Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-23
MISSOURI CULLINGS.

| oregon.
| The apple crop of Carroll county for
1894 is valued at Sl50,00O.
| The county farm of Galloway county
is a fine track of 800 acres.
| Hog cholera is killing a large num-
Der of hogs in Vernon county.
| j. o. Mcbride and Miss May Rucker
were married at Warrensburg.
| The Germania Sangerbund of Spring
field will erect handsome hall.
George Shutters and Miss Minnie
Jones were married at Hannibal.
William c. Aldridge of Moniteau
county, was nominated for congress by
populists.
| Many farmers from Illinois and Iowa
will settle near Rich Hill. Bates coun-
ty, this fall
Clark county has not yet received
any of the $4,000 of tax money from
the X. & w. road.
| The Holiness camp meeting began on
the gravel road near Pennington, Au-
gust 16, to continue twelve days.
| The La Plata Universalist church,
Rev. c. L. Ball, pastor, is conducting a
very successful protracted meeting.
The united grand commandery
| Knights Templar (colored), Missouri
| jurisdiction, was held at Independence.
Miss Beulah Harris, of Sedalia, who
is in New York receiving a musical ed
ucation, is said to be a very promising
| singer.
The Macon County Teachers associa-
ton will meet at La Plata again next
l L 1
meeting of 1895.
| When the Houck railroad extension
is completed to Charlottesville it will
connect Dunklin county and the Mis-
| sissippi river by short route.
Miss Laura Kelso, an accomplished
| lady of Jacksonville, will have charge
of the musical department of the acad-
envy at Leonard, Shelby county.
The meeting of the State Democratic
| Press association. which was to be held
| at Pertle Springs August "a, has been
| postponed until September and 7.
The board of trade of Pleasant Hill
! horticultural and Horticultural exhibit
| at the st. Louis exposition in Septenl-
| Der.
"a bliIltl 10Y was d"dTttti Vic prize
| for bringing the largest number of new
scholars to the Sunday-school of the
Methodist church, south, at West
| Plains.
Mrs. John P. Fisher has brought suit
against the city of Hannibal, claiming
| damages in the amount of $500 for in
| iuries received, the result of a defective
| bridge.
John Turner. the fine sheep raiser
| near Shelbyville, captures all the pre-
miums at local fairs. His herds took
the leading prizes at the Columbian ex-
position.
Robert L. Thompson, Clay county
| negro, lived seventy-four years to die
| from the sting of a yellow jacket. He
| was passing through corn field when
| the jacket stung him on the back of his
hand.
County Judge hewitt. having failed
to secure the democratic nomination of
st. Clair county, is ready to return to
Jail and serve out his term for refusing
to make the tax levy ordered by Judge
Philips.
Gov. Stone has appointed w. z. Car
ter collector of revenue for Reynolds
county, vice Richard Pitts, resigned,
and William Hallock public administra
tor of Harrison county, vice Joseph C.
Hopkins.
Miss Comstock, who is president of
the Comstock Banking Co., of Green
CITY, and cashier of the Comstock Castle
bank of Greencastle, Sullivan county,
is proba bly, one of the youngest bank
officers in the country.
When the bridge is built over the
Missouri river at jefferson City many
thousands of bushels of wheat grown in
Galloway county, which is now shipped
| to other points, will be hauled to JEFF
ferson City by the farmers.
Reuben Atkins, of Mcdonald county,
says stones as large as a walnut fell on
the roof of his house during a rain
storm. He believes his house is
haunted, as strange noises are heard
and queer things take place therein.
Rev. Hemingway, of the Presbyterian
church, and Rev. Wainwright, of the
Methodist church, of Carthage, went
to Washington to fight the confirma-
ton of Postmaster T. F. Thomas, who
is mixed up in the Russell scandal at
Carthage.
Joe X Hubbard, aged %, living 2
miles north Of Clinton, near Hunting
dale, who worked for a neighbor, went
| home August . and asked his brother
to work in his place. saying he was not
feeling well and wanted to rest a few
days. He left, and from that day no
trace of him can be found.
William Benjamin, single and aged
90 wears. resident of Sedalia, was
struck by lightning and fatally injured
while loading wood 3 miles south of
the city. The mark extends from the
temple down the entire right side of
the body to the foot, and resembles a
welt raised by a whip lash.
The republican editors met at Excel
sior Springs and completed the organi-
zation of the Missouri Republican Edi-
torial league and officers as follows:
President, II. E. Robinson, of the Nary
Vile Republicans; treasurer, G. n.
Stille, of the Unionville Republican;
secretary, II. F. Lincoln, of the Lin
coin News. \ vice-president was named
from each of the fifteen congressional
districts in the state.
A big camp-ineeting has been opened
at Reaches grove, south of st. Joseph,
which is being attended by people from
20 to 80 miles around. A tent with
seating capacity of 1000 is erected for
the accommodation of the visitors, who
! come in all manner of conveyances and
afoot.
At meeting of the board of perma-