Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-18
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
New Postmaeter..

n c. Spencer. resigned.
VICE dsSa Fslsz county Don
Platte City. Pistte county. Z. J. Cole, vice s.
n MeComas. resigned.
Tflden. Dallas county, h Clayton Day, vice
Jacob Keller, resigned.
Adrian. Bates county, =. W. Duncan, vice A.
Edwards, Benton county, T. B. Barnett, vice
Alfred Selley. resigned.
Mount Leonard. Saline county. Philip KEEL
lett vice M T. Bradshaw, resigned.
New Market Platte county. Jos. Hatfield,
vice j. O. Smfther. resigned.
powe vice fe1o H SeSsme eeu rssiened
St Catherine Linn county, j. c. Scott, wee
Shamrock. Galloway county, z. II. Page, v1co
David Carver, resigned
Longtown, Perry county. CD Little, vice
Phelps City, Atchison county, J. NJ. Sligo,
vice w. H. Kimball resigned.
Linden. Clay county, J. O. Smith, vice NJ w.
Thompson resigned.
PLAID. Dallas county, p. B. Pulley. vice M. B.
Scrivener. removed.
NEW POST OFFICES.
Easley Boone county, Vim. G. Easley, post
master.
Gratis, Moniteau county, Wesley p. Parker,
Damon Wayne county. James. c. Taylor,
Defiance, St. Charles county, Augusta II.
Ruebeltng. postmaster.
THE MISSOURI MARsHALshIPs.
WASHINGTON. May Ex-senator Cockrell and
Representative Han. Of Missouri, claim that
the president will not appoint marshals for the
Western and Eastern districts Of Missouri UNI
til the terms of the present incumbents expire,
were appointed and commissioned and were
confirmed by the senate at one and the Same
time.
WANTS A GERMAN coNsULsHIP.
WASHINGTON MAY Ill M. White, Of Car
thage. Mo-. is in the city. He is an applicant
for appointment as consul to Frankfort. Ger
many, but will accept amy other consulate as,
S1gnment In Germany In case he finds himself
crowded out. He is principal Of the public
schools of Carthage, and is said to be fluent
chief hacker Is Representative Morgan.
APPLIED FOR POSITIONS.
WASHINGTON. May 15.-The following have
applied for positions: J. A. Courtright {. Paris
chief division treasury; VIM. E. Foley, spring
buildings
WASHINGTON, May 1S-P. L. Lyles, of Mis-
souri, has been appointed chief clerk In the bu
reau Of animal industry, agricultural depart
ment
WON AN INDIAN TRADERsHIP.
WA WAsHINGToN. May ll-G. F. G Corl %, OF
trader at the Usage Agency. L 7.
ACCEPTED ST. LOUIS GOLD.
May 1las Ser ct o Carlisle Ct
fered by the banks OF st. Louis.
Appointments by Gov. Stone.
Gov. Stone has made the following
appointments:
H. r. Anderson, surveyor of Crawford coun-
ty. vice Charles D. Adatr, deceased.
Willis Atchison. county commissioner Of pub
lie schools for Scott county, vice ]. NJ. Crow,
who is ineligible to serve.
H. B. Ledbetter, treasurer Of St. Francois
county, to I'LL vacaney.
John F. Palmer. judge Of the county court
Of Howell county, vice R. F. Mafitt. removed
by judgment OF custer in contest case.
RESIGNATION.
The governor has been notified of the resig-
nation of James A. Redding. judge of the coun-
ty court OF Charlton county for the Western
district.
The Cass County Bond Question Settled.
A dispatch sent out from Kansas City
the other day stated:
Judges j. w. Britt and W. A. wray, Of Cass
county, were in the city to-day paying the rail
road bonds voted by the townships of Austin
and Coldwater in the county, which have been
the cause of war between the bondholders and
the people of the county for years. Albert Par
ker, Of San Diego CAL, former Missouriau.
holds the bonds. He met the judges. and they
figured out the amounts due on a compromise
basis of 40 per cent for Austin township and 80
per cent. for Coldwater township This made
between e6O, 600 and $4,000 for Austin and about
$4,000 for Coldwater. which the judges paid
Mr.. Parker These are the last of the town
ships to accept the compromise, which virtual
ly settles all the Cass county bond cases, and
which will keep the members of the county
court out of Jail in the future.
The Glass Of Securities Require
State Treasurer Stephens, in answer
to inquiry by bond and investment
company as to class of securities re-
quired of them, replied:
The bond and investment companies which
have to place with the state treasurer 100000
in cash or securities will be required to deposit
cash or the following securities: United States
bonds. registered or coupon, registered Mis-
souri, state bonds. St. Louis city bonds county
bonds of Missouri, township bonds OF Missouri.
or any other "gilt-edge'' registered city school
bonds OF the state, worth on the market 100
cents on the dollar.
Plucky Girl.
Miss Lena Neitzert, aged 16, residing
in Pettis county, is the heroine of the
neighborhood.
She was Fastening after doctor. and found
Flat creek greatly swollen. Her mission being
one OF life and death, she forced her horse into
the stream. Midway the animal began p1ung-
ing, and Lena was unseated and left founder
ing in the water. The horse turned back. but
the pluckv girl swan 30 yards to the opposite
shore and then walked to the doctors resi-
dence, nearly mile distant
The Governor Banqueted.
The business men of Kansas City
gave banquet to Gov. Stone the other
night. Covers for 100 were laid. The
governor received at the Coates house.
Supreme Court Reports.
Volume 100, Missouri Supreme Court
Reports, has been approved and is now
ready for distribution. Apply to the
proper authorities at jefferson City.
Prepared.
The state board of health held
meeting in st. Louis few days since
at which measures to quarantine
against cholera were formulated.
School Lew Increased.
Independence has voted to increase
its school levy 20 cents in order to have
better schools next year-334 to 1877.
Lady Undertakes.
Missouri has three lady undertakers,
Mrs. NJ. D. Burke, of Jacksonville;
Mrs. Ada Crawford, of Otterville, and
Mrs. j. NJ. Hays, of Lexington.
Killed by Electricity.
John w. Knott, of Nevada, on his
way home the other night, took hold Of
an electric light wire. He was found
dead on the sidewalk.