Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-05-24
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

Miss Louise Bates is to Jump mile in
st. Louis ON the 9th of this month. and
she guarantees not only to make the
jump, but also not to get hurt when she
alights. She is an aronaut and the only
woman in the country who makes that her
business.
Mr.. Henry Haarstick, one of the oldest
citizens OF st. Louis, died few days
since. He was born near Hildesheim, at
that time part of the kingdom of Han
over, in 1911. He emigrated to this coun-
try with his family in the spring of 1S49,
coming direct to st. Louis, where he has
lived ever since.
Lewis Meyer, German, sixty years Of
age, who for the past twenty five years
has kept a notion store in st. Louis, at
tempted to commit suicide few morn
ings since by shooting himself in the
head. He got up at five O'Clock and told
his wife that he would go down and I'M
lock the store. In few minutes the
sound of a pistol was heard and the FAM
lily rushed down stairs to find Meyer lying
across the counter with a bullet-hole in
his Uranium behind the right ear.
Robert Turner, alias Thurman, was
arrested at Kansas City few days ago
charged with having stolen William
Riley's pool-box, containing 5000, from
the Phoenix Hotel at Lexington, KY.
O. STodU SHOW Will open
in st. Louis tor week on the 2Sth inst.
The Walsh Zouaves, of st. Louis, went
to Austin, Tex, to participate in the dedi-
cation ceremonies of the new State Capt.
toll and to compete for the prize for Zouave
drill.
Mrs. Emma Lawrence attempted to COM
NIT suicide in st. Louis a few days ago by
shooting herself, but only succeeded in
infiicting an insignificant wound.
The mandate of the Supreme Court has
been received in st. Louis in the matter
of closing m-shops on Sunday, and it
looks as if hereafter the citizens of the
Culture Great" would have to do their
Sunday imbibing by stealth or lay in their
supplies beforehand.
Kansas City boasts of a population of
1924.
The Grand Lodge, I. o. o. F. of Missouri,
met last week at Kansas City.
There will be no bookmaking allowed
this season on the st. Louis race track.
st. Louis wool receivers are indignant
over certain misleading circulars sent out
to the country as to prices there.
King Day, a colored highwayman, With
a career, was sentenced at Kansas City, a
few days ago, to twelve years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary.
The Secretary of the Treasury has asked
Congress for an additional appropriation
of 100000 for the completion of the repairs
on the old custom house at st. Louis, in
Guiding the building of an additional
story. The matter is in the hands of the
committee on appropriations.
The st. Joseph School Board, at a re-
cent meeting, ordered papers drawn up
calling for vote at the coming school
election, June s, on a proposition to vote
100000 in bonds for the purpose of erect
ing new school houses in various parts of
the city.
Jack Keith's trial at Kansas City on the
charge of highway robbery resulted in a
verdict of guilty and a sentence of twelve
years in the penitentiary.
Fred Grafenstein committed suicide at
his home in st. Louis few days since by
shooting himself through the head with
revolver. He leaves a wife and several
children.
Mrs. Olivia Lee, a st. Louis stepmother
who, last January, beat her step daughter,
Bernice Lee, in such shocking manner,
was found guilty by jury of assault to
MAIN and do bodily harm, and was sent
to Jail for six months.
The municipal authorities of st. Louis
are taking steps looking to the erection of
a new City Hall.
The st. Louis police force is to be in
creased shortly by sixty-five men-sixty
patrolmen and FIVE sergeants.
G.. w. Hickman was bound over in the
sum IF $500 at Kansas City, few days
ago, to await the action of the Unit ed
States grand jury. He pleaded guilty be-
fore Commissioner Clark Craycraft of
having used the mails for fraudulent pur-
poses.
James Altman, a notorious character
AL
the residence of Mrs. Mary Glover a year
ago, was arrested at Pleasant Hill a few
nights ago. Marshal McGowan was mott
fed and deputy was sent from Kansas
City to secure him.
AS the Montgomery accommodation
train ON the Wabash railroad was run
ming into st. Louis a few days ago
it struck and killed a man on the
bridge at Rock Springs, on the Man
chester road. He was about thirty-five
years of age, and bore the appearance of
laborer. Papers found on his body gave
the name of Thomas Collins, Ladadee
Mo.
The third cremation was made at the
st. Louis Crematory a few days ago.
About six weeks ago Mrs. Eliza Stoehr
died, and her remains were embalmed
and buried in the Holy Ghost Cemetery
excellent condition. 1t was removed to
the crematory and placed in the retort at
1920 O'Clock. At twelve o'clock the re-
mains were small pile of ashes, it tax
ing just one hour and forty minutes for
the fire to consume the body. The ashes
were placed in a casket, but it is the in
tention of Mr.. Stoehr to procure an urn
aud place it in a niche in the crematory
temple.
The fourth annual spring meeting of the
st. Louis Jockey Club begins on Satur-
day, May 26, continuing to and closing on
June 8. The stakes and purses aggregate
So 600. There will be five or more races
every day. The class of horses entered
are among the best in the country, and it
is expected that there viii be lively con-
test as large fields of horses will compete
for the rich stakes and purses that are Of
tered. All railroads terminating in ST.
Louis will offer reduced rate of one fare
for the round trip, the distance not to ex-
coed $50 miles.
Some light frosts have been reported.
Fire few mornings since at Kansas
City destroyed the stable of N. N. Vim
quest, just beyond the stock yards. Four
mules and horse were burned as they
stood in their stalls, but one mule man
aged to break its halter, and with its hair
all burned off, escaped. The loss was
s, SEQ.
The Irish American League, an organi-
z alton which has been incubating in st.
Louis since January last, has attained its
object and become permanently organ
ize... 1t is branch of National organi-
cation, which has solid lodgment in the
cities of the Union. 1t will be
known as the Irish-American League of
st. Louis