Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-02

pretty 1alI walker, anQ ratner lntlmateQ that
he entertained an opinion that he could lay
out any man in the crowd in a walking
match for a mile or so. Now, our County
Clerk, though somewhat fat and with hair
about the color of rat after it has been in
yest'gating a flour barrel, always considers
himself in it, when it comes to race of any
kind. Several people in this county can tes-
tify that he is good one to run. So, to his
surprise, the Collector found himself "call-
ed" to the extent of five dollars, to use
phrase common in sporting circles. Our
county officials do not take water under
such ciTcum,tan 3es, and Il match was at once
arranged from the courthouse to the house
of Mr.. Hutchins. The Boys she'd their coats,
and ;arted. y boy WAS seat to the livery
stable to secure rig to haul the contest
ants back. Coaident in his long leg,
smile of Gargantuan proportions rippled
and wrinkled all over the face of the Coilec-
tor. There was do OF die 10 )k in the eye
of the Clerk-a setting of the teeth-aud the
whole c1uutenance Cf the man said plainly,
''if the big fellow wins he's got 10 walk for
| everything that in him" From the start,
the Collector set the pace, but the Clerk
| dian't seem to be much distressed. Then he
| put on more steam, but the Clerk was RICH;
with him; then it daWned upon him that he
had cry >tf piece If work cut out for
| aims elf, ana be began To bis best-nis very
! be>t-and do it all the time. But for the
| life of him, he could not shake the Clerk off.
! That hen waller and shuttle with which he
got over the ground wa, powerful dcceiving;
it raised "a much dust as Il whole wagon
| rrli I'm rtt IN m
that was astounding. When they reached
Stout's Greek, they literally split the waters
so that a man might have crossed over after
them dry>hod. Along the route consider
| able c0mmotIon was created: one old colored
Auntie, as she looked up the road and saw
the cloud Of dust, with two red faces dimly
| visible through the haze. thought it was the
cholera coming and began to burn rags and
stop up the cracks about the house. The
dogs howled, the fowls cacked. the pigs,
squealed, and bicycle got so badly scared
that it had 10 lean up against fence to keep
from falling. DR.. Smith glanced at the pro-
cession and concluded that an Iron Mountain
locomotive had taken after him for some of
his msdeeds while he was railroad surgeon
in Montana, and climbed up the biggest
locust in the yard. Professor Fox when he
saw it, lit out for Reyonlds county without
hat or coat. 1t took Il boy and a mule two
days TO find him and bring him in. just
how the race ended, no one saw but the con-
testants. They say the Collector got sixteen
feet ahead OF the CleIk, when the latter,
coming to a convenient shade, threw up the
sponge. Certain persons of a skeptical and
nfidel turn of mind, declare that the Collec
tor bought the Clerk off, and that if the bet
was ever paid, it was returned, and that it
was Il fake. However this may be, when the
carriage got to them they We're found side
by side at the fGot Of the Langdon hill, in a
dIlapidated condition. After the return,
every body fabricated his system at Louis,
with little axle grease, and matters resumed
their wonted aspect.
LATER.
ON going to press, we understand that the
referee has declared the match no contest,
and that it will have to be walked over again
on the Fourth of July. We learn further
that there will be a grand walking match to
Pennington, and that our friend Louis
GiOvanCni has gone into active training UNI
der Prof. Fielding Wlnn.
On the evening of June 18th, there a.riv-
ed IN Ironton ON the Arcadia train young
man about thirty years of age, accompanied |
by woman several years his senior, whom
be called his wife, and little boy about six
years of age. The man gave his name as j.
Z. Dyer: said he was Il jeweler. from Kansas
CITY, looking for location, and that if he
found everything satisfactory he might en-
gage in business in Ironton. The first
evening of their arrival the family stopped
at the American Hotel, and next day went
to Biemei's where they remained for several
days. The man was rather IL slick taker, of
good appearance and made himself generally !
agreeable, but on wednesday, June 9th, he
announced to Mr.. Blemel that he didn't
think the conditions favorable for opening
another je welry store in Iro:.ton, and that
he would probably go farther south. Next
day he took the train, accOmp tniel. by the |
woman and boy, and stated he was going tn
Annapolis. The following day there arrived
in this city from the north, an Individual |
named j. l.. Dice, looking for trio, whose |
description answered exactly to that of Mr.. |
Bleme's boarders of the past week. The /
late conner ayerTed that the woman with |
Dyer was his wife, Mary E. Dice, and that !
the boy was his son. His home WAS near !
Quincy. Ills he said, and that he ana Mary |
had lived happily together man and wife |
for over twenty years, until the arrival of |
Dyer, as n Baptist revivai>t, iii their midst.
about four months ago. Dice's wife and the |
preacher soon developed a mutual admiral
ton for each other, and when the latter left !
the vicinity, about month ago there was |
an understanding that the separation should |
be but brief. Two weeks later MIS-. Dice
announced to her husband that she was go
ing 10 leave her home and work in hotel at |
some town a little Mays from Quincy. She |
took the boy with her and depar ed. The
husband, became suspicious and followed |
her, when he learned that instead of his
wife being at work in a hotel. she had bought
ticket for st. Louis and had left there Civ
ing the ticket agent to understand that she
was going TO Pevely, Mo. Mr.. Dice at once
started to ST. Louis followed the recreant
wife to Peyeiy and thence the trail led to
IrontOn. Learning that Dyer and Mrs Dice
had lived As man and wife while at Blemels'.
Mr.. Dice hunted up Prosecuting Attorney
Jordan and swOre out a warrant charging
the couple with Illegal Capitalization. FRI
day night Sheriff Fisher and Constable Bald
win went down to Annapolis, arrested the
guilty twain and brought them back to Iron
ton on No. Saturday. Does reception