Iron County register., 1888-08-16
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


alley in that city. First on Walnut street
Of a watch worth twenty dollars, and
few minutes later on Market street of
niue dollars in money.
The design for the cotton exhibit at the
st. Louis Exposition will be q foreground
of q cotton compress, a cotton-gin some
bales of cotton and living cotton plants,
with a background of n picture on canvas
representing cotton-field, steamboat,
a railroad, and darkies picking cotton.
1t is expected to be one of the finest dis
plays at the Exposition this fall.
VIM. II. Moore, defaulting cashier
who wrecked the Bank of Socorro, N. NJ.
surrendered himself to officers at Kansas
City, a few days ago, and was held to
await the arrival of officers from the
West Moore left Socorro several weeks
ago, going to Texas and then coming to
Missouri He used $4,000 of the banks
money in mining speculation.
Maggie Parent, aged sixteen, the
handsome dauyhter of Louis Parent, a
Frenchman living at Kansas City, left
her home few days since, ostensibly to
go to the dressmaker's. She did not re-
turn, but her parents thought nothing OF
it, as she had been in the habit of assist
ing the dressmaker at odd intervals. AT
last, however, they were driven nearly
wild by positive information that the girl
had left the city on Chicago 6 Alton
train for Chicago, having eloped with
Allen Davis. a light colored negro porter
on the Chicago & Alton road.
New post offices have been established
at Cornwall, Madison County, Maggie
Killday as postmistress; at Grabeel,
Ozark County, Alfred l.. Grabeel, post
master; Morehouse, New Madrid County,
Nora Malone, postmistress.
Frank C. Skinner, of this State, first
assistant examiner in the Patent Office at
Washington, has been promoted to the
position of principal examiner at s., 400
per annum.
The two-year-old son of Mrs. Anna
Beitz, residing in St Louis, was leaning
out of the third story window few even
ings since, when he lost his balance and
fell to the sidewalk. The little fellow
died a few hours later.
1t was rumored in st. Joseph. recently,
that Mr. j. A. Corby would erect this fall
a theater after the most modern style.
The building. it is said. will be of pressed
brick, with terra Gotta trimmings, and
very handsome.
The Cowboys, of Kansas City, have pur-
chased the release of Pitcher Hoffman, of
the San Antonio Club, paying $1,000 for
him. Ralph johnson, the Western As
soclation teams third basemau, will go
to Detroit, his release having been sold
for Il, 900.
The German Methodists have been hold
ing their annual camp-meeting near
Concordia. Some fifteen ministers wer e
present.
The Catholics of Wellington, who have
been holding meetings at the respective
homes of the members of that denomina-
ton, have purchased the Baptist Church
building there. Rev. Father Lilly, of
Lexington, conducts the services.
William Anderson called at the Four
Courts in St. Louis, few days ago, and
after standing around for awhile the
sergeant in charge asked him what he
wanted, to which Anderson replied that
he wanted to give himself up, as he had
killed his wife. Investigation proved his
statement to be correct, the woman being
found at their home dead, her skull being
horribly crushed and her neck broken.
The weapon used was q base ball bat.
The couple had frequent quarrels, and the
bloody deed was the elimination of one
of them.
Two small children of M. Fellence,
residing in st. Louis, narrowly escaped
instant death few evenings since. The
little children were playing in the kitchen
during a storm when a bolt of lightning
struck the southeast corner of the build
ing, knocking off u lot os brick. The bolt
passed down the waterspout and did some
damage on the way to the kitchen floor, a
few feet from where the children were
playing. The little ones were badly
frightened, but not otherwise injured.
The first suit ever instituted i'll the Cir
cult Court of St Louis between Cinnamon
was begun, few days ago, by B. F.
II Mr.
sues Mr. Sing Long to recover $l25, ball
ance alleged to be due in connection with
a business transaction, in which Mr.. Long
Is accused of having purchased from Mr..
Sng the latter's laundry. Mr.. Sing al
leges that Mr.. Long agreed to give him
5000 for the laundry, and that he paid $17i
aud owes S425.
DIR. Jacob Geiger, member of the st
Joseph Common Council, recently moved
out of the ward, thus vacating his office.
There is a great deal of interest being
taken in this. Geiger is Republican, and
the council, has, with him, six Republic
an members, leaving the Democrats four.
If an election is ordered, and a Democrat
secures the place, it will tie the council
and give deadlock when the appoint
ments are made next spring.
In the Andrew County Circuit Court re-
Gently, the will of Samuel Ellsworth,
prominent lawyer of st. Joseph, who
Gied in 1886 and left $1OO,00 to endow
medical college and hospital in St Joseph,
was set aside. The will which was set
aside was made three weeks before his
DEATH and Drs. W. I. and j. W. Hiddens
and S. C. Woodson, of st. Joseph, were
made curators. A will made seven weeks
prior to his death was affirmed. In it
$3.50, 900 is divided-one- e-half going to his
sisters, Mrs. Woodbridge, Mrs. Work
and Misses Sarah and Mary Ellsworth,
all of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Gottlieb Bernhardt, a German twenty
eight years of age, residing in St Louis,
was suffocated by sewer-gas in a we'll
fifteen feet deep on the premises of Will
lam Meyer, a few days since. Bernhardt
went to the bottom of the we'll for the
purpose of assisting Meyer to remove
the filth and dirt Several bucketsful of
dirt which he had loaded were drawn up
by Meyer, and after unloading the same
he returned the bucket. Meyer hauled
up the bucket the fifth time and found it
empty. Becoming alarmed for the safety
of his friend, he descended to the bottom
and found Bernhardt dead.
Missouri has 16 335 pensioners.
The contract has been signed by Samuel
W. Allerton. president of the Allerton
Packing Company. aud the officers of the
ST. Joseph Stock Yards Company, by
which the Allerton company will build
plant at the stock-yards to cost $3.50, 900,
employ 250 hands and pack 100000 hogs
annually. John Robertson, manager for
the Allerton company, and Mr.. Nichols,
architect for the Allerton company, have
gone to Chicago, where the plans will be
prepared at once. The plant will be
located northwest of the Stock Exchange.
The st. Louis Exposition will be opened
this fall on Wednesday evening, Septem-