Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-13

street, st. Louis.
Miscellaneous Items.
The ST. Louis Bavarian Society re Gently
celebrated the fifth anniversary of theil
organization in becoming manner.
Texas fever has made It's appearance
among the cattle in the western suburbs
of st. Louis, and is killing off the fine
mich cows belonging to the dairymen
and other residents of that section at 6
terrific rate.
William Meisel, a young man employed
by his brother at Herkert & Meisel's
trunk factory, in st. Louis, met with a
horrible death at the store few even
ings since, being crushed to death by an
elevator.
Christian Mohl, a teamster forty five
years of age, collided with a wagon in
St Louis, a few days ago, and was thrown
headforemost to the sidewalk. His skull
was crushed in on top and a physician
who was called removed several pieces
of bone which were pressing on the brain.
He was sent to the Cety Hospital where
he died.
Mr.. James A. Monks, the venerable
merchant, the head and founder of the
wholesale liquor house of ]. A. Monks &
Sons. st. Louis, died suddenly few days
since, at the family residence. He had
spent the summer in the East, chiefly at
Manchester by the Sea, where he has a
brother living, and was supposed to be i'll
excellent health for a man Of his years.
Two freight trains on the Kansas City,
st. Joseph & Council Bluffs road, collided
Gbout six miles south of st. Joseph, few
days ago, and engines. cars and contents
We're piled in heaps above the telegraph
poles. The engines are a total loss and
fifteen freight cars are badly damaged.
Both trains were heavily laden with mer-
chandise and this loss is also heavy. The
total amounts to about $75, 900. The crews
of both engines jumped in time to save
their lives.
The new Grant monument on Twelfth
street square, ST. Louis, has been erected.
The shaft and bronze figure of the dis
tinguished American have been set in
position and cemented. and the figure
was vailed. The General is shown as he
10 oked in the days of the war, and wears
a large broad brimmed hat. The shaft is
nine feet in height, and the figure is also
niue feet high. The top of the figures
head will be only twenty feet from the
pavement. When the coping, grass plat
and iron fences are built around the base
of the beautiful new monument it will be
unvailed with appropriate ceremonies,
which will include speaking and a mill
tary parade.
Arthur Uhl, secretary of the st. Louis
Fair Association, says the fair this year
will surpass anything yet given under the
auspices of the Fair Association. E very
house, shed, or anyth .ng that will afford
shelter to an exhibit has already been
selected by people who chose to show
their goods at the Fair.
Warder Grand Opera House, Kansas
City, are very mad. During the m mage
ment last season seventeen coupon tick
cts were sold at $500 each. AT the time of
the sale Craig & Hamilton were lessees
of the theater. But since that time j. b.
Bueord has secured five years. lease on
the house, and now refuses to recognize
the tickets. Craig is in New York work.
ing for museum, and Hamilton is in ST.
Louis running some kind of an excursion
enterprise. There was nothing whatever
crooked about the deal. but who is re-
sponsible is an interesting question that
will probably be settled in court at an
early day, for the holders of the tickets
will work together and institute tesf
case.
The hall erected by the G. A. R. and I
o. O. f. in Jackson was dedicated a few
fifty feet long and twenty feet wide, two
stories high, the lower stories being rent
ed. A special from Charleston, Mis- sis
sippi County, carried about seventy five
of the two societies, headed by
q band, and a number of visitors. Mayor
r. p. Wilson delivered the address of
welcome. D. D. G. Nj. Cahoon, from
Fredericktown, conducted the ceremonies
and delivered the principal address.
From the hall line of march was formed
by the I. o. o. F. and G. A. r. and S. Of
V, and the procession marched to the old
Fair Grounds, where q basket dinner was
spread.
The opening night of the great st. Louis
Exposition was a decided success The
was fully equal to the capacity
of the building, and every body seemed
delighted with what was seen and heard.
The st. Louis schools are open.
Governor Morehouse has appointed Hon.
W. w. Ramsey, of Nodaway County,
judge of the Kansas City Court of APP
peals, to fill the vacancy caused by the
of John F. Phillips to the
Federal bench. Mr.. Ramsey's commits
sion dates from September l. and holds
until January l, 1889, by which time his
successor will have b,en duly elected and
qualified.
1t is estimated that the crops aud prop
erty in this State have been injured to the
amount of half n million. dollars by
storms this year. Several persons have
been badly injured by hail and many
killed by lightning.
There were 223 births and ia deaths in
St. Louis last week.
c. NJ. Durham. United States Commits
sioner for the St Joseph district died
suddenly at his home in ST. Joseph, few
nights ago, of heart disease. Mr.. Dun
ham had an extensive political and So
cial acquaintance in N Northwest Missouri
and has held numerous Offices of public
trust He ives of an inventive turn of
mind, among his late inventions being
'sDunham's Instantaneous Interest Calcu-
lator.' For the exclusive manufacture
and sale of this machine he was offered
s67, 600 only week before his death.
A new post-office has been established
at McDoe, Reynolds County, with JOSEPH
5. Beck as postmaster.
The great st. Louis Exposition presents
number Of new features this season.