Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
MISSOURI STATE NEWS
New Postmassers.

1ne IOuOWln2 new pOStmdSuefs Oh
the fourth class have been appointed
for Missouri:
Anabel. Macon county. A. J. Brown, vice E. L
Archie. Cass county. Minnie N. Bullock. vice
Excello, Macon county. VIM. Powell. vice L
J.. Turner. resigned.
Hartyiiie. Wright county. W. H. German, vice
Henry. Ray county. w. A. sisk vice G. s.
Parker, resigned.
w. Matheis. resigned.
Rockville. Bates county H B. Field. vice w.
Seymour. Webster county w. t. Mokahan
vice John Miller, resigned.
Woodlandvil1e. Boone county, J. Mob. Taylor,
vice c. c. Dimmitt, resigned.
Johnston. Bates county, S. W. Maxey, vice
H p. Callahan. resigned.
Stockbridge. Buchanan county. G. T.. Parker,
vice A. G. Robb, Jr.. resigned.
Vibbard Ray county, B. Hay. vice w. n
Washington Center, Harrison county, NJ.
MauIln, vice D. T. johnson, resigned.
PRESIDENTIAL OFFICES.
VIM l. Mack, at Lamar,vice F. DIV. Arnold
Chas. B. Ingels at Nevada, vice NJ. X. Bark
ley. resigned.
John e. Clardy, at Fredericktown. vice Reu-
ben Albert office became presidential.
wANTs IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Q
WASHINGTON. May Thomas Holiday, of
Fredericktown. Mo-. has made application Tor
| the position Of deputy fourth auditor OF the
treasury.
Civilization Takes a Move Westward.
Col. Waller Young, the sage OF ST.
Joseph. is quoted as follows in a Chica-
| go interview:
Civilization this day moved 100 miles to the
| west. 1t will move westward every day while
| the Worlds fair lasts. The influence OF this
| thing upon our people is beyond calculation
| We shall be changed people.
| know there are some whom not even a World s
| fair can reach. but on the most Of us the influ-
ence will be marked.
| John" said the sage. turning 20 Maj. Boil
| linger I'VE must go back to ST. Joseph and
| work up sentiment which will send every hoy
| and girl in our schools, whose parents can pos
sibly afford it, to the Worlds fair. The good
| 1t will do them can't be expressed, make 1t
| practice every year to give some kind OF a
| prize to a scholar in the graduating class.
| Usually it is a set of books by some standard
| author. Do you know what shall do this
| years My prize will be round-trip ticket to
| Chicago. And If the fare gets down. shall
| give two prizes instead of one. This will be
worth more to the young graduate than any
books could buy them"
! Col. Dalton Appointed.
The president has appointed Col.
| Richard Dalton, of Rails county, sur
veyor of customs at the port of ST. Louis
| Charges. it will be remembered. were pre-
! ferred against Mr.. Dalton at Washington. The
| St. Louis Republic, referring to these charges
the day after Mr.. Dalton'S appointment,
| stated:
The president gave some attention to these
! charges. He Goes not know however. to this
! day how they found their way to his desk. He
| found them there one night between IL and
| o'clock He made inquiry in the matter, but
| never secured the slightest information regard
| ing them. = The fight on Col Dalton was
| very mean and dirty one. That 1t met with
| the rebuke which his appointment carries with
1 l n
| gagged in 1t. Although every precaution was
| taken to conceal the source from which the I'M
! founded and cowardly charges emanated it is
| pretty well understood where they came from. '
Death Caused by Trout Bite.
| Fred Campbell, county clerk of Bu-
chanan county, died the other morning.
Mr.. Campbells death is attributed to a very
| peculiar circumstance. Last summer he went
| to Lake Minnetonka with party of friends to
| fish and rest. While there he caught large
! trout, and while disengaging the finny catch
from the hook his hand was lacerated by the
| fishs teeth. He paid little attention to the mat
| ter at the time. but on returning home blood
| poisoning set in and he suffered extremely He
| went to Excelsior springs aad somewhat
| relieved, but the poison Still remained in his
system, and, it is thought, caused his death.
Why Mrs. Dunfee Wants q Divorce.
Mrs. Martha Dunfee has sued Aaron
Dunfee for divorce in Pettis county.
! She alleges that her husband has made life
| so IN pleasant for her because she wore bangs
! that she has been forced to seek refuge with a
| neighbor Dunfee caused q warrant to be is
sued for the arrest of Charles Whitfield. &
neighbor, on the charge OF having alienatef
Mrs Dunfee's affections, with view to oo
tanning possession of Dunfee's property. The
parties pr ointment in central Missouri.
Narrow Escape.
Lightning struck the residence OF
George Kiser in Lebanon. denolishins
the north half of the building. The bee
in which his 1e-year-old boy lay asleel
was knocked down by the bolt and the
casters melted, but the boy was unin
jured.
What They Want.
Following Missourians have filed ap
plication for place at Washington:
w H. Block, st. Louis, assistant inspecto
steam vessels. Fourth district: Cornellu
voorhis. Hannibal. collector internal revenue
First district: H. H. Marmadulke, Swee
Springs. superintendent vaults, internal rev
| enue Office
They Stole Sheep.
At Warrensburg, Thos. and VIM
Woodward, charged with stealth.
sheep from Pettis county on chang
of venue), were found guilty. Thomas
two years in penitentiary; William
three years in reform school,
State Treesurer's Report.