Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-08-29

Under the heading, "Iron County Dyna-
amlters," the Fredericktown Standard OF
last week says: ''This case was mentioned
last week, the trial going on at time of our
issue before a jury. The evidence, which
was clrcumstantial, was to the effect that on
Sunday, April 81, 1889, parties were fishing
along Stout's creek in the western part of
this county, and the defendants named here
tofore, were seen to be present at an explo-
sion OF dynamite in.the water, left as soon as
other parties came to the place of action, "A I'D
IN fact all circumstances point to them as
the guilty parties. There was no direct
proof, but it would have been good plan to
Fave convicted on the circumstances and
general principles. Many man has been
hanged on circumstantial evidence. The
jury who heard the case, however, saw fit to
acquit, as they thought the case not sufficient,
for which we attach no blame" The defend
ants were four residents of this county, and
their cause was championed by W. r. Edgar
| Esq.,-with what success the foregoing tells.
AT IL 80 A. NJ. yesterday Il large excursion
| train of Arcadians and Irontonians arrived
| at the Union Depot oyer the Iron Mountain,
|
that road, at O'Clock. The train consisted
of five coaches packed with Southeast
Missourians, with an occasional stray man
from Arkansas. The party was jolly one,
W hich had come up here to make day and
a half, as they will not leave until this eve
ming. The affair was got up by VIM. Stef-
| fens, proprietor of the Pilot Knob Hotel,
but it was expressly for the benefit of the
| Democratic politicians of that section, every
Court House ring having one representative
aboard. Col. "Bili" Fletcher, the County
Clerk, and Frank p. AXE, editor of the Iron
ton REGISTER, the official organ of Iron
County, were the prime promoters. They
bore a number of devices on the train, in the
form of badges, one of the most striking of
which read, "We ere going to st. Louis for
an injection of elixir" but it failed to state
whether it were Brown Sequard or Ken
lucky. They Immediately spread them
selves around the town on their arrival, and
formed a very merry crew. - Globe Dam
Ocrat, Sunday, august 18th.
A fair-sized audience was present at the
Academy of Music on Th Irsday evening
last, the occasion OF the Soiree Musicale and
Festival for the benefit of the NJ. T.. Church. |
The programme provided was, on the whole,
u good one, and the selections were well re-
ceived. The participants all did nobly and
are entitled to the highest praise, but doubt
less the most popular feature Of the enter |
tainment was a piano and violin duet |
-"Overture to Poet and Peasant"-by Mrs. |
A. II. Hinchey and Mrs. Cora w. Charlton. |
hese ladies are both known as accomplished |
musicians and when we say they never APP |
peared under more advantageous circum- |
stances and surroundings than on the night in |
question, the public will readily understand |
WHY they captured the laurels of the evening. |
The Messrs. Lopez also distinguished them
selves in The "LOver's serenade" and wer G |
roundly aud yociferously applauded. As |
stated at first, however, the entertainment |
was success with big "S," and we there |
fore deem further particularizing unneces-
sary, knowing well that the public has al
ready been duly appraised by "word- Of
mouth" of the excellence of each and every
distinctive feature of the evening. At the |
conclusion of the program, refreshments
were served, and for 4 couple of hours the
epicurean was allowed to indulge IN his
faYorite dishes. The total net receipts Of
the affair are about $50.