Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-05-18
MISSOURI a NEWS
Land titles in Dispute.

MISSOURI STATE NEWS
Land Titles in Dispute.
By a decision rendered by Judge
Rodgers, in the federal district court
in st. Louis, the titles to thousands
of acres of land in Pemiscot county is
placed in dispute involving the site OF
the entire town of Steele. The decision
was in the case of Mrs. Jennie Broth
srs, of Louisville, KY, who sued to re-
cover about 600 acres of land, which
she claimed. 1t was contended that the
titles to the property had been dis
troyed in a fire in the courthouse in
1888. Mrs. Brothers, by the decision.
was awarded three-quarters of all land
she sued for; a sum of $500 damages
and s25 kept out of the use of the prop
erty. At the trial, which took place
last month, it was alleged that when
the courthouse was burned in 1883,
Mrs. Brothers father owned the prop
erty, but that the deeds were destroyed
in the fire. She was a child then. When
she became of age she entered suit.
When the deeds to the Brothers prop
erty were destroyed, the titles to thou
sands of other acres of the richest
lands in Pemiscot we're also burned
Titles to almost all the ground now ac-
cupied by the town of Steele were al
so lost. 1t is understood that several
residents of Louisville, KY, who have
claims similar to those of Mrs. Broth
ers, have been awaiting the outcome
of her case to file suits for possession
of much of the property upon which
Steele is situated. United States Dis
trict Attorney Dyer appeared in the
case for Mrs. Brothers. 1t is under
stood that the defendants will appeal
from the decision of Judge Rodgers.
Killed by Ore Thieves.
In a desperate battle with ore thieves,
William Busick, night Waterman at the
Hot Air mine, two miles east Of Jop-
lin, was shot and killed. Two men APP
peared at the mine with a team and
wagon Just before daylight, and filled
the wagon with ore. AS they left the
place Busick started in pursuit with a
rifle, and in the fight which ensued
Busick was shot three times. Two
suspects, Boss Rellford and Will AS
bell, are under arrest. One OF the men
is said to have confessed.
superintendent Smith Resigns.
DR.. J. w. Smith has rendered his
resignation as superintendent of state
hospital for the insane No. l, at Full
ton, to take effect June IS. All of the
assistant physicians also resigned, SC
that the board of managers of the in
stitution may be free to choose a staff
under Smiths successor that will be
satisfactory to all concerned. Smith as
signed i'll health as the cause of his
resignation.
Italian Miner shoots His Wife.
Tommus Pierri, an Italian coal min
er, shot and mortally wounded hia
young wife, Theresa Pierri, at his
home on the outskirts of Bevier. His
countrymer threatened to lynch, and
the sheriff hurried him to Macon,
where he was jailed. Pierri says that
jealousy caused him to shoot his wife.
The woman was 20 years old and the
mother of two children.
Hid Money in Fireplace.
Mrs. f. A. Stephens, of Centralia.
hid $65 in bills ard her gold watch be-
hind a log in the fireplace for safe
keeping, while her n went to the
circus, and the next morning. forget
ting where the money vas hidden,
built a fire in the fireplace. The money
was burned, and the watch was ruined
Five Hurt in Bridge Collapse.
Thu false work on the new bridge
over Grand river, near Chillicothe, col
.apsed, precipitating five men to this
ground, a distance of so feet, and one.
into the water. He swan out unhurt.
Sam Lemon was seriously injured, and
the other four were badly bruised.
Accidentally Killed.
James T. Prewett, one of the pioneer
merchants of Dixon, was struck ly an
3%ast-bound freight train as he was
walking on the tracks near the tepot,
and was instantly killed. He was so
years of age, and had lived in that city
since 1871.
Responsible for Boys Death.
The coroner's jury Investigating the
death of young David Wingett, which
occurred at La Crosse, found that the
lad was forcibly thrown from the cars
by a member of the crew on a Santa
Fe freight train and fell under the
wheels.
Killed While Stealing Ride.
David Winget, while stealing a ride
on a Santa Fe freight train, was forced
to Jump Off by the brakeman, between
Elmer and Lacrosse, and fell under the
wheels. both legs being cut off and
both arm broken. He died two hours
later. ...
Father of Nineteen Killed.
James T. Prewett, aged 60, wai in
stantly killed by a train at Dixon, He
was the father of 10 children, IA OF
whom, together with his wife, sur
, vive him.
Reward for ~D-fanIting Cashier.
!. Gov. Folk has offered a reward oil
$500 for the arrest and conviction OF
+. H. Lewis, the defaulting and miss
. ing cashier Of the Middleton bank o
: Waverly.
] Used Mails to Defraud.
For using the mails to defrau6
Charles w. Thompson was sentenced
to a year and a day in the Missouri
penitentiary in the United States court
Ended Life With Bullets.