Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
New POstmasterS.

C. E. McHargue. resigned.
Reeds, Jasper county. Frank Melugin, vice
N. Thornburgh resigned.
Stockley. Pettis county, Grant Butcher vic
M. X. SwOpe. resigned.
Belgique. Perry county, Edward Modde, vict
III Stevnes. resigned.
Bellview. Iron county, w. E. Bell. vice J. G
Hartman. resigned
Cedar Creek, fancy county, ]. H. Deeds, vic
Mary E. Ireland resigned.
Milo. Vernon county, A. w. Jones, vice J. H
Lloyd, removed.
Raymore, Cass county. E. C. Scott. vice B.
Purdy, Barry county. w. E. Smith, vice c. A
Williams. removed
La Due. Henry county. j. II. Guthridge, vic,
M NJ. Richards. removed
lr NEW POST OFFICES.
Lakeview, Ray county, Valentine Schenck
postmaster.
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
Thomas r. Hamilton. Salisbury.
Missouri livestock Prizes.
The st. Louis Republic says:
Let us hear no more about the razor bacl
hogs of Missouri. This state captured ten o
the first premiums awarded at the Worlds fai
for Poland China and Berkshire hogs.
We also came out ahead of every other stat
in saddle horses and in Jersey, shorthorn, Here
ford anc red polled cattle.
We took more sheep premiums, too. than an
other state. and in mules We of course, had nj
competition worthy of the name. St. Louis ha
for years been the greatest mule market in tn
world
Missouri's stock exhibitors received in al
about 400 premiums, aggregating over S12 OJC
AS the amount of every cash premium is to b.
duplicated by the Missouri commission. 800
of the S150.O01 appropriated by the Legislature
for the Worlds fair will come back to tn,
state.
Left the Bridegroom Weeping.
There was a sad end to an e1opemen'
in SedaIia the other day.
Dovie Blackburn. the 16-year-old daughter O
Alexander Blackburn, we'll TODD farmer. ani
Charles Adkins. young farmer, aged 81. drove
across the country to Lamonte. and then wen
to Sedalia ut l o'clock in the morning with
view to getting married. The girls father was
given pointer, however. by lady friend oil
his daughter. and took the first train for Sc
dalia. which arrived two hours in advance OF
the clipping couple. He met them when they
sued. the result being that the father tool
forcibie possession of Miss DOvie and returned
home with her, leaving the disc onSolate lover
on the depot platform weeping.
Assaulted His Father.
Joseph Meyers, of near Sedalia, is re-
ported to have assaulted and fatally in.
jured his father, who is over so years
of age, few days ago.
The father made an ante mortem statemen,
to County Attorney Hoffman. The prisoner has
maintained from the hrst that he acted in self
defense. as his father was about to assault him
with knife. This is denied by the dying man
a distance in order that he might make the as
sault
BY Hanging.
John Olson, prominent and infu.
entail citizen of Cass county, com.
mitted suicide by hanging while his
wife and daughter were attending
prayer meeting.
He Smoked Cigarettes.
Pearl Hall, of Macon, 10 years old,
before doctor could reach him. He
cites.
Visited st. Louis Schools.
Quite a number of distinguished for
eign educators visited the st. Louis
public schools the other day. and ex-
pressed themselves as greatly pleased.
Missouri state Banks.
Secretary of State Lesueur has made
a report of the condition of the state
banks of Missouri September 16, show
ing that they were in good condition.
A Farmers Loss.
Near Sedal;a sparks from a locomo-
tive, it is said, set fire to eleven stacks
of millet belonging to Judge Baker, and
sixty tons were burned.
A Minister Drops Dead.
Rev. John Hendrickson. aged 67, who
resided near Ell Dorado Springs,
dropped dead on his farm near Har-
wood, Vernon counny.
A Pin Swallowed Six Years Ago.
Mrs. James Story, of Sedalia, had a
pin removed from her right ear the
other day, it is stated, that she swal-
lowed six years ago.
To Advertise for State Bonds.
Gov. Stone will soon call the board OF
fund commissioners together to instruct
this state treasurer to advertise for
s214,OOO state bonds.
Raided by burglars.
The town of Browning. Linn county,
was visited by burglars the other night,
and six stores were entered and money
and goods taken.
Death Did Not Part Them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Farrah, of Mex
leo. are dead-Mr. Farrah died in the
afternoon and Mrs. Farrah died the fol-
lowing morning.
Burned About the Head.
w. B. Mackey, of Sedalia, while test
ing new oil burner in his furnace
was badly burned about the head. but
his eyes escaped.
Won nv the "Wets."
The special local-option election held
in Lewis county the other day resulted
in victory for the s'wets." Their ma
iority was fifty.
Wants the Kansas City CoIlectorship.
J. Scott Harrison, a brother of the
ex-president, who is strong democrat,
is after the customs collectorship at
Kansas City
Burned to Death.
Mary Jane Gibson, co,ored, was
burned to death near Boonville, her
clothing catching from . fire in
field.