Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-12
W.. 3uRl STATE NEWS.
A Great Uhristian University.

A Great Vhristfan University.
It has finally been decided that Inde-
| pendence will be the location of the
new Christian University. The exec
| utive committee of the Christian church,
who were appointed a year ago to de-
| termine on the location of the univer-
sity, met in Kansas City recently, and
after examining bids from Springfield,
Sedalia, Nevada and several other cities,
selected Independence as the place, the
citizens having offered $25O,00O.
Pardoned by the Governor.
Governor Francis has granted a par
| don to Clara Graham, girl nineteen
| years old, who was convicted at Kansas
City last April of DEMONSTRATING and
sentenced to the penitentiary for two
years. The pardon was Endorsed by the
Governor as follows: "Recomm ended
by the Judge, prosecuting attorney; pre-
vious good conduct of prisoner, and her
father promises to keep her at home
hereafter" Charles Mccoy, who is a
fugitive from justice, addressed the Gov
ernor a letter, assuming all the blame
and declaring that he drugged the girl
and left her in possession of the horse,
"h1SA udo UCCu Udhcu 1TOu UL0 livery
stable. He announces his ability to
dodge the officers, and is willing to as
sumo the consequences of the crime.
Mortaly Wounded.
Joseph Hid, a bar-keeper in St. Louis,
was mortally wounded recently by M
T. Auchone, who used a revolver A
woman was at the bottom of the trouble.
Southwest Missouri Editors.
About twenty editors from various
points in Southwest Missouri met in the
Chamber of Commerce Hall at Spring
field recently and organized the South
west Missouri Editorial Association.
The following permanent officers were
elected: President, A. M. Sewer, of
the Neosho Times; first vice-president,
Fred King, of the Mansfield Standard;
second vice-president, Thomas Carlin,
of the Pierce City Empire; recording
secretary, c. Roach, of the Carthage
Democrat; corresponding secretary, j.
G. Newbill, of the Springfield Express;
treasurer; Benz. Lippmann, of the Ash
Grove Commonwealth. The first regu-
lar meeting of the association will be
held in Carthage next April or May.
The Isulling Murder Case.
The case of Louis Bulling, a st. Jo-
seph wife murderer, which was remand
ed for trial recently by the Supreme
Court of Missouri, was sent to Andrew
County by Judge Silas Woodson on
change of venue. Bulling was tried at
st. Joseph last March, found guilty and
sentenced to be hanged.
Missouri Treasury Statement.
The report of the transactions of the
State Treasury Department for the
month of November shows the following:
Balance November 1................S73O,7 39. 80
Receipts in November. 10, 1876. ~
nS1ouasehehts 81
Earnings of the penitentiary for the
month were S17,617.56, and the expendi-
lures were like amount.
ScaIded to Death.
The two-year-old boy of Sylvester
Wright, of ST. Joseph, turned kettle
of boiling water on himself and was
scalded to death. The child was play
ing in the kitchen while supper was be-
ing prepared, and while the cook was
engaged at work overturned the kettle.
st. Joseph Savings Bank Recognized.
The State Savings Bank of ST. Joseph
has been reorganized under the name of
the State National Bank of st. Joseph,
and the capital stock increased from
500, to S1,OOO,OOO. Two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars of the new stock
has been taken by st. Joseph capital
lists, $1,000 by Kansas City parties, and
the remainder by Supreme Judge L. A.
Emery, of Ellsworth, Me-; William R.
Richards, of Pennington, N. j., and j.
Fl. shropshire, of the Third National
Bank, of Lexington, KY. The new Or
ganization will go into effect January 1,
and c. B. France will be retained as
president.
Senator Vests Birthday Party.
Senator Vest gave dinner at his resi-
dence in Washington on the 9th to the
Democratic members from Missouri, the
st. Louis workers for the Worlds Fair
location and few other friends. The
invitations bore the pleasing notifica-
ton: "No dress SUITS The occasion
was the Senator's birthday anniversary.
The Senator was born December 6, 1880.
"A Jail-Bird's Escape.
Edwin Tobin, in Jail at Richmond,
with swindling the three banks
of that place, escaped a few nights ago.
He used a red-hot poker, and burned the
woodwork around some bolts which
held covering over a scuttle-hole, and
climbed out on the roof of the Jail and
thence to the ground
Young women's Association.
The first annual State convention of
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton of the State was held in the Con-
Church at Sedalia recently.
The attendance was large.
Probably a Murder.
While workmen were excavati ng at
at the rear of the residence of Amos
Kagy in Kansas City the skeleton of
human body was discovered. It was
buried about two feet from the rear
walls of the house. The frame of the
body was in perfect condition, but long
split on the skull and an indenture over
the eye bore every evidence of foul play,
a city physician said that the body had
not been long buried and the indica-
lions that murder had been committee
were strong. Mr.. Kagy is wel1-known
lawyer.
Struck with Hatchet.
L. Dyer, switchman in the employ |
of the Kansas City, ST. Joseph & |
Council Bluffs road at st. Joseph, was |
assaulted a few days ago by General |
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