Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-26
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Farmers Meetings.

Farmers Meetings.
Places and dates have been fixed for
the eighth annual series of farmers
meetings to be held by the Missouri
State Board of Agriculture during the
present winter. The list is as follows:
Macon City, Macon County, December 80
81, three sessions.
Shelbina, Shelby County, December g.
January l, three sessions.
kirksVille, Adair County, January 2,3, five
sessions.
kahoka, Clark County, January 4, three
sessions.
Charleston. Mississippi County. January g.
three sessions.
Poplar Bluff, Butler County, January Z, 8,
four sessions.
Thayer, Oregon County, January 9, three
sessions.
Lockwood, Dade County, January 10, three
sessions.
Lamar, Barton County, January IL, three
sessions.
Butler, Bates County, January Is, three ses-
sions.
Harrsonville, Cass County, January IA,
three sessions.
Oregon, Holt County, January 20, 81, three
sessions.
Tarkie, Atchison County, January Fl, 20.
three sessions.
Chillcothc, Livingston County, January "a,
three sessions.
lsiuHeuS, i<iuH SOuHtS, tIICS
sessions.
At the coming series of meetings there
will be present members of the board.
professors of the State University and
Agricultural College and others, who
will deliver addresses on subjects of in
terest to farmers. DIR. Paul Paquin,
State Veterinarian, or some of his as.
sistants, will discuss animal diseases:
Prof. j. w. Clark, horticulturist, will
talk on fruit-growing in Missouri; Mr..
E. E. Porter, dean of the Agricultural
College, will discuss some farm subject:
Prof. G. d. Purinton will speak of in.
sects; Prof. II. c. Phillips will lecture on
country roads; Prof. p. J.Waters on agri.
cultural experiment work; j. l.. Irwin, OF
Galloway County, on dairying; Thomas
Lafon, of Boone County, on horse breed
ing. Other speakers will be present at
different meetings, among whom will be
Prof. j. p. Blanton. of Kirksville Nor
NAL School, who will attend the meet
ings to be held in Northwest Missouri.
Farmers and stockmen in the vicinity of
places of meetings will assist in making
the programmes instructive by discuss
ing different practical subjects.
The New Road Law.
Under the new law road overseers are
elected. The first election will be at
the general school election, held in
April. They are elected tie same time
as the school directors. The County
Court will redistrict the counties at the
February term; each road district shall
include not less than one nor more than
six school districts, except where a
school district lies il. two or more coun-
ties; then the county line shall be the
boundary of the road district.
A ShopIifter Arrested.
A chart ia BILE shoplifter was arrested
at Kansas City, a few days since, for
stealing. Her name is Maud Curran,
and she was one of the supposed most
faithful workers of two charitable asso-
Citations of that city. She worked in
conjunc ton with the officers of the
Provident Association and Mrs. A. w.
Tinsley, superintendent of the bureau
of charities. Miss Curran is we'll known
in the offices and storerooms of business
houses in Kansas City, where she went
in company with Mrs. Tinsley for the
apparent purpose of soliciting aid
for the poor of the city. The
police say that while en- these
visits she purloined several ar
.icles. She was detected in stealing
l lace handkerchief in a retail dry
goods house. A gold watch and chain
were also found in her possession. She
was taken to police headquarters. A
detective went to her home and searched
the house. He found there jewelry,
clothing and articles of all descriptions.
He also arrested Miss Curran's sister.
The property recovered was identified
by several firms as belonging to them.
1t is valued at 81, 900. The bonds of the
Misses Curran were fixed at $500 each,
which they could not give.
Sam Jones Booked for Lebanon.
The Southern Methodists will soon be-
gin protracted meeting at Lebanon. A
letter has been received from Sam Jones,
in which an invitation rendered him to
come and participate in the meeting was
accepted. Mr.. Jones stated that he
would be in New Orleans at the time the
meeting commenced. but would visit
Lebanon during January. The South
ern Methodists in particular and all the
denominations in general will give him
grand welcome.
st. Joe District NJ. E. Conference.
The District Conference of the Meth.
odist Episcopal church of Northwest
Missouri was held at st. Joseph. Ad-
dresses were made by Rev. D. NJ. Yetter,
Rev. n. S. Warner, Rev. r. L. Thomp-
son, Rev. C. J. Warner, Rev. w. R. Err
hart, Rev. n. Shumade. 1t was decided
to hold the next conference in Bolckow
in June next. Cameron, Maysville and
Kansas City were bidders for the honors.
War Claims.
State Auditor James NJ. Seibert has
received numerous letters relating to
war claims certificat es," and not being
able to answer all inquiries by letter,
has issued circular in which he says:
1.-THE present condition of affairs in this
regard may be thus stated: The Govern
ment is not authorized, under existing
laws, to pay any of said claims, unless
and until they shall first have been paid
by the State. On the other
hand, even if the State desired to pay
all of said claims, she could not pay one
dollar on them under the prohibition
contained in the present Constitution"
An Old War Horse.
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