Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-03-08
MISSOURI CuLLlNGS.


~, has been impeached.
| Frank T. Meriwether is the new
postmaster of Louisiana.
The Clay City post Office was bur-
glarized the other night,
The national bank at Clinton has
been reorganized as state bank.
Lin Watson, of Rushvllle, Buchanan
county, aged %, committed suicide by
poison.
A union meeting at the NJ. E. church.
south, at Browning resulted in 100 con-
| versions.
Fire at Spickardsville, Grundy coun-
ty, destroyed the Reed hotel and sew
| eral stores.
Mrs. Jacob Delabar, of St Louis, was
badly injured by being thrown from
her buggy.
The general store of Morris & Pur.
cell, at High Hill, Montgomery county,
was destroyed by fire.
Mrs. Carolina Adams, wife of e. B.
Adams, of st. Charles county, died a
few days ago, aged &c.
Washington Wells, of Rushville, has
been appointed chief deputy by United
StdIeS Marshal SnelDy.
Three men fell through coal shaft
near Salisbury, 55 feet Peter Holley.
colored, was badly hurt.
During the past four months Kansas
City packed $500 hogs, st. Joseph,
III, ZOO and st. Louis 100000.
The Rolla post Office was burglarized
the other night of $3.50 in cash and $500
in stamps. The safe was blown open.
Ex-Sheriff Harrison of Shelby coun-
ty has instituted suit for $4,000 dam
ages against VIM. Winetroub, charg-
ing SANDER.
DIR. Arthur Duestrow, murderer OF
his wife and child, attempted to COM
NIT suicide in the ST. Louis Jail by
hanging. Jail guards cut him down.
The taxpayers of Bethany have
voted in favor of issuing bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for the erection Of
an electric-light plant and water
works.
The post office at Forrest City was
robbed of s124 the other night. The
robbers wrecked the safe. It is be-
lieved the job was performed by St.
Joseph crooks.
Chapman Lightner, pioneer and
wealthy farmer of Lynn county, died.
aged IS. He could neither read nor
| write, but he managed to accumulate
a large fortune.
At Carthage D. M. Symond's restau-
rant, Jos. Barrott's news stand, Louis
Strauss cigar factory and Robert
Sharp's butcher shop were destroyed
by fire; loss, $4,000.
Agent Mcdaniel of the Missouri Pa
cific at Knobnoster was held up and
robbed by four drunken tramps. The
tramps boarded an east-bound train
and one of them fell off and was
killed.
A large barn, owned by r. P. Finley,
near Woodson, Saline county, burned
the other night. A stallion that had
been sold for $1,000, to be delivered
March 90, and four other valua BILE
horses persisted.
Revivalist Hammond was mistaken
for burglar and shot at in st. Louis a
few nights ago. Hewas stopping with
friend, and returning to his room late
at night, got into house that ''looked
just like the other"
A large Newfoundland dog belonging
to j. G. Harris, 10 miles northeast of
Sedalia, was seized with rabies, and bit
a valuable horse and four dogs. The
dog and bitten animals were killed.
The dog also tore two dogs belonging
to neighbor to pieces.
The 4-year-old child of Mrs. Mamie
Wilson, colored, who resides in North
Sedalia, was nearly devoured alive by
rats the other night. The mother was
helpless from sickness and could not
go to the help of the child. The ro-
dents bit the child's face, arms and
hands, and ate all the flesh off of the
toes. The police found the mother in
almost starving condition.
The executive committee of the gen.
eral board of the Pennington Baptistcol-
lege will hold meeting at Pennington,
March Is, when propositions will be
received from towns in southwest Mis-
souri, for the location of the college,
the buildings of which were recently
burned. The citizens of Pennington
have subscribed $4,000, and promised
more if the college buildings were re-
built at once.
A young man and his sister, who had
not met for twenty years, were re-
united at Baptist prayer meeting in
Kansas City. During the meeting he
told his story. and asked tor informa-
ton if anyone could give it. No sooner
had the service closed than young
woman pushed hastily through the
crowd and rushed up to the young
man. It was the long-lost sister, and
the demonstrations of the next few
minutes made them the center of in
terest for the entire congregation.
James r. Burch and Miss Sarah c.
Bundren were in Macon the other day
and secured a marriage license and
took the, 2:2s Burlington passenger
train west. They reside at Callao
When they boarded the train they dis
covered Rev. A. c. Browning, of that
town, among the passengers. The cou-
pie requested Mr.. Browning to marry
them on the train, which he did, be-
tween Bevier and Callao, while the
train was moving at 80 miles an hour
John c. Bender, well-known PEN
sion attorney at st. Joseph, was arrest
| ed the other day upon the charge of
receiving illegal fees for obtaining a
pension. The information was sworn to
by W. A. Spangler, the United States
pension examiner. who is making his
headquarters in st. Joseph It is
charged that Bender charged Mrs.
Lavina Cook s25, the limit by law, for
obtaining for her pension, and then
demanded $40 additional. The ar
rest was made by Deputy United