Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-29

button of so from an unknown st. Louis per
son .has been received at the treasury ant
placed to the credit of Conscience
Banking in Missouri.
State Treasurer Stephe MS talked to the
worlds congress of bankers at Chicago:
and gave the following regarding the
present financial condition of the state:
There are now 6s2 banking institutions doing
business in Missouri. OF this number $50 are
stock banks. organized under the state law, &
are national banks and 81 are private banks and
bankers During the past five years the total
number OF banks has increased to 253. The
state banks have gained in number 210 the
tioual banks 80. the private hanks and bankers
TO- The total assets Of these banks now amount
TO more than Sala, 100000
The steady growth Of capital and depos it's fs
readily apparent from these figures embracing
returns from all banks, both state and national
Year. Capital Deposits.
1889 ...... % $50 9I3 1IS 96o S3I
49,. Is 1886 ii6s47 "a;
These figures show an increase of 80 per cent.
il deposits within five years, equivalent to an
Increase of 10 per cent. per annum.
The New Weighing Law.
The new weighing law enacted by
the general Assem- bly, at the recent ses-
sion has gone into effect.
It establishes a system for the public weigh
ing of grain and the appointment of public
weigh masters by the state board OF railway
and warehouse commissioners. W NJ. Price,
Of St. Louis. has been appointed chiefinspector
at Kansas City. The inspector forces at St.
Louis and St. Joseph will not be disturbed.
ighmasters have also been appointed, with
the necessary corps of assistants. The fees for
inspecting grain were reduced by the board
from 10 cents to IS cents per car, and the fees
for weighing grain in carload lots were fixed at
% cents per car and p cents per lot for sack
lots. For weighing grain in unlicensed ware
houses the fee is 50 cents per car. The grades
now existing will not be changed for the pres
ent until the quality of the new crop is definite
~ ascertained.
The Southeast Swamp Commission.
Gov. Stone has appointed the south
east Missouri swamp commission
The commission was authorized by IN act OF
the legislature at the recent session. The gov
ernor appointed w. K Chandler OF Bollinger
county: w. c. Jones. Butter county: Samuel
Hit. Cape Girardeau county; William Shelton.
Dunlliin county: Edward p. Deal. Mississippi
county: L. A. Lewis. New Madrid county: H.
Clay Garrett. Pemiscot county: William Hpn-
ter. Scott county: Henry Bedford. Stodderd
county: j. P. Sebastian, Wayne county.
THE act contemplates thorough survey of
what is known as the ''sunken district" ex-
tending from the Arkansas border on the south
east up into Cape Girardeau county. Ten thou
sand dollars is the amount appropriated for the
acres of the most fertile land on the glote can
eventually be reclaimed by draining what Is
now an almost impentrable swamp
Missouri Chautauqua.
The seventh annual session of the
Missouri Chautauqua assembly opened
! at Sedalia the other day, to continue
until July 5.
Everything points to successful gathering.
as such ChautaEQua leaders as Rev. Frank
Lenig. of Clifton Heights tSt. LOUIS N. E.
church: Mrs. D. K. Steel. of Kansas, teacher
OF junior and children'S normal classes: Miss
Marion Lowell of Boston, and others well
known to Chautauquans were present. Presi-
dent C. w. Robbins. of Warrensburg. presided
at the opening session. and Rev. Lenig con-
Quoted the opening exercises. Rev. F. F.
Emerson. editor of the Sedalia Gazette. de-
livered the address OF welcome. assuring the
visitors that the ZONES OF Sedaiia were opec
to them. Rev. Lenis responded. predicting
that the meeting would be a success
West Point Cadets.
Following Missouri candidates fo1
academy passed the examination, and
| will be admitted.
At Large-Francis H. Pope St. Louis.
Second District-Powell Coleman. Salisbury
FoUrth-David T: Wood. Platte City.
Seventh-RufuS E. Longan. Sedalia.
Tenth-Easton R. Gibson ST. Louis.
Eleventh Halstead Dorey. st. Louis.
Fourteenth-Thomas T. Frissel, Cape Gira--
deau-
Fifteenth-John G. workiser, Joplin.
On q Summer Jaunt.
The Philharmonic quartette, popu.
lar organization of st. Louis, with Err
nest RivarZ. director, is at Lebanon
Springs, giving the people selections
from their repertoire of 175 pieces.
Probably Fatally Injured.
Samuel Lurie, a wholesale clothing
| merchant of Kansas City. fell through
an elevator shaft at his place of bust
ness, and was probably fatally injured,
Young Farmers Amlction.
Andrew L. Smith. one of the most
prosperous young farmers of Pettis
county, has been adjudged insane and
| was taken to the asylum at Nevada
Scudder Dismissed.
The case against Thos. H. Scudder.
| charged with fraudulently obtaining
money at Springfield. was dismissed by
the assistant prosecuting attorney.
Missouri Editors.
The Missouri Editorial association
| on adjournment of the Clinton meet
| ing. left on an excursion to the World 8
| fair, taking special train
On Bad Charge.
Miss Maud McKibben has been hello
! in st. 'Louis on suspicion OF having
poisoned her father and sister. They
| are dead. She is Is.
Craxed by Grief.
Miss Josie Stemppel, of Kansas City,
| insane over the death of her children,
cut her throat few days ago, and viii
| probably die.
An Overdose of Headache Cure.
| Miss Bertha Lysaght, of st. Joseph.
| took an overdose of headache cure, and