Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-23
MISSOURI, STATE NEWS.

MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
BIrs. Lydia E. Lareine, wife of DR..
Laveine, one of the best-known society
women in Kansas City, was found dead at
the family residences q few days ago.
Mrs. Laveins. had taken an overdose OF
chloroform With the intention of relieving
neuralgia pains.
A lamp upset in the res idence of JohE
Epstein, in St Louis, few nights ago,
and fell on Johanna, his three-year .old
daughter, burning her terribly. The
flames were extinguished and doctor
summoned, who did all he could for the
child, but she died in a few hours.
Maggie Bridges. one of the famous
Bridges Twins Musical Combinatio is
dead. She was most remarkable child
for her age and her death will be re-
GREETED by thousands who have witnessed
the twins perform. Her father is q mem
Der of the bar at Kansas City.
Michael ]. Sullivan, one of the best
known and most popular attorneys in st.
Louis, died at Denver. Col, few days
ago. He had been q sufferer from con-
sumption for a year past, and went West
for the benefit of his health. The remains
were shipped to St. Louis.
A large number of guests at the Coates
House, Kansas City, were taken i'll after
supper, a few nights ago. Some re-
quired the attendance of doctors, others
suffered severely from nausea In
vestigation showed that only those who
drank milk at supper were i'll, and DR..
Porter, who is himself boarder at the
house and was among those least serious
ly affected, attributes it to tyratoxicon or
'tmilk poison" John Vanhorn, of New
NJ "a
thought at one time he would die.
The name OF s. c. Woodson, OF st.
Joseph, will be presented before the
jefferson City convention as a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor.
Thomas Crowley, who arrived from Ire
land several weeks ago, died from sun
stroke at st. Joseph. He was working for
the gas company, digging in the street
Mrs. James Keane, OF ST. Joseph, is his
sister.
The body of Frank Brown, twenty five
years old, colored. furniture wagon driver
by occupation, of St Louis, was found
floating in the river few evenings since.
1t is supposed that Brown was accident
ally drowned.
The Feast of the Assumption was cele.
brated at St Joseph's Convent, Caronde-
let by the admission into the sisterhood
of the church Of eight young ladies whose
devoted Christian hearts have led them to
renounce the world and resolve to take
upon themselves vows of perpetual pow
srty, chastity and obedience.
A man named Martin was killed al
Kansas City, a few nights ago, by the
falling of a jack from under a frame
building which William Rainey was NOV
ing. Martin, at the time, had spade in
his hand which fell across his neck and
choked him to death.
From 10000 to 10, 600 people gathered at
Griffith's Grove, two miles west of Lone
Jack, few days since, to attend the cele-
bration of the anniversary of the battle of
Lone Jack. Every thing passed off in
quiet manner. A great many speeches
were made. Frank James was there.
While Managing Editor Charles H.
Jones of the st. Louis Republic was
busily engaged in his editorial duties
few nights ago, sneak thieves rifed the
pockets of his vest, which was hanging
ON peg, getting away with a fine gold
watch and chain. Two boys named Mike
Welsh and Florence O'Reilly were ar
rested on suspicion of having committed
the theft, and the watch was finally re-
covered at q restaurant, where the boys
had put it up for three meals.
The American Meat Company, probably
the most extensive cattle-raising, cattle
Strengthening and land-owning organiza-
ton in the world, will soon begin ship
ping its cattle to Kansas City for
slaughter. The company has over 4,000,-
300 acres of land in Mexico aud New
Mexico, upon which it has now AZ, 900
head of cattle. All of the beef will be
slaughtered in Kansas City. J. II. Flag
gler is president of the concern.
Army and other parades OF recent date IN
st. Louis are to be thrown into the shade
by one now being planned. Mr.. Frank L.
Bohn is industriously at work with a view
of getting up a grand monster united
parade of all the secret societies in the
city to take place during the Fair and
Exposition. He proposes to make 1t
nocturnal parade and a regular annual
attraction thereafter.
j. c. Evans, president of the Missouri
State Horticultural Society, and L. A.
Goodman, secretary, are in st. Louis
experimenting the preparations for the
exhibit of Missouri fruits to be made at
the Exposition this fall. Arrangements
have been made by which the grandest
show of fruits will be on exhibition that
has ever been seen in this country. This
exhibit will be in the space occupied for
Goods Company, and besides the general
State display, which will occupy the
center of tn space, a number Of the best
fruit counties in the State will make
county displays.
Major Frank Xavier Backof, born near
Carlsruke. in the Grand Duchy of Baden.
Germany. December 3. 1923, and an old
citizen of ST. Louis, died few days since.
He served under General Sigel in the rev.
olution of 1S4S, and after the elimination
of that unsuccess ful attempt to establish
q republic in his native country he suf-
fered Imprisonment Condemned to
death, his sentence was committed to ten
years. imprisonment mainly through the
influence of ministerial officers of the
government, who enlisted in his behalf in
his hour of imminent peril. After serv-
ing two years, he was pardoned for good
conduct, but was banished to America
The managers of the railroads entering
in St Louis are making arrangements
for the running Of excursion trains tc
give people living at distance from the
city an opportunity to organize parties
and visit the great spectacular represen.
tation of the Last Days Of Pompeii. The
st. Louis papers are emphatic in their
expressions of appreciation of the grand
spectacle, as also of the enterprise Of the
st. Louis Gable & Western Railway Com
pany in providing such a beautiful And
commodious resort for the recreation .!
the peon'a
Mistress =: Well, Bridget, did
you see the dentist?'' .Yis, ma am
IS Did he pull your teoth?" '.Sure.
ma am, he didn't lay han to lit pull
it. He scooped it out wild wee hoe,
an thin he druv it in to stay feriver-