Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-01-31
MISSOURI STATE NEWS,
The PemIscot Railroad,

TdiIFodu- line running from camp
bell, on the Cotton Belt, to Kenneth,
the county seat of Dunklin county, was
finished into Charlottesville. on the
Mississippi river, the other day. This
| new Pemiscot extension is % miles
| long, and passes through a very rich
| and undeveloped timber and agricul-
tural region. The work on the road
| was begun early last September and
| finished within five months. The total
| mileage of the extended line is As
| miles. The completion of this line
takes another Missouri county out of
the list of counties without railroad
facilities.
To Pension st. Louis school-Teachers.
Representative Drabelle introduced
| bill in the legislature providing for
pensioning aged and disabled teachers
in st. Louis.
fund for this purpose is to be raised by set
ing aside not exceeding per cent per annum
of the salaries of the teachers. and such gifts
and requests as may be made for the benefit of
the fund. ANY woman who has taught twenty
five years in the public schools Of Missouri,
and any man who has taught thirty years, il
four-ffths Of such time was taught in the city
OF St Louis, may be retired on pension equal
| to one-half the salary received. provided such
| salary does not exceed $500 year.
Burlingame Placed in Jail.
T. E. Burlingame, ex-president of
the wrecked Bank of Commerce,
Springfield, was brought to Spring
field from Perry, Okla, the other
| night. the district court of the terri
tory having refused to sustain the writ
of habeas corpus by which Burlingame
| was detained in defiance of the requisi-
ton issued by the governor of Mis-
souri,. He was surrendered by his
bondsmen, and being una BILE to procure
other sureties was placed in the coun-
ty Jail.
Two Burglars Hogged it All.
The other morning when Joseph
Burke, a ST. Joseph saloon-keeper,
| went to open his place he found all he
had left of his business was the empty
room of the house he occupied. Dur
ing the night burglars had broke in
and carried away three barrels of
whisky, all of his cigars and tobacco
and every bottle of wet goods, after
| which they made way with the bar
and fixtures, completely quitting the
place.
william l.. Wilson Will Speak.
Congressman William L. Wilson, the
apostle of tariff reform, has assured
the students of Central college, Fay
cite, that he will accept the invita- ton
to deliver the annual address before
the literary societies of that college
June IL. during commencement week.
The students will proba bly, secure the
big tent used by Sam Jones for the oc-
| casion, as many visitors are expected.
Fish Frozen in the Ice.
A great many large catfish have
been caught out of Salt river, near
Shelbyville, during the cold weather.
Ice men find that the river is frozen
solid in many places and the fish are in
the ice. They cut the fish out, take
them to town and sell them. One man
caught barrel full of nice blue cats in
this manner.
Blinded by an Explosion.
While compromising some stuff out
of which to make lights for a theater
at Osceola, an explosion shook the
whole block. Will Barnett. the col
ored porter at a drug store, suffered a
broken arm, the flesh torn from the
other and his eyes were put out. The
rear part of the store was completely
wrecked.
st. Joe's $4,000 Meeting.
The officers of the ST. Joseph Fair
association have decided to hang up
purses for races during the fair, from
september to Z, aggregating $40, 900.
OF this amount, SCI, 800 will go to trot-
tiers and SIS, 500 to winners of pacing
races. Crack horses of the American
turf will be entered for the contests.
Disappointed in Love.
Gertrude Williams, an 1s-year-oId
daughter of Mrs. Eveline Williams,
living in the south part of Macon, at
tempted suicide by taking spoonful
of sulphide of zinc. A doctor was
called, and by vigorous measures saved
the girls life. She had become de-
spondent over a love affair.
Found Dead In Bed.
Winslow Demel, a wealthy German
farmer, who lived in Rush township, Is
miles southwest of st. Joseph and 2
miles northwest of the village of Rush
vile, was found dead in bed. Demel
was Respondent, and it is believed he
committed suicide by taking poison.
Awarded the Plaintiff Five Dollars.
In the Pettis county circuit court, in
the $4,000 damage suit of Mrs Enda
Petty against the Sedalia Electric
Railway Co. for personal injuries, the
plaintiff was given judgment for five
dollars.
A Convention of Mayors.
Mayor Fenton of Springfield has
called a convention of mayors of Mis-
souri, cities and towns of 1000 popula-
ton and under 30. 200. to meet in JEFF
ferson City, February 1e.
Rev. Raphael Kline.
Rev. Raphael Kline, aged 81, died at
Ell Dorado Springs. He was we'll
known in Missouri, was a prominent
mason, and was buried by the local
lodge.
Courthouse Burned.
The johnson county courthouse at
Warrensbnrg was destroyed by fire. It
not heavy: insurance. $500.
Indictments Reported Stolen.
Seven of the eight indictments against
o. K. Caldwell, late cashier of the de-
funct Citizens bank of Nevada, are
said to have been stolen.
Scalded to Death.
The 4-months-old child of Haney
Ford, of Washburn, Barry county, was
scalded to death by the overturning of
kettle of boiling meat