Iron County register., 1896-01-09
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
state Board Of He.ath.

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Ghe annual meeting of the stats
board of health was held in jefferson
City. Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President. Dr. f. J.
Lutz, st. Louis; vice-president, DR.. T.
a. Hudson, Kansas City; secretary. DR..
Willis P. King, Kansas City. All cases
against st. Louis midwives for adyer-
tising as physicians were disposed of
with~th exception of two, all others
having complied with the law by re-
moving the signs as directed by the
board.
HEALTH IN THE STATE
The report of the secretary, which
will shortly be made to the governor.
will show the general condition OF
health in the state to be excellent.
During the first part of 1895 the board
quarantined about dozen places in the
state on account of smallpox, but at the
time of making the report there was
only one point in the state where the
disease existed and that was Charles
ton.
Secretary King complains of the
ignorance of local authorities all over
the state as to the law governing the
board, and of the lack of promptness in
reporting epidemics.
Disastrous Tour.
Poor in pocket, but rich in experience
and by no means crushed in spirits, the
Missouri University glee club returned
to Columbia from their holiday tour
through Missouri and Kansas. Two of
the members of the club came in on
foot, but the rest of the club had sutfi-
cient wealth left to secure seats in
wagon. and rode in, cheering Justify
and waving their musical instruments
in the air. In Kansas the club were
greeted with almost empty houses at
every point, and left a trail of debt
behind them. At Atchison they were
stranded, and were obliged to borrow
money from Columbia in order to con-
tinue their tour. They had better luck
in some of the Missouri towns. how
ever, and in Kansas City performed to
a crowded house. But they still owe
several hundred dollars, and are re-
solved to give Kansas wide berth in
future. The object of the tour was to
pay off the debts of the foot ball team.
st. Louis Great Business Year.
Says the Globe-Democrat: The clear
ances of the ST. Louis banks were
81, lis, ,210 in 1890. S1,139. .599. SIS in
1891, s., ,231 ST. 1868 in 1892, S1,139. .O14. 291
in 1898, 1,1s7, 7O2, ,9O6 in 1894, and 81 pa
323, ,653 in 1895. There was a gain in
1895 of 1O.3 per cent. over 1894 When
the good old times of the recent past
are spoken OF anywhere in the United
States, 1892 is always in mind. That
year represented the high-water mark
in general trade in st. Louis as well as
in the rest of the country. The coun-
try at that time, as gagged by the bus
mess barometer, was at the topmost
wave of prosperity. Yet in extent OF
bank clearings, which are fairly trust
worthy index of trade in general. St.
Louis in 1895 beat it's record in 1892.
State Penitentiary Population.
When the books of the Missouri
state penitentiary were closed for the
year 1895 Warden James L. Pace found
a gain of Is convicts in the prison pop
ulatlon for the year. During the wear |
there were received 9O5 males and p |
females, making a total of 926, while |
there were discharged $50 males and 81 |
females, and 21 males died, making a |
total of 9OS. On December 81, s94, |
there were 2,17s convicts in the prison,
and on December 81, 1895, 1,196.
Secretary Lesueur's Statement.
Secretary of State Lesueur gives out |
The following statement, showing fees. |
tax, ETC., collected BY his |
and turned over to the
state treasurer for the year 1895:
From notaries public. ..S 7Os5 90 |
miscellaneous fees .................... 4Oe2 6s
Land department fees --.... ........... 253 IS
corporation tax, domestic ............ 81, ,6S5 90
corporation tax, foreign ............. 3,135 co