Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-07
MISSOURI, STATE NEWS.
Mfssourians at Chickamauga.
A Washington dispatch of recent

A Washington dispatch of a recent
date says:
Gov. Stone. Of Missouri. has written to Gen.
j. s. Fullerton, of the Chickamauga and Chat
tanooga park commission, about the participa-
ton OF Missouri troops in the battles. A bill
is now before the legislature for the erection
of suitable monuments to the Missouri troops.
The state was well represented on both
sides in the battles of Chickamau-
ga Missionary Ridge. Lookout Noun
tain and around Chattanooga. The Mis-
sourians fought well, and lost heavily. Gov.
Stone writes that he has called the attention
Of leading members of the general assem-
bly, to the bill. and has strong hopes that lit
will receive attention. Other states have all
ready provided for the recognition of the
valorous deeds Of their troops these fields.
Eighty monuments have been put in place.
The fields are to be dedicated In September by
the government, and state commissioners are
pushing the work to have their monuments
ready By that time.
Col b. F. Northcott.
Col. BENJAMIN F. Northcott, of Lin
neus, aged Y, died the other morning
from paralysis.
He was born in Fleming county KY and was
the son of Rev. Benjamin F. Northcott. noted
united with the Methodist church when II
years OF age and began preaching at the age Of
q In 1877 he was member of the Illinois
state constitutional convention. In 1854 he
moved to Linn county. Mo-. and was pre-
church In 1862 he returned to Illinois, and
with Col. jacques, raised the Seventy-third
regiment a; volunteer nj infantry becoming lieu
brated preacher regiment, all of its officers be-
ing Methodist prea cheers. After the war he re-
board Of curators Of the state university, and
prevented the removal Of that institution from
Columbia. He was at one time president OF
the Burlington Southwestern Railway Co.
An Awful Deed.
Rev. Benz. Reed. of the Methodist
church, who resided miles south of
Aurora, killed his wife and daughter,
aged 10 years, the other day, by shoot
ing. He then went to the home of his
brother Perry, 2 miles distant, where
he entered a room and shot himself.
dying instantly. He had been married
to the woman he killed only week.
He had two children by his first wife,
a boy and the girl he killed. The MUIR
dered woman also had a daughter, aged
IL. The girl and the boy were at school
when the killing occurred. No cause
is known for the deed. Reed had made
his will, leaving his property, about
s., 600, to his children.
Will Recommend a New Post Office.
j. T. Remington. building inspector
of the treasury department., has in
formed the post-office authorities in st.
Louis that he will recommend the con-
struction of a new post-office building
for ST. Louis, the facilities of the pres
ent location being inadequate for the
increasing business. His idea is to de.
vote the present quarters to the fed
eral courts and other governmental
business, and put up a new building
exclusively for use as post Office, on
Twelfth and Olive streets.
Lost at Sea.
John B. Vinke, of st. Charles, was a
passenger on the steamer Elbe, which
went down in the North sea, and il
numbered among the lost.
Mr.. Vinke was 80 years old. and a prominent
citizen OF ST. Charles. where for many years he
engaged in the drug business. He married a
daughter of Capt. Ed Fulkerson. whose death
occurred a wear or two after marriage-leaving
no children. Mr. Vinke had been five
months Sojourn in Germany, and the report OF
his untimely end Frustrated with grief his
brothers, F. A. and DR.. H. H. Vinke. of St.
Charles.
A Generous Contribution.
The citizens soliciting committee
shipped from north Bates county the
other day to ]. F. Dye, at Palisade,
Neb.. $4,000 pounds of -four and other
provisions for the drought-stricken suf-
ferers. The railroad company would
no longer carry provisions to them free
of freight charges, so the committee
prepaid the freight to destination.
A Temple for SpirituaIists.
Plans have been drawn for a temple
for the St. Louis Spiritual association
which has been engaged during the
winter in the work of gathering to-
gether a fund to purchase a lot and
erect an attractive and commodious
house in which to hold their NEE tings
The site has not been chosen.
Auditor seibert's Report.
Auditor J. NJ. Seibert has filed with
Gov. Stone his statement of the trans.
actions of his department during Janu-
airy. 1t shows a balance January 1 OF
s719, 725.43; receipts during January.
1908, 44l.47; disbursements, 1857, 400. TO-
leaving balance February l of ST.
465, 676 so.
Daniel b. Glazebrook.
Daniel Boone Glazebrook died in
Audrain, Bates county, the other day
Of pneumonia. He was 60 years old, a
brother of Sheriff Glazebrook, who was
asphyxiated and died from escaping
gas in hotel in jefferson City some
years ago.
Mr.. Quick, of Kansas City.
From a package of letters and pho
tograph found on the levee in st.
Louis, it is supposed that w. H. Quick.
of Kansas City, committed suicide by
drowning after placing the letters
where they would be found.
Raided by whitecaps.
Eleven whitecaps, it is said, visited
the home of VIM. McGinnis. near
Crutcher, Saline county. McGinnis
was not at home. but his two sons
were roughly handled.
Y. NJ. c. A. Rooms Closed.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton rooms at Hannibal were closed the
other day on account of the hard times.
The furniture and fixtures will be sold
to pay a debt of 900.
On the Cooperative Plan.
At ST. Jopesh 200 collar and harness
makers out of employment by the
burning of Wright's factory will go in
to business on the cooperative plan.