Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-17

The council, through the kindness of Mr..
j. S. Jordan, held Its meeting in his office,
over Fairchild's store, last Monday after
noon. The rendering of the use of his office
Tor such purpose was indeed an act Of
graceful courtesy on the part Of Mr.. Jordan
land how was that courtesy requited. At
ter the adjournment and departure of the
| mayor and council, Mr.. j. went to his Office
to resume his labors attorney and offic.
er. Unsuspecting, he leisurely mounted the
staircase and carelessly threw open the door.
One protracted look of horror and dismay
he gave into the interior, and then sadly
turned and descended to the street. He
| summoned two or three witnesses and they
proceeded to inspect the condition of what
had few hours before been neat, taste
fully arranged and orderly looking lawyers
| sanctum. But now. The stove lay on its
side, the tables and chairs were upturned,
hats and paper boxes made to take the
places of misunderstanding was chaos
AT first the injured gentleman thought of
| swearing out warrant for the arrest of the
| mayor and council. There was no moral
doubt as to who had done this thing, but
how to get the proof? Unless he could get
| one OF them to turn states evidence, the
chances for conviction were slim, indeed.
| After due consideration, he has about con-
Guided not to invoke the aid of the law, but
will get even ION his notwithstanding
with the MAYOR, or the oldest member of
the council,as circumstances may determine.
Mr.. j. Is particularly incensed at the said
oldest membel-who is chairman of the
street committee, and Old enough to know
better because it is said the city clerk hints
that the said o. IN. was the ringeader in the
outrage. We await, with anxious interests,
further developments.
Mondays Republic brought the sad news
of the death and burial of Hon. j. Epes
COwan, of ST. Louis. Mr.. Cowan was well
and favorably known to many OF our c:ti-
zens, and his taking-off vii! be heard of
with general regret. He died at his home
on Friday night, and was inferred in the
Odd Fellows Cemetery, South st. Louis,
The pall-bearers were Col. David II. Arm
strong, Capt. Jack P. Richardson, w. s.
Hardaway, L. J. Woodward, Arthur Lee |
and A. W. Alexander. During his lifetime |
before he retired from active life. Mr.. Cowan |
had been one of the best known citizens of |
st. Louis. Coming here in 1927 with his |
father, William b. COwan, at the age of 10 |
years, having been born in Lunenburg |
County, Virginia, December Is, 1872, he |
may be said to have practically grown up !
with the city. When he became of an age to
enter business for himself he embarked in
speculation in mineral lands, in which he |
was very successful, but soon drifted into
politics on account Of his personal friend
ship for Thomas Ii. Benton, of whom he
was an ardent supporter. During Benton's
race for a seat in Congress in 1852, when
he was defeated by Sam Caruthers, Mr..
Cowan traversed the entire State speaking
in his behalf, and it was the same when Ben
ton became 4 candidate for Governor of
Missouri, in 1854, against Pope, and was
once more defeated. Until BentOn's death
Mr.. Cowan regarded him almost as deity,
and whatever opinion Benton might chance
to express on any subject would be accept
ed without question by Mr.. Cowan. Until
about three years ago Mr.. Cowan was
prominent figure in the Legislative halls of
the State. Mr.. Cowan's only son is Mr.. Ed
ward b. Cowan, the well-known attorney,
and who has been living at the home of his
fat her and mother,