Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-08

Wuensch. of Sedalia, died from the eff
fects of poison. She was playing with
a number of children, and ate hand
full of jimson seeds. Three hours later
she was taken ill. but a physician was
not called for three hours, and in the
meantime the poison thoroughly inn
pregnated her system, making recovery
impossible.
Maj. l.. X. Thatcher.
Mai. Lulin K. Thacher, a prominent
citizen of Kansas City, died recently,
after long illness.
He was born at Hornellsville, n. Y, in 1887,
and settled in Kansas City during the war,
after having served a term of enlistment in a
New York regiment. He re-enlisted in the
Ninth cavalry. and served through the many
border engagements that company encoun-
tered He was prominent in local educational
matters and was member Of the bar
Because His Wife Left Him.
John E. Pittman, aged 35, of Mober-
ly, attempted to commit suicide by TAX
ing poison at st. Joseph.
Pittman was grocer in Moberly several
years. His wife left him recently. and went to
the home of her mother in St. Joseph. Pitt
man followed her and pleaded with her to re-
turn with him. but she refused. He went i'm
mediately to q hotel and took eight grains Of
arsenic and two ounces OF chloroform.
Judge Gilchrist Porter.
Judge Gilchrist Porter died suddenly
at his home in Hannibal on the 1st
1t was the seventy-seventh anniversary OF
his birth. and arrangements had been made to
celebrate the event. Death was the result of
heart disease. He was member of congress
from the Hannibal district as a wing in 1880
nj he Sfric
for several wears. He was prominent mem
Der of the Episcopal church.
Died at Ill Years.
James Sherlock died at the residence
Of his son, NJ. ]. Sherlock, 4127 Cook
avenue, ST. Louis, aged Ill years.
He was born in Ireland, and came to America
when 81. His eyeSight was perfect and he was
seldom sick He in mis- usual health until
two days before his death. when he returned
from walk, complained of fatigue and went
to bed, where he remained until claimed by
death.
End of a Miser.
Conrad Niemeirer, wealthy old
bachelor and miser, committed suicide
at his home in Hopkins, Nodaway
county, by shooting through the heart.
He had become temporarily insane
through the loss of a small sum OF
money.
Died in a Fishing Camp.
John r. Wallace. a Pettis county
farmer, of near Smithton, died in a
camp on the Nianaua river, in Camden
county, where he and party of friends
had gone for two weeks fishing trip.
He was 65 years old.
Found Guilty.
DIR. c. T. Simmons was found guilty
at st. Louis of assault to kill on John
McBain, and the jury assessed the pun
ishnent at three years in the peniten-
tiary. Simmons is Sunday-school
worker.
Struck His Brother.
Chas. Gallup, blacksmith at ST. Jo-
seph, fought with his brother Bert,
thrashing him. Bert soon after struck
Charles on the head with a stone, in
f1icting a fatal wound.
Groom, 80; Bride, &c.
Bay less Rector, aged SO, and Miss
Agnes Breshears, aged 90. both of New
London, Rails county, were married at
Louisiana. The groom is quite wealthy.
Missouri vs.. Ksnsas.
The Missouri University football
team and the Kansas University team
will play at Kansas City on Thanks
giving day. Lively times are expected.
Big Enterprise.
A new electric railway company has
been organized in st. Louis to build
lines to the southwestern suburbs of
the city. 1t will require Sit, 1000, 900.
Large and Costly.
Southern Methodist are talking of
erecting a large and costly church
building in the west end, in a neigh
borhood which is growing rapidly
A Leading Business Man.
Josiah Blocher, for many years one
of the leading business men of Sedalia,
died the other night. He was SO, and
death was caused by paralysis.
st. Louis Y. NJ. c. A.
A building permit has been issued in
st. Louis to erect Y NJ. c. A. build
ing to cost $50, 200, at the corner Of
| Grand and Franklin avenues.
Fatal Stroke.
Mrs. Alice NJ. Hall. postmistress at
Branch Station c of the st. Louis post
office, was stricken with apoplcxy
while at breakfast and died.
Died in Germany.
Adolphus Boeckler. president of the
Schulenburg & Boeckler Lumber Co,
st. Louis, died at Godesberg, Germany,
aged IS years.
For the Winter.
The st. Louis Alumni association Of
the state university is arranging win
ter programme of lectures by we'll
known people.
Took Cafb0llc Acid.
Mary Watson, . highly-respected
young lady, 10 years old, committed
suicide at Laclede BY taking carbolic