Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.

me oi0 poor farm was sold TO Fielding
Trammell, last week, for 500.
MARRIED-0ct. a6, 1891, by ]. t. AXE
Ed, at his office. in Ironton, Mo-, HENRY
c. DENNIS and Miss NANCY j. STRICKLAND
all of Iron county, No.
4 wreck at Middlebrook last Wednesday
night knocked ont the trains for few hours
The accommodation was held at Arcadia fol
an hour or so, and the other trains from be
low were several hours late in getting TO the
city.
The else Of Buford W. O'Ba1non & CO.
dispute as to acc8unt-was settled ~
cpmpromi>e prior to the meeting OF court
and the first business of the term was the
authoritative announcement that it had
been so disposed of.
a fast freight engine blew up just this
side of Moark on Tuesday night of last week
killing fireman and brakeman, and iniur-
ing the engineer. Eleven cars were derailed.
The cause of the explosion is 4 mystery, the
engineer claiming that he took water at
knobel, and there was plenty in the boiler.
Ii is our pleasure to congratulate our old =
time friend, Jno. t. Butts, Esq, and his
the birth of son, which happy event occur
red on the I'D inst. Here's luck, John
May the newcomer prove a pleasure and
qualification to you ana yours for all time to
come.
Mr.. q. ". Scoggin was in town this week.
He had business with Mr.. Joe. 5. Carly.
Mr.. Scoggin Is an enterprising gentleman,
he lately purchased the steam saw mill Of
Trip Bros, and Williams on Logan creek
and moved same TO Mill creek. He is also
extensively engaged in the the merchantile
business at Glover. on the Iron Mountain
Acknowledgements Outlook.
Roadoverseers are compelled by law to set
up water gauges at the crossings Of all
streams that are dangerous when full Of
water. The law in this respect has not al
together been complied with, we are salts
fed. Now it will not be long until wet
weather Will set in and the small streams
will be dangerous, and the sooner the over
seers comply with the law the better.
We received a letter from Henry Leigh,
a former resident of this town, who is now
located at Butte City. Montana. He says OF
his new home: "This is pretty busy town
ed down. see several old faces here, among
them Charley Tual, son of Mr.. Tual, black
smith of Arcadia, and several that used to
work at Pilot Knob when that mine was in
its bloom"
Rev. ". TT. Roberts attended the Presby
terrain synod of Missouri at St. Joseph last
week. About two hundred ministers and
elders were present. and Mr.. Roberts says
that in all respects the convocatiou was a
most pleasant and instructive one. During
his absence. Mr.. Roberts visited Park Col
lege at Parkville, No, his alma mater, and
saw many familiar faces. He returned last
Saturday on No. 1.
At the regular meeting of Granite Lodge,
No. 421. I. o. o. F., al Annapolis, last Sat-
urday night, there was a large attendance OF
the brothers. One candidate was initiated,
and the first degree was conferred upon an
other. At the next meeting, we understand,
that there will be work in all of the degrees
This lodge is growing more rapidly than any
In this district, and the older organizations
must look TO their Iaurels. The work Is done
as well as in most older lodges
We spent another pleasant day with our
morning and evening to appreciative
audience Baptized ten Immediately after
the morning service. At the residence OF
Mr.. 2. G. Carly, at :45 P. NJ, we united IN
marriage Mr.. Geo. B. Van Mort and Miss
Moilie Carly. The bride and groom are
highly esteemed by all who know them.
We wish them a long and happy life.
F.M. SHoUsH-
4 Mr.. Sherman of De Soto, who, it is said,
claims to have been a licensed lawyer in an
other State for a good many years, and ask
ing to be enrolled in this State, was exam
fned in open court here last Monday. He
failed ,tupendousiy, which leads Us to re-
mark that Mr.. Sherman should drop the
law and devote his whole time and attention
I, writing political letters to Ohio. setting
forth the unregenerate condition OF Missou-
ri"rebels" and ''copperhead>."
DIEp-At the residence of her son. Daniel
O,DonnelI, Jr., Roodhouse H., on Wednes-
day, October 2ist, 1891. at / O'Clock A NJ,
Mary c. o'Donnell, wife of Daniel o'Don-
nell, ST., aged 20 years, month and l. days
The funeral took place from the residence
of Joseph Price, her son-in law, at Pilot
Knob, Mo-, Friday. sd. at / 80 O'Clock P NJ,
and was largely attended. The mortal re-
mains were laid to rest in the Masonic GEM
e,ery. The bereaved husband and family
have the sympathy aud coincidence of the
entire community, all of whom attest 20 the
worth and honor of the deceased wife and
mother.
Last Monday week rather curious incl
dent occurred TO surveying party west of
Iropton. The party consisted of Hon. A.
W. rIolIoman, Mr.. Joel B. Halloman and
Mr.. Fielding Trammsl. Joel had set his
trinod and was taking "sight" when a
hawk. with fiuttering bird in its claws,
descended and alighted upon the surveyors
head. Sounexpected an occurrence startled
him not little, aud be made an involuntary
strike a. the iatrader, which, in turn,
thoroughly frightened. let 20 its bold OF its
captive, and hastily flew away. The bird
also took its flight, happy in its escape from
the devourins beak aud piercing talons of
its enemy.
Mrs. ". T. Gar and some children, accom-
panied by Mary Fontaine, servant. went
out toward the Shut-In, nuttiug, last Satur-
dav, They took one-horse rie from Hills
stable AID went merrily along until the turn
to the left was made in Russellyilie. There
the road descends for couple hundred