Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-09-06
MISSOURI CULLINGS.


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j. NJ. May. aged Ga, prominent citi-
zen of Moberly, died recently.
The new granite quarry near Van
Buren,, Carter county, is attracting wide
attention.
West Keye, colored, aged 80, was
crushed to death by a fall of rock in
mine 46, Bevier.
During the five days encampmeEt at
sold on the ground.
James NJ. Clinkingbeard, of Ava, was
arrested, charged with raising a one
dollar bill to five.
The Peoples Exchange bank of
Browning, has incorporated with a
capital stock of $4,000.
Johnston & Moore's undertaking es-
Enlistment was burned at Poplar Bluff.
Loss, 2.5O0; insurance, 5000.
Foreman Humphrey has arrived from
Pueblo, Col, and taken charge of the
Missouri Pacific shops at Sedalia
Jacob P. Maus, aged SO, of Schell
City, is dead. He was the original
owner of the Schell City town site.
The Missouri Editorial Republican
league, recently organized at Excelsior
Springs, will meet at Lebanon, Septem-
Der 80.
The annual meeting of the State As
ISOLATION of Mexican War Veterans
will be held at Marshall September 10
and 10.
A vein of lead and zinc, in size six by
eight, has been discovered in the Honey
Creek mines a few miles from Ava,
Douglas county.
Allie, the 1O-year-old son of c. NJ.
Alger, and a nephew of Gov. Alger, OF
Illinois, was drowned in the river at
Hannibal while bathing.
Oscar Purghan had a preliminary ex-
animation before Justice Murray for
the killing of John Irby, in Pike coun-
ty, and was held for the grand jury in
$4,000 bond.
The E. r. Stearn Clothing Co. of Ma
con has made an assignment of their
stock to John Scovern for the benefit of
creditors. The liabilities are placed at
$1,000, with assets of about the same
amount.
At Benton, VIM. Spaulding struck
Frank Leighton over the head with a
Ratchet, and Leighton died. Spaulding
was living out of wedlock with Leigh
tons sister. He was bound over to the
grand jury.
While sweeping. Miss Bertha Dye, of
Doniphan. in some manner discharged
a Winchester which was lying on the
floor. The ball passed through her
Id "a rr,I,i oh
soon caused death.
A. w. Mason. until recently a res
taurant cook at Joplin, started for
New Orleans on a freight train and
was murdered for his money, about
500. The body was discovered at Mo-
bile in freight car.
Simon Hochscheid, German, %
years old, was sunstruck while walk
ing along the Hannibal & st. Louis rail-
road, near Macon. He was a penniless
working man on his way from Cleve-
land to St. Paul. He died at the county
hospital.
park, st. Joseph, were destroyed the
other night, it is supposed by persons
who have been trying to drive saloon
keepers out of that part of the city.
The propreitors, John Hagel and
Charles Burks, have been warned to
discontinue business there.
The annual session of the Sunday
school association of Montgomery
county was held in the First Baptist
church of Montgomery. J. B. Shelton,
of Prices Branch, was president, and
Miss Sallie Owings, of Jonesburg, Sec
rotary. The initial sermon was
preached by Rev. Kahart, of New
Florence.
Fishermen caught an alligator gar
some miles below Hannibal, which
measured nine feet in length. Fisher
men allege that fish of this species
frequents the vicinity of the Hannibal
bridge, which is fully sixteen feet long,
judging from appearances. 1t has been
seen several times, but has thus far es-
capped capture.
J. NJ. Myers, who was convicted in
Ozark county of unbecoming conduct
toward his ward, made a statement in
his own behalf and pleaded innocence.
He asked for an appeal and bond was
fixed at 1000. Pending a hearing by
the higher court Myers consented to go
to the penitentiary rather than remain
in the Ozark county Jail.
Willis Ashcraft and John McIver,
farmers, miles south of Poplar Bluff,
became engaged in an alteration over
some trouble which the children got
into at school during the day, and Ash
craft cut McIver's five times with
knife, inf1icting fatal wounds. Ash
craft sustained couple of broken ribs
and other internal injuries.
The Baptist camp-meeting and revival
at Monegaw Springs, near Ell Dorado
Springs, has closed. There was large
attendance throughout the entire time
Ministers from all parts of the state
were present, and a great many con-
versions are reported. They have de-
cided to hold their next revival meet
ing on the same camp grounds.
An old man, whose name is supposed
to have been Pratt. entered Z. Whites
soloon in Neosho, the other dav, and
after getting glass of beer he passed
to the rear room, where he was discov-
cred a few minutes later bleeding at
the mouth and nose, and in a short
time he was dead. He is supposed to
have resided in Mcdonald county.
When the Southwestern Missouri
conference of the NJ. E. church, south,
meets in annual session at jefferson
City, on September 10, and the minis
tiers are assigned to their stations for
the coming year, Rev. DIR. J. E. Colby,
presiding elder of the Kansas City dis
trict, will request a transfer to the Lit
tie Rock ark conference DIR. Colby