Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-26
MISSOURI cuLLINes.

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Der IL.
Southwest City is dissatisfied with ita
| mail facilities.
Higbee has raised $500 for new
school building.
| Shelbyville has gun club of TWEEN
| ty five members.
| Albert Evans. of Nevada, died the
other day, aged 81.
The Henry county fair will be held al
Clinton, beginning August l.
| Infected bugs are killing chinch bugs
wherever the remedy has been tried.
A tramp was captured while burglar
izing the house of Robert Irons in Ne
| vada.
| Frank James, the ex-bandit, is said
to be travelling with a string of fast
horses.
| Milton Lyons, of Sedalia, veteran
OF the war of the rebellion, died recent
| ly, aged 80.
The Kansas City, Pittsburgh & Fort
Smith Railway Co. has increased its
capital stock.
| An attempt is being made to get Vice
President Stevenson to speak at Peril
| Springs August "a.
| The people of Gainesville have petit
toned the authorities to change the
name of Gainesville.
| The Southern Methodists observed
| holiness Day" at their camp-meeting
in the st. Louis suburbs.
| The colored people of Sedalia are
making extensive pre- parations fol-
emancipation day, August 4.
| Norman A. Mosley, of Stoddard coun'
ty, is the republica nominee for con-
| gress In the Fourteenth district.
Rev. Elmer Wiley is defending him.
| self for umpiring baseball game on
Sunday in the columns of the Nevada
| Post.
The peoples party convention of the
| Seventh congressional district met at
Lincoln and nominated George I. Tip,
| pen. of Springfield.
Rev. DR.. +. L.. Hosmer, formerly OF
| California, has accepted the pastorate
| of the Church of the Unity. He is
well-known among Unitarians-
William KENNEL was arrested in
Lexington, and lodged in jail, charged
with demonstrating. The animal was
Capt. James c. Douglass. veteran
| officer of the confederate army, died at
his home in Dresden. at the age of 6s
| years. Capt. Douglass was member
of The Second Missouri infantry, c. S.
A.. and lost leg at Corinth.
William Weiss. of st. Louis. pur-
chased home for $500. on which he
paid, he alleges, S1.140, placing the re-
| mainder. $500, in n ST. Louis building
and loan association. The other day
he was ''paraly zed when informed that
he was indebted 1890 to the associa-
ton. He refuses to pay, and invites
suit from the association.
The Republican senatorial conven-
ton of the Twentieth district renom-
mated Senator J. 2. O'Bannon, of Buff
falo. Dallas county, by reclamation.
Resolutions were adopted favoring the
coinage of American silver, arbitra-
ton in labor disputes, and the substi-
tuition of convict la Dor on the roads in
stead of the present lease system.
Charles d. Harmon has brought suit
at st. Joseph against Tootle, Wheeler
& Motter, for $4,000, for personal in
juries sustained while in the employ of
the firm. Harmon was employed as a
cutter in the overall factory, and last
April while descending from the top
story of the building in the elevator,
the cable broke, the cage fell to the
basement. and Harmon claims that by
reason of the fall he was made a per-
manent cripple.
Mrs. Lizzie Christie. rather prepos-
sessing, age 81 years, was arrested at
Sedalia on suspicion of having disposed
of a set of harness that had been
stolen, and it developed that she was
also the custodian Of a horse and buggy
that were stolen at Webb City, Jasper
claims that the outfit was turned over
to her by her husband, William Chris
tie, at FL Colorado Springs, he inform
ing her that he had traded for it at
Webb City, where he had gone a few
days previous for the alleged purpose
of transacting some business.
Capt. John w. Taffe, an old soldier
and proprietor of the elevated candy
and news stand, Kansas City, was found
dead in bed. He left letter in which
he made many rambling statements,
and attributed his suicide to bad luck
financially. He had read the morning
papers regarding the suicide of the day
previous, and mentioned it in his letter.
lie leaves a widow and three children
in almost destitute circumstances.
Capt Taffe was a well-known charac-
ter Of the city, and for some time had
been slightly Respondent over business
affairs. He bought large quantities of
morphine from several drug stores, pre-
pairing to end his life.
For the second time Columbus HAYS
was found guilty of murder in the first
degree at Savannah. He vas convicted
in st. Joseph of the murder of his
brother-in-law, William Sneed. Sneed
and Hays had quarreled, and one night
went to the home of a nelghbor. Hays
left the house. and VIXEN Sneed started
for home he was shot and killed. The
evidence against Hays was circumstan-
tial. He had so confidently expected an
acquittal that the shock was almost
too much for him, and, although he
afterward partially recovered his COM
posture. his face took on a detected.
hopeless look, as though he considered
the verdict final.
From the Pen to the bar.
John Wesley Hardin, a noted despe-
rado, who was recently released from