Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-03-22
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

The trial of ex-Poiiceman Samuel )
Peterson, charged with murder in the
second degree, at Kansas City, has beer
postponed until November. Peterson il
the policeman who kicked Thomas Burk e
an old man, to death several months ago
Jack Linden struck j. r. Williams over
the head at ST. Joseph a few days ago
fracturing his skull and pr cd ucing Other
injuries, from which he died the same
night. The two men had been working
together for some time in an excavation
being made near the gas-works.
Comma D. Granger, who was recently
divorced from a worthless husband al
Kansas City. is barely eighteen years Of
age, having been married when she was
but fourteen She was awarded the Gus
tody of her child.
Haggard's romantic story "She" will
be given gorgeous spectacular represent
tation at the Olympic Theater, St. Louis,
beginning March %, for one weeks sea.
son.
Rt. Rev. George Kelly Dunlap, DID,,
Bishop of the Episcopal diocese of New
Mexico and Arizona, died a few days
since at Las Nanrutes, n. NJ. Bishop Dun.
lap was formerly a resident of this State,
having been ordained in ST. Louis, and
served twenty-four years in the priest
hood at Lexington and Kirkwood. His
wife and six children survive him.
Hiram J. Smith, Jr., OF Cameron, is the
new department commander of the G. A.
r. for this State.
At the twenty. ninth annual commence
ment of the Homeopathic Medical Col
lege of Missouri, held few nights ago in
st. Louis, degrees were conferred upon
the following graduates: VIM. Grundman,
Frank Griffith, Henry Never, VIM.
Keaney, A. P. Meyer, A. D. Lippe, Louis
A. de Laureal, L. M. Otterfy, L. c. Voss,
W. T. Harris, j. NJ. Lawrence, W. B..
Ellis, j. A. Gill, S. Louise G. Leggett,
Mary V. Sargent and Lucy r. r. Knox.
The st. Louis grand jury refused to in
dict Stephen Wilson, the colored St.
Louis ed tor who shot and killed Archie
Irwin, the co!ored crap house keeper, a
short time ago.
Charities has been dissolved, after an ex-
istence of four months, for lack of finan-
cial support.
Two hundred and ninety new suits have
been filed for the April term of the ST.
Louis Circuit Court.
Mrs. Tom Thumb has announced her in
tention of making her home in st. Joseph.
Two boys, aged respectively eight and
nine years, were caught burglarzing a
store at st. Joseph, a few nights ago.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage failed to ar
rive to deliver his lecture at NJ usic Hall,
st. Louis, having been lost in one of the
Eastern snow drifts.
Mr.. Guy Lindsey, of ST. Louis, has
made an engagement with the "Jim the
Penman" company and goes on the stage
professionally.
During the past year there has been
in no hAr Of rio+S
in the State penitentiary, although only
fifteen straight pardons have been issued.
Crime don't seem to have decreased to
any alarming extent.
Bill Bennett was given four year term
by a Lexington Judge for cracking the
skull of Wayne Jennings in a quarrel
about bucket of water.
The divisions of the Uniform Rank,
Knights of Pythias, at Kansas City, In
dependence and Nevada, have sign flied
their intention of participating in the
competitive drill at the convention at
Cincinnati in June.
Herman Dark aewitz, Russian baker,
employed at the Walnut restaurant, in
Kansas City, who was shot by Frank
Kennedy, cook, died of his wound.
Theodore Schm eer, German laborer,
twenty seven years old, comm tilted sui
cue III Ot. LOUIS d lie" uayS since Dy
shooting himself through the head. He
leaves wife, aged lwenty-one, and one
child, girl nineteen months old.
Representative Mansur's bill for the
purchase of the Shield swords, recently
pas sed by the House, has been favorably
in the Senate and placed on the
calendar.
The Whitman Agr.cutural Company
of ST. Louis has increased its capital
stock from 900 to $4,000, and also in
creased its board of directors from three
to four, electing Mr.. phi M. Lane di-
rector and vice president.
The grand-jury for the November term
of the ST. Louis Criminal Court recently
made their final report to Judge Normile,
and were discharged from further service.
They were in session ten days, and dur
ing that time found seventy-five indct-
ments, ignored sixteen bills and con.
tnued three cases on account of absence
Of important witne sses.
The question of changing the charter of
lexington and Incorporating it as a city
Of the third class has at last assumed
tangib shape. A ordinance recommend
ing that the census of the city be taken in
ordet to ascertain if the population is
large enough, has been adopted by the
council. and the mayor auth orized to APP
point ca1vassers. The work is to be COM
oleted by May l.
j oseph Conway, one of the pioneers OF
Pettis County, died at his home in La.
monte few nights ago from a stroke of
paralysis received week previous. He
was eighty two years old, and be fore the
Pacific railroad reached Lamonte
he owned all the land on which the town
now stands. The remains were taken to
st. Louis for interment.
The City Assessor of st. Joseph has
compile ted his work for the year. He has
made total increase in personal proper
ty of $1,5S2,210, and in real estate of 3d.
l43. 940-a total gain of So 326, $50. The
total assessment on real estate is 1928
80 and on personal property, $6,0S4, 230-
a total of SIS, $50, 4S0.
VIM. Tracy, young colored man,
was found guilty in the Criminal Court
at Lexington of stabbing a negro named
Jackson, and his punishment was fixed
1t five years in the penitentiary. Tracy,
while being returned to jail, vowed he
would kill Jackson if he lived to serve his
ERIN out.
st. Louis Grant monument is completed.
Emma Abbot t, in her st. Louis en-.
yagement with her superb English Opera
company, which begins on the 10Th, pres
snts the following repertoire: Monday,
I'll Trovatore;" Tuesday, "Mikado;"
W Wednesday, matinee, ''Martha;" even.
ing, "Lacretia Borgia;" Thursday, Scar
lival of Venice" Friday, .'Ruy Bias"
matinee, "The Good Devil;"
ii hit, Bohemian Girl"
Isaac Hamilton is on trial in st. Louis
'or the murder of Wales Green, whom he
shot while opposing the entrance of the
after and his Vinegar Hip gang into
festival at the close of the Zion NJ E. Con-