Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-10-24
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
New Woman In Court.

New Woman In Court
The divorce suit of D.. Mamie Str
vens against Ralph Stevens was on
the witness stand DR.. Stevens said her
husband called her a .'she DOCTOR IL a
tone of voice that implied contempt.
As an instance of his rough conduct
toward her she related that once she
was consulting with another doctor
downstairs, when the baby, which was
in bed with it's father upstairs, began
to cry. She went up and said to him:
why didn't you put that baby to
Sleep" and he told her he was not going
to feed her if she did not attend to her
household duties" At another time
she had been up all night with a
typhoid fever patient, and in the morn
ing telephoned to her husband to send
the carriage for her. She had to walk
home, and when she reproached him
for it. he replied: "a little walk will
do you good" DIR. Stevens said that
didn't even have breakfast ready.
Grand Lodge Missouri Masons.
The Masonic grand lodge of Missouri
met at jefferson City few days ago.
There were about $50 delegates in at
tendance. In his address Grand Mas
ter j. B. Thomas said that the year
has been a prosperous one for the or
der in Missouri Six new lodges have
been organized. The report of Grand
Secretary John D. vincil showed the
fna ncial condition of the grand lodge
to be excellent. There is a balance Of
S33. 319. 16 in the treasury.
Officers for the ending year were
elected as follows: A. NJ. Hough. JEFF
ferson City. grand master; Dorsey A.
Jamison, St Louis, deputy grand mas
ter; F. ]. Tygard, Butler. senior grand
warden; E. F. Allen. Kansas City.
junior grand warden; S. M. kennard,
st. Louis, grand treasurer; DR.. John
d. Vlneil, st. Louis. grand secretary.
Prof. Howard Beers Gibson.
Prof. Howard Beers Gibson. .of the
University of Missouri, Columbia. died
the other morning. He had been i'll
with typhoid fever for three weeks,
and for several days his death had
been hourly expected. Since Septem-
Der 10. 1894, Prof. Gibson had been
professor of chemistry in the univer-
sity. and was one of the most popular
members of the faculty. He was born
at Washington, Conn.,, thirty-one
years ago. and graduated from Har-
ward at an early age. The remains
were taken to Connecticut In speak
ing of his death. President Jesse said:
HE was an able scientist and an adj
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His death is great loss to the univer-
sity."
DR.. Fraker Indicted.
Four indictments against DR.. George
w. Fraker were returned by the Ray
grand jury. One Indictment
was for attempting by fraudulent mis-
representa- .ions to cheat and defraud,
money under false pretenses. The
state wasnot ready for trial. and the
defense made application for bail
Judge Broaddus fixed the amount at
ST. 500 on each Indictment. Fraker's
attorneys said they would be able to
get their client out before court adj
journed for the term.
Result of Using Coal OIL.
Edna Van Wrinkle. daughter of expo
lice Sergt. Van Wrinkle, of Kansas City.
poured coal oil on fire to facilitate
its burning. There was an explosion,
and she was so badly burned that she
died. The house was destroyed, and
two other children were saved by the
heroism of the mother, who was badly
burned.
Cupid Plays Franks in jail.
jail in Carrollton, and Mrs. Emma
Voyles, held for the grand jury for
driving team to Hickory county with
out the consent of the owner, were
married in the jail parIors the other
night.
Increased Post Once Receipts.
The receipts of the ST. Louis post
Office for the three months ended Oc-
tober were S401.571, an increase of
s45, 172 over the corresponding period
of 1894. At Kansas City the receipts
were S12s, 636, an increase of S13, GOA.
Killed by a Boiler Explosion.
The boiler at the saw mill of julius
Peters. 5 miles south of Wakenda, Car.
roll county, exploded the other day,
killing young Peters. the son of the
and severely injuring his
father and another man.
Damages for False Imprisonment.
Pink Nolen, who was arrested in the
Indian territory and returned to Yer
non county, on charge of theft. has
fled suit in the circuit court for SIS, 900
damages ag ainst Arthur kaufman,
who caused his arrest.
Jumped From q WindoV.
The wife of Dudley Rhodes, the pro-
prietor of the Junction hotel, Kansas
City. jumped from the second-story
while insane, and was badly,
though. it was believed, not fatally in
jured.
Colored Girl Shot In Church.
Minerva Yeager, colored, daughter
of Chris Yeager, was shot in church
at Bowling Green and died. Medley
whom she refused to marry. was
arrested.
Col. william Hendrickson
Col. William Hendrickson, aged 70,
died at Sedalia. He was shot through
the lungs at Vicksburg. and retired at
the close of the war with the rank of
Swallowed Morphine.
Daniel Hodge, aged %. committed
suicide at CarroIlton nv the use of