Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-09-13
MISSOURI cULl.INGS.

increased its capital stock from 5000
to $4,000.
The st. Paul's Evangelical church,
Hermann, celebrated its fifteenth an
nlversary.
Because she was deserted by her hus-
band Mrs. Lizzie Kern committed sui
eide at st. Louis.
Harry Brisco, of New London. IS be-
| lieved to be the youngest hotel man
| ager in the state.
Five hundred dollars will be given
in prizes at the bicycle tournament at
Trenton on October 4.
| Macon county mine operators are not
seeking large contracts just now on
account of the low prices of coal
| On the coffin of the late Ben Walker,
| Centralia, was laid wreath bearing
| the words: THE Poor Mans Friend"
More than 1000 head of cattle and
an even larger number of hogs are be-
1 ing fed on wheat in the vicinity of
1 Slater.
| The revival meetings at the Olive
Street Methodist church, st. Joseph,
have closed. About 1000 conversions
were made.
| August Klee, of the firm of Myers &
klee, shoe merchants of Lexington,
committed suicide by shooting in the
right temple.
The fruit drying factory in Hale,
Carroll county, has pay roll of 5000
per week. About GOO bushels of ap-
plies are disposed of daily.
The river and harbor bill passed by
| SofS no
the construction of lock and dam at
Shipley's shoals on the Usage river.
William Perkins, aged 10, died at ST.
Johns hospital, Springfield, from the
effects of a blow on the head at the
hands of Ed Boyd, aged 10, who used a
chair as his weapon.
ALI denominations have been holding
revival meetings in Clay county during
the summer months. The result has
been general revival in religious work
any many conversions.
The Perryville railroad will be il
operation by September Is. The Ken
nett road will run to Charlottesville by
January, and then every southwest
county will have railroad.
The Harlan family, of which Mrs
Robert T. Lincoln, Mrs. Henry S. Kelly
and several persons in Andrew and
Caldwell counties are members. will
hold reunion in ST. Joseph i'm Octo
Der.
Monroe City has a damage suit on its
hands. Miss Lizzie Mccormick wants
So, 600 damages for broken leg, which
she alleges was sustained by falling
over defective sidewalk, while run
ming for a doctor.
Otto Coleman, a Swede farmer Of
north Sedalia, while going to neigh
boris was assaulted by an unknown
man, who fatally injured him with a
dirk knife. Coleman was left for dead
by his assailant, but no attempt was
made at robbery.
At business meeting of the congre
cation of the Broadway Presbyterian
church, Sedalia, Rev. w. A. Hunter, D.
D., of Clinton, ILL.,, was called to the
pastorate of the church. Rev. Hunter
has been pastor of the church at Gin
ton for the past ten years.
About year ago W. T. Yonell, an
auctioneer of Monroe City, was kicked
IN the face by vicious horse and his
nose split open. Dr.. George q. Turner
dressed the wound. 1t healed in such
a manner as to make Yonell's face lool
disfigured, and he has sued the doctor
for $1,000.
John Stroeble has broughtsuit in The
Pettis county circuit court against the
Electric Railway, Light and Power Co.
of Sedalia for $4,000 damages. Plain
tiff alleges that he was run down by
one of defendants ears, through de
PENDANTS carelessness, and sustained
numerous painful injuries, including
the fracture of three ribs.
| At the old settlers reunion in Shelby
county j. HI. Foreman, aged "a, was the
oldest resident of Missouri present. ani
was presented with five dollars in gold
Mrs. Martha Griffith, aged SO, was thu
oldest citizen of Shelby county on the
ground, and she received five dollar!
also. Mr.. Selby Rain, aged Sc, was tn.
oldest person on the ground, and h
was given a fye-dollar gold piece OF
that account.
There were no receipts of corn at st
Louis September 6. The announce
ment proved surprise to the commits
sion merchants. and it created consider
able talk on change. This blank i:
the first one in the experience of the
oldest merchant Daniel B. Whitmore
chief statistician of the exchange fol
thirty years, said that to his bes,
knowledge and belief there had never
been before a dash placed under corr
receipts. Perhaps" he said. there
will elapse another thirty years before
the like happens again"
Near Waldron. Platte county, A. c.
Veach shot and killed Charles Morris
on the eve of his marriage to Miss
Jane Jones. Both men had been pay
ing attentions to Miss Jones. When
Veach heard that Norris and Miss
Jones were going to be married he pro-
cured a shotgun, and, going to the
house of F, NJ. Kerns, where Morris
was stopping, called the latter to the
door and deliberately shot him. Nor
ris died almost instantly. He was sc
years old, and a widower. Veach is 80
years old. The murderer escaped to
the woods.
Jennie Hall. domestic, in the EN-.
ploy of Charles Bioneca, was badly
burned in fire which occurred il
Bioneca's house at Twelfth and High
streets, st. Louis, the other night. She
is at the city hospital and may die.
She was sleep when the fire broke on.
and when she was aroused she ran
down stairs without taking time to get
any of her belongings. When she
reached the ground she decided she
could easily save some things which
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