Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-13

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| The REGISTER this week publishes an
| other interesting letter from oyer the ocean
! These communications are written by Miss
| Hattie May, the charming and accomplished
daughter of DR.. Edwin May of Annapolis.
| They are printed just as they are received
| by the Doctor, and the fair writer has no
idea of the publicity being given her mis-
sives. Our readers will see, though, that
they are we'll written, highly interesting and
give every evidence that the young lady is
well informed on all matters pertaining to
the countries in which she is temporarily
sojourning. We hope to have many more
letters before her return home.
Clark H., the two-year- old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. A. DOty, was seriously and fatally
burned Monday morning. The little fellow
had been playing with some matches which
set fire to his clothes, and before his cries
could bring some member of the family to
the relief his body and limbs were burned
almost to a crisp. Medical attendance was
summoned and everything possible done to
alleviate the agony of the little sufferer, but
it was in vain. He fingered until night,
then life's spark went out and the little spirit,
freed from pain, winged its flight heaven
ward. The afflicted parents have the COM
munity's sincere sympathies in their pecuI-
iarly sad bereavement.
John Timlin OF Annapolis is again an oc-
cupant of the Jail here. Timlin, it will be
remembered, was in confinement last winter
and jury decided that he was of unsound
| mind and recommended his Incarceration in
an asylum. He was then taken to Fulton,
where be remained until about month since,
when he was discharged as cured. AS soon
| as he got back to Annapolis he commenced
| boozing and it was not long before he was
crazier than ever. Mr.. Benson, his guardi-
an, then brought him to Ironton and left
him with Sheriff Fisher. He has given that
official no end of worry and trouble and
| few days since treated him to shower bath
similar to that which he administered to
Messrs. Fletcher and Patton under like cir
cumstances several years since.
Mrs. Conrad Kindel of Middebrook shot
and instantly killed herself at the residence
of her aunt in South St. Louis Tuesday
morning about O'Clock. The deceased had
and at the time was in st. Louis for medical
treatment. In her sufferlngs Mrs. X. fre-
quently became Respondent and the effect on
her mind was visible, and it is very likely
that it was during one of these gloomy per-
| iods she conceived the idea of ending her
| existence. Mr.. Klndel was present IN the
house at the time of the tragedy, but not a
witness to it; he and Mrs. X. had just
arisen for the day; he went down stairs Tor
a moment when he heard the report of re-
| volyer. He rushed up stairs anu found his
wife dying, with gaping wound made by
3S-calibre revolver in the side OF her head
Death resulted in a very few minutes. Mr.
Kindel and his little daughter are heart
broken over the terrible affair. the funeral
will take place at Middlebrook Thursday.
Mrs. NJ. p. Grafton, who was for a long
time resident Of IrOnton, but has been liv-
ing in California for several years past, me,
with serious accident while visiting rela-
tives in San Francisco last month. The lady
had been out driving with some friends AND
as she went to get out Of the carriage hel
dress caught on one of the wheels and she
was thrown violently to the ground. Mrs
C. lost consciousness and was carried into
the house, physician was summoned, and
on examination, found that the hip joint had
been dislocated and the bones fractured
She was at once taken to the hospital and the
limb encased in plaster of Paris; a late letter
saws that, under the careful attention of bel
daughter, Mrs. Carver, and the experienced
nurses of the institution, the sufferer is nov
getting along as well as could be expected
and, were it not for her advanced age, ther'
would be no doubt Of q speedy and com
plete recovery. AS IL is, the best Is hoped
for, but the final outcome is not certain
The estimable lady's many friends in thl
vicinity deeply sympathize with her in he
misfortune and she has their sincere wishe
for an early recovery.
Thompson Blanton, of Flatwoods, last
Wednesday secured the biggest fish that ha
been taken out of the St. Francois River 10
, wears past Together with his family Mr..
had been spending several days in the vicin
ity where the Little St. Francois flows int
the Big st. Francois, camping, fishing an
having good time generally. On the morn
, ing of the day in question he took a boat an
went out gigging. He hadn't proceeded Ia
when he distinguished big moving mass
the stream: at first he couldn't tell what
was. but as the boat drew nearer he dlