Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-01-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Wet or dry:
Rumors of a wedding the 10th.


Rumors of a wedding the 10th.
G. A. r. Iron Post, No. 346, meets January
II. All that can be present do so and come
early. p. C.
A few of the young folks were highly en-.
tertained by Miss Adel Lopez one evening
last week.
Hats trimmed in white silk handkerchief
seem TO be the latest craze among the yourg
ladies of Ironton.
Children's day was observed at the Pres
byterian church Sunday afternoon; quite a
number attended.
The President last Monday appointed j. T.
AXE Register of the United States Laud Of
flee at Ironton, Mo.
Mr.. David Myers has his new house COM
pieted, and contemplates moving in the
later part of this week.
We understand the young ladies of Area
dia intend giving Leap Year party in the
near future. "Whoop it up, girls"
Senator McGinnis, of st. Louis, will speak
against Local Option at the Courthouse
Thursday and Friday evenings.
Sim. Buchanan, our enterprising photo
grapher, has bought and is now repairing
the property formerly belonging TO Mrs.
Richardson.
We are glad to note the fact that Mr.. s. E.
DeHayen, the principal of the Pilot Knob
public school, has taken up his quarters in
Ironton. He is boarding aG the kesling
house.
All ladies who are friends TO the temper
ance cause-members Of the W. G. I. U.
or not--are earnestly requested to be at the
courthouse Saturday morning, JANUARY 14th,
to work for God, Home, and Native land.
NJ. A. RUSSELL, Supt. Press Work.
Ten communication five for and five
against local option-are crowded out this
week, although we have given every availa-
BILE inch of space to our friends on both
sides. We are heartily glad that this week
closes the contest, be the result wet or G-y:
if it were to continue another forty days,
Iron county would have to be turned into a
lunatic asylum, with the editor probably the
first applicant for admission.
We record with regret sad and terrible
accident to an old citizen of Iron county at
Bismarck last Saturday morning about nine
point, and Mr.. Frederick Oesterle went out
to gather up some "waste" that had been
dropped from the engines. While so engaged
an engine came along, wbistled, and he step
ped off the track; but he appeared dazed
at the danger he had escaped, and involun-
tarily stepped back on the track ,ond
later immediately in front of the locomotive,
which ran over him, killing him instantly.
The remains were brought to Ironton-his
former residence-and inferred in the Ma
sonic Cemetery Monday. A large concourse
of friends and relatives attended the funeral.
A terrible tragedy was enacted in the West
End of this county last Wednesday. Alex
ander Sumpter had one William Turner ar
rested for shooting at him. Turner had
preliminary hearing before Justice Hender-
son and was acquitted. After farmer was
acquitted, he and Charles Asher had some
very hot words before they left the Justices
court. Asher went home with Sumpter and
about O'Clock the same afternoon these two
men went out of Sumpter's house into the
yard to get some wood. While they were
standing at the wood-pile some unknown
person fired from the timber, near by, and
killed Alex. Sumpter instantly the ball pass
ing through his neck and breaking It, The
second shot brought down Charles Asher.
On examination it was found that the bullet
had struck him below the shoulder and
passed clear through his body. A man on
adjoining hill claims that be saw Turner in
the act of shooting, and the latter has ever
since been missing. Officers sent to the
neighborhood nave been unable TO find him.
1t is the outcome OF an ugly feud, and as
numbers of persons of grit aud vindictiye-
ness are in it, the end is not yet.