Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
sfissouri weather-crop Report.

MISSOURI STATE NEWS
Missouri weather-Crup Report.
COLUMBIA. April 10. - The weekly
crop bulletin of the Missouri depart
ment of agriculture says: During the
fore part of the week the weather was
quite cool. and heavy frosts occurred
in many localities, though very little
damage is reported; but during the
last three days the temperature was
much higher, and the mean tempera-
ture CT the week was from to de-
grees above normal throughout the
state. The precipitation was slightly
in excess of the normal in the north
east section. but in all other sections
there was deficiency. The rains were
very beneficial to wheat, oats and
grasses, but much more is needed in
the central and northern counties. On
the whole, the week was very favora-
BILE for farming operations, except in a
few localities, and fairly favorable for
growing crops. Wheat came through
the winter well, very little being re-
ported winter-killed, and is generally
in fine condition.
Farmer Assaseinated.
George Stice, q farmer, miles
southeast of Macon, was assassinated
while sitting at his window with his
little daughter the other night by
some one conceal in the bushes. firing
the contents Of heavy-loaded shot
gun at him. The bullets struck him
in the head and death resulted Instant
~. The little girl beside him WIS
covered with blood, but aside from
slight wounds made by the broken
glass was uninjured. An inquest
failed to throw any additional light
on the killing. Stice, with his wife
and two children. arrived at Macon
from Scotland county about three
months ago. Nothing was taken from
the house and no attempt made to
harm any other members of the fami-
~. The deceased was about 40 years
old.
They Died Together.
Louis Frank, aged 20, and Katie
Kolb, aged II, lived in st. Louis, loved
and became indiscreet. There was no
objection to their marrying, but the
young people were afraid of disgrace.
They resolved to die together, and go
ing to a grove around pond in the
southwestern suburbs, ended their ex-
istence. They first took poison, then
shot themselves through the breast,
and then cut their threats. There they
lay until boy, passing through the
grove, found them. They left letter
showing that it was premeditated sui
eide. and giving the cause. The girl
wrote in the note: "Who wants to
love must suffer. = I should not
have given myself away. but I loved
him and he loved me So" They were
buried in one grave.
Life is But q Weary Came"
Prescott w. Tatum, aged II, clerk
in the Wabash railroad office in st.
Louis, cut his throat and died. 1t is
believed that he was deranged on ac-
count of sickness. He left note stat
ing that life is but weary game"
Looking Bright for Depositors.
Bank Examiner Galbraith, in charge
of the suspended National Bank of
Kansas City, has forwarded $500, 900 to
the comptroller of the currency. It is
believed dividend Of IS per cent will
soon be declared to deposftors.
That Smith College Rumpus.
Colored people of Sedalia held q
and protested against the re-
tention of Prof. j. w. Cool in the fac
ulty of George r. Smith college. He
is charged with immortality.
Wants tho Soldiers Home.
Citizens of La Plata and vicinity are
determined efforts to secure
the location of the soldiers home, to
be decided at the G. A. r. convention
at Macon, April 1918.
Dropped Dead In the Kitchen.
Mrs. Anna Evert, aged so, wife of
Robert Evert, zoos North Sixth street,
st. Louis, went into the yard to quite
a dog fight. returned to the kitchen
and fell dead.
Miles of Unimproved Streets.
st. Louis has 500 miles of unimproved
streets and 200 miles of unimproved
alleys. Their improvement would
greatly increase the taxable wealth of
the city.
A Strange Incident.
While watching the ascent of bal
loonistin Clinton, the s-year-old son of
w. S. Deighton ran into a barbed-wire
fence and his jugular vein was almost
severed.
Hanged Himself.
John T. Wolff, cigar-maker, aged
AZ, who resided at $3.50 Iowa avenue,
st. Louis, hanged himself with q
clothes line. He was found by his
wife.
street Railways In st. Louis.
The street railways of st. Louis ag-
gregate 800 miles, of which miles
were constructed last year. The mile
age will be greatly increased this year.
Eloped and Married.
E. Giles and Miss May Miller, of De
Soto, eloped to st. Louis. They pro-
cured license and went to hotel,
where they were united in marriage.
Killed by Failing Slate.
Thomas Moore. miner at Panama,
Vernon county, was preparing to come
out of the mine for dinner when fall
ing slate killed him. He was 81.
Capt. Albert Parker.
Capt. Albert Parker, for many years
a resident of Sedalia, died at San
Diego, Cal. He was brother-in-law
of Senator Cullom, of Illinois.
A Girl Saves Life.
Miss Nellie Oesterhaut, of Kansas
City, who was visiting relatives in st.
Louis, saved an old man from being