
w. c. Dawson, of Louisiana, son of the
late Rev. W. c. Dawson, has received his
to the Naval Academy at
He, with several others, I'M
derwent an examination at Mexico for
the position.
Dolph Gambel, wanted in Platte City
for the murder of cripple, has been cap
tured at Dallas, Tex.
The outside counties were well repre-
sented at the convention.
A. F. Sanford, aged twenty three, for
mer1y editor of a paper at Fredonia, Kas.,
shot himself at the BARLEY House, Kansas
City, a few days ago, but the bullet struck
a rib and passed around. Two years ago
his father, who lived at Angelica, N. Y,
eft him $4,000. He at once began specu-
ating and has used his last cent.
Robert E. Choutant, of this State, q
clerk in the First Com ptroler's office, is
promoted from 5000 year to a position in
class No. 1. :
A breach of promise suit, asking $4,000
damages, has been begun in the Kansas
ity Circuit Court by Rosa Dumply
against Gustave Keplin.
Julius Cesar, Germla, was drowned
n the river at St Lows IL