Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-17
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Methodist Conference.

| mcthOuiSG conference. &
The following were the appointments
made at the Missouri Methodist confer.
| ence held at Chillicothe:
Cameron District-R. L. Thompson, presiding
| elder. Blue Ridge, Henry B. Roslock; Bos
| worth, n. NJ Enyeart; Braymer, R. L. Jami
son; Cameron, j. j. Bentley: GAINESVILLE, c. G
| Luce; Carrollton, E. B. Lyle; Chillicothe
| VIM Sapp; Chula, o. Pennell; Gault, G. W
Morley; Hamilton, j. T. Pierce; Hamilton cir
cult, Levi Hedden; Harris, j. Chivington
Jamesport, Grant A. Robbins; Kidder, D. S
| Smith; Kingston, o. Beistle; Lucerne, J. III
| Carnes; Princeton, j. NJ. Parker; Ravanna and
| Mercer. D. A Leeper; Mount Moriah, c. T
| Clark: Spickards L. V. Ismond; Trenton, j. 81
| Cox: Ludlow. supplied by c. A. B. Watson
| Cowgill, supplied by G. NJ. Thord Winston, B
| F. Warner; Breckenridge. j. w. Caughlan.
| Hannibal District-F. N. Green, presiding
| elder. Bowling Green, s. D. Kendall; Brook
| field W. c. Renter; Centralia Ross E. Huntiey
Clarence, R Carlyon; Hale, L. F. Harmon;
Hannibal Broadway. T. A. Canady; Hannibal
| ope street. c. II. McDermond Laclede P. A
| Cow; Louisiana, j. W. Anderson; Macon City
| =. J. Enyeart; Marceine, Thomas Wolcott
| tieadville, W. A. Presson; Mendon, W. A
helps; Mexico. O. S. Middleton: Moberly, s.
| Carothers; Rothville, J. D. Mendenhall; St
| katharine. supplied by W. H Brown; Shelbina
NJ Jones; Truxton, r. NJ. Winmell Vandalia
| +. R. Reno; Wellsville, N. Shumate; West Hart
ford, Eddy L. Jefers.
| Kirksville District-J. n. Poland, presiding
elder. Atlanta, L. E. Lewis; Brashear, A. NJ
| Wordsworth; Browning. supplied by VIM. Wat
son; Canton, w. Hartel: Downing, W. L. Scuil;
Edna. j. o. Taylor: Glenwood, G. W. Camp
bell; Granger, John Boone; Green City. P. ST.
Clair; Kahoka. Fl. Crampton Kirksville, John
Gillies: Kirksville circuit j. E. Rutledge; La
belle, to be supplied Lancaster. II. T. Robins:
Ln1eus, j. F. Mesner; Memphis. B. NJ. Dan
ford; Memphis circuit S. W. Jones; Mendoza,
supplied by A. c. Thornburg; Milan, H. B. Col
Inns; Novelty. j. J. Smiley; Novinger. W. NJ.
Doyle; Revere, T. A. Burke; Sand Hill, E. c.
Snyder; Unionville, S. knapp: Unionville
circuit. S. J. Medlin; Wyaconda, G. F. Bundy;
Green Top c. H. Porter
Maryville District-O. Deshier presiding
elder. Barnard, John NJ. Miller: Burlington
junction, l. NJ Kinney; Clearmont, L. E.
Simes Craig, supplied by w. Nelson; Denver,
Benz. T. Hicks; Graham Benz. F. Myers: Grant
City. John R. McNabb; Hopkins. W. B. Red
burn: Maitland. Charles o. Mills; Maryville. D.
NJ. Yetter; Maryville circuit, J. c. Bckel
Mound City E. F. A. Bittner; Mound City cir
cult Sam Douglass; Parnell and Sheridan. W.
j. Herbert: Pickering, r. P. Corey: Quitman,
p L. Hooker: Rockport, c. B. Larrabee Skid
more j. S. Howard: Stanberry, w. B. Christy;
Tarkio. c. w Casely; Watson, C.. ]. Warner;
Westboro, J. X. Hicks.
ST Joseph District-I S. Ware. presiding
elder. Albany, G. 7. Phillips; Bethany. NJ. F.
