Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-02-15
MISSOURI. STATE NEWS.
From Washington.

NEW PoSTMASTERS.
Pine Creek. Laclede county, G. W. Massey.
vice Laura Q. Pond. resigned.
Ravenwood, Nodaway county, O. e. Smith
vice J. G.. Hounoid, removed.
Norwood, vice j. B. Norwood. resigned.
Mcdowell. Barry county. Sarah A Pender
ParneH Nodaway county, C. P. Anderson
vice J. F. Lafayor, removed.
NEW POST OFFICES.
Brays, Miller county, Charles I. Smith, post
master
Fugate. Ripley county VIM H. F'ugate, post
master.
McKittrick, Montgomery county. Charles
Fahrner. postmaster
Sapp Boone county James Brinegar, post
master
Murphy. Jefferson county, Margaret A
Murphy, postmaster.
PENSION SURGEONS.
Cassville-Dr. r. B. Archibald
MaldenADr. G.. T. Vanc1eve.
Southwest City-Dr. d. n. Dobbs
TWO PLUMS SHAKEN DOWN.
The president sent the following nominations
to the senate the other day:
John r. Walker. to be attorney OF the United
States for the western district of Missouri
Joseph 0. Shelby. to be marshal for the west
ern district of Missouri.
1T will be hardly necessary to mention the
fact that Joseph Q. Shelby is the noted ex-con
federate leader. John r. Walker IS prother
in-law of Senator Cockrell]
ONE MADE HAPPY.
John B. Thro. one of the eighteen candidates
the other day.
MISSOURI POST OFFICE PLUMs.
Some of the best post Office plums in Mis-
souri, ripen this month. The commissions Of
following presidential Offices: Centralia. Feb
ruary %: Clarlsville, February 2s; Jefferson
City. February p; Mound City, February Il
Palmyra. February IL: Sedalia, February Is
Springfield, February 30
Obituary.
JUDGE A. H. BUCKNER.
Hon A. II. Buckner died at Mexico
on the 5th.
Deceased was born in Fredericksburg. Va.
December IA, 1916. and was educated al George
town college. He came to Missouri in 1887, 10
eating in Pike county, and moved to st. Louis
in 1850 where he practiced law. He was elected
attorney for the Bank of the State
of Missouri in 1852. In 1858 he was ap
pointed commissioner of public works by Gov
Sterling Price, and in 1854 ne was elected
judge of the Third judicial district. In 1861
the general assembly selected Judge Bucknel
as one of the delegates to the peace congress.
He was afterward elected to the Forty third
congress over Judge Z. j. C. Fagg, and served
five continuous terms from the old Seventh
district.
OTHER DEATHS.
]. T. Keet, died at Springfield.
DR.. w. S. Austin, 49, died at Moberly.
James w. Colgan, an old and well-known cit
lien OF Linneus, died the other day. He was
native of Jefferson City. and was the son OF
Daniel Colgan, who built the first state cap
itoLl
Mrs. Polite Grimes, aged SO and Mrs. Esther
Davis, aged 81. died at Moberly.
Hubbel Wieldman died in WarrenSburg aged
o. He was the oldest citizen in johnson coun
ty. At one time he was the proprietor of an
extensive hat factory at Danbury, Conn.
Mrs. Lucy Evans, the Oldest woman in Jack
son county, died a few days ago, aged, Iii.
lShe was born in Tennessee. and removed to
Missouri in 1929. OF late years her memory
failed. and. while she remembered incidents
during the war of 1872 she could not recollect
anything relating to public affairs since the
civil war. She was apparently in good health
on recent visit to independence. and told
many "reminiscences of the early part of the
century,
Napoleon Aubuchon died at Jefferson City.
aged So. HE was born in Ste. Genevieve coun.
ty. and was raised in the state.
B. f. Hummel, a prominent citizen OF Nor
gan county died at his residence in Florence,
aged about 50. Deceased was an extensive
manufacturer of pottery and was we'll known
in the mercantile community