Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-03-02
MISSOURI A NEWS


MISSOURI STATE NEWS
Hard ON the Fruit Grower.
A thorough investigation by the fac.
uity of the horticultural department OF
Missouri university of the peach and
other fruit trees on the state farm has
demonstrated that the first reports
sent out from Columbia to the effect
that the peach crop was greatly injured
were very conservative. According to
the latest estimates, scarcely one per
cent. of the normal peach crop will be
marketed in Missouri this year, Even
the hardest varieties, that usually are
no affected by cold weather, have been
killed by the late record-breaking cold
weather. Unofficial reports of the tenn
perature in all parts Of the state indi-
cate that the conditions noticed at Co
lumbia are general. Where the tenn
perature was higher than Is degrees
below zero the crop will probably aver
age % per cent. However, it was cold
er than that in many parts of the state.
Apples and small fruits, as raspber-
ries, plums and blackberies, are not in
jured to any extent.
Demented Man Wandered in Cold.
After losing his way and wandering
in the snow and cold for three days and
two nights, j.. H. Morris, a patient in
the st. Joseph asylum for the insane,
reached his home at Trenton, where
he now lies in a very dangerous condi-
ton. Both his feet were severely
frozen and he has pneumonia, from
which his recovery is said to be doubt
full. Morris was sent to the asylum
from Trenton as a county patient over
a veal ago. He was released on parole
and sent home without an attendant.
Instead of going to Trenton, however,
he got off the train at Hickory, a small
station six miles west. From there he
wandered for two days and nights. One
night he slept in a country church and
another in a haystack.
Capital stock Increased.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the North American Lead
Co., held at Fredericktown, the capital
stock of the company was increased
from $1,000, 900 to S 1850, 900. The adj
aitional $3.50 900 will be expended in
improvements and in increasing the
capacity of the plant. In suits brought
by the Mine La Motto Lead Co. to eject
miners from the houses situated on
their land the company was defeated.
The shutdown at that plant, which has
thrown many men out of work, con-
tinues. and there does not seem to be
any prospect of resuming work with
IN the near future, according to state
ments of the officials.
Louisiana's New Public Library.
The Louisiana public library was
dedicated with imposing ceremonies.
The building, which wa erected with
$4,000 donated by Andrew Carnegie, is
a one-story structure of cut stone, and
Is n of the ~handsomest and most per-
tectly appointed library buildings in
The state, size considered. The money
FOR the lot and books was raised by
popular subscription and equaled Mr..
Carnegie's gift.
Farmer Drinks CarboIic Acid,
John w. Kester, a wealthy retired
farmer, committed suicide by drink.
ing carbolic acid at C%hillicothe. Mr.,
kester had recently returned home
from the state hospital for insane at
st. Joseph. He escaped the vigilance
of his family long enough to go to a
drug store and buy the poison with
which he ended his life.
Lighting Franchise Extended.
At a special election the Mexico
Electric Co. was granted a 20-year
franchise. A contract will now be
made with the city for street lighting,
as the light company discontinued the
contract some time ago, saying that it
would not be renewed until a franchise
a granted.
Hardware Dealers Meet.
The Missouri Retail Stove and Hard
ware Dealers association met in st.
Joseph, electing officers Off the ensu-
ing term and transacting important
business. The association will meet in
Hannibal next year.
Nine Persons Injured.
An incoming train on the Southeast
Missouri electric road jumped the track
four miles west of Carthage, and was
completely demolished. Nine persons
were cut and injured, one seriously.
Big Blaze at California.
Four business buildings were de-
stroyed by fire at California. The loss
is estimated at $4,000, partially GOV.
cred by insurance. G. A. Burkhardt
was the heaviest loser.
He Saw His Church Divide.
DR.. w. B. Glattler, one of the Oldest
physicians in the state, died at Wells
vile. He was nearly SO, and was a
class teacher in the Methodist church
before it divided.
Old River Pilot Dead.
George W. ~Farnsworth, aged Y, a
pioneer pilot on the Mississippi river,
died at his home in st. Louis. He
served in the confederate army in the
civil war.
Took Morphine.
Deserted by her husband, Mrs. Eva
Hale, a member of the Choctaw tribe
of Indians, attempted suicide by taking
morphine in the Oregon hotel, st.
Louis.
Wissing's Sentence Affirmed.
The sentence of W. H. Missing, of
st. Louis, to the ~penitentiary for ten