Iron County register., 1888-05-31
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

rested James Decker in st. Louis, a few
days ago and locked him up, charged with
being a fugitive from justice. The de-
tectives received telegram from Spring
field, where Decker was wanted for en-
beZzlement.
There will be meeting of the Swine
Breeders of Missouri held in the Board of
Trade rooms in st. Joseph on June 10 and
90. The meeting will be the first of the
State, and the intention is to hold them
each year. Representatives will be pres
ent from all counties in the State.
For several months the State executive
committee of the Y. NJ. C. A. have been in
search of a State secretary whom they
have at last found in the person of Mr.. F.
H. Jacobs, of Joliet Ill. Mr.. Jacobs is an
Iowa man by birth, and has been promi-
nently engaged in Y. M. c. A. work for
several years. He will begin his duties
in this State next September.
James Wheeler, better known as SAL
vation Jim," was found dead in an alley
adjoining a saloon in East Sedalia. a few
days ago. Wheeler was a very dissipated
character, although one of the finest ma
chinists in the State. A year ago he re-
formed and became prominent in Saliva
ton Army circles, but recently he fell by
the wayside, and was drunk when he died.
An enthusiastic meeting of wage-work-
ers was held in st. Louis, a few evenings
since, for the purpose of giving aid to
Congressman John j. O'NeilI in his efforts
to secure the passage of the bill s'to pro-
tect free labor and the industries in which
it is employed from the injurious effects
of convict labor by confn1ng the sale of
the goods, wares and merchandise manu-
factured by convict labor to the State in
which they are produced"
The State Sunday school convention
meets at Mexico Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, June 3, 6 and 7.
Richard Priber, secretary of the Napa
and Sonoma Wine Company, at st. Louis,
committed suicide few days ago.
Mrs. Abbie Cutter, a magnetic b ealer
from Boston, was found dead in bed at
the Planters House, st. Louis, few
days ago.
Charles G. and John F. Fuhrmann, two
aged brothers, were found dead in their
room in ST. Louis, few days ago; sup.
posed to be suicide.
A post-office has been established at
Norman, in Phelps County, with James
q. Grelg as postmaster.
The fifth annual meeting of the W. C. 7.
U. of the Fourth District of Missouri was
held in Hardy's Opera-House, at Savan-
nah, last week. In addition to the regu-
lar delegates, a large number were in at
tendance from the st. Joseph associa-
ton.
Miss Matte Chenning, of Bige1ow, while
attending party at Big Lake, near that
place, few nights ago, was accidentally
shot in the shoulder by W. J. Schotz, one
of the party. The young lady's wound
will prove fatal.
In the Criminal Court at Kansas City
Jack Keith, of st. Louis, the notorious
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for the robbery of watch from Jennie
Ross, December 81. The jury found him
guilty and fixed his sentence at ten years.
Lizzie and Lena Baker, aged twelve and
thirteen years, daughters of Joseph
Baker, a boilermaker residing at ST.
Joseph, were struck by lightning while
playing on a common in the city few
days since. The clothes were torn from
their bodies, and the older girl, Lizzie,
received injuries from which it was
thought impossible for her to recover.
News has been received from Wurtem-
burg, Germany, announcing that Mr..
Daniel Schall died at that place on May
Il, aged ffty-slx years. Mr.. Schall left
st. Joseph on the 14th of last month for
his native country, hoping to benefit his
health. He arrived at Hamburg on May
10, and two days later died. He was well
known in st. Joseph, having resided there
for the past seventeen years, for the last
fifteen years being member Of the
Pfeiffer Stone Company. The deceased
leaves wife and twelve children.
Mr.. Basil Alexander died recently at his
home in ST. Louis at the ripe age of
seventy eight years, six months, and nine
days. He was at one time one of the best
known and most prominent business men
in st. Louis. About twenty years ago,
of frI1 nd 10
he retired from active business pursuits.
He was native of the State of Kentucky,
having been born in Maysville in 1909. He
first located in st. Louis at the age OF
twenty years, and made it his home up tc
the time of his death.
Mr.. Gerhard Bens berg, a resident of st.
Louis since 1852, a well known business
man and respected citizen, died a few
days ago after brief illness. He was the
father of Miss Kate Bensberg, the opere
singer who is now travelling with an opera
company of her own, having made he,
success before the public during the one
season she was member of the Ameri-
can Opera Company. Mr.. Bensberg was
born in Cologne in 1927, served in the
Mexican war and the late civil war, and
was member of Logan Post, G. A. r.
Minnie Lederer, a good-looking woma1
OF thirty -four, was left widow at Kansas
City last winter with large family. A
quarryman named G. o. Sullivan gave he1
and her children protection, but not the
name of wife. A few evenings since
Michael Holland went to the shanty and
managed to raise a row with Sullivan.
Seeing her protector in danger, the woman
rushed between the men and separated
them and pushed Holland out of the door.
When he was standing there, he said:
You -, I'll kill you," then he knocked
her down, and kicked her with all his
might in the stomach She was so terri
bly, hurt that she subsequently died.
The annual French fete, in celebration
OF the fall of the Bastile, will be held in
st. Louis on July IA.
Cable cars are running in st. LOUIS now
to the Fair Grounds gate and to Kings
Highway.
1t cost ST. Louis for it's last fiscal year
$685.. 90 to maintain its police force.
The value of stolen property recovered
by the st. Louis police, during the past
year, and returned to the owners was
$169, ,035.57.
st. Louis has mining exchange.
Dan Medows, special Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy deputy sheriff, was run
over by a switch engine, at the round
house at St Joseph, a few days ago, and
was dragged sixty feet under the tender
of the engine. His arms were badly shat
tered and he received internal injuries of
a fatal nature.
Sister Frances de Sales was invested
with the black vail of the Order of the
Visitation Nuns, at the ST. de Chantel
Academy of the Visitation, in st. Louis,
a few days ago. The religeuse is
daughter of John O,Rriau Of tba+ o;+1,