Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-10

Laforge, New Madrid county, A. b. Hunter
vice L. C. Phillips, resigned.
Catawissa. Franklin county, T. W. Musicl
vice F. Delweiler. resigned.
Blutfton, Montgomery county, Annie B. Winr
vice S. e. Miller, removed.
Schalls. Perry county, Leo Schall, vice FREQ
erick Brockman. Jr. resigned.
Shelby. Linn county, w. F. Simmons, vice
l. Wilson. resigned
Three Perished in q Well
Two sons and a daughter-in-law o
Sam Cannon, who lives about IL mile
northwest of Pleasant Hill, Cass coun
ty, were killed while cleaning out al
old we'll. The elder of the two son
went down in the we'll and becam
asphyxiated by foul air, and tn
younger brother went to his rescu
and met the same fate. The wife o
the younger man was so excited by tn
death of her husband that she jumpe'
into the well. and death was the result
Took q Drink and Dropped Dead.
Charles Stoutz dropped dead in "a st
Louis saloon. Stoutz had been heav,
feeling badly, took drink as bracer
and had scarcely placed his glass OF
the bar when he fell back, striking thu
floor with heavy sound, dead. Tn
remains were carted off to the morgue
Baptist Schools in Missouri.
At a meeting of the Baptist board o
education of Missouri, held at TIN
Water Tower Baptist church, st. Louis
it was reported that 100000 in en-
dowments had been received by thu
various Baptist schools in the state, ant
that these schools were attended b,
1,50O pupils.
Death of q Missouri Banker.
William Morrison, cashier of th'
Observation-Disclosures bank, Lexington
died recently, aged ~. He moved t.
Lexington in 1S45 from Pennsylvania
He was a curator of Central femal,
college, and contributed largely to TIT
support of that institution.
Boy in a "Hoodlum Wagon"
Bernard P. Byrne has sued Principal
Goodlett of Lincoln school, st. Louis
for 5000 damages for having Byrne's
S-year-old son arrested and taken te
the police station in the ''hoodlun
wagon" for alleged Malicious destruc
ton of school property.
Missouri Treasury Statement.
The following is the report of the
state treasurer for April, as fled with
the governor:
Balance. April 81, 1870, 953 A
Disbursements for April ........ 1891 8:
Pen,rea e My earnings for Aprii 4I 1917
A Defaulting Cashier Indicted.
The federal grand jury at St Louis
has indicted VIM. E. Burr, Jr., late
cashier of the st. Louis national bank
counts. eighteen being for embezzle
ment, two for abstraction of funds and
two for making false entries.
Burned Out by Lightning.
The st. Joseph telephone exchange
was burned out by lightning the othe,
night. Three telephone girls were
badly shocked. The fire-alarm service
under control of the telephone com.
pany, will be crippled for some time.
To Erect q school Building.
A contract has been signed for the
erection of another brick school build.
ing in Joplin, During the past three
years over $50, 600 has been voted and
expended for school buildings in the
city. and still more room is nee ded.
Takes Hold of q New Charge.
Rev. L. w. WEIGH, of Hannibal, has
accepted the passionate of the Christian
church of Carthage, and departed
from Hannibal the other day to enter
upon his duties.
First National Of Sedalia suspends.
The First national bank of Sedalia
closed the other day. The directors
stated that the course was forced upon
them. The depositors, it is stated, will
be paid in full.
Upton Schools Closed.
The public schools of Upton closed a
very successful year a few days ago.
There was no graduating class, owing
to the board having introduced high
er course.
Missing Man Located.
DR.. T. P. Beattie, of Excelsior Springs,
who has been missing for a month, has
been located in Chicago, where he had
been dangerously ill for several weeks.
st. Louis School Children.
There are 1885, 52 children of schoo,
age in St. Louis-73, 759 white males.
76,111 white females, 4,O55 colored
males and 4, 400 colored females.
Fatally Burned.
Mrs. Louise Isbell, 1924 Wash street.
st. Louis, was fatally burned by gaso,
line exploding, and her daughter, Mrs
Rosa Steel. was also injured.
Bitten by Q Rabid Dog.
The a-year-old son of John Fowler, a
farmer living miles east of Sedalia,
was bitten by a rabid dog, the left
hand being badly lacerated.
st. Joseph Getting Good.
The chief of police of st. Joseph has
begun crusade against gambling
houses and nickel-in-the-slot machines,
including slot Photographs.
A Wounded Burglars Dies.
Burglar George Fleck, who was shot
by Mrs. Christine Buhrer in st. Louis,
February 8, while robbing her house
died from his wounds.
Dropped Dead. /.
William Ech, employed as waiter in
the restaurant in Forest park, st.
Louis, dropped dead ct that place q
few nights ago.