Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-02-18
MISSOURI STATE Nr.WS.
The State UnivereItv.

The state Univers-fty.
The alumni of the site university at
a recent meeting in st. Louis passed
resolutions in favor of retaining the
university at Columbia.
Mr.. r. B. Price, prominent banker
of Columbia, while in St Louis few
days ago, was reported as follows by
the Globe-Democrat in relation to the
university.
MI. Price, like every public man in the city
named. is deeply interested in the question
which has arisen as to the situation of the new
university. While declaring that the matter
was one upon which the board of curators could
express an opinion mere fully than anyone out
side of the university, he declared emphatically
that Columbia had claim beyond all dispute to
the new building First of all. Boone county
paid $4,000 for the honor fifty two years ago,
and was chosen by the legislature of the day
out of the six competing localities. Secondly,
the portion of the old building which still re-
mains is worth s275 500 to $4,000. Therefore,
in the interests of economy well as for every
other reason, the city in which the state seat of
learning has existed for 80 many years should
be selected in preference to any other.
wide-Awake Association.
The bureau of information of the st.
Louis Autumnal Festivities association
is making an effort to bring before the
buying public in Missouri, Kansas and
adjoining states the special advantages
the merchants of ST. Louis can offer in
the way of large assortments. low prices
and reduced freight rates. Special
prominence is being given to the
branches of manufacture and mer-
chandise in which st. Louis especially
excels, and it is expected very sub
81
the effort. The fund at the disposal of
the association is a large one, 5000, 900
having already been subscribed, and it
is proposed to use the surplus, after
paying for illuminations and providing
a bonus for the new hotel, to attracting
both investors and buyers to the city.
A series of excursions from several
centers is also included in the pro-
gramme.
Not Satisfied with the Appraisement.
Officers of the defunct masonic and
odd fellows insurance organizations
are greatly displeased with the state
ments from the reports of Messrs Rob
erts and King, the appraisers, which
were filed in the circuit court at st.
Louis the other day. The reports show
the assets of the odd fellows associa-
ton to be S75 and the liabilities about
$50, 600. In the case of the masonic or
ganization the assets were placed at
S194.35, and the liabilities at SI53, OO0
Secretary Wetherell of the odd fellows
association states that be turned over
to the insurance commissioner over
1000 in cash among the assets of the
concern. The masonic organization
had $4,000 on deposit with the insur-
ance commissioner and about $1,000 in
cash, which was included in the assets
The st. Louis School Enrolment.
The report of the superintendent of
public schools of st. Louis for the
quarter which terminated January %
shows total enrolment of 57,Sl1 pu-
pills for the expired half of the school
year, IS, 030 of whom are boys, and 49,
Isl girls The number of pupils re-
naming in the schools at the end of
the half year was 1895. of which 1SS
were in the normal school, 1,OSl in the
high school. As, 337 in the district
schools, and 3. 800 in the colored schools
There are now employed 1, 1863 teachers
for an average daily attendance of A.
SAG pupils. According to the report
the Blair school has an enrolment of
1.641 pupils. the Pope school has 1874
the Webster 1,349, the jefferson 1,314
and the LYONS 319 DupilS