Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-06
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The Imprisoned Cass County Judges.
There was an attempt at compromise
the other day by the Cass county judges
with the contesting bondholders before
Judge Philips. at Kansas City.
The three county iudges-Lane, Uray and
A1len-who for the past six months have been
lying in the county Jail were present in their
best clothes and cieanest linen. They had not
the appearance Of having been confined in Jail
for half year Judge Philips, at former
hearing, ordered the county to pay the
bondholders seventy five cents the dol
lar. This Is a recent election the people of
Cass refused to vote. and the poor judges
Of the county court had to suffer incarcera-
ton. But they fet the cheering influence of
right cause and suffered uEcomrIainingly. The
county, in a recent petition sent to Judge
Phillips. while he was in Colorado. offered to
compromise with the bondholders at sixty five
cents on the dollar. and the judge. his
return. called a conference of representa-
tives of the bonGho1ders and the county.
Philips asked the parties to decide on the COM
promise by themselves il possible. and an eff
! fort at settling the controversy made.
The hondholders were ob1urate. however. and
refused the offered compromise. Judge Phiiics
will now take the matter under consideration,
and if he decides that the amount offered is
reasonable one he will compel thu bondholders
to compromise. and will release the imprisoned
judges.
Missouri Crop Report.
Weather-crop bulletin of Missouri
weather service of the state board of
agriculture for the week ended Septem-
Der "a:
This has been week Of excessive heat and
sunshine. and the daily temperature excess
ranged follows at the weather bureau sta
tions: Cairo Cll.). 81: Sprinrield. IL: St
Louis. 90: Kansas City. 104: Keokuk. TO- and
northwest section. 10 to y degrees. So little
rain has fallen that drought canters may be
said to have prevailed. and were detrimental.
principally to pastures. stock and prompt
termination OF early sown wheat. Under
rapid advancement toward maturing:
the greater part of the plant is now
beyond damage by frost. and cutting is general
in southern counties. Much Of the wheat acre
age has been sown. and much of what has come
up is being seriously injured by grasshoppers.
Hu1ling clover. making strip. picking cotton.
digging potatoes and harvesting tobacco and
pickle crop is progressing favcrably. and ali are
reported as below the average. A few sections
report the ground in good condit ion. hut gem
orally good rain IS needed to facilitate piow-
ing and terminate favorablv wheat sowing and
seeding. Pastures are badly dried up that
feeding stock has already begun in some local
tiles
Prohibition State Ticket Filed.
The prohibition state ticket was filed
with Secretary of Sta Lesueur on the
goth
II was filed BIZ Secretary D. W. King of the
prohibition central committee. and was accom-
panied by a petition containing !. 800 names ask
ing that the names of the prohibition state
candidates be printed upon the ticket This
petition fulflls the law. and the ticket
accepted by the secretary. This the first
state ticket filed. The time for filing ex pires
October 10.
Want Water.
The Marmaton river. from which Ne
vada gets its water supply, is lower
than ever known. Several large ponds
have been drained into the river and
if it should not rain in few days a
water-famine is certain. Receiver
Strohm of the water works has issued
orders to consumers to use as little
water as possible during the dry spell.
Expensive ..Fun.''
The death of T. R. Vincent by IN
electric shock at Kansas City. proves to
have been the result of a practical joke
by fellow employees. J. II. Pollmyer and
Peter Walters. who ran live wire to
Vincent's desk for fun. The shock
killed him instantly.
Twelve People Poisoned.
Out of twelve people who took break
fast at the clearinghouse of Miss
Anna Vorpahl. Kansas City. the other
dav, seven are very sick from the
effects of poison which was admin
stored in the food.
Will ne Tried
Sheriff Garrett of Barton count? took
John Reames, Il former county school
commissioner. from the asylum back to
&c hold 70 lo