Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-01-05
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
M,..our, Board OF Axriculture.

MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Missouri Board OF Agriculture.
A letter from Hon. Levi Chubbuclx,
secretary of the state board of agricul-
ture, gives the following information:
The formation Of new congressional dis
tricts. the changes in boundaries and numbers
IT the old districts. and the expiration OF sons
Of the commissions of members appointed by
board of agriculture, passed by the Thirty
sixth general assembly, made number Of va
cancies which have now been filed. Following
is list OF the members Of the board OF agri.
culture as now constituted:
FOR ONE YEAR FROM JUNE !. 1872
Fourth District-B. O. Cowan, New Point,
Holt county. !
Fifth-w. T. Hearne. Independence. Jackson
county.
Ninth. A. Potts, Mexico, Audrain county.
Eleventh-Norman J. Colman, 2c6O Pine
street. st. Louis.
Thirteenth-J. W. Emerson. Ironton. Iron
county.
ron TWO YEARS, FROM JUNE !. 1892.
First District-D. A. Ely, Sublett. .Adair
Third-Alex Maitland. Richmond. Ray
Eighth. h Fulbrieht Dry Glaize, Laclede
county.
1v.lf,r- E. E Walsh, st. Louis city.
Fourteenth-Dr. Jas Z. McCoWn, Poplar
Bluff, Butler county.
FOR THREE YEARS, FROM JUNE !, 1892
Second District-H. c. Ireland. ChiHicothe,
Livingston county.
si1th-F E. Bybee. Harrisonvin. Cass
county.
SEVENTH Y Flu bright. Springfield. Greene
county.
TENTH A. Massey, Bridgeton, St. Louis
county.
Fifteenth-C. p. Cook, Round Grove. Law
renee county.
X-oFFIcIo MEMBERS.
The governor, ths dean Of the agricultural
college at Columbia and the state superintend-
emit of schools.
A Nissourian's Request .to Dartmouth.
A dispatch from Hanover, N. H., says:
Dartmouth college has just received the
largest individual bequest. with one exception,
in its history. 1t comes from the late Ralph
Butterfeli. NJ. D.. of Kansas City, Mo The
executor of ths will writes Prof Charles P.
Chase treasurer of the college, that the estate is
worth $4,000 all OF which goes to Dartmouth
excepting $4,000, which is given to relatives
and friends. The bequest Is 'for the purpose
of founding and forever maintaining chair Of
professors nip for the purpose of lectures, reel
tations and general instruction in paieontology,
archaeology. ethnology and other kindred sub
jects, and for the erection OF building. to cost
not less than $50 900, for keeping. preserving
and exhibiting specimens illustrating the
aforesaid branches" He directs that his
own cabinets of fossils. minerals. geo.
logical and archaeological specimens now in
Kansas City. be placed in said building as part
OF the beQuest. DR.. Butterfield was born in
Chelmsford, Mass. in 1918. He graduated from
Dartmouth in 1889. He received the degree OF
N. D. from the university of Pennsylvania in
1919 He acquired his property in mercantile
pursuits.
The Alleged Murderer of Miss Noel.
VIM. Simmons, accused of the MUIR
der of Lulu Noel. in McDonough coun-
ty, waived examination and was COM
mitted to the Jail at Neosho.
The accused was not taken to Pineville. A
crowd of several hundred people had gathered
there, and the feeling was so strong against
Simmons that as 3 precautionary meas
ure the justice of the peace who issued the
warrant for his arrest met Simmons and his
guards miles from Pineville and permitted
him to waive q hearing. He was committed to
Jail without bail and without hearing any testi
mony whatever.
ALad Dies Of Hydrophobia.
Bernhard Mueller, a lad of z. died of
hydrophobia, on the 29th, at his home,
No. 211S Withheld avenue, St Louis
stray dog bit Bernhard about six weeks
ago. and as the wound was merely q scratch on
a finger no attention was paid to it. On Sun
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boy. followed by spasms. when there was any
noise in the room, and he abhorred water.
His throat swei1ed, and the other symptoms Of
the disease were apparent physician was
called, but nothing could be done to save the
boy.
Teachers Meet ut Nevada.
The fifteenth annual session of the
Southwest Teachers association was
held at Nevada.
Prof. W. j. Hawkins, of Nevada. presided.
Mayor NJ. T. January delivered an address OF
welcome, and c. r. Reynolds, of Clinton.
responded. Prof J. II. Greenwood, of Kansas
City, spoke on education. State School Super
intendent L. E. Wolfe delivered An address
before the association Oh 1.-THE Relations of Our
Principles"
Death of Hiram S. Liggets.
Hiram S. Liggett, of the Liggett &
Meyer Tobacco Co. of st. Louis, died
n San Antonio, Tex, the other day.
The deceased went there for bis health about
eighteen months ago. He was then in the last
stage OF consumption. and although he was for
a time benefited by change in climate. he again
commenced growing worse in few months,
and hal been unable for some time to leave his
room. He leaves a wife. The remains were
Inferred in st. Louis.
The Governors Christmas Pardons.
On the Goth the governor presented
two long-term convicts with Christmas
pardons.
One OF them was Fritz Hooz, who was
sent to prison from Franklin county in Deem
her, 1881. for twenty years for murder in the
second degree. The other was Frank Brown,
who was sent up from Buchanan county in
July, 1875. for life for murder in the first de-
gree. Brown at one time condemned to
death, but his sentence was committed.
Died from His Injuries
Edward Derrick was shot by John
Wetcher, while engaged in a pool
room row, at Sedalia, on the gath, and
died the other day. Wetcher is in Jail.
He is a son of the widow of the late
Maj. Gentry.
Christmas at the Penftentiary.
The Goth was observed as a holiday
at the penitentiary, and the convicts
were given an extra good breakfast
and dinner and allowed the freedom
of the yard from a m. to p. m.
Missouri Colored Teachers.
The ninth annual convention of the
State association of Missouri colored
school teachers held its session at the
Lincoln high school, Kansas City, be-
ginning on the 27th.