Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-29


renSburg, Lebanon, Lexington, Mount
Vernon, Pierce City. Laclede ChilIicothe, Pine
Vile, Macon, Fredericktown, Kahoka, Ozark,
Cameron, Boonyille, Greenfield, Buffalo, Gala
tin, Salem, Maiden. Albany, Washington
Springfield, Trenton, Lamar, Bethany, Clinton,
Hermitage Forest City, Kirlzsville Tarlio
Mexico, Cassville. Butler. Warsaw Marble Hill,
Columbia Popular Bluff Hamilton. Cape
Girardeau Carrollton. Grandin, HarrisonvilIe
Ell Dorado Springs, Salisbury.
Jasper County's Narrow Escape.
Says dispatch from Carthage:
The committee sent by the Commercial club
to Jefferson City to investigate the recent order
OF the state board of equalization increasing
the assessment of Jasper county 20 per cent. on
teal estate and 20 per cent on personal prop
erty has returned, and the board Of directors
of the club held meeting with the county
board, and received the report made by j. D.
Clarkson, committeeman. He and Auditor Sci
bert found that mistake of g., 900. 900 had been
made by reading Johnson county's assessment
for that of Jasper. The error was corrected,
and the increase on real estate struck off and
the personal reduced to 10 per cent Had the
error not been discovered by the Commercial
clubs committee it would have cost the tax
payers of Jasper county $4,000
After a Short Courtship
j. J. Ballenberg, of Dallas county,
was married near Davis, Ind, the other
day to Miss Pearl E. Wagner.
The bridegroom gave his age as &c. while the
bride is "a. The marriage was the sequel of
one weeks courtShip. Ballenberg advertised
in matrimonial journal for d wife Miss Wag-
ner answered, accompanying her letter with her
Ballenberg wired that he would
meet her. He kept his appointments: mutual
pledges were exchanged and four hours after
they were joined in matrimony
Her Clothing Caught Fire.
Mrs. John Moore, of Bevier, while
working around her cook-stove, got too
near the blaze.
Her dress caught fire and she ran out into the
yard, tanning the flames, until they enshrouded
her. Her hair was burned off and it is probable
that she will die from her burns She had but
recently married, having come to Bevier from
ST. Louis.
Death of Wealthy Platte County Man.
Clinton Cockrill, one of the oldest
citizens of Platte county, died at the
residence of his son-in-law, J. 7. Mason.
Mr. Cocl<rill was one of the wealthiest men in
the county, where he located in 1912, and ac-
CURED several thousand acres of Platte county
land. His wealth is estimated at from $500. 600
to Sl,OO0,OOO
Expenses of the General Assembly.
The following were the expenses of
the late session of the general assem-
bly,:
Per diem of members. ................S 20 200 80
Contingent expenses of the senate. 81, OBS 81
Contingent expenses OF the house.. 81 357 81
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s 593 "A
Marched with the Pathfinder.
Thomas E. Breckenridge did at Han
nibal recently.
The deceased was one of the survivors of the
Fremont expedition to California in 1913, where
nearly the entire force died from starvation.
The remains were taken to Troy, Lincoln coun-
ty, for interment
Says They Are Anxious.
Members of the legislature continue
to talk about an extra session. 1t
anxious to have one called.-Kansas
City Times.
Oldest In America.
Dewitt c. Taylor, first lieutenant of
Co. A, Third regiment, and said
to be the oldest national guardsman in
America, died at Kansas City, aged 50.
Cut His Opponents Throat.
Several tramps got into an argument
at Trenton the other night and fight
inficting probably fatal wound.
Chinch-bug Experiment.
The authorities of the Missouri ex-
pertinent station have decided to con-
tinue their experiments with chinch,
bug infection this spring.
Lloyd the Democratic Nominee.
Official figures in the democratic
primary in the First congressional dis
trict resulted in plurality for ]. L.
Lloyd, of Shelby, of 2O4.
Some Farmers Make Money.
John Rush, of Bates county. had on
the Kansas City market the other day
81 steers, which averaged 1,340 pounds,
and were sold at S4.7O.
Hodgen Medical Association.
The Hodgen Medical association, COM
prising the counties of Bates, CaSs and
Vernon, met at Nevada There was
good attendance.
Elder George G. Cowan.
Elder George G. Gowan, a well-known
Christian minister, who lived near
Ozark, Christian county, died recently,
Surveyor of Customs at st. Louis.
The president has appointed Charles
81. Smith surveyor of customs at the
port of st. Louis. The position pays
IS, 600 salary.
BoIte In the GubernatoriaI Chair.
Lieut. A. II. Bolte will occupy
the executive chair during the remain
der of Gov. Stephens sojourn at Hot
Springs, Ark.
A Lincoln County Pioneer.
John Gentry, a pioneer citizen of
county, died recently at the
advanced age of IS years, month and
Is days
Was Prominent In st. Francois.
DR.. A. w. Keith, aged 50, one of the
most prominent citizens of St. Francois
county, died at his home in Bonnie
Terre.