Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-02
Hogan ana What Happens There.

] The city of Hogan is II small village stu
lated OH the Iron Mountain Railroad, in u
valley surrounded by beautiful mountain
scenery, nine miles from Ironton, the coun-'
ty-seat of Iron county. The inhabitants
number about ten: one half OF this number
are males; the balance, boys. Standing near
the puplic square is an old diiapidated saw
mill. don't suppose there has been stick
of timber cut at this mill for five years, new
ertheless the proprietor still swears it's II
saw MILL 1t might, with propriety, be called
one of the "has beens," one would think,
under such circumstances. Nothing ever
happens at this lonely little village.
Hogan is noted for its comely girls--not
exactly Hogan, but the surrounding coun-
try-as the handsome girls now at Hogan
number 00O000. In fact there being beau-
ties of the fair sex In the surrounding coun-
try Is only u superstition on my part, my
judgment being based on the frequent mid
night raids made by the ten male inhabitants
of the city. There seems TO be attr ctions
som ewhere too numerous to mention r. our
gentlemanly station agent. Friend have
repeatedly advised him to take unto himself
rib and cease his midnight meand = ngs;
but all in vain. He either can't find iir, or
she knows naught but "No."
We love him for his hospitality, for his
for his philanthropy, and his ev-
or willingness to lend II helping hand to the
widow and orphan Especially the widow,
and don't understand why the fair sex can't
take the same view. Nor is he alone. This
self-same saw mill proprietor is his l'osom
friend, and invariably accompanies HIM on
these midnight tours, and often the entire
male populace turn out on ssich occ - ions.
whether there are ten youig ladies If one
or all attentions are dire>.:,d to
one young lady, is a mystery l am un ,.,le to
solve. am not through yet. want = stop
right here to say that his hospitality extends
even beyond the fair sex. "A few MI his ago
man was found lying between thu main
track and siding, near the station, In m APP
parently helpless condition. He was picked
up and led To the depot. At the time two
or three trains were standing on the side
track. The man claimed to have fallen off
the train. He did not knew who he was,
where he was, or anything about himself.
At the time he supposed the parties who
had him in charge We're train men, and he
was playing them for ride.
But as the trains al pulled out aud left
him In company with his kind hear. d in
spectors, his next game was to play It for
nights lodging. Nov comes the point, what
did he dor Withouta change Of e.unte-
nance, without blubt OF shame, without
the least hesitate on, lespreyed upon Lac hos
pitality of this kind hearted station agent,
who gave him pillow, and, with an afsee-
tionate tap on the heal. babe him lie down
and think no more of The bumps and bruises
of this life; sighted linn 10 the realms of
endless bliss above, tdd him of the necessity
of being christian: that dangers s:ond. thick
through all the land Il hurry mortafs home
without moments Warming. After the 10
male Inhabitants had retired. the cray man
cast a wishful eye nd the night op.rator's
lunch basket, and sail where am + feel
as though there was Something wron" b re 20
tplacing his hands 1n his stomaea Tho