Iron County register., 1895-11-07
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


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EarthQunke Shocks.
the morning of the 3lst, severe shocks
of earthquake we're felt throughout
the state. At St Louis the shocks
were felt about $50, and awol<e peo-
pie, causing great rattling of dishes
and household furniture. The shocks
were accompanied by low rumbling
sound. and people in second stories
and in tall buildings experienced the
sensation as though heavy wind had
struck the building verJ suddenly. In
Kansas City the shocks were very se-
we're, also in other sections of the state.
No serious damage has been reported.
As might be expected, the great
scientific men" of st. Louis are at log
gerheads as to the cause of the dis
turbance. One, who acknowledges that
he slept through the awful uproar,
says that a great mass of rock fell in
the interior of the earth, and that
caused everything to shake. Another
says it was caused by the planet Jupi-
ter, who is moving forward with his
satellitious hosts and stirring up things
generally. Others express different
opinions
The Columbia 'Tigers."
The Columbia football team is now
In fine condition. and has high hopes
of going through the season without
single defeat. The Tigers have SO far
been invincible. Sedalia, Vanderbilt,
Purdue and De Pauw have in turn
proved easy victims, and the team is
confident that it has no equal in the
west. There is some talk of chal-
lenging Yale or Harvard fer game, to
be played either in Kansas City or st.
Louis. The Tigers believe that fnan-
cia11y there would be whole mint of
money in the enterprise. Yale or
Harvard in the west would certainly
prove an immense attraction.
A Sad Incident
Miss Lucy Phelps. daughter of Col.
John E. Phelps, of Springfield, COM
mitted suicide few days ago by the
use of prussic acid. She was despon-
dent, caused by ill-health. Her father
is one of the best known men in Mis-
souri,, and the memory of her grand
father, governor of Missouri, and
member of congress for eighteen years,
is fresh in the minds of the people of
Missouri.
Death Of Mrs. John Kennard.
Mrs. Kennard, wife of Mr.. John Ken
nard, well-known st. Louis business
man, died the other day, aged So She
was a daughter of ex-Gov. Truston
Polk of Missouri Her mother, Mrs
Elizabeth Polk, was a constant at
tendant at her bedside. She married
Mr.. Kennard in 1887, her first hush band,
j. B. Drake, having died in 1880.
Many Acres OF Corn Burned.
Near Harwood, 12 miles north of Ne
vada, a farm hand while lighting his
pipe started a fire that destroyed 100
acres of corn. At point Is miles
southeast of Nevada fire destroyed 200
acres of corn, swept over 400 acres of
timber, and crept up almost to the
town of Monticello, when citizens
turned out to fight the f1ames.s
A. o. q. W.
The Ancient Order of United Work.
men held their annual meeting at
Warrensburg; next meeting at Soda
liza. The salary of the grand COM
mander was fixed at 81, 500, on condi-
tion that he devote all of his time to
the good of the order. Heretofore the
Office carried no salary. The grand
recorders salary has been reduced
from 1000 year to 5000.
Capt. s. r. Crispin.
Capt. S. r. Crispin, leading citizen
and business man of Richmond, died
the other morning of Bright's disease
Capt. Crispin served in the war of the
n
He surrendered at Memphis, Tenn. in
July, 1865. the last regularly orgau-
lied company of the confederate army.
Missing Man Found Drowned.
The body of Robert Lust. farmer,
22 years of age, was found in a pond
near Farber, Audrian county. Lust
had been missing about two weeks
and nobody knew what had become
of him. Supposed to be case of sui.
eide.
Oleomargarine Dealer Fined.
Henry Bockstruck, proprietor of
packing and provision company, 124O
South Broadway, ST. Louis, was fined
$3.50 and costs in the court of criminal
correction for selling colored oleomar-
garine for butter.
Child Crushed by . Wagon.
The 6-year-old SON of J. L. Wright
and wife, who are moving from Schuy-
ler county to the Indian territory, fell
under the wheels of their wagon,
near Nevada, and, it was believed,
fatally hurt.
Capital Removal Bond.
The capital removal guarantee bond,
asked of Sedalia for the erection of
the buildings that would be required
in case the people vote to remove the
capital from Jefferson City. has been
submitted.
County Prisoners Work on Roads.
Pettis county is now utilizing her
county prisoners by working them
upon the public highways. By this
means it is proposed to macadamize
several miles of roadway within the
next year.
Told a Doctor In Time.
Grant Parker, aged IS, farmer near
Piedmont, became respondent over the
death of his wife, took paris green, re-
pented, told a doctor and was saved.
Released ON Bond.