Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-11-15
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

preferred by City Surveyor john g. Joyce,
who claims that Chase hal embezzled
S1Ss from him. Chase gave bond and was
released.
Reuben Woodbridge, colored, was driv-
ing a two-horse team across the Missouri
Pacific track in st. Louis few days ago,
when the wagon was struck by locomo-
tive and completely demolished The
| man and horses escaped uninjured.
The Kansas City Lawn Tennis Club has
applied to the Exposition Company for
permission to use the building two after
Moons each week during the winter for
practice and occasionally for tourna-
ment in the evening. They intend hav-
ing three courts and the players are con-
fdent that lawn tennis without the lawn
will prove q great game.
Rufus Pollard aud wife. Ella, living in
st. Louis, got into quarrel, few days
ago, about a woman to whom Pollard was
showing too much att .ntion. according to
his wife's notions. During the alteration
Pollard cut his wife il the back and on
the left arm with a large carving-knlfe.
Pollard was arrested.
The testimonial to Captain Comiskey of
the ST. Louis Browns was presented
few nights ago, between the acts OF "A
Tin Soldier" at the Grand Opera House.
The spokesman. Judge Scott, said the
testimonial was given in recognition of
the ability and generalship that had made
the ST. Louis Club famous. He then
handed Comiskey gi d"d ball contain
ing $500 in gold coin. The captain ex-
pressed his thanks, and said he hoped to
always merit the esteem and respect of
the st. Louis public.
Morrison Renshaw and Charles d.
Brockman, of st. Louis. have both become
insane over the excitement attendant
upon the recent election.
A post office has been established at
Mashek, Lincoln County, with John
Mashek as postmaster.
Rev. DR.. L. S. Piker has resigned his
charge of the Fourth Baptist Church, st.
Louis, and has return ID to Brookhaven,
Miss, his former home. Finding that his
health was becoming Sc. iousiy impaired
in this climate, he reluctantly decided to
abandon his work.
Church people will be surprised to learn
that the Southwestern Methodist. long the
organ of the Southern Methodist Church
in st. Louis, has decided to remove to
Kansas City. where it's publication will be
resumed.
DIR. Henry F. Kuhnhenn, manufactur-
er of patent medicines in St Louis, sui
Cluou, d low ulSuIS DIT uiS iCoiuOiOSs
by taking laudanum. He was addicted to
the opium habit and it Is thought that he
accidentally took an overdose of the
drug.
Thomas Mulligan, handsome young
married man, took Mrs. Michael Eagan
to the theater in st. Louis several times
recently. Mrs. Eagan told Mr.. Eagan that
she thought she loved Mulligan. A few
nights ago Mr.. Eagan met Mulligau and
Mrs. Eagan together IN the street. He
shot Mulligan in the side and then gave
himself up to the police. MullIgan will
probably recover.
A warrant was issued in ST. Louis, few
days ago, charging Frank Fox, photo
grapher, with attempting to do great bod
lily harm. Fox threw an ounce of muriat-
ic acid into the face of Henry Ssierlin,
travelling man. The cause, as given by
Fox, was that Stier1in had maltreated his
wife. Stierlin. who is single man, twenty
nine years old. is dist cured and probably
blinded for life. Fox was released on
bond.
James B. Roberts, an old and respect
ell member of the st. Louis Merchants
Exchange, and secretary of the James B.
Roberts Commission Company, died al
Kirkwooi, st. Louis County, a few days
ago, of neuralgia of the heart. MIR.
Roberts was prominently identified with
Exchange affairs.
The report OF the superintendent of car.
riers at the st. Louis post offic, for the
month of October. shows a very decided
increase of mail matter delivered ani
collected over that Of the corresponding
month of last year. The increase is as
follows: Registered letters. 630; mail
letters, 946. 1854; mail postal cards, pa
1O1; local letters, 500, 109; local postal.
cards. 1923, 200; newspapers and circul ars.
3d., $50 delivered; and letters, LIE. 642;
postal cards. $40, 9.6 and newspapers aud
circulars, 81. s51 collected. The increase
was nearly 40 per cent over last year.
Edward Barton, a barkeeper, forty lone
years of age was attacked by two men
while standing opposite the STANDARD
Theater, in st. Louis, a few nights ago,
aud shot four times. in both arms. Shout
der and right breast and it is thought the
injuries will prove fatal.
The work of draining the fish Matching
ponds in Forest Park, St Louis, has been
completed and the Fish Commission
have for distribution this fall large
number of fish. Just exactly what amount
there are can not be said. but an estimate
places the figure at 125. 900 German carp,
100, 0OD croppie and TO- 600 bass. No charge
for the fish is demanded; they are dis
tributed free to all residents of this State.
All persons in the State desiring German
carp, bass or croppie for private ponds
can get them bv applying before the 25th
inst. to Phil Kopplin, Jr., P. o. box 500,
ST. Louis. Give name, post office, county
and nearest express office. Cost OF can
and carriage. $l.25. must be sent in ad-
vance; no fish sent out c. o. u. If you
have q fish can send If prenaid and only
send twenty five cents by mail for cart
age from ponds to the express office. A
FIVE gallon can will ship safely thirty
small fish. All applicants will be noti-
fed by mail few days in advance of
Mrs. Bernice F. Chouteau was defeated
in an important litigation at Kansas City
involving the possession of about Il O00,-
coo worth of real estate in the western
part of the city. Her husband died in
1888 after having sold the lands without
getting her signature to the deed relin-
gushing her right to dover claims. A
few months ago a decision was rendered
against her on the ground that her claims
were barred by the statute of limitations,
and a recent decision overruled demur-
err to the previous decision.
Now for solid business again.
George Goodwin drove to the market
house in Sedalia, a few days ago. and left
the horse in charge of his seven-year-
son. Mr.. Goodwin stepped into the
market house, when stranger ap-
preached the boy, told him to get out of
the buggy, got in himself and drove
away, within five minutes after Mr.. Good
win went inside.
Part of the first floor of the old Times
bui ding at Kansas City fell in a few days