Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-01-03
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The State Penie.ntiary.

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There we're in the penitentiary on December
81, 1892. 1,644 males and As females; December
q, 1894 2,129 males and e. females, an increase
OF % per cent. in two years In view of the
crowded condition of the prison, on account Of
lack of cell room, it is deemed advisable for the
legislature to make an appropriation for the
erection of at least one commodious cell build
ing. There are $50 of the convicts contracted
for, leaving several hundred idle after full al
lowance for prison help.
The warden asserts that he believes the con-
tract system the best and only one to save the
taxpayers a heavy expense, and therefore
more shop room should be provided.
One-sixth of the prisoners now in the prison
were under 20 years Of age when committed;
one-third between 20 and p years, making one
half of the convictS under % years of age.
The warden then adds:
believing that many of these boys and
girls. especially under the age of 20 wears. were
not hardened in crime at the time of their SEN
and hardened criminals has a tendency to cor
rupt rather than to reform, I think that a III
erai statute should be enacted allowing the
criminals should be sent here or to the reform
schools of the state. 1 believe that the result
S;6as DE SAVING OF majority OF them be-
and country
The financial report shows that the earnings
OF the prison for 1898 and 1894 were 900 less
than for years 1891 and 1892. With an average
years. the cost to the state for maintenance
has been only about $4,000.
Missouri Ex-Confederate Home.
Hon. VIM. H. KEENAN,, of Audrain
county, is working in the interest of
the ex-Confederate home at Higgins
Vile.
He is preparing bill which will be- present.
ed to the legislature this winter. The bill
provide that the ex-Confederate home of Mis-
souri,, in twenty-years. shall become the prop
erty Of the state. free Of all debts and claims,
providing in the meantime the legislature
OF the state should every two years appro-
pirate not to exceed $4,000 for the sup
port of the inmates of the institution. The
probability is that a sum less than that will be
asked for, but the bill fxes that as the highest
limit. The bill provides for salaried officers,
making them few and the salaries very low.
When this property reverts to the state it will
doubtless be used for some eleemosynary in
stitution. The bill as drafted by Mr.. KEENAN,
will be presented to the board of managers of
the eX-COnfederate home at meeting in the
Laclede hotel in St. Louis January 9. Mr..
KEENAN, is a member of this committee. After
the bill has been approved by the committee it
will be introduced in the legislature.
Took a Young Wife.
Rev. David B. Ray, aged d5, and Miss
married recently in st. Louis.
The groom is editor of the Baptist Flag a
religious publication well known among Mis-
souri, Baptists, and the bride was the stenogra-
pher in his Office. The marriage was rather
sudden. the groom having been widower
scarcely three months. The license was pro-
cured rather quietly, and the ceremony per-
formed by Rev. John Hardy, who is also we'll
known among Missouri BaptiSts. The newly
married couple left Immediately on trip to
Florida, where they will remain until the SEN
Sation has subsidized.
Soon after their departure for the south the
parents of the bride received a message from
the couple asking for forgiveness, which was
freely granted.
Southwest and Northeast Teachers.
The Southwest Missouri District
Teachers association met at Lamar
and the Northeast Missouri Teachers
association at Monroe City.
The southwest teachers held their exercises
in the high school building recently erected by
the city Of Lamar at a cost of $4,000. Over
500 teachers were present. and was the largest
attendance and most suspicious opening ever
held in the history OF the association.
There were about go in attendance at the
northeast teachers meeting The district they
represented covers about twenty-five counties,
and the association has proved Of great benefit
Colored Teachers of Missouri.
The tenth annual session of the Mis-
souri, Colored Teachers association
was held at Sedalia.
The session opened with nearly 100 teachers
in attendance, and the number was greatly in
creased by evening. DR.. Ira T. Bronson. presi-
dent of the Sedalia school board delivered the
address of welcome, in which he eulogized the
colored race for the progress they have made
from an educational standpoint in the past
quarter OF a century, despite strong opposition
in many quarters. The response
was by ]. Wesley Daniel principal Of one Of
the colored schools in Kansas City.
Terrible Crime.
A terrible tragedy was enacted in
Morgan county a few days ago.
Robert Rouse, a young farmer, escorted Miss
Bette Hayden to church, and their way
home shot her through the head, leaving her
by the roadside, while he drove about 8 miles
and then killed himself by shooting. It seems
that the young woman had refused to marry
him. Her wound was regarded as fatal. Both
the murderer and his victim belonged to the
best families in Morgan county.
Fed Twelve Hundred.
The Salvation Army fed 1900 people
Christmas day in st. Louis.
Inc guests were aQmlCteQ into the nah In
patches Of about 125. Meal tickets were dis
tributed at religious services, so that visitors
got grace before soup. The menu included
roast turkey. and there was no question about
its being enjoyed. The majority of the guests
were "hobos,'' but there was fair leaven Of
honest, hardworking people too poor to have
dinner at home.
st. Louis . Tobacco Center.
st. Louis manufactures more tobacco
than any other place in the world.
The country's entire produc, of chewing and
smoking tobacco for the fiscal year ending
June 3. 1898. was 252, 800 749 pounds. OF this
amount a.726771 pounds, or nearly % per cent.
were manufactured in st. Louis, or in the St.
Louis district, which practically amounts to
the same thing. The value of this product
was nearly S20,OOo,0O0.
Killed His Friend.
VIM. Mentzel, of ST. Joseph, a te1e-
graph lineman, took few drinks and
then concluded he wanted to kill some
body. He borrowed a revolver and
killed Frank Tracy, friend.
Destroyed by Fire.
The paper mill at GAINESVILLE, the
only paper mill in Missouri, was de-
stroyed by fire. 1t was in the hands of
the Columbia Straw Paper Co., and was
closed down.
Safe Robbed.
The safe of Furth & Henderson, gen.
eral merchants at Morrisville, Polk
county, was blown open the other
night and robbed, it is said, OF 81, ZOO.
Modern WOOdmen.
The first state camp of the Modern
Woodmen of America in Missouri was
held at jefferson City. There were
fully 100 delegates in attendance.