Sapp; Birmingham w. c. Harper: Blue Ridge,
Henry Rostoe; Coffeysburg, Fri Edmonds: Cos
ley, to be supplied; Darlington, G. n. Moulton;
Eagleville, L. 0. Markell; Edgerton. J. s. Will
son; Fairport, E. o. Wills; Fillmore. Ezra
Downs; King City A. J. Brock: Lathrop. W.
r. Enyeart; Martinsville. supplied by I. r.
Williams: MaysvilIe, NJ. B. Smith: Oregon. c.
H. John: Osborne, E. o. Robinson: P1attsburg,
J. Stephen; Rosendae. o. P. Kutner; Ridge
way. H. McNabb: Savannah J. r. Sassen;
Stewartsvile, R. B. Wilson; ST joe First
church, E. n. Brummbaugh: Huffman Memo
rial. L. c. Powell; st. Paul w. II. Welton;
South Park, E. Harbert; Union Star, NJ. H.
Butler.
Vote of the New Districts.
The following is the vote of the Mis-
souri, congressional districts under the
new apportionment as they voted in
1883:
First four districts unchanged as to territory
First-Dem., 20.S59; rep, 1888; plurality, g.
second-Der.. 1,GOs; rep 169i9; plurality
1859
Third-Dem., O,414 rep, 1918; plurality, 3d.
Gil.
Fourth-Dem 16, SG6: rep 1879: plurality
5,137.
Fifth-Population.. 100, 694. Dem, 1o 449; rep,
17179: plurality. 1859.
Sixth-Population. 16l ,7S4. Dem, Il. 1858; rep,
1907: plurality, 1855
STANDARDIZATION, 210711 Dem, q, 7sO;
STANDARDIZATION. 1886. Dem, 1881;
rep. 1888: plurality, 2.42s.
-Ninth--Ponulation l52, AS. Dem, 1864; rep,
1910: plurality, 1914
Tenth 1.-THE old Eighth (-Population 1888
Dem, 1881; rep. 1850: plurality, 2.129.
Eleventh 1.-THE old AUTHORIZATION. ia ,273.
Dem, II, 1913; ren.. 1859; plurality, 1.16e.
Twelfth republican Observation-Disclosures,
l59427. Dem 1859: rep. II ,6ss: plurality. 2sl1.
Population. 1856, 994. Dem, 1853;
rem Is lie. Dluraiity
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 204 1914. Dem, Is, 497;
rep. 15,5l3: plura lily. 1857.
Fifteenth-Population. 1901. Dem, 16, sO7;
rep, 15,210 plurality, 1,537.
An Important Change.
JEFFERSON CITY, March 1O-The
house engrossed a bill this morning
fixing the time of holding court in the
various circuit courts of the state.
which may mean a great deal. 1t is
new section to the present laws relat-
ing to grand juries, and reads as fol-
lows:
The calling of grand jury at any term of
circuit court in this state shall be within the
discretion of the county court, by the advice OF
consent of the circuit court.
This dispenses with grand juries en-
tirely. except at the pleasure of the
county court and circuit Judge. who
will become the sole judges of when
such bodies should be called, or even
called at all. for that matter. It was
adopted on the theory that saving can
be made in criminal costs. as it fire.
quently happens that such bodies have
no work to perform at the regular
terms of court in some localities. The
proposed change. however. is regarded
by some lawyers as very dangerous.
Herman Cohen. proprietor of the
Model clothing house of Nevada, has
assigned for the benefit of his creditors.
F. E. Carr, cashier of the First national,
is assignee. The ndebtedness is placed
at Sl1. 1923. so. The most of the indebt-
edness is held in Chicago. Value of as
sets not known.
Death of an Aged Citizen.
Jessie r. Watts died at Sedalia a few
days since. aged S. years. He was the
father of twelve children, among whom
is Mrs. Nellie Watts McVey, we'll
known writer.
sit Might Have Beer"
w. T. Leslie, a carpenter. 65. commit
ted suicide in St. Louis by taking poison.
He left note saying:
OF all sad words of tonp1a or pen the saddest