Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-16
NE VS. AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
Personal AND GENERAL.

nous III which 2O0 men were sleeping.
The police think all the inmates es-
capped injury.
On the Rosebud reservation, South
Dakota, on the 9th, a white school
teacher and an Indian policeman were
shot and killed by an Indian named
Bear.
On June 80 last the Grand Army
roll contained 263,745 members in
good standing, a loss since the pre-
ceding year of 5,S04 and a death loss
of 1929. There are still living over
100000 men who took part in the civil
val on the union side, less than 49,
900 Of whom are over 62 years of
age.
Mrs. Amelia Montgomery, aged 80
years, one of the Oldest citizens of
Macon county, ILL.,, died, on the 9th,
at her home north of Decatur. She
was a native of Virginia, and had
lived in Macon county since 1886.
Judge Mehan, at Virginia, ILL.,,
granted Mrs. Media Brewer a decree
of divorce from Mr.. C. Brewer, and
without leaving the courthouse she
was married to Mr.. Arthur Randall
by Judge Robinson.
The corner stone of the proposed
memorial bridge across the Potomac
to connect Washington with Airing
ton cemetery was dedicated, in the
White House lot, on the 9th. Secre-
tary of War Root presided.
Several newspapers in Rome state
that the nomination of Bishop Spald-
ing, of Peoria, Ill, to the vacant arch
bishopric of Chicago has been decided
upon.
The reading of the Bible and sing
ing of hymns and sacred songs is
heiceforth prohibited in the public
schools of Nebraska. This is the de-
cision of the state supreme court in
h%enceforth prohibited in the public
a decree which reverses the findings
of the district court of Gage county.
In the selection of Gen. Thomas ].
Stewar' of Pennsylvania, as com
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic geography cut consid-
cradle of a figure, the last two com
manders, Rassieur and Torrance, hav-
ing been western men.
The situation in Cuba is such as at
present to give officials in Washington
great concern. Evidence is multiply
ing day by day to mark the growth
of a spirit of indifference toward the
cultivation of friendly commercial re-
lations with the United States that
almost borders on hostility.
A combination of British capitalists
has launched an ambitious scheme
with 81, o0O, 900 capital to capture and
control the British food market in
the interest of Canadian producers.
The corporation is headed by the earl
of Aberdeen, formerly governor gen
eral of Canada.
E. P. Downing, who left his home
in Nokomis, ILL.,, 81 years ago a poor
man, and from whom no word had
been received, returned to his old
home, on the 9th, having amassed a
fortune in the gold fields of Colorado
and California. His home is now in
Wichita, Kas.
The Union Veterans legion, in ses-
sion at Chicago, sent a message of
greeting, on the 10Th, 20 Hiram Cronk,
Of Ava, N. Y, the last survivor of the
war of 1912, who is 1913 years old.
Gov. Cummins delivered his first
speech of the campaign at Dubuque,
Ia, on the 10th.
Lewis Eyer was fatally shot by an
officer at Evans, Ia, on the 10th, while
resisting arrest.
A restaurant keeper at North Nc
Gregor, Ia, killed a man by a blow
OF his fist, on the 10th, because he re-
fused to pay for a meal he had eaten.
Near Grand Forks, N. D., ON the
10th, Rose Mason, 20 years old, fell
head down into a barrel containing
ten inches Of water, and was drowned
Fire at Lexington, Mo-, on the 9th,
destroyed an ice plant, brewery, bot
Ting works, warehouse and several
dwellings, causing a loss of $1,000
The crown prince of Siam arrived
at New York, on the 10th, and left al
once for Washington. He will remain
in this country two months.
M. Thad Sowder, Of Cheyenne, Wyo.
won the championship belt at the
broncho-busting contest held at Den
yer, Col, on the 10th.
Josie and Rosie Klemick were
drowned in the Neosho river, neal
lola, Kas., on the 9th, by the capsiz
ing Of a boat.
The Cincinnati telegraph messenger
boys went on a strike, on the 10th, fol
an increase Of So a month in theil
wages.
Thomas H. Bowling, a pioneer resi-
dent of Coles county, ILL.,, died, on tn,
10th, at the age of 90 years. Mr.. Dow
ling was the oldest citizen in tina
section Of the state. He was born il
Loudon county, Va, May 90, 1908, am
settled in Illinois in 1927.
The state department has been mott
fed that Cuba is going to deman,
something like $4,000, 900 from tn,
United States as the amount due Al
duties on goods shipped to and from
the United States during the term 0
American occupation Of the island, al
Of which was used on betterments o
various kinds.
Gov. Odell of New York read tn
riot act to President Baer of tn
Reading Railroad Co., on the 10th
telling him plainly that the miner
had just IS much right to combin
for their own protection as had th
coal operators.