Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-01-31
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The ST. Joseph races viii be held July
4, 5, 6.
The Kansas City high school has a.
musical organization.
John Meyers and John Trout broke
jail in Henry county, were caught and
each given two years in the peniten-
tiary for the offense.
Wallace Price, a well-known citizen
of Henry county, was sentenced To-
three years in the penitentiary for OBJ.
tanning goods under false pretense.
st. Joseph business men are fighting
insurance combines.
Armour & Co. IS cattle buyer has with
drawn from East st. Louis, and that
firm will purchase more cattle, 1T ls-
said, in the Kansas City market.
J. D. Eubanks has cattle feeding in,
Saline county on cotton-seed meal and
crushed wheat. half and half. and re-
ports them doing well.
A great many cattle are being fed in
Vernon county, and will soon be ready
for market.
C. B. Briggs, Kansas City grain
SPECTATOR, has been taken to the
asylum for the insane at st. Joseph.
The mayor of Nevada says he will
rid the town of gamblers.
Warrensburg business men will or
ganize board Of trade.
Whooping cough and grip are preva--
lent at Charlestown.
There are 1876 young ladies attending
Bond college. Clinton.
At Kirksville people are fined for dis
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There is not a vacant house or store
room in Hamilton.
Marvville churches are being carpet
ed with brussels.
Monroe City claims to have the big
gest mule in the United States
weight, 1900 pounds
The Wright County Fair association
has incorporated with $4,000.
At Bonnie Terre the Model Roller
mill and the sheds Of the Clarkson--
Christopher Lumber Co., containing
considerable lumber. were destroyed
by fire. The loss, which aggregates.
s22, 900. falls on Keith & Moran, the
Fite estate and the lumber company.
The Observation-Disclosures elevator at,
Rosedale, near Kansas City, was
wrecked by boiler explosion.
According to decision in an insur-
ance case in the circuit court at Kan
sas City, an accident policy is collecta-
BILE in case of suicide by the holder.
At Nevada, in the case of o. X. Cald--
well, indicted cashier of the old Citi-
zen's bank, the lost indictments were.
supplied by consent of counsel on both,
sides, and no delay was occasioned by
the missing documents.
Sol Smith Russell, Americas great
est comedian, was born and reared in
Brunswick. His father was preacher
and dentist, and the old Russell home
stead still stands on the bank of the
Missouri river.
A Springfield shoemaker was fined
one cent and costs for receiving pair
of stolen shoes.
State Mine Inspector Evans thinks,
Lexington is one of the best coal min
ing points in Missouri.
Much interest is taken in fruit grow
ing about Fair Play, Polk county.
Corn made from 35 to 80 bushels to-
the acre around Merwin, Bates county,.
last season.
Boone county is proud of her county
court.
Thomas Vermillion was killed by q
runaway team at Monett.
The business men of Purdy, with two
exceptions. are church members.
Judge Hockaday discharged the jury
in the Harlan murder case at Fayette.
They stood seven for murder in the
first degree and five for acquittal. 1t
is said that they stood the same way
from the time they first took ballot.
They were out six days. Judge Hook
aday placed the bail at $4,000.
Schuyler county is talking new court
house.
The new courthouse at Shelbyville is
a model one.
Mrs. Phoebe Bfatson died at her
home, in Matson, st. Charles county,
aged 70.
A Christian church was dedicated at
Ashburn, Pike county, recently.
Elder J. B. Mansfield, of Knoxville.
Tenn, has accepted the pastorate of.
the Christian church at GAINESVILLE.
Sheriff Troll of st. Louis was ac--
quilted in the court of criminal correc-
tions of the charge of giving bribe-
on election day. In closing. the prose-
cution admitted that its witnesses
were not worthy of belief.
The rumor that the Missouri Pacific.
shops will be removed from Sedalia is.
denied,
Miss Chat Cushing, daughter of ex-
Mayor Cushing of Dubuque. Ia, was.
married to j. M. Williams, of st. Jo-
seph.
William 0. Wilkerson, who escaped
from the Pettis county jail and was.
recaptured, planned another escape.
Two steel saws were found in.the soies.
of his shoes.
Three burglars entered Bakers gen.
eral store at Cornelia, a small station
south of Warrensburg, the other night.
The safe was blown to pieces, but not
much money secured.
Arthur Forester, st. Louis clerk.
took poison. after spree, and died.
Two hundred coal miners were let.
out by the Kansas & Texas Coal Co. Mt.
their Ardmore mines,i in Macon county.
The reason assigned was the general
dizziness in the trade.
Mrs Whitney, who recently secured
a divorce at Oklahoma City, was reared
in Savannah. She first married James,
McCord, wealthy young man of st.
Joseph. In 1883 she secured divorce.
and married Casper w. Whitney. Ru-
NOR has it that she will now n,arrv