Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-06-13
The E g Picnic at Doe Run by the Sons
OF Veterans June Sth, 1889.

| AhC A'5 Iicnic at DOe Kun Dy the ooh
OF Veterans June Sth, 1889.
On Saturday morning, early, the Irontol
Cornet Band, with Its big band wagon ant
four horses from the Martin livery stable
with Payton Martin in charge, pulled out o
Ironton on the gallop for Doe Run. All thu
boys were on hand. Prof. Ed. Tetwiler, o
st. Louis, the famous cornet player, was il
charge, with DR.. Geo. Moore and Will Hal
Ter as first assistants, Will Bradley, Ale1
Buckley, Fred Beard, Harry Jones, Roge
Gay, Geo. Gay, Rev. Arthur Huff and type
Peter AXE. TIE ali was full of indications
of rain-cloudy, thunder and threatening
Nine O'Clock A. NJ. found the band boys a
rain came up, poured down in torrents, ant
flooded the streets and scattered the people
| in all directions. The rain ceased at half
past IL O'Clock, and the sun come dowr
warm. The crowds came out and the we
dried up and the movement began for the
big park, where the picnic was TO be held
The Sons of Veterans and Grand Army mer
formed in column and headed by the Corne
Band, took up their march for the park
awaiting the arrival of the procession. Many
people mistook the Ironton Band for St
Louis outfit and much attention paid anG
compliments passed on the good looks of al
the boys and on their excellent playing.
The picnic grounds were we'll equipped
with all that pertains to such occasions, and
we might just as we'll call it circus picnic
for everything was provided by the manage
ment to have fun and jolly time for all
Mr.. Lee Meloy, the editor, was every where
looking after details and seeing that things
went on all right. He is 1st Lieut.. of Sons
of Veterans. Capt. Mauer was also busy,
and assisted by Frank Wilson, e. Doughty,
Thomas, Davis, VIM. Finley, V. Meloy, w.
d. Stewart, c. Zimmerman, Ed. thinner
man, Marion Hoskins, T.. q. Williams, G. B.
Helber and others. F. A. Cline, VIM.
Scoggs, F. p. Graves, John Wescott, F. NJ.
Wathers and many others were on the
grounds doing all they could to make it
pleasant for all.
Many ladies were present who took an
active part in this affair and the writer is
sorry their names were not handed him by
their committee as he requested it. People
were there from Bonnie Terre, Iron Noun
tain, Ironton, Fredericktown and all around
for 20 miles. 1t was big success even with
all the rain.
We met Mr.. E. W. Graves, the gentleman
ly and courteous superintendent of the Doe
Run Company. He showed us a mineral
cabinet that it would take week to ex-
anime, as specimens are there from all parts
OF the world. Mr.. Graves is a business man
Of the frst-class and ia liked by the entire
population for his kindness and generosity
to all.
The band boys took possession of the
"Davis HOTEL" and had everything their
own way, as Mr.. Robt. w. Days, the pro-
prietor, is an old gentleman that knows how
'to keep hotel" and he was assisted by
several entertaining young ladies. Some of
the boys found an old acquaintance named
pool" over there, and kept the old folk up
a little late. By II NJ. all were in bed, but
the boys say that Arthur Huff snored so
loud that it stopped the clock once. They
can't tell when they went to sleep. Fred
Beard fell out of bed and failed to wake up
so they let him freeze it out. Mr.. Davis is
a pious man; once he took Arthur Huff for
a preacher and we told him he was. He
him to hold family PRAYER and ask
blessing at the table, but Arthur pleaded
sick and got off. One of the boys fell in love
with the cook and went in the kitchen to get
a drink and the next minute he came flying
through the hall with wet dish-rag hang
ing on his ear. Some say it was Will Halter
and others say it was George Moore. Roger
SAY cut quite a dash among the Doe Run
oells with his bangs looking like mad bull
n china shop. Harry Jones was so quiet |
md modest that the land lady asked him
where he was from. As she had never seen |
Iuch a modest man eat whole ham and |
hree dozen eggs. Jones apoligized that he |
vas not hungry to-day. Harry is ladies' !
nan and the Doe Run girls kept close |
watch on him.
1t ralned so that the whole programme |
vas not carried out, but, taking all in all, |
he Sons of Veterans deserve great credit for |
pleasant one for all, and we hope to see |
hem again under more favorable circum-
tances. Doe Run is live town with 400 |
people, only two years old, every body busy, |
wages good and sure pay. Mr.. Graves told |
Is he had 400 regular and permanent names
N the pay rolls. Many prominent and we'll |
lnown persons were on the ground that we
o busy between showers to hunt a dry
'lace we could not get all the facts we want
ID. L.