Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-07

| All letters not called for within thirty day
will be sent to the Dead Letter Office.
| JNO. f. Il. EDWARDS, L. NJ.
| W. j. Hester, one of the men recently ar
rested for robblng passenger on 4 night
| train, is L ''honey," and no mistake. His
| comrade was held and is now in Jail here
| awaiting trial, but Hester was discharged,
| and within week was re arresteda at Kimms-
wick for breaking into the depot, and lodg-
| ed in Jail at Hilsboro. Thanksgiving day
he attempted to break Jail, but failed. Last
| Wednesday evening, about dark, he made
another attempt, and succeeded in gaining
| his liberty. 1t appears that after the first
| attempt, Hester and his chum, who had
| hitherto occupied one cell, were separated,
the former being placed in cell near the
| front door, while the latter was located in
| another cell at the rear of the hall. Hester
| had sawed the lock off of his cell door, and
when the jailor entered the hall the other
| fellow called to him for match, and while
the jaior went back to give it to him Hester
opened his door and walked out. There
were two young fellows standing on the out
side, but thinking the jaior had sent the
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allowed him to pass on. He mer-Iy said
good evening, gentlemen" put his hands
on the plank fence and springing over, left
for parts unknown. 1t is supposed he had
the saw concealed about his clothes. Tele-
grams were sent up and down the road, adj
visng the officials along the line of his es-
cape, and ut o'clock next morning he was
again in the clutches of the law-captured by
the police of South st. Louis on IA freight
train. The De Soto Waterman pertnently
suggests to the authorities that they "get
him Il suit of clothes and Il pair of shoes
that are not lined and haIf-soled with saws"
We cannot refrain from giving place to the
following note, although it was not intended
for publication, as the reader will see; yet as
we do not believe we could make an item OF
the matters therein contained which would
so We'll convey the goodwill and affection
of the fair writer for Iron county and the
REGISTER, we give the letter as twas. writ.
1t was dated on the 9TH nit, and penned by
Mrs. Fiavia Mcdowell, of Willow Rancho,
Cal, who removed thither, with other MEM
ber> of the family, several years ago. The
news will tie of interest TO many readers of
InlS paper, VINO knew ana esteemed the par
ties concerned while residents of this coun-
ty: 81 remember reading in the dear old
REGISTER, one time, an invitation from the
editor that if there We're any births, mar
riageS. etc, to send them in, and that he
would cheerfully publish them. Well, we
are not IN Iron county now, but we have a
tender chord in our hearts for many resi-
dents of the dear old Iron Clad. We have
had two weddings and one birth in our fam
lily since | wrote you last. Ny brother,
Mart Harris, was married to Miss Annie
Henderson on Oct. 18th, by Rev. w. III.
Vineyard, at the residence of her parents,
near Willow Ranch; my brother has married
nice girl. My sister, Florence Harris, was
married on Wednesday eve, Dee. I'd, at the
residence of her mother, Mrs. NJ. f. Harris,
Willow Ranch, by Mr.. Marvin Wakefield, of
Atturas, Cal. And my brothers, Soonius
Harris's, wife, Lizzie, presented him with a
nice little California girl on Oct. 18th. l am
happy to tell you that our large family all
enjoy good health, and We have no deaths to
chronicle. Wishing the editor and REGIS
TER long and prosperous life, | am, very
respectfully, yours"