Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-26
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

Good Samaritan Hospital, st. Louis, by
hanging.
The Fourth National Bank of st. Louis
has increased its capital stock to 81, 900,
600.
The st. Louis Cable & Western railway
return for the past quarter shows "A, 12e
trips made and 1,035,3S1 passengers car
ried.
The Merchants Association of st.
Joseph has again inaugurated the plan
of getting up excursions from the towns
and villages contiguous to st. Joseph. The
first in the series will be from Brookfeld,
on the Hannibal & st. 10 road, which will
occur on the oath inst, to be followed on
the 25th by one from Burlington Junction,
and on the Goth by one from Bedford, la.
A contract has been made with the
South St Joseph Land Company for the
building of a substantial river protection,
with frontage of 5000 feet. Work has
been commenced, and the piling to be used
are from 45 to so feet in length, to be
driven at depth of 80 feet, and the filling
surrounding them is to be of such a sub
stance as to make it a permanent protec-
ton to a large body of land adjacent.
The old landmark, Barnum's Hotel, in
st. Louis, has been sold to the Meyer Drug
Company, who will remodel it and make
an immense wholesale drug house of it.
The division encampment of the Sons of
Veterans, U. S. A, will take place at Kan
sas City, June to June s.
Governor Morehouse will not interfere
in the contest between State Oil Inspector
Baggot and the Waters Pierce Oil Com
pany.
The deeds and money in the purchase of
the Tyler tract in st. Louis have been ex-
changed between Mr.. Sam Scott, of Kan
sas City. and Mrs. Tyler, the total consid-
Grafton being $4,000.
Louis Buelling was convicted at st.
Joseph of murder in the second degree
for killing his wife last January.
The journeymen carpenters of Kansas
City have decided to strike June 1 for
thirty cents an hour. They are now get
ting twenty and twenty-five cents. OF the
1900 carpenters in Kansas City 100 are
members of the union.
Robert Spencer, pensioner, who was
tried recently in the United States Court
at st. Louis, for raising pension check
from Sc to $4,000, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to Imprisonment for one year
in the Kansas State prison.
Considerable excitement was occa-
stoned on the st. Louis Produce Exchange
by the failure of Moses Fraley, promi-
nent bear, few days since He settled
with his creditors on a compromise.
Fire few nights ago destroyed the
Kansas City Furniture Company's ware
house. Loss on stock, $4,000; on build
ing, owned by Brooks Adams, of Boston,
$4,000; fully insured.
DR.. George E. Hayden dropped dead
from heart disease in the Brisbane build
ing in Kansas City few evenings since.
He was a Well-knOwn physician, pub
lished the Farm Journal owned a livery
stable and ran the Berry Printing Com
pany.
Charles B. Willard pleaded guilty at
Kansas City to the charge of breaking in
to the house of Edward M. Weier on Feb
ruary II, and stealing large amount of
money and clothing, and was sentenced to
twelve years in the penitentiary by Judge
White.
Governor Morehouse refused to honor a
requisition from the Governor of Kansas
for the return to that State of the Uhl-
mans, who now reside in st. Joseph. They
are wanted in Kansas for violating the
Prohibition law. They have resided in
Missouri for four years.
Fire broke out in the factory of the Cur
tbs Manufacturing Company, in st. Louis
a few nights ago, and totally destroyed
mated to be worth $4,000, and were sup
posed to have been insured fully.
J. III. Rice, Government contractor, is in
st. Joseph and has given orders to have
the Eighth and Edmond streets walls of
the custom house torn down, on account
of the weakening of the foundation. There
has been $4,000 appropriated by Congress
for this purpose.
Fire broke out in the Bethel Home, a
fve-story building situated on the corner
of Olive street and the Levee, in st. Louis,
a few nights ago, and not less than three,
and probably more persons lost their lives
by being burned to death.
Rev. B. F. Rice died at his residence in
st. Joseph a few days since. He was
Baptist minister. He leaves wife and
seven children. One of his daughters,
Maggie, is Baptist missionary in Brazil.
Mr.. Rice was born in Buchanan County in
1886. Recently the was pastor of the
church at Balcow and Mount Vernon, near
Savannah.
A valuable two-year -old FLY owned by
Thomas Moore, on Noix creek, near
Louisiana, died of hydrophobia a few
days since. Five months ago the animal
was bitten by rabid dog, and since the
occurrence appeared to be in a fearful
flesh was bare to the bone, with the hide
hanging in long strips.
The Woman's Missionary Board of the
Methodist church for Southwest Missouri
meets in Lexington next month, and one
hundred delegates are expected to be
present. The session will continue about
four days. A number of delegates and
visitors are expected from Nashville,
Tenn.
The second annual session of the Mis-
souri, State Board of Anatomy met at
Kansas City last week. Fourteen medical
colleges have members in the board, nine
which were represented at the meeting.
The following officers were electe to
serve during the ensuing year: DR.. Chas.
A. Todd, st. Louis, president; DR.. John
W. Vaughan, st. Louis, secretary; DR..
ohm T. Eggers, Kansas City, treasurer;
DR.. Charles FL. Lester, Kansas City, first
vice. president; DR.. J. W. Heddens, st.
Joseph, second vice president; DR.. Wood
son Moss, Columbia, third vice president.
Annie Stegman, thirty-seven years of
age, residing with her husband and six
children in ST. Louis, committed suicide
few days ago by taking paris green. She
lad spent large sum of money belong
ing to her brother and could not replace it.
Thrifty farmers are hustling.
The fifth annual report of the State
grand secretary of the Royal Arcanum
shows an increase of two councils during
1897. There were 375 members initiated
Turing the year, while total of SO men,
)ers are classed as withdrawn, suspended
md died. The financial statement shows
hat the cash receipts were s., AL. 30 and
he expenditures S2,441.36.
John Donovan, who killed his brother
owen in st. Louis last Christmas, and