Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26

| 304, 292.49, and paid for fire losses the
sum of sos. 053, 194.01 The life inSur-
| ance companies collected during the
years from 1876 to 1897, inclusive, the
sum of 500, 1862, 1904, and paid $780,
5Ss,956.14 in death losses. Accident
companies collected from 1876 to 1897
inclusive, the sum of 81 1881, 617.17, and
paid $3,465 ,361.16 in losses, an aggre-
gate of $173,74S, 4s0.5O in premiums
paid to all the companies, and $94,-
| 03,511.31 returned in payment of
losses.
To Recover From "a Defunct Bank.
The Sedalia school board has
brought suit in the Pettis county cir
cult court against p. L. Deweese, re-
ceiver of the defunct First national
bank, to recover $4,000. At the time
the bank was in a failing condition
the school board gave in $4,000 to re-
deem outstanding bonds. The cashier
is alleged to have redeemed the bonds,
but Immediately hypothecated $4,000
worth, which the school board had to
redeem a second time. The suit is
brought to recover the amount the
cashier is alleged to have received for
them used to bolster up the bank.
Donat BoegIe Is Dead.
Donat Boegle, aged Sc, the pioneer
retail shoe merchant of ST. Joseph,
died recently of pneumonia. He had
been in business since 1860, and had
amassed a large fortune. Boegle was
born in Germany. He came to Ameri-
ca when boy, worked his way up the
Missouri river on steamer in 1857,
, and settled in ST. Joseph.
"Most Wonderful Chapter.|
In his lecture on the origin of the
Bible before the Ethical Culture So
eiety, at ST. Louis, w. l.. Sheldon I'M
dertook to show that the prophets
knew nothing of the story of the Gar
den of Eden, and that the chapter
about Jonah and the whale is the NEST
| wonderful chapter in the Bible.
Used a Maidstone.
w. M. Hornbuckle, who resides in
the southwestern portion of Galloway
! county, visited Sedalia to secure the
| use of maidstone. About a month
| ago he was bitten on the left hand by
| pet dog. A horse that was bitten by
the same canine died of hydrophobia.
Mrs. Maria McClanahan.
Mrs. Maria McClanahan died at her
home in Independence. She was 81.
| Mrs. Clanahan was born in LeXing-
ton, and was reared by her uncle,
Judge Matthias McGirk, who was SUI
preme judge for 20 years.
Denies 1t.
Newton Johnson, unmarried, was ar
rested, charged with the murder of
| George w. Anderson and Miss Annie
Waresback, in Camden county. He pro-
| tests his innocence.
Little Boys Fatal Play.
The three-year-old son of Monroe
Buckner, colored, of Smithton. Pettis
county, while alone at home, played
with the fire, and was burned to death.
Fell Between Cars.
Mike Collopy, a Missouri Pacific
brakeman who resided in Nevada. was
killed between Harrisonville and Pleas
ant Hill by falling between two cars.
Deaf Mute Killed.
a Missouri Pacific passenger train.
east-bound, ran over and killed f. T.
| Carrier, of Clinton. Carrier was deaf
mute. He was sitting on the track.
| A Farmer Robbed.
| J. c. Wobbe, u farmer living near
| New Conception, 16 miles east OF
Maryville. Nodaway county, was held
up and robbed of $133 at night
/ To Do Away with Grand Jury.
In the state senate three resolutions
| were proposed during one day to re-
form the criminal procedure and do
away with the grand jury.
His Injuries Proved Fatal.
| LIE Roy Whiteford, a travelling sales
man, fell from the platform of a car
and lost both legs, at New Conception,
Nodaway county, and died -
Defended His Mother.
In defense of his mother Theodore
| Atterberry shot his father, Joseph, in
| the neck, at their home at No. 2221
College avenue, st. Louis.
| A rourteen-Year-Oid Cir, Burned.
! Elvina Norton, aged IA, was black
ing the kitchen stove at her home in
81. Joseph. The brush took fire, ig-
hitting her clothing.
| Named BY the Governor.
Gov. Stephens has appointed Louis
N. Hawkins circuit clerk and recorder
of deeds of Maries county, vice C. C.
Comp, resigned.
| Gen. Gentry Adiudged Insane.
The Pettis county court has ad-
Judged Gen. Andrew j. Gentry insane.
and ordered him confined in the Ne
vada asylum.
| Fatal Fall Down Stairs.
Dr. w. c. Hiley, of Houstonia, PettiS
county, slipped and fell downstairs at
a hotel in Hughesville, sustaining IA
tai injuries.
Twenty thousand for Leg.
Herman Nattebrock has filed suit al
| st. Louis against the Terminal Rail-
road association for $40, 900 for the loss
| of a leg.
Got No Booty.
Burglars blew open the safes of D.
| S. Flagg, lumber merchant, and the
| Diamond mills, at Louisiana. No
booty.
4 Used Revolver.
Lyman Sparks, aged so years, com
nitted suicide at Cameron, a few days
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