Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-20
ODD OCCURRENCES.

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An old lady dying in Peru, Ind. asks
that her heart be sent to France.
a HORNED toad travelled three thousand
miles safely in the mail from California.
Or watermelon doctored with half an
ounce of strychnine killed two thousand
rabbits on q ranch at Traver, Cal.
A San Francisco couple who desired to
get married chartered tug and had the
ceremonies performed while the boat was
in the open sea.
A MAN who slept with his false teeth IN
place swallowed them, and his throat was
| cut in order to get them out. He died IN
consequence.
A BR1sToL Comm rat, fighting with o
cat, jumped into the latter's mouth and al
most strangled 1t TO death before it could
cough the rat up.
An eighteen pound pike, having ballast
of q silver watch, three spoons, a pair OF
silver spectacies and porcelain door knob
was lately captured at Kingston. Ont.
CONSIDERABLE amusement was occasioned
about the ticket-seller's stand at the circus
| at Augusta, Me-, the other day, by an over
grown youth who brought along the family
Bible to prove that he was entitled to half
fare.
A BALL tosser at Beatrice, Neb, dreamed
that he was stealing second base, and when
| the captain yelled 8 slide Dallis slid. He
landed in the street, having jumped from
tie second-story window of the Grand Gen.
| trail Hotel.
| A CALIFORNIA paper says that party
who assembled Mount Lassen recently be
came electrified, the hair of their heads
standing straight out and sparks of cleo
i tricity flying from the ends of their noses
| and fingers. The phenomenon was occa-
stoned by an electric storm.
| A WATERBURY, Comm girl had a cat OF
which she was extremely fond and which
showed greet affection for her. The girl
died and the cat got into the room where
| theb body lay, and as SOON as 1t saw the face
| of its dead mistress fell dead with groan.
/ This story is said to be well authenticated.
| A GENTLEMAN and lady stopping at a Bar
| Harbor hotel have had a queer experience
They met on the Atlantic ocean. he proposed
| in swedish, was accepted in Russia, asked
her fathers permission in England, the
marriage settlements were drawn up in the
United States, they were married in Al
/ giers and are now spending their honey
moon in Bar Harbor.
BEFORE Edward E. Munich, Of Buffalo
! died, he directed that his body be cremated
| in the Fresh Pond Crematorium, and hi.
ashes scattered over one of the flower beds
| on the lawn in front of the retort house
Mrs. M.nch faithfully carried out the direc
] tons of her husband, and for weeks after
| ward his light gray ashes were plainly yisi
| BILE on the flowers and plants where they
| had fallen.
THE will of wealthy lady recently de
! ceased at Halifax leaves to relative a sun
of money, which, as written, may be reae
] either 5000 or $4,000. The lawyer who
/ drafted the will has forgotten the amount
! and can not read his own writing. Ths
opinions of experts are about evenly divided
as to which amount is indicated. As no set
/: tlenent can be reached among the heirs
/ the case is to be carried into court.
| At a camp meeting in Douglas, Mass, the
! other day a man arose and said that he was
a recently escaped convict from the Rhode
/ Island State prison, that he had determines
/ to lead better life, and that as beginning
/ he should go back to the prison and serv'
| the remainder of his term. The prison chap
/ lain was present and heard him, ant
| knowing something of human nature
| helped the convict in his good resolution b.
telephon;ng for officers and capturing hin
before he weakened