Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-09-17
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
For Tobacco Growers.

| MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
For Tobacco Growers
Hon. Levi Chubbuck secretary of the
| board of agriculture, has sent out the
| following circular, dated Colum bia
| Sept. z:
DEAR SIR am instructed by the chief o.
| the United States weather bureau to arrange
| with the tobacco growers of the state rela
| tive to the establishment of a system OF
| frost warnings for their benefit.
The cold wave flag will be the frost warn
| ing symbol, and display stations will be es
| tablished in tobacco growing sections
| wherever a displayman preferably tobac
| co grower) can be secured, who Will pur-
| chase, secure by aid of the community,
| flag and display it from a tall staff Tor tine
benefit of the growers of the section. Inc
information can also be disseminated DS
bulletins posted in public places, through
| the press by telephones, mill whistles, etc
The warnings will be sent by telegraph a
government expense, and the only cost I.
the community will be the purchase OF the
flag lit can be home made, if of the reguia'
ton size and character, six (6) feet square
with black square in center). the erection OF
staff and display of the flag.
At points where daily forecasts are no"
sent, the displayman is requested TO proVlut
a second staff, from which to display the
frost-warning symbol.
parties in the different counties of the state
who are interested in growing tobacco, re
garding the establishment of frost warning
stations. AS the season of frosts is at hand
prompt action will be required, if this sys
tenn is to be perfected for this season. Re-
spectfully. LEVI CHUBBUCk,
Director State Weather Service and Acting
Observer, Weather Bureau.
Missouri Press Association Officers.
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at the st. Louis meeting of the Mis-
souri, Press association: w. o. l.. jew
EFT, Shelbina Democrat, president; L.
D. Boeie, Richmond Democrat, first vice
president: Sam Kellar, Lebanon Re-
publican, second vice-president: S. g.
Tetwiler, Charleston Democrat, third
vice-president; Chas. M. McCrae, Rolla
Herald, recording secretary; K. M.
White, Mexico Ledger, corresponding
secretary; w. L. Thomas, School and
Home, treasurer.
A Perambulating Beer-House.
P. w. Bush, postmaster at New
Castle, Gentry county; E. L. Havens,
and E. T. Bush. of New Castle, were
arrested the other day by United
States marshal, charged with peddling
liquor about the country without a
license. The men are said to have
built a three-story beer-wagon, with
ice compartments, and travelled about
the country with it, taking in alliance
meetings, revivals and other gather
ings. They gave bonds of $1,000 each.
Resulted in Death.
Nettie Rogers, a negress, 16 years
old, died in st. Louis from the effects
of knife wound. George Anderson,
II years old, was her lover and her
SLAYER. Anderson and his sweetheart
had some words. Anderson was jeal-
Gus of Nettie, and the conversation be-
tween them soon resulted in Anderson S
drawing his knife and stabbing her.
Mechanical Book-Keeper.
w. S. Burroughs, of st. Louis, was
in Washington the other dav to look
after the patenting of a mathematical
machine. Mr.. Burroughs ingenious
device not only adds up long columns,
but it subtracts, multiplies and divides.
It is in short mechanical book-keeper,
and there is no danger of it running
away to Canada.
A Deputy Constable in Trouble.
Geo Van Hosier, a deputy constable
was arrested at Nashville, Buchanan
county, on the charge of murder in the
second degree, and was released under
a S.. 600 bond. Van Hosier, while act
ing as constable, attempted to arrest
tramp, who resisted, and was killed by
the deputized officer.
Fire at Pleasant Hill.
Greenwald & Co. S dry-goods house
and stock and the grocery of T. B. Reed,
at Pleasant Hill, Cass County, were de-
stroyed by fire early the other morning.
Total loss, S35, 900; fully insured. The
fire is supposed to have been caused by
the explosion of lamp.
Smoked Cigarettes in the Barn.
Edwin Harrison, colored orphan
boy, who was employed by Hugh I. A.
Linchev. of ST. Louis, to care for his
barn, was burned to death in the struc-
ture a few nights ago. 1t is suppose d
the fire originated from the boy smok-
ing cigarettes.
A woman's Heavy Loss.
Mrs. o. L. Baker, of Mount Carmel
Ill. lost pocketbook containing 81, 500
and railroad transportation for herself
and family to Horton, Kas., while visit
ing Shaws garden, St Louis.
Gored by Steer.
While the Noel Bros, cattle dealers,
were loading some cattle at Lexington,
John was gored by an Infatuated steer.
He was struck in the breast, and his
mouth torn open.
The Pennington Air Ship.
The Pennington air ship at st. Louis
is now in the hands of receiver. 1t is
said that affairs will be Strengthened,
and then the concern will be ready to
take its flight.
A Farmer Injured.
Ernest Burris, farmer, while haul
ing a load of stone into stockade at
Warrensburg, was caught between the
door beam and stone, and probably IA
tally injured.
Fatally Injured.
A sharp hay-fork fell directly on the
head of Geo. Nicely, a 13-year-old son of
Isaac Nicely, at Bolckow, Andrew coun-
ty, penetrating the head and injuring
him fatally.
Scalds that Resulted in Death.
r Annie Schallert, months old, pulled
a coffee-pot on herself at her parents
home in st. Louis, the hot coffee in
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