Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Bank at Maitland Looted.
Three masked men looted the Farm
ers' bank, at Maitland, Holt county,
the other night. They secured 1000
silver dollars, which they dumped into
a wagon, and escaped 1t is believed
that the robbery was executed by st.
Joseph crooks.
The bandits made their appearance
in Maitland at II p. N. Everybody in
the quiet little town had gone to bed.
Fred Collision, a young man who clerks
in one OF the stores, occupies a room
on the second floor of the bank build
ing. The robbers evidently knew this,
for their first movement was to break
into Collisions room, bind him hand
and foot with ropes and put gag in
his mouth. Then they carried him
down the stairway and forced an en-
trance into the bank by breaking the
rear door. The robbers then took their
time in opening the outer chamber of
Capital Removal Guarantee.
A delegation of Sedalians visited JEFF
ferson City and fled with Gov. Stone
the guarantee bond required by provi-
sions of the capital-remaval resolution.
Hon. j. H. Boutwell,. spokesman for Soda
liza, presented the papers, and in a brief speech
spoke OF the character of the bond and the
solvency of the sureties thereon.
The Sedalia delegation flied two bonds,
agGregaring s615.00 One bond in the sum OF
$4,000 is to cover the cost Of the ground and to
carry out details in case the removal amend
ment is carried This is signed By bankers and
other bond is that Of James Stewart
Co., contractors Of St Louis in the
sum of 100000, guaranteeing the erection Of
capitol buildings free Of cost to the state.
This bond is signed by the AMERICAN Surety
dent vice-president, Of ST. Louis. The Amer
lean Surety Co. is undoubtedly good security,
IS good in the state f Of Missouri for 10000
when 1t has not that amount OF assets in the
state. is a question likely to be raised by
Messrs. Hough and Silver, representing JET
ferson City.
An Important Test.
All the herds of cattle of the Mis-
souri, state agricultural college have
been treated for tuberculosis by means
of Koch's lymph.
The test was conducted by Dr. John W. Con.
way, professor of veterin airy science in tha
Missouri state university, and J. K. Hickman
assisted by the students in veterinary
medicine None of the animals showed
the slightest indication of disease. and all
were pronounced entirely healthy. Four herds
of thoroughbred cattle are kept by the college
for Institutional and experimental purposes
to-wit: Jerseys, Shorthorns. Hereforis and
Aberdeen Angus. The foundation stock OF
these herds was produced in 1887, and since
that time opportunity has been offered for the
Introduction of disease among the cattle. This
is the first public test for tuberculosis con-
Quoted in Mssousi, and it is gratifying to the
university authorities and the consumers o.
dairy products to learn that the herds are free
from contagion.
Found Big Money in a Boot.
Jim Edwards, a farm hand working
for Frank Vincent. in the southern
part of Stoddard county, found $500 in
an old boot under Vincent's house. Ed.
wards let five of his com panions into
the secret, and with them lived in
such luxury as to arouse the sus.
picions of the community. Harry Wat
son, one of these, went to Bernie a fe "
days ago and got drunk, and while in
toXicated gave away the secret. Vim.
cent had $500 in the boot, and had not
missed it till Watson's spree at Bernie.
About one-half of the money was re.
covered.
Shooting of Banker Russelrs Wife.
Circuit court convened in special ses
| sion at Palmyra for the purpose of try
ing Teddy Kenny. charged with enter.
| ing Banker Russell's house some two
years ago and shooting his wife. The
states witnesses were found to be
weak in their evidence, and the prose.
cutting attorney nolle pros'd the case
A cellmate of Kenny's in the Chester
| Ul.) penitentiary caused KeE ny's ar.
rest as the perpetrator OF the crime on
his release from that institution.
Important Criminal Cases.
The criminal court docket of the
| present term in Johnson county is the
heaviest for years. Several noted cases
are to be tried, among them George
w. Colbern. George A. Colbern and
Theodore Youngs. officers OF the de.
funct Johnson County savings bank,
for receiving deposits after the bank
was known to be insolvent, and Mil
lard Robert, alias James, father and
two sons, for murder in the first de
gree, for killing James Evans.
Good Showing.
During March the post Office receipts
| at st. Louis were $3.50, $50. 81; March
1893, 1896. 1928; increase, S34, 4e3 90
The receipts at Kansas City were S135,
$780, 40; March, 1895, S121,s 57.79: in
crease, S13,.7s.61. The post Office de
partment regards the Kansas City
showing as especially favorab BILE to that
city. st. Louis leads Baltimore, he1
nearest rival in population, by so pc,
cent. in gross postal receipts
To Be Addressed by Champ Clark.
Ex-Congressman Champ Clark has
accepted the invitation of the senio:
law class of the state university al
Columbia to deliver the annual address:
before the law department on June 1
President w. r Harper of the Univer
sity of Chicago and Rev. DR.. Charles
FL. Parkhurst, of New York city, have
| also been invited to deliver addresses
during university commencement!
week.
A Veterans Good Luck.
j A. Johnson, of Sedalia. veteran
OF the late war, received information
the other day that he had fallen he'll
| to the fourth of an estate valued a
| 500, 600. by the death of bachelor
uncle in Pennsylvania Mr.. johnson
has been an invalid for many years
and draws pension for total disa
bility.
New University Academy Building.
The management of the University