Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-09-24

nSdTt, sn1SS LGnel Rowe. S154 Eugenla
street, st. Louis, the other night. The
circumstances surrounding the death
of the young man are tragic, and some
| of them are indeed peculiar. The POI
lice department is inclined to
look upon his death as a case
| of self-destruction. but the rela-
tives of the young man deny that such
q thing could be possible In the
| pockets of the deceased two small
| phials were found. One of them is
labeled ''strychnine," with the usual
skull and crossbones, and the other
smells strongly of carbolic acid. Both
were empty
State Weather-CrOp Bulletin.
The Missouri weekly crop report, is
sued September Is, says: ''In the
| northern and western and central
counties the soil is generally in good
| condition for fall seeding and work
is progressing favorably, but in other
parts of the state the ground is
generally too dry, though seeding is in
progress Corn is beyond injury by
frost, and in some central and south
ern sections cutting is nearly COM
pleted. Contemplating is progressing
rapidly.
Terrible Fall of Two Miners
In the La Tosca mine at Oronogo,
Jasper county, frank Ward and Scott
jackson, miners, were being hoisted
out of the shaft in a tub when the
hook broke and they fell 12O feet.
Ward was killed. Jackson's injuries
consist of a crushed foot, the heel cut
off and several ribs broken, besides
being terribly cut and mangled. Ward
was single and Jackson had been mar
ried about six months.
American Beef for Japan.
The Kansas City packing house of
Armour & Co. has received an order
direct from the Japanese government
for Is car loads of corned beef The
order is one of the biggest ever re-
ceived in Kansas City. and will be
ready for shipment within few days.
This immense shipment of beef is be-
lieved to be for use in the japanese
navy.
Mrs. Todd Out on Bail.
Mrs. Virginia Il. Todd, who is
charged with the murder of her daugh-
ter, Hester Bethel, and who has had
two trials, each time the jury failing
to agree upon a verdict, was released
on bond the other day. She had been
in the New London Jail for nearly
year. Immediately on her release she
left for Bowling Green to visit sister.
Five-DoIIar-a-Day Job.
The auditing committee appointed
by the governor, consisting of Senator
L. K. Cash, Representatives Julian and
Odneal, elected Baxter Brown, of War
rensburg, clerk of the committee.
There were only 25 applicants for the
clerkship. 1t pays s. per day, and the
job lasts for three months.
La Grange Baptist College.
La Grange Baptist college opened
With an enrolment of over 100. the
largest in the history of the school.
Miss Brewer, one of the faculty, IS a
sister of Judge David J. Brewer and a
niece of Judge Field. It is confidently
expected that the enrolment will
reach $50 by October 1.
Another Big Failure In Sc. Louis.
The wholesale millinery firm of Pratt,
Simmons & Krausnick, doing business
at SIT Washington avenue, st. Louis,
filed deed of trust, the other day, Sc
curing preferred creditors to the
amount OF over SsO,OOO. 1t is under
stood the total liabilities are in the
neighborhOod of $4,000.
State School of Mines.
The Missouri school of mines and
metallurgy, at Rolla, opened for the
season with the largest enrolment in
its history Eleven states and terrific
ries and Old Mexico are represented,
and two students from Germany are
On their way to enter the institution.
Mexican War Veterans.
The annual meeting of Mexican war
veterans of Vernon county was held at
Nevada the other day. Twenty years
ago there were 81 of these veterans in
Vernon county. At the recent meeting |
seven answered from Vernon and two |
from Cedar county.
Negro Gambler Killed.
George Candy, a notorious colored
gam bier of Columbia, was shot and al
most instantly killed recently by
Warren Meridith. The negroes guar.
relied, and Candy first struck Meridith
with brick. Meridith was arrested.
Used a Knife.
d. B. Payton and w. 2. Taylor had
q fight at La Grange. Taylor drew
his knife and slashed Payton over each
eye, inhicting ugly wounds, and then
stabbed him twice on the right shoul-
der and once in the back.
Ate Broken Glass.
John Pellitier, in Jail at Linneus for
carrying concealed weapons, attempted
to commit suicide by eating broken
glass. He will probably recover. He
is said to belong to a good kentucky
family.
Accepted His Resignation
Rev. Albert s. Hughey, for five years
pastor of the jefferson Street Presby.
terrain church, st. Charles, rendered
his resignation, and it was accepted.
He desires broader field.
Prisoners Escape.
Five prisoners made good their es-
cape from the Jail at Marshall. Some
one gave them a small file. with
which they made saws of a butcher
knife and case knife.
An Old Citizen of Boone,
John L. Hombes, an old and re-
Spected citizen of Boone county, died
Aear Sturgeon after a long illness.
He was a soldier in the Mexican war,
At the Age Of HE