Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-02-22
From Washington.
NEW POSTMA STEERS

Hillsboro, jefferson county. James T. Moss.
vice Edward Volmar. removed.
Goodloe, fancy county, VIM. r. Adams. post
master.
St. ALBERT, Usage county. Emma Riley, post
master.
Filley. Cedar county j. 7. Stamps, vice ].
w. Oaks, resigned.
Little Beaver; Douglas county, George D.
Hale vice j. M Bunch. resigned
Omaha. Douglas county, l. A Smith, vice j.
f. Hobbs, resigned
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT
Frank A. Dessert. Macon.
Luther Adams, Aurora.
G. G. Orchard, Poplar Bluff.
PosTMAsTERs CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
John w: Bennett, Maysville.
Eugene p Moore. Pierce City.
De Witt Pierce. KirkSville.
II. N Powell. Thayer.
John f. Sha mon, Neosho.
APPLICATION DIsALLowED.
The secretary OF the interior has disallowed
the application OF Robert Webb. OF Schra. and
George c. Hix. of Camden county, Mo-, to sur
vey an island in the Usage river, situated in
sections &c, 81 and 36, township 40 north, range
16 west, in Missouri.
VISITED HIS ALMA MATER
Representative Champ Clark visited his
alma mater n at Bethany W Va the other day
character of Aaron Burr.
Penitentiary Characters.
John Sullivan, the saddle-tree con-
tractor from the state penitentiary,
talked Interestingly in ST. Louis the
other day bout prison characters.
THE colored men the best prisoners
said he. They readily adapt themselves to
their surroundings. AS long the food is
good and the clothing warm they have no COM
plants to make. Two fat coons from the cook
house were in the yard one bitter cold day re-
Gently. The cage opened land there came in a
very thin, Starved-looking fellow wearing the
light clothes he had on when arrested last sum-
mer He shivered before the blast that swept
across the courtyard. One OF the negroes re-
marked to his companion. as they both looked
at the newcomer: Looks as if there was hard
times outside. doesn it, Bil?' I have man
in my shop who serving his fifth term for
larceny. asked him one day why he did not
try and keep out of the penitentiary. Can't do
it, Mr.. Sullivan. I is one of these nae hal born
thieves We'll, why don't you go somewhere
else. and not keep coming lack to Jeff:' I
know where is treated like q gentleman,
that's why
Obituary.
Mrs. Sarah Thompson. aged IS, wife of VIM.
Thompson died at Macon.
Prof ]. F. Reidinger. assistant principal OF
the Trenton high school, died with Bright'S
disease after an illness of only three days.
Capt J. Shuman. veteran of the Mexican
war and war of the rebellion, died at Sedalia,
aged g..
w. F. Miller. sheriff of Scott county died at
his home in Benton 1.-THE sheriff contracted
pneumonia while capturing William Lloyd,
who killed Charles Archer. This caused his
DEATH
Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts died in st. Joseph.
aged II. with her husband. the late Russell
H. Wrinkle, she settled in St. Joseph in 1910,
and had continuously resided there ever since.
After the death of Russell H. Wrinkle, who
was well known to all the st. Joseph pioneers,
she married the late Judge William Roberts,
whom she survived. Mrs. Roberts was in ST.
Joseph when the county seat at Old Spar
ia, and saw st. Joseph. then trading post,
grow into one Of the most prosperous jobbing
centerS in the west.
Missouri American Mechanics.
A convention of the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics for Mis-
souri, was held in Moberly.
1t was for the purpose of transacting urgent
business pertaining to the order, receive re.
ports for the past year. elect state officers for
the ensuing year. and to pass upon other work
of the organization. r j. Armstrong of St.
Louis, is the state councillor. The work of the
order is entirely secret. A two days session
was held. large number Of delegates were
present. Hannibal was selected as the next
place Of holding session of the state council.
THE objects Of the order arc to maintain and
promote the interests of Americans and shield
them from the depressing effects of foreign
competition: assist Americans in obtaining
employment: to encourage Americans in bust
ness; to establish a sick and funeral fund; to
maintain the public-school system in the United
interference Herewith and uphold the reading
of the holy Bible therein.]
A Springfield Bank Closed.
The American national bank of
Springfield has been closed by order of
the comptroller of the treasury.
few days before the bank was closed an
examiner visited it and the result of his In
vestigation was the resignation of Cashier A.
B. Crawford and the installment of Vice-Presi-
dent Miller in his place. The American ma
tional was established about three years ago.
with paidup capital of $500, 600 the greater
portion of which was sui scribed in the east.
A. B. Crawford has been cashier and absolute
managing ~; mas oter IRON the commencement M un
in bad condition. but 1T is believed that while
stockholders are hard hit depositors will
eventually be paid in full.
Swine Breeders Organize.
The Pure-Bred Swine Breeders as
ISOLATION of Missouri was organized at
Moberly.
1t was ordered that the president and secre-
tary confer with the secretary of the state
board of agriculture in the matter Of publish
ing report OF this meeting for the use of the
members. Nearly 100 swine breeders and
ralsers were in attendance. and the member.
ship of t he association starts of large.
Died from a Horses Kick.
George Marquart, aged S., was
kicked by a young horse, a few even
ings ago, at Lexington. He died, never
having regained consciousness.
Assaulted a School Principal,
w. Fl. Williams, principal of a pu bile
school in Kansas City. was beaten al
most to insensibility by the father of
pupil whom he had punished.
Paper Warehouse Burned.
The warehouse of the Graham Paper
Co. in st. Louis IVES destroyed by fire
the other night. The loss is about $780,
900; covered by insurance
Robbed of Her Hair.
May Conway, st. Louis girl, was
left at home alone. Some unknown
man entered, knocked her down and
cut off her long tresses.
Counterfefters Arrested.
Three counterfeiters, G. w. Dodge,
c. b. Rodmefer and j. J. Rodmeier,
were arrested in Willow Springs while
plying their vocation.
Baptized In Cold Water.
Two colored ministers baptized six
teen converts in Spring river, near
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