Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-28
Miscellaneous Items.

| A telegram recently received from j.
| A. Corby, superintendent of the Citizens
and Frederick Avenue street railwa y COM
panies, st. Joseph, from New York, an
nounced the sale of those roads to New
York syndicate of electricians and cap
italists.
| Rev. Arthur w. Arundel, of Denver,
Col, who was called some time ago to the
position of dean of Christ Church Ca
thedral, st. Louis, has accepted. He will
| be in st. Louis March 10. This call
was made to relieve Rev. DR.. Schuyler
who has been in charge for many years,
and who is now about seventy-fve years
of age.
| The four-y ear-old daughter of Private
Waterman Tim O'Connell, residing in
ST. Louis, fell into a tub of hot water, a
| few days since, and was so badly scalded
| that she died in few hours. The child
suffered intensely before death, as it was
scalded from the head to the feet.
| Governor Francis recently received a
| letter from the Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City declining to accept the de-
| post of the State funds on their bid of 90
| of per cent. which was accepted by the
| State. The banks reason for refusing
| the deposit is that it could not make a
satisfactory agreement to itself with the
State on its bid of 50 of per cent.
| The directors of the State Fair Associa-
| ton have changed the dates of the next
meeting from August IS to August 20 to
| the oath inclusive. One of the main
| features of the fair this year will be a
twenty mile race between a Missouri and
| Kansas girl.
| As Missouri Pacific west-bound Kan
sas City train was nearing small station
| about one mile east f Lexington, a few
| IaCS a HiScnvaraH
on the track. The necessary signals were
| given, to which he seemed to pay no at
| tention, and, as the train could not be
| stopped in the short distance, he was run
| down and killed. He was recognized as
Archibald Talbert, of Swanwick, Raw
| County.
A two-story frame stable in ST. Louis
| owned and used by Henry Strodisk, was
| entirely destroyed by fire a few nights
| ago. Six horses persisted in the flames
before any thing could be done towards
| their rescue.
Rev. Sam Sherin, a revivalist from st.
Paul, MIMI, recently closed a very sue
eessful two weeks meeting at the First
Methodist Church in Sedalia. There was
large number of converts.
The election in the Fourth district re-
suited in the election of Wilson and
Booher, Democratic candidates for the
long and short term in Congress- Pose
gate (Rep.) carried very county but one
In the district, it is bought. The Demo-
cratic majority is about 1000.
Latest advices from Indianapolis indi-
cate the choice of General Noble, of st,
Louis, as member of General Harrison's
Cabinet, and it is generally accepted by
politicians in st. Louis as certainty.
The wife of Hon. William Chrisman. one
of the most prominent figures in Western
Missouri. died recently at Ell Paso, Tex,
where husband and wife have been spend
ing the winter.
Mrs. William Fountain, of Independ-
ence, recently gave birth to triplets,
weighing from five t. eight pounds. She
is little woman, and thirty-four years OF
age. The children are well formed and
will live. The happy father is forty Eight
years of age. and is employed as e car
cleaner.