Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-11


year the widow married DR.. Hearne, and they
are now making their home in California. The
Ban Francisco Chronicle published an article
written. 1t is alleged, by James Blunt, Of San
Diego, Cal, intimating that DIR. Hearne was
connected with the murder of Stillwell Dr.
Hearne has sued M. H De Young, proprietor
| of the Chronicle, and Blunt, the alleged autho.
Of the article for $780, 900, and his visit to Han
n1bal was for the purpose Of taking deposit
| tons to be used in the damage suit. DR.
Hearne says he desires thorough investiga-
ton.
The State University.
The executive board of the curators
| of the state university held an impor.
tant session the other day.
w. w. Griffith was re-employed as instructor
| in physics. The resigation of DR.. G. A Wau-
| chope. to take effect September 1, was accept
ed. Professors B. F. Hoffman, C. F. Marbut
and L Loeb and Miss Letitia Todd filed &C
ceptanceS of positions to which the board had
elected them. DrS. r. H. Jesse and Paul
SchweitZer were appointed to attend the ma
tional convention Of directors of agricultural
colleges to be held in Denver this month.
The federal government having asked that
there be established an auxiliary experiment
station at the university, the request was
granted. The contract for library furniture
| was awarded to the Library Bureau Of Boston.
The Fourth at the Penitentiary.
The 2, 200 convicts in the penitentiary
at Jefferson City were given consider.
able liberty on the Fourth. There
were various games, and when it came
to boxing some of the convicts from
the shady districts of ST. Louis and
Kansas City put up rafting and inter
esting bouts.
A Minister In Trouble.
Rev. E. ID. Richardson, pastor of a
Baptist church at lakewood, a suburb
of Hannibal, has been convicted of
conduct unbecoming man of the
cloth, and recommendation made that
he be deposed from the ministry. The
plaintiff was young woman.
A Bank Closes It's Doors.
The Exchange bank of Sturgeon has
temporarily closed its doors on &C.
count of an alleged shortage of 81, 500
of its cashier. A state bank examiner
is in charge. Depositors, it is stated.
will lose nothing.
Senator Vest Leaves for Carlsbad.
Senator Vest has departed for Carls-
bad, Germany.
The senator had been at Sweet Springs since
his return from Washington His health Is
poor. and his physicians advised the trip to
Carlsbad. His stay will be indefinite.
Will Be Licensed.
The Sedalia civic federation, after
contesting every inch of the ground.
has been defeated in court, and saloon
keepers who have violated the Sunday
law will have their licenses renewed.
Mrs. Mary Il. Ferguson.
Mrs Mary E. Ferguson died at Clin-
ton from heart disease. She was the
widow of the late Hon. John C. Fergu-
son, of Osceola, and a sister of Hon.
Joseph II. Cultivate, of Ohio.
To Meet at sedalia.
Democratic editors of Missouri who
endorse and advocate the free and I'M
limited coinage of both gold and sill
ver' are requested to meet in Sedalia,
Tuesday, July 90.
Heavy Downpours.
Pulaski county has been visited by
heavy rains, and in many localities
corn has been washed away, other
crops ruined, and much fencing de-
stroyed.
Pooling With Powder.
Clyde Hall, boy, lost an eye, and
Fred Baxton, his chum. has an awful
ly sore head, the result of a can Of
powder exploding at Lexington.
Drowned While Bathing.
Herbert Chadwick, aged II, of 2102
North Third street, ST. Joseph, was
drowned in Hundred and Two river
while bathing, few days ago.
Important to Railroads.
The Missouri supreme court holds
states can be attached. This is an inn
portant decision to railroads.
Killed by the Cars.
Mrs. Savannah George, so years old,
was struck by a Burlington passenger
train at Parkville, Platte county, and
her neck and back broken.
Charged With Wife Murder.
William Wright, of Nevada, is
charged with wife murder. 1t is said
that he chopped the unfortunate won-
an to pieces with an AK.
One Hundred Years Old.
MIS- Eva StOucs 1tsIuS hCdi
rensburg, and we'll respected, is 100
years old. She celebrated that ami
versary a few days ago.
Mrs. Waiser Granted q Divorce.
Mrs. Hannah Wa1ser, wife of Geo. III.
Walser, and the famous Splritualist of
Missouri, has been granted divorce
and alimony.
Run Over by n Hose-ReeL
Fred Meredith and Barney Curran.
Settali.i tir,.ineu. wers. thrown from
hose-reet anu run over. Meredith was
badly injured
Into Scalding Water.
Orville, the 3-year-old SON of Lester
Scott, Pettis county farmer, fell into
tub of scalding water and died in .
few hours
Fell Twelve Hundred Feet.
John Cunningham, an aeronaut, fell
i,200 feet at Winigan. Sullivan county.
and was killed. His parachute refused
TO open.