Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-30
MISSOURI! STATE NEWS.
The Missouri University.

| hc -uAssouTk AHlScFsiys
| The Missouri state university is now
| in readiness for the opening of schoo.
| on Septembe II.
| From the steady demaad for catalogues anG
other indications. it looks as il the attendance
| during the coming year will be the largest YET
| known in the history OF the Institution. Wher
| the main building is completed the university
could afford ample accommodations for over
| 700 students. The exterior of this building Is
now ABOUT completed with the exception of the
| tower which will rise 1s5 feet above the
| ground from the center Of the edifce. It Is
| believed that the building will be ready for
occupancy next spring. and it IS intended
| that the commencement exercises shall take
| place IL the new chapel. The five other new
| buildings are all completed and will be occu-
| pied during the coming year. The endowment
| OF the institution and the value of the build
| lngS- ground and other eQuipmentS now amount
| to 100000 President Jesse, when inter-
! viewed. spoke enthusiastically of the univer-
| slty and its future prospects, He stated that
| he had received during the summer an extra
| ordinary number of inquiries and requests for
| catalogues from Texas. and that. Influenced by
| this he had sent a representative of the uni
VersItS to canvass that state. which is the
| only state, in fact. which has been canvassed
| this year in behalf of this institution. In
| referring to the recent resignation OF DIR.
| j. 5. Blackwell from the chair Of modern lam
guageS- Dr. Jesse said that no successor will at
| present be appointed and that it is his earnest
| desire that no such appointment be made: that
| the chair of modern languages be abolished.
and IN its place be substituted chair of Ger
| manic languages. and also a chair OF Romano
languages. He stated that he is deeply inter-
eSted in the movement for an appropriation for
the medical department from the next legisla-
ture- and has used his best efforts in this re-
gard
Several important changes have recently
been made in the faculty, and number of new
professors have been appointed. Dr. Howard
Ayers. Of Arkansas will fill the chair of biolo
gy: A H. Place, graduate of Cornell univer-
sity- has been placed at the head of the draw
ing department. Prof. H. Lands has resigned
the chair of mines and metallurgy at Rolla,
and Prof. Courtney De kalb. of New York, has
been appointed as his successor.
Jasper County's New Courthouse.
The cornerstone of the courthouse
to be erected at Carthage was laid
few days ago. There were at least H.
600 people present. The ceremonies
We're under the auspices of the masonic
fraternity.
Hon. w. II. Phelps. the orator of the
day, narrated the history of JAS
per county, and said that when the
first courthouse was built the wealth
was only $4,000; now it is over SID
00a eco The first courthouse cost 500;
enduring testimony to the greatness of
Jasper county for years to come. At
night there was display of fireworks,
which wound up the exercises of the
day.
North Liberty Baptist Association.
The North Liberty Baptist associa-
ton held a four days session at Rich
nond The .,SSOciaf ion is cornuoSad of
the Baptist churches in Clay, Clinton,
Caldwell, De Kalb, Platte and Ray
counties, and about $50 delegates We're
present. Dr. Black. president of the
William Jewell college. and many 9TH
Pr baptist divines. attended and took
part in the proceedings.
One Killed and Three Injured.
Hale McCarty, colored, was instantly
killed. and Will Bryant. colored,
icorge Henry and Henry Washington,
colored, We're badly injured in mine &c,
aear Bevier. Macon county. by fall of
-ocl>- The colored men came recently
from Alabama to take the places of
strikers.
Knew How to Use a Gun.
Oscar-Purghan. a Salt river farmer.
in Pike county. shot and killed John
Irby, a teamster. 1t is alleged that
Irby. during the absence of Purghan,
assaulted Mrs. Purghan. When
Purghan was informed OF irOy's q eed
he loaded his shotgun and hunted Irby
down.
Killed His Coachman.