Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-07
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
College commandments.
ST. CHARLES COLLEGE.

ST. CHARLES COLLEGE.
The first graduating class of the new
st. Charles college received diploma
the other day. The commencement ex
ercises were held in the Clay Stree
Methodist church, and the graduate
were George H. Bo.wles, scientific
course, and Misses Emily B. Lanius
Maggie F. Taylor and Hattie E. Bait
son, classical course.
STEPHENS FEMALE COLLEGE.
An unusual amount of interest wa
manifested in commencement at Ste
phens' female college, Columbia
Rev. T. w. Barrett's last appearance
as president of the college. The instl
tuition will undergo an entire chang
of management. The resignation o
President Barrett was caused by IL
health. He has been at the head O.
the college for the past eleven years
during which time the institution ha
been very successful. Rev. 5. f. lay
Tor, of Liberty, will succeed Rev. Mr.
Barrett as president, and will assume
charge Immediately. There were four
teen graduates There was no valedic
torian, but the two young ladies who
received the highest grades had then
names favorably announced and tool
prominent parts on the programme
They were Miss Exile Mitchell an6
Miss Sunie Denham. Both the young
ladies are natives of Boone county.
LIBERTY FEMALE COLLEGE.
The Corbin opera house, Liberty, was
crowded to witness the commencement
exercises of Liberty female college. Al
the call of President Menefee, twenty
three young women came upon the
stage to receive their diplomas. Con
sidering the high test for graduation
in this college, the class is an unusual
ly large one. The exercises were of /;
high order.
OTHER COLLEGES.
The twenty-fifth annual commence
ment of McCune college, Louisiana
was very interesting one, and was at
tended by a large audience. The past
year has been very successful.
The Christian college at Columbia
has passed very successful year, not
withstanding the institution suffered a
very sad blow in the death of President
S. f. st. Clair last November. The col
lege has since been in charge of Mrs
st. Clair. Ten young ladies were grad
uated this year. Miss Annie Holmes
of Hannibal, was valedictorian.
Two young ladies received their di'
rlomas at st. Louis seminary this year.
They We're Miss Susan Black, of Kan.
sas City, daughter of Chief Justice
Francis NJ. Black of the supreme court
of Missouri, and Miss Gertrude Mayse.
daughter of DR.. George Mayes, of Walk
err, Mo.
Fourteen young ladies graduated
from the Baptist female college, Lex
ington. This was the thirty-ninth an
nual commencement of this institu-
ton. Miss Annie l.. Hickman was vale
dictorian.
Seven young ladies graduated from
Mrs. Miller's female seminary, Sedalia.
There were five graduates from Pilot
Grove college. The school has enjoyed
q successful year.
Missouri Frohfbitionists.
The prohibitionists held their state
convention at Carrollton. The candi-
dates. nominated by reclamation. are
as follows: Supreme judge, r. Il. Rob
inson, of Barton county: superintend.
ent of public schools, Miss Ellen D..
Morris, of Kansas City: railroad com.
missioner, PC. Yates of Newton county.
THE PLATFORM.
EeaffirmS allegiance to the national prohibit
ton party: declares for absolute prohibition.
III n,,IS tnta hifrI
and in favor of local option: in favor of univer-
sal suffrage: while there are other reforms that
need the attention Of the people, still prohibit
ton is the main reform. and to be enforced
must have a party behind it: pledges the en-
forcement of all laws that are good and
the repeal of all bad legislation; favors
gold. silver and paper money, all to
be at par, and a-e opposed to national banks;
opposed to any issue of government bonds:
free-trade plank with non-parttsan commits
SION opposition to all monopoles and declares
in favor of economy in the administration OF
public affairs: opposed to non-reSidents hold
ing land and is in favor of Inn iting the individ-
ual ana corporate ownership OF land: in favor
of civil service: in favor of the election OF
president. vice-preSident and United States
senators by a direct vote Of the people: in favor
of anti-option and opposes the formation O
trusts and combinations.
New POstmasters.
Elkhead. Christian county. w. J. Eeltnel
vice VIM. Mcconnell. resigned
North Salem. Linn county, A. E. Lambert
vice A. II. Payne, dead.
Tindall, Grumpy county, Rosa Tracy, vice M.
r. Linthicum. resigned.
Brock, Scotland county, D. E. Hyde, vice II.
B. ECgleSton, removed
Greeley Reynolds county, J. D. Jones, vice
Morris Adams. resigned
Matson. st. Charles county, A. S. Matson, vice
j. j. Hoffman, resigned.
NEW POST OFFICES.
Grecnleaf, fancy county, Charles J. MAIDEN.
HidlSle. Macon county, Daniel F. snider
postmaster.
Rankin, Andrew county, Samuel F. Cole,
postmaster
Kip. Douglas county, George w. Mason, post
master.
Death of Judge Hampton p. Gray.
Judge Hampton P. Gray died at Neva.
da, aged r.. He was judge of the Pettis
county court for eleven years. In 1869
he removed to Nevada, represented
Vernon county in the legislature, and
was probate Judge at the time of his
death. He was mason and a member
of the Christian church.
Jefferson City Public Schools.
The commencement exercises of the
jefferson City public schools were held
in the hall of the house of representa-
tives. which was crowded to it's capac
ity.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Wallace Returns.
George H. Wallace. OF Howard coun.
ty, acknowledgement at Melbourne.
Australia, arrived in Washington the
other day on his way to Missouri.
Death of the Oldest Policeman.
Andrew Hack, for forty-six years on
the st. Louis police force, died, aged Sd.