Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Has Gone to Prison.

Of the ST. Loais national bank, was
sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary, in the federal court at St. Louis.
After being sentenced and while in
the narshars office, Burr is quoted as
having said: when l was cashier of
the ST. Louis national bank l altered
the books, but / never took any money.
The president of a national bank has
the cashier at his mercy, and can put
him in hole any time he wants to. I
was not prosecuted for stealing money.
but was prosecuted because 1 fixed the
books as was required to do
President L. c. Nelson of the St,
Louis bank, when seen in regard to
this statement credited to Burr, said:
such a remark, but if he did it is. of
course, entirely false. 1 am too well
known to be injured in the eyes of the
public by such statements He fur
ther stated that Burr's shortage was
fully $4,000, and that full restitution
had not been made.
Stole His Wife.
Housebreaking and forcibly stealing
his wife is the charge against James
Myers, who was arrested at Montgom.
cry city and returned to Galloway
county and placed in Jail.
Josephine Myers was the wife Of James My
ers. After bitter quarrel she left her hus.
band and returned to the home OF her father
Mr.. Bacon, near Fulton On the evening of No
vember 10 Mrs. Myers. during the absence OF
her father and mother, stopped at the
home OF a neighbor, James L. Ross
and her husband. James Myers, forcibly en-
tered the Ross house and drawing loaded
pistol, overawed the household, kicked in the
door OF his wife's sleeping room, dragged her
from bed in her night clothes and carried her
bodily away For this he jailed and will
have to stand trial. His former wife. jose
phine Myers who since the abduction has Sc
cured a divorce. will be the principal witness
for the state against her one-time husband
charged with housekeeping and stealing no
less valuable article than herself.
At the University of Missouri.
The second semester of the UNIVERSE
ty of Missouri, at Columbia, opened
with larger enrolment than at this
time last year. The attendance at the
special course for farmers, conducted
by the dean of the agricultural de-
partment, is much larger than expect
ed. Lectures by prominent agricultur-
lists are being given. The lectures
began January 2, and will contil until
spring. The Missouri Bible. college
opened with good attendance. The
enrolment of law students is large,
and over eighty are now entered. A
special course in Bible study will be
offered students of the law depart
ment. The course will be SO arranged
that it will bear on the subject OF the
law.
Children Married.
Anderson Anthony. aged II. and Miss
Eula Perkins. who is only Is, both of
Columbia, had been lovers for over
two years, and were engaged to be
married, but owing to their youthful
age the parents objected to the match,
and did all in their power to keep them
separated. The other morning Anthony
secured a closed carriage, and also his
prospective bride, and was driven to
Rocheport, IA miles west of Columbia.
There the young couple took the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas train for Vinita,
1.T.. where they were married.
More Trouble for Burlingame.
Three new indictments were returned
by the last grand jury against T. e.
Burlingame, president of the defunct
Bank of Commerce, Springfield, for re-
ceiving deposits while the bank was in
a failing condition. Two unsuccessful
attemps have been made to convict
Burlingame, one in fancy county and
one in Lawrence. and now the ex-
bankers attorneys announce that they
are ready to risk trial in Springfield.
and will not ask for another change of
venue.
Bond ProDosftion Defeated.
The proposition for the city Of
Fayette to issue 5000 in bonds to in
crease the electric-light plant YVES de-
lacked 81 of the necessary two-thirds
ma jority. A light vote was polled.
Their Money Back With Interest.
In 1894 the st. Joseph Commercial
club sent relief to the drought suffer-
ers at Grand Island, Neb. The other
day the club received check for S103,
being the amount contributed by the
club with interest.
Why Mr.. Brady Died.
James Fl. Brady, of st. Joseph, made
an insulting remark to Ben Hall, col
ored, about the latter's wife. when
Hall shot Brady in the leg. Brady
died from blood poisoning. and Hall
has been jailed.
Accidentally Shot His Playmate.
Lee, the 1O-year-old son of ex-Con-
gressmon Arnold, accidentally shot his
playmate, Willie Lambert, aged 8
years, in the eye, at Benton, with
fobert gun, infiicting painful wound
On the Down Grade.
The government report shows that
the averages of condition of winter
wheat in Missouri were II per cent. on
January &c, "a per cent. on January
and so per cent. on December 1, 1898.
Law and Order League at Work.
The law and order league organized
at Golden City recently, is at work.
Four officers raided gambling den
and made several excellent captures.
A Victim of Pneumonia.
Mahlan Haley, aged 81, died at his
home in Madison, Monroe county, re-
Gently, after short illness. Pneu-
nonia carried him away.
Increased Enrolment.
Over 600 students are enrolled at the
University of Missouri, Columbia.
This is 40 more than we're enrolled
the same time last year.
Resided In Randolph County Many Years.
Silas Crisman. an old resident Of |
Randolph county, died of general de-
bil;ty, aged 70. He had resided in the
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