Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-28
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The State Treasury.

| The state treasury.
| The state auditing committee has
submitted to the senate and house a
report as to the management of the
| various state offices and penal institu-
lions. The committee consists of Sem
ator Basket and Representatives
Swanger and Short, of Cole county.
| In closing their report the committee
say:
| I'VE compared the duplicate warrants on file
| in the auditors office with those On file in the
| treasurer's Office and found them to correspond
| in number and amount. The charges and
| credits were properly and correctly made We
| examined the treaSurer'S books, consisting OF
| cash book, journal. general ledger, appro-
| priation ledger. draft register, draft ledger,
| daily balance book and monthly balance book;
| also the book showing the securities given by
| each state depository, the number. value and
| name of bonds held by the treasurer secure
| state deposits. and the book showing the
| transactions of state with the states fiscal
! agent in New York.
| I'VE find that balances are taken at the
| close Of each day in both treasurer's and au-
ditor'S offices, showing the business tranSac-
| tons for every twenty-four hours, and month
| ly balances are made and submitted to the
governor on the first of every month for his IN
| spection. We compared the daily balances in
| the treasurers and auditors Office. We find
1 they correspond and taking all the details of
our investigation We find the financial affairs
| OF the state in excellent condition.
| From our investigation and association
| with the force employed both in the treasurer
| and auditors office, we are pleased to say We
| have found them competent, painstaking,
| agreeable and efficient. The labors of each de-
partment frequently require them to work I'M
| til late in the night. but the business of each
| day is completed before the transactions of an
| other day Begin
A State Pensloner Gone.
| The state has lost one of its pension
ers since the last meeting of the gener-
al assembly. The man in question,
| Absolem Hughs, of Cedar City, Gala
way county, was a beneficiary of the
state to the extent of being allowed to
run a saloon without paying any state
or county license. He died some weeks
ago at an advanced age. Old Samuel
Tarwater. of Ray county, is granted an
annual pension of 500 for services he
rendered the state during the Mormon
troubles. He was badly wounded dur
ing fight, and for some forty years
has been on the pension roll. Hughs
was wounded during the Mexican war
at the battle of Sacramento. He was
not regularly enlisted, and hence was
not able to obtain pension. He re-
turned to Missouri, and the legislature
passed law giving him the right to
run dram shop at Cedar City during
the remainder of his life without pay
| ing state or county license. This law
| was undoubtedly repealed by the
Downing high license act, but no at
tention was ever paid to the fact, and
Hughs ran his saloon up to the time Of
| his death.
Champ Clark's Boys Appeal.
Congressman Champ Clark's bright
little boy, Bennett, is almost as regu-
| lar in his attendance on the sessions
| of the house as his father. He has
grown out of kits and into knicker-
bockers. He knows all the members
on that part the floor where his father
| sits, and he begins to take great
deal of interest in the speeches, es-
| pecially when they are lively. Little
Bennett, in dim way, appreciates
that the end of his going to congress
| is not far off, and he is sorry for it.
The other night he knelt down to say
his prayers and startled his mother by
interpolating:
''Oh, Lord, Jim glad papa is in con-
gress-" Then. after a little hesita-
ton, he added: Lord, please keep
papa in"
On Account of a Bigamous Wife.
B. j. Milhouse. stockman near st.
Joseph, committed suicide in a sensa-
tional way in Kansas City, by taking
carbolic acid, because his bigamist
wife refused to return to him. Four
years ago Mrs. Milhouse left her hus-
band. and, going to Kansas City. mar
ried again. Recently Mr.. Milhouse
located her, and tried to induce her to
return to him, but without success.
He then had the woman arrested for
bigamy. Milhouse became despond-
ent, however, and purchased carbolic
acid, and while walking along ST.
Louis avenue took UGH big quantity
of the poison that he died in a few
minutes. He left note saying he
wanted to free Mrs. Milhouse from
further trouble.
Tortured by Masked Men.
William Walsh, aged 60. who lives in
a howell at Eighth street and Mitchell
avenue, St Joseph, and who was known
to keep a great deal of money, was
called to his door at 2 o'clock the other
morning by six masked men, who over
powered him. Under threats of death
he was ordered to reveal the hiding
place .of his wealth. but stubbornly re-
fused. The robbers lighted matches
and burned off the miser's whislers,
and then his hair. Finally fire was
kindled and his feet were thrust into
the flames until they were frightfully
burned. Walsh was then beaten into
insensibility. The 4 ;bbers secured only
eight silver dollars. A large sum was
sewed up in bed quilts.
Crushed Beneath a Log.
Otto, the 16-year-old son of Louis
Scheer, a well-known farmer. living
miles southwest of New Haven. met
with an accident that cost him his
life. Mr.. Scheer and son were en-
gagged in tearing down an old log barn,
when log fell. hitting Otto on the
head. killing him instantly.
Peaches and Cherries.
Out of 1000 peach buds examined
near Warrensburg 21O were found that
would bloom. Cherries were examined,
and 40 per cent. found all right
An Important Meeting.
The supreme BODY of the ROYAL Ar.