Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-10

The acquaintance we have with him, we do
not think the good people of Iron county
could place that office in better hands. He
capacity he knows neither friend or foe
Centreville Outlook.
Three new announcements this week:
VIM. Mcfarland and b. f. Bone for Sheriff,
and Jos. G.. Clarkson for County Judge
Southern District. Mr.. Bones announce
ment would have appeared last week, had it
not been delayed by the mail. He is well
known all over the county, and commenda-
| ton from us is unnecessary. Dir. Mcfarland
Is resident of Pilot Knob, a staunch Dem
ocrat, and in every way worthy the suffrages
of his fellow Democrats. Judge Clarkson is
now filling the office 20 which he seeks re-
election, and we can truly say that a better
man for the interests of the county never sat
upon the bench.
AS will be seen by the official report of the
proceedings, the mass meeting last Saturday
| refused to instruct the delegates to the Coz
gres>Ional Convention, but left them I'M
trammeled and free to work in the conven
ton for the best interests of the Democracy
OF the Tenth District. This was not because
OF unfriendliness or opposition to Hon. Sam.
Burns; for, we are sure that, when the del
egates from all oyer the district shall come
together, and it appears that be is the most
available candidate, every man on the dele
CATION will be for Mr.. ByrnS. This, coupled
with the fact that that gentleman is not
seeking the nomination, fully justifes the
action of the meeting, and proves the sterl-
ing good sense which usually actuates the
masses of the Democracy. They have an
eye single to the good of the party and the
advancement of its principles.
A couple of weeks ago the st. Louis Post
Dispatch asked for the experience of people
who had seen, or believed they had seen,
ghosts. To this request the crop Of answers
in last Sundays edition was large, but with
only one Of them have our people any imme-
date concern. One "Arthur d. James of
Arcadia" responded as follows:
81 was spending the summer of 1SS9in the
country not a hundred miles below St. Louis.
We were living in house somewhat isolat-
ed and about q half q mile from the nearest
railroad station. The road in front Of the
MUSE pasSBS dCTOSS cItth tIuu uHuSl
railroad bridge and down the track to the
depot. After dark the bridge was the dread |
of every darkey within ten miles. A negro |
had been lynched on the bridge year or
so before and his ghost was said to haunt |
the bridge every dark night. The ghost
was said to be white one, regardless OF the |
fact that In life it was q very black negro. l
had heard the story told by the negroes a
hundred times, and every visitor at our |
house was told the story, so that L was |
familiar with all its details and naturally |
thought of the ghost every time had occa-
sion to 20 over that bridge at night.
"One night about O'Clock l had business |
at the depot. 1t was damp and murky and |
the moon was clouded with muggy looking |
patches Of vapor. l went to the depot and
finished my business. Trudging up the
track toward home my mind turned to
thoughts of the ghost, and still thinking OF
it reached point about one hundred Ieet
from the structure, when looking forward
| saw q white mass about the size OF man
gliding noiselessly toward me. L stopped
perfectly still, and in the most matter-of-
course manner said, "Hello" No answer
came, but the figure glided swiftly toward
me- | waited for it and was prepared to
hurt some one if it was joke. l felt myself
growing pale and was pretty we'll scared,
but stood my ground for fear [ was being
watched On came this figure and l could
see q distinct white outline, but could see no
definite shape. In few seconds it reached
me, and even then ia the Darkness could
distinguish nothing in particular. Before
could decide what was to be done the thing |
was gone. | turned anu looked behind me
and there it was floating away down the
track silently as it had come. 1t had all the
appearances of the ghost, but / won't say |
that it was or was not one."