Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-03-26
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
BY Warda

BY Wards.
The population of st. Louis by wards,
as shown by the official count of the re-
turns made under the eleventh census,
is as follows:
Ward. Ward
1-....... 80. II ,293 Observation-Disclosures. II ,913
observation-disclosures. 1881 TO- 49, 04
3........--..-.. il, 4S9 Observation-Disclosures. 5,29i
II, I92t1S.. II, 49,
5............... 16, 13l Observation-Disclosures. 1868
6.......... IS, 366 90. a, 1S3
Z ............... 20, 50Ii2l.......... Is, ia
S............... IL. 322 Observation-Disclosures. l5,S12
9.............. 20, 7Ol Observation-Disclosures. 1856
10. Observation-Disclosures. II, 756 24..... 1911
11..-..---.-.- Is, 1867 25.---....-..-.-.-. 1926
iZ.--.-.-.-----.- 1o,A34 20 ---.-----.--- Is,0sa
Observation-Disclosures II ,S37 a.. . .......... l., ST.
ill., 1868 IS =, l9s
Total for the city ................... 451, 40
An EmbezzIer Arrested.
William B. Munson, hardly 81 years
of age, the son of c. \. Munson, an in
surance agent in the Rialto building,
Kansas City, was arrested in Kansas
City, kas., at his fathers inStigation,
charged with embezzling S123. 81 from
the HamburgBremen Fire Insurance
Co. He was committed to Jail in de-
fault of 81 900 bail. His total shortage
shortage is for the January and Feb
cause. Young Munson had been in
business for himself since the first of
the year only.
Order of Red Men.
In the great council of Improved Or
der of Red Men, held at ST. Joseph, w.
i GxI,, - oil cd
great prophet for the ensuing year: c.
+. Schlaprizzi. of ST. Louis, great sa-
chem. and Louis E. Kaltwaser, of St
Louis. was reelected great chief of rec
ords. The next meeting of the great
council will be held in ST. Louis next
March. The members of st. Joseph
tribes Of red men spread an elaborate
banquet for their visiting brethren.
\ Bad Blaze.
The other evening St. Georges chapel.
an Episcopal church structure in st.
Louis, was damaged 100000 by fire.
The fire broke out at the close of even
ing prayer. The congregation is the
richest in the diocese. Among the
articles lost was a S12, 600 organ. There
was an insurance of $4,000 on the
structure. The church will be rebuilt,
but not on the old site.
Death of Mrs. G. w. Ritchey.
Mrs. G. w. Ritchey, of Winchester, ar
rived at Nevada the other afternoon on
a visit to her son, Charles G. Ritchey,
and her daughter, Mrs. DR.. J. r. Buch
anan. On the arrival of her train at
$40 o'clock. she was sick and uncon-
scious and had to be assisted from the
car. She was taken to the home of her
daughter. where she died in a short
time.
Applied the Maidstone.
John Holtzen. of Lake Creek town
ship, Pettis county, whose two children
were bitten in the face by a rabid dog,
accompanied them home from Kansas
City. where a maidstone was applied to
the wounds. The stone adhered for
three hours to the places bitten, and
the doctor in charge is positive that all
the poison was extracted.
Arrested for Forgery.
The sheriff of Douglass county ar
rived at Pierce City the other morning
and turned over to the sheriff of Law
renee county a young man named John
r. Teel, charged with forgery. Some
time ago Teel worked on farm near
Pierce City for Tom Long. He forged
the latters name to numerous orders,
upon which he easily obtained goods.
The Direct-Tax Money.
The state university will receive it's
endowment. The money due the state
from the national government under
the direct-tax bill will go for this pur-
pose. Both houses have now passed
this endowment bill, and Gov. Francis
will promptly affix his signature to the
measure when it reaches his desk.
Called to Sedalia.
The officers of the Central Presby-
terrain church of Sedalia have called
Rev. r. r. Marquis, of Usage City, Kas..
to the pastorate of the church, and it is
believed he will accept. The Central con-
gregation recently withdrew from the
Broadway Presbyterian church, and has
never had regular pastor.
Destroyed by Fire.
The stock of the Geo. A. Kennard
Wholesale Grocery Co., at st. Joseph,
was completely destroyed by fire. Loss
on stock, S12O,OOO: insurance, $780,
Loss on building S12,O fully insured.
For the Ladies.
The st. Louis conference, in session at
Springfield, voted on the proposition to
admit women to the general conference.
The vote resulted: Yeas, IS; nays, So.
Visited st. Louis.
A large excursion party of Kentuck-
ians and Tennessans, mostly business
men. recently spent a day or two as the
guests of the business men in st. Louis.
Secure a Government appointment.
The president has appointed Geo. w.
Mexican, of Kansas City, special
agent to make allotments of lands in
severalty to the Sioux Indians.
She Played With Matches.
Adchud Roeslin, the 6-year-old daugh-
err of Anthony Roeslin, was fatally
burned in ST. Louis as the result of
playing with matches.
Secured an appointment.
Hon. C. II. Tandy, the colored orator
of st. Louis. has been appointed special
land agent, with headquarters at Santa
Ee. \. NJ.
y3si Build Hotel.
The artesian well company, of Gin
ton. has let the contract for the erection