Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-03
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Manufactures In st. Joseph.

The census bulletin giving the manu-
| featuring statistics OF st. Joseph was
| issued on the Goth.
Capital invested. 81. $3.50 s4ess.ss sso 3:
Wages Wages pnid sas sacsos1 ,fs Z,
Cost Of s,sse sss ' g
| The bulletin says: "a striking feature OF
these returns is the satisfactory increase during
| the decade in the number of hands employed
| and the amount of wages paid. Although the
of adult females employed in the manufacture
| Of mems clothing. and receiving relatively low
| wages, yet. considering the total number OF
| hands employed In all industries. the average
| wages aer hand have increased from S597 in 1Ss(
| to 1888 in 1890. or a. IL per cent"
The total number Of industries reported in
1850 was fifty one. end in 1897 it sixty
| four. The total number of establishments re-
porting in 1880 23S. in 1sg0 it was l9G prov
| ing that though fewer establishments, tbs Ia
| Dor market has nevertheless been greatly ex-
tended The ircressa in the number Of hands
| employed in 1928 ovor 1890 was 2.3l6. earning in
additional wages 81. 7si .295, about $40 per
band. proving a large increase of ski led labor.
! The increase in capital invested in manufac-
| turing was q, 225 934, almost three times that
+, of 1880. TIE increase in tbs cost Of material
| used was s4.3l6s7S, and in the value of the
| products, 1891. 36.
Enormous Wheat Receipts.
The enormous load of actual wheat
| continues to weigh the st. Louis mar
ket down like milestone.
| There appears to be no let-up TO the flow of
wheat from farmers bands. which has been go
| ing on for weeks. Stocks are said to he enor-
! nous everywhere. and are constantly increas-
; ing at rate that is truly astonishing. Since
| July last th"re have been marketed at nine
! primary points over 12o.0O. 600 bushels of
| wheat, or :0C00.0c0 bushels in excess OF the
| heavy receipts for the same period last year.
| The elevator capacity at these markets sad
| to be taxed to their utmost capacity. In St.
Louis the stocks of wheat are the largest on
record That the deluge OF wheat now pour
! ing into the spring and winter wheat markets
F.. is natural result Of the famous Hold Your
Wheat circular issued last vesr. says the ST.
LouS Republic, is now generally admitted. The
| yield this wear. according to the government
figures of October TO- is estimated at $50 600 0G0
bush is. but it is the opinion of the trade that
; much of the wheat now being marketed is from
! the 1891 crop. which has been held back by
farmers in anticipation of higher prices. which
| have not been realized.
Cass County Juri.ts Paroled.
| At Kansas City the other day Judge
Phillips gave special parole to the
three Cass county judges who have
for contempt of court for refusing to
TebO e Neosho bonds. The Judges re-
turned to Cass county. They must
hold a session of the court and submit
a proposition to the voters of the
county for a compromise. and must
agree to make the levy if the compro-
mise is approved by the voters. They
are to do no other business of the
county. These terms were accepted,
and the Judges returned home and will
try to bring the old matter to an end.
The Sedalia School-BoofS Case.
The arguments in the injunction case
of ID. c. Heath & CO. VS.. The Sedalia
: School Board. TO prob bit the use of any
text books in the public schools of Sc
dalia other than those provided by the
schcol-hool1 commission OF Missouri
We're concluded in the circuit court at
Sedalia on the 2.th. Judge Field took
the case under advisement to render a
decision at the January term of court.
Stolen Plumber In n Well.
Richard Raster. while cleaning out
we'll near Nevada. found Il lot of gold
iewelrv in the mud at the bottom of
the we'll Itconsists of lockets charms,
cuff-buttons and rings. all gold or very
heavily plated. There were over 100
rings alone in the find. and the whole
is estimated to be worth several hun
dred dollars.
Editor Crawford Found.
Ed D Crawford. of the Central Mis-
souri, Sentinel of Sedalia who mystic
riouslv disappeared from St. Louis last
February. and was for time supposed
to have met with foul play, has been
located in Denver Col. for which point
his wife left The other day to join him,
a reconciliation having been effected.
Foul Play Feared.
Edward Maxey. a wealthy farmer OF
Buchanan county, is missing. He was
; in St. Joseph being treated for spinal
trouble. and had large amount of
money in his possession. 1t is feared
he has met with foul play.
Judge Um. G. Davis.
Judge VIM G. Davis. formerly presi-
dent of the Livingston county court.
died on the o6th. aged Sc. He was a SOL
dier in the war with the Seminoles. in
1897 and served in Mississippi confed-
crate regiment as ma or.
Stricken from the Registration List.
The board of revision in st. Louis
struck 1900 names from the registra-
ton list of voters. Many of these APP
piled for reinstatement. but the time
was too short for all to receive justice.
Fatal Wreck.
A west-bound Frisco passenger train
was wrecked near Conway. Al. Dick
erson, bagcageman. Springfield. and
Floyd Howard, newsboy, Mashfie1d,
killed.
Fell Under a Train.
Wash Porter. while Attempting to
climb up on a freight train in the yards
at Pierce City. on the 27th. fell and was
frightfully mangled. He lived half an
hour.
Confessed the Crime.
Dick Robinson. CO. ored. has confessed
that he murdered Johanna Schollman,
whose body was found in street at
Sedalia the other morning.
died fOm Paralysis.
Charles Ross. a well-known realizes
tate agent of Nevada. who was stricken
with paralysis. died from the shock.
He was a native of Indiana, aged 81.
Made a Clean Sweep.