Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-11-29

many parts of the State that he was the
author of the Wood Local Option law
which was fathered by State Senator Per.
ry Wood. of Rails County.
Miscellaneous Items.
| Leroy Moore, aged about twelve years
was kicked in the head by a mule at Lex
| ington, a few days since, and the frontal
bone badly bruised. The side of his face
and head bore the imprint Of the mules
shoe. The boy may recover.
At recent meeting of the "Innocents
Aboard" Cooking Club, of Lexington,
composed of Young ladies ranking high
in social circles. twenty five dollars sub
scribed during the Y. M. G. A. convention
to prosecute the State work was collected.
The Governor has appointed Senator
II. w. johnson, of Montgomery, and Rep
resentative Kelly, of Johnson, and j.
Seay, of Dent to examine the accounts
and make settlement with the State Aud
| itor and Treasurer.
| The November term of the Pettis
County Criminal Court having finished
its work, Sheriff Bowers and deputies
took the following prisoners to the peni-
| Tertiary: Mike Comiskey, robbery, four
years; e. A. Moore, larceny, two years /;
Fred Martin, John Christopher, Hiram
Hiff1in, Jack Clark, John Nolan and
| ing, two years each; j. Osborne, conf
| dence game, two years.
| A letter has been received by Nine.
Petipas, in st Louis, from her pupil, Miss
Katie Medart, dated Paris, who explains
that Notwithstanding the new law Just
passed at the Paris Conservatory that
each year but two foreigners will be adj
mitted in each department., yet out of the
many applicants she, after successful
examination, was unanimously admitted
as one of the two to enter the singing
class of 1888.
William H. Smith, one Of the best
known men in st. Louis, both in business
and social circles, died recently at his
old home in Warren, O.. where he was
born and reared, and where his parents
still live.
A. ID. Leighton, an American Express
messenger running between ST. Joseph
and St Louis on the Hannibal & st. Jo-
seph road, died recently at his home in
st. Joseph of heart disease.
Herman Ochel, one of the proprietors
of planning mill in st. Louis, was killed
a few days since. He was adjusting q
belt on a pulley and was caught in the
shaft, and before the arrival of assist.
ance was dead The deceased was a Ger
man, thirty five years old and single.
Mrs. Berenice CLouteau died at the
residence of her daughter in law in Kan-
sas City, few nights ago. Mrs. Chou
teau was eighty ven years of age, and
was the first white woman that ever lived
in Kansas City. Her death was the re-
sui, of the infirmlties of old age.
MIR. Thomas H. Delaney, attorney for
the Christian County Bald Knobbers, has
filed a motion for rehearing with the
clerk of the Supreme Court in the case of
81 . A.
Supreme Court the defendant was sem
fenced to be hanged the last of December.
Young Moore, a travelling sales man for
E. E. F. Meyer, china and glassware deal
e., OF st. Louis, shot, g few days since,
and, it is thought. mortally wounded
man named Thompson, county clerk at
Denton, Tex. After shooting Thompson
Moore placed the revolver to his own
head, and fired one shot, inficting dan.
gerous, if not fatal, wound.
The United States Circuit and District
Court at jefferson City has adjourned
until the secoud Monday in January. John
H. Kelley was convicted of pension
frauds and was f1ed 1000. j. H. Davis
was sentenced to Jail for five months for
counterfeiting.
The Missouri Swine Breeders Associa-
ton met at ST. Joseph last week. In adj
dition to other business the following Of
fcers were elected: President w. P.
Hazylett; vice-president Joseph Buck
lin; Sc cretary, [. F. Miller; treasurer,
R. E. Turner; executive committee. r. B.
CIR fifth, F. G. Hopkins and w. T. Doyle;
examining committee R. l. Young, NJ. G.
Baublett and Joseph Bucklen.
Thomas Hennessy,.eight years of age,
who has been forty five years a resident
of St Louis, and until eight years ago al
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at the residence OF his son. Thomas j.
Hennessy, a few nights ago. Mr.. Hen.
messy ate very hearty supper and was
in unusually good health up to within ten
minutes of his demise. He leaves two
children, Thomas J. and Michael J. Hen
messy, both in the service of the city gov
eminent.
The solemn ceremonies attending the
introduction of five young ladies' into the
various inner circles of clOis tered retire.
ment were performed in the old chapel at
the Convent of the Sacret Heart, in st
louis, a few days since.
st. Louis baby show was a success.
Governor Morehouse has gran ted par
don to w. N. Meyers, who. at the Febru-
airy term, 1885, OF the Circuit Court of
Lawrence County, was convicted of
criminal assault, and sentenced to ten
years in the pen1tentiary. Investigation
of the case proved beyond doubt that
Meyers was not guilty of the crims for
which he was convicted.
Frank Neil, alias Dutch, pugilist, was
arrested by the st. Louis police recently.
on charge of mayhem. Some time ago
Neil, while in a fight with a man named !
Gallagher, chewed off portion of his
antagonists ear. He left the city at the
time and returned a few days ago.
The j. NJ. Ward Furniture Company, St !
Louis, has failed. !
Several weeks ago Joe Day, China |
man who worked and lived at a Chinese |
laundry in st. Louis, suddenly disap- |
peared. At the time of the disappearance |
Day was suffering with fever, and threat |
ened suicide, which his fellow country. |
men laughed at He was true to his word |
however, for his remains were found
floating in the river a few days ago.
Since the session of the State Associa. !
ton OF the Y. NJ. c. A., held recently al
Lexington, active efforts have been made
to secure general secretary for the /
Lexington association. There are bright
prospects of success, as nearly $1,000
have been subscribed for that purpose.
A paying gold vein has been discovered
In Hickory County.