Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-30
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Deaths Doincs.

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Deaths DOings.
Emile Pfeiffer, a law student, aged 81,
son of Phil Pfeiffer, nurscryman, at Sc
dalia, of brain fever.
Mys. Mary Alexander widow of the
late Judge ]. E. Alexander, and moth
| er-in-law of Judge John c. Curfman, at
the latter's home in Maryville, aged 70.
Judge and Mrs. Alexander were mar
! rled IN Orleans county, VT, in 1887.
They located in Jackson county in 1912,
| and in 1843 located in Nodaway county,
where they lived until he died about a
year ago.
August Kuhne, a prominent merchant
Of Troy, aged 70.
Miss Matte Thompson, of Sedalia, at
San Bernardino, Cal, where she went
on a visit.
John Forschee, near Irondale, aged
so.
Abram Nave, of st. Joseph, aged SO,
for almost fifty years a merchant
prince, and one of the founders of the
various mercantile houses of Nave s.
McCord,
Robert A. Hamilton, well-known in
pork-packing circles in st. Louis. He
accidentally cut his great toe while
trimming corn, and blood-poisoning
set in.
j.. d. Patton, an old-time Missouri
turfman, of old age, in California. The
funeral was held at Moberly.
b. Guthman, aged 20, a prominent
pork packer at Cape Girardeau, sud-
denly with heart disease.
Inspected Missouri's Penitenciary.
Col. j. NJ. Tanner, warden of the
southern Illinois penitentiary at Ches-
ter, accompanied by several members
OF The board of prison inspectors of Il
linois, visited the Missouri penitentiary
the other day. They are on a trip of
inspection, and were taken in charge
by Deputy Warden j. B. Tolin, and
shown the workings of the big institu-
ton to the smallest details. They
spoke in high terms of the splendid
condition of the prison. The party
will visit a number of sta e prisons.
Warm Campaign in St. Louis.
st. Louis is in the midst of cam
paign. A proposition to amend the
city charter, 1.-THE good streets move
ment," is before the people. The cam
palgn is warm, there are no politics in
it, in fact it is a grand mix-up. The
election comes off July IL, and three
ffths of the entire vote cast is neces-
sary to carry the amendments.
Four Persons Killed.
Four persons were killed by Maple
Leaf train at the Lone Star crossing,
two miles south of Faucet, in Buch-
anan county. They are Fielding Frofit
and wife and their daughters Lulu,
aged IS, and Myrtle, 10. A babe of
10 months was thrown 40 fee. but was
picked up uninjured. Froft was i
well-knOwn farmer.
A Serious Accident.
Lank Gentry, of Milan, Sullivan
county, was severely injured while
assisting the Milan Electric Co. in
placing big fy-wheel in their power
house. He fell into it while it was re.
Volving and several ribs were broken,
besides receiving severe internal in
juries.
Her Grounds for Divorce
Four divorces were granted IN the
circuit court at MaryvilIe, few days
ago, one of them to Mrs. John Thomas,
who charged her husband did not ac-
quaint her with the fact he had served
term in the penitentiary before they
were married.
A Girls Punishment.
Ella Hudson, a 14-year-old girl OF
Milan, Sullivan county, was sentenced
to two years, six months and 20 days
in the industrial school for girls at
Chillicothe, for obtaining goods under
false pretenses.
To Celebrate the Louisiana Purchase.
A movement is on foot in St. Louis
to celebrate the centennial anniver-
sary of the Louisiana purchase, the
celebration to take place in st. Louis
in 1903. 1t may take the form of q big
exposition.
Horse-Thief Goes Up.
Fred a. Lamar, of Ravenwood, Ned.
away county, was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary on a charge
of stealing team, buggy and harness
from Alex Smith, of Ravenwood.
Kicked to Death BY a Mule.
David Gilbert, aged 2s, well known
employee of the stock yards company at
St. Joseph, while passing through the
yards, was kicked by a mule and his
skull crushed, death resulting.
State Mine Inspectors Report.
State Mine Inspector Charles Evans
is preparing his report for the year end
ing June 80, 1898. He says that the
output of the mines for this year will
exceed that of last year.
Killed BY Italian.
Mike Nuccio, an Italian, shot and
killed VIM. Ewing, at Kansas City,
whose daughter Ewing wanted to
marry. Ewing came from Trenton,
Mo-, three months ago.
Big Celebration at st. Louis.
St. LOUIS will celebrate the Fourth
in grand style. A picnicwill be given
at Forest park, and it is estimated that
aquarter of a million of people will be
present.
The Work of Robbers.
The post Office at Blosser, Saline
county, was entered by burglars &nd