Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-03-01
miscellaneous Items.

A new post-office has been established
at Reading, Pike County, with Lo Visa
Ayers as postmaster
The debt on DR.. Brooks church in st.
Louis, the Washington Avenue Presby-
ter an, has been lifted, and the pastor
will probably retain his charge.
A determined attempt was made few
days ago By firebugs to destroy the Lucas
building on Broadway, st. Louis. The
fire department made some queer dscov-
cries in searching the building.
Miss Lille Doan, a st. Louis young
lady, was married few days ago to
Jacob Morris, ''Spotted Wolf," a Kicka-
poo Indian.
Nathan Hunt, a prooe-reader by profess
sion, was hold up by foot-pads in st. Louis
few mornings since aud relieved of 1923
and gold watch and chain.
Mrs. w. King, of st. Joseph, formerly
Julia A. Lykins, has received notice
from the executors of the estate of Isaac
P. Lykins, miser, who died near Potts.
vile, Pa, in 1884, possessed of a fortune
of over q million dollars, that the estate
has been settled and her share is await
ing the proof of her claim.
Henry c. Grote of st. Louis, O young
man about twenty-five years of age, shot
and instantly killed his cousin, Frederick
since. The young men had quarrele1
over stories circulated by deceased derog
atory to the reputation of Grote, and in
tended to in jure him in the eyes of his
fancee, Miss Mary Symons, in whose
home the ira gedy occurred. Grote is in
Jail.
Judge r. D. Ray of the State Supreme
Court is quite i'll. He has been in bad
heal til for month and unable to work
most of the time. While very sick man
his condition is not considered alarming.
Steve Wilson, who killed Archie Irwin
in st. Louis, has been released, Prosacut-
ing Attorney Dierkes refusing to issue a
warrant for him, it having been shown
on the inquest that Irwin was the assaiI
ant.
The case of Martin Irons. charged with
completely in the overlapping schemes
during the great strike of 1886, was on
trial in the Criminal Court at ST. Louis.
Governor Morehouse has issued proc
lamation offering a reward of $3.50 for the
apprehension of Pink Harrison, who is
wanted in Gascon ade County for the kill
ing of Henry Mathews. The death of
Mathews was the result of quarrel at a
country dance.
The police of st. Louis are thoroughly
aroused, and are making telling war;
cent old-ups" and burgaries. During
the past few days more than twenty good
cases have been made, and the conse.
quence is that the Jail is filling up rap
idly.
AS John O'Brien, a laborer at Kansas
City, was preparing to put cap on a
dynamite fuse few days ago, for the
purpose of making a blast, the box of
caps, which he held in his hand, exploded,
mutilating the left side of the face in a
horrible manner, cutting a cash into the
eye and disfigurin, him for life. The
explosion was heard blocks away, and
caused much excit ement in the vicinity.
Thomas Shelley, young negro, was
arrested and jailed at jefferson City a
few days ago on a warrant sworn out by
Detective John Delong. of the Missouri
Pacific secret service. He is charged with
breaking into cars loaded with merchan-
disc. 1t is thought that he is one of
regularly organized band of car burglars,
and other arrests were expected.
Look out for bogus ten dollar bills.
Frank Mcmahon, aged thir ty- one, mar
ried, was fatally injured by premature
explosion in Kansas City a few days ago.
at stone crusher and quarry of which
McMahon was superin tendent. A blast
was set off, and before Mcmahon could
get out of danger he was knocked down
by missiles.
The executive committee of the Missouri
Press Association met at the office of
School and Home in st. Louis, aud select
ed Warrensburg as the place and June II
as the time of holding the next annual
convention. The late date of the meeting
is in view of probable excursion to st.
Paul and Manitoba being arrang ed.
j. Milton Turner wanted the Liberian
mission, but did not get it.
Otto Hunicke, about sixteen years old,
son of Major Julius Hunicke, was in
stantly killed in the elevator in the
Richardson Drug Company's building in
st. Louis, a few days ago. His body was
found by some of the other employees be-
tween the elevator and the shaft between
the fifth and sixth floors.
Louis Hymers, residing with his family
in st. Louis, while going down stairs
few evenings SINCE lost his balance and
fell. His headlong descent produced con-
cussion of the brain, which resulted in
his death. The deceased was forty mine
years old and well known throughout the
city.
A new post-office has been established
at Bly. Howell County.