Iron County register., 1899-02-23
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
RecentDeaths.


home ~-ar Salem. Mr.. Hickman was
an Ohio regiment, and for a number
of years had been blind.
W. P. Stewart, a pioneer, at Leb-
anon.
Joel Martin, aged so, pioneer resi-
rent of Odessa.
j. c. johnson, for many years a
prominent business man of Wentz-
VILE
Supreme Court >tin Failing Behind.
The Missouri supreme court is two
years behind its docket 1t is said
that in many cases attorneys appeal
cases to this court and save money for
their clients, because they know that
they will not be decided for two years.
and that, furthermore, many cases
reach the supreme court on appeals
from lower courts which would not
come if the htigants knew they would
be taken up and decided promptly.
The supreme court disposed of 4S4
cases during 1898, while 494 new cases
were docketed. This left the court 80
cases father behind on its docket.
During the year opinions were writ
ten by the different judges, as fol-
lows, which include 21 dissenting opin-
ions: CAN'T, c. J., rs; Brace, P. j., 3S;
Robinson, 27; Sherwood, AZ; Bur-
CESS, 81; Williams, 81; Marshall, So;
Macfarlane, IL; Barclay, 3; Tichenor
Especial judge), 1, and per curiam, 5.
In this table it is to be noticed that
Judges Williams and Marshall did not
serve a full year, as they were ap-
pointed to fill vacancies.
AS a measure to aid the court to
catch up with its docket, the legisla-
ture is to be asked to pass law re-
quiring lawyers to appeal cases to
agree upon statements of facts This
is to be sent up with the case and be
incorporated in the opinion. This
would enable the court to dispose of
$50 more cases in a year.
Cne Way to Save Ice.
James Garrison, a farmer living in
Camden county, put up ice during the
cold snap, and his crop is all one piece.
Ii measures 20 feet each way He con-
Structed a box, into which, by means
of troughs, he conveyed streams of
water from a spring in the hillside.
The water froZe, and when the b *
was filled the troughs were removed.
Around this box Mr.. Garrison built a
larger one, filling the space between
the two with charcoal and sawdust.
He says he will drill and blast his
huge cube of ice as he may have oc-
casion to use ice during the summer.
Mayor Who Wants a Divorce.
Mayor James NJ. Jones of Kansas
City has filed suit for divorce from
Ada 7. Jones. The petition only
makes one special allegation, that OF
desertion from his bed and board after
repeated requests to return. The
couple were married in Kansas Citv
during October, 1883, and the separa-
ton came in January, 1898. Mrs.
Jones is now in Chicago.
Quail Perished by Thousands.
The small gone throughout ths
Czarks suffered greatly during the
cold weather. Thousands of quail per-
fshed in the storm. Farmers report
finding whole coveys frozen stiff N
punches where they huddled at night.
The imported pheasant has been dis
tributed over the Sac river country,
Lorth of Springfield, and it is feared
tnat much of the fine game was de
stroyed by the cold.
Charged With Embezzlement.
EX-County Treasurer Frank A. Park
sr, of Vernon county, was arrested on
warrant sworn ont by County At
torney j. Il. Moss, charging Mr.. Park
er with having embezzled $4,000 of
Vernon county's funds, 1000 being
county money, and $4,000 being
school funds Mr. Parker was recent
ly removed from office by the county
court on account of alleged irregu-
Iarities in his office.
Hereford Show and Sale.
The National Hereford Breeders as
sociation held a meeting in Kansas
City. 1t decided to hold a combined
show and sale there October % to 2S
inclusive, and set apart $1,000 to be
paid in cash prizes. In addition large
number of special prizes have been
guaranteed.
Accidentally Killed While Hunting.
r. S. Slifer, prominent populist OF
johnson county, was accidentally
killed while hunting. His gun was
discharged wEile he was climbing over
a fence.
An IcicIe Fell and Killed Him.
L. q. Gibson, 2S years old, was in.
stantly killed at the Rex mills. in Kan.
sas City, by a large icicle falling upon
him from the cave of the building,
crushing his skull.
Lost Both Legs.
Elmer BardmuS, an East Joplin har-
ness-ma<er, was RUN over by an elec-
trio car on the Interurban line, and
both legs were cut off below the knees.
Another Zinc Boom.
Zinz ore has advanced and broke an
other worlds record, selling at SAT per
ton in the bin at Joplin. This ore ad
vanced S11 per ton within two weeks.
Reversed the Supreme Cour.
Judge Marshall handed down an
opinion reversing the Missouri SUI
preme courts previous ruling that it
could not remit excessive damages.
Killed His Man.
At ST. Joseph, Jesse Boswell killed
Thomas McRoy by crushing his skull
with brick. Both were young men.
They quarreled over a game of pool.
Theodore sessinShaus. of st. Louis.
Theodore Sessinghaus, one of the
best-known German citizens of ST.
Louis, died suddenly. He was well