Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-08
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

w est, 40 years oIti- WIG VI d is1A hASiS
was struck by Keokuk freight train
and killed. Size was walking along the
track.
HARRY PORTER, q young man, suicided
at Moberly the other day. He left let
tiers to his relatives begging forgiveness
for what appears to have been fast
and maynard life.
The democratic convention of the
Fourth district nominated Hon. ID. D.
| Burnes. of 81 Joseph, for congress by
reclamation. He is a son of the late
Congressman Burnes-
Arthur KIBBELL. an elevator boy, fell
through hatchway of the Wyeth tim
| ware factory at S. Joseph the other
day, from the third tioor to the base
ment, sustaining fatal injuries
The other day Miss Birdie Donaldson,
Of st, Joseph, attempted to replenish
gasoline stove before the burners We're
extiDgrished- Tee result was an ex-
plosion which caused her death.
| THE democratic primary elections III
the First district resulted in favor OF
| Col. Hatch as the democratic nominee
| for congress. whose ma ority il the dis
| trict over Giles is placed at over 500.
THE body CT the unknown man found
| IL the well near st. Joseph the other
| day has been identified as that of John
! W. Greene. of Oregon. Mo. His wife
| identified him. He had considerable
money and it was supposed he wa muir
| dered ard robbed and his body dropped
! in the well.
| ANNIE JOHNSON. known a few years
| ago as the pretty flower girl of St
Louis suicided IN that city the other
! day by taking poison. She was II years
! old. and the cause OF the act was
! thought to have been the result of a
] quarrel With her lover. who struck her
! a severe blow.
! REV. JOHN p. JACOBS, pastor OF the
! First Methodist church of Webb City.
! was drowned the other day while seiIa-
! ing in Spring river. When the body
| was taken from the river it vas found
! that he had caught his clothing in d
! trot line. which held him down where
! the water was scarcely q bove his nead.
! THE state campaign was formally
/ opened By the democrats at -. Louis
On the evening of the 18th by an inn
! rncnse mas, meeting at Music hall and
numerous overflow meetings. Hon. j.
! ". Stone. nominee tor governor: Hon.
! Richard Dalton. Gov. Francis. Senators
Cockrcll and Vest and others made
speeches.
SUIT has been commenced at St Louis
for the appointment of 4 receiver for
the order OF the Iron Hall for the state
of Missouri. The petition states that
there are in the state 5000 of the or
ders funds: that many obligations are
unpaid. and it is feared the appoint
8 H.
draw the funds from the state.
DURING a late storm at Springfield
George Rich was killed by lightning
while standing on the porch OF his resi-
dence. Mrs. Rich was very i'll at the
time and was compelled to lie helpless
within few yards of the lifeless body
of her husband from nine until one
o'clock, when some one went to the
house and made the discovery.
WILLIAM r. Brown, a highly respect
ed farmer residing near Currgville. was
shot and instantly killed by George N.
Lewis the other night. Lewis had been
paving attention to Browns daughter
and the latter objected The girl left
home and went to the house Of Lewis
Brown went after her and a quarrel
tool. place. when Lewis shot Brown
and then fled.
--LATEST returns from the democratic
primary elections for the Ninth district
in the Eorton-Ciar. contest to decide
which shall stand as the nominee fo-
congress, indicated that Champ Clark
had carried the district. The late con-
vention at Montgomery City split after
a long contest, Clark being nominated
by one faction and Norton by the other.
The matter was finally referred b lex &c
people.
EDWARD GRIMM was recently found
IN dying condition from the effects OF
poison taken with suicidal intent, at
Forest park St. Louis He was taken
to the city hospital and sufficiently re-
stored to give his name and to say that
he had tried in vain to get work and
took poison as the best means to get
rid OF his troubles. He is about 25 years
old and had formerly worked at Fort
Scott, Kan.
THE other day Anthony Corcoran. 4
farmer living four miles east of St
Joseph. uncovered an old well in Il
pasture for the purpose of drawing
water for his cattle. An awful stencil
which met his nostrils caused an exam
of man floating on the surface of the
water was discovered. The hair was
black. long and curly and the clothes
and linen We're of a superior quality
and make. The identity of the man is
a mystery and the coroner had been un-
able to find anything that would lead
to solution.
THE democratic state central COM
mittee met at St Louis on the 18th and
canvassed the vote of the different
counties cast at the primary elections tc
decide the Clark-Ncrton contest in the
Ninth congressional district Clark
carried Anderson. Montgomery, Pike
and Rails counties. and Norton secured
Crawford. Gasconade, Lincoln, ST.
Charles and Warren. This gives Clark
80 delegates and Norton 2S. Crawford
county. from which there We're contest
ing delegations at the late convention.
which held the balance of power and
was the bone of contention. at the later
primary gave Norton two majority.
The other day Mrs. Annie Heldbreder,
a German lady - years old, was run
over by an excurs on train on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad near California
fornia from McGi-as, three miles dis
rant, and was returning on the track.
THE American Enastadon being ex-
huIned at Carl Junction has already cost
two human lives The other day Rrcl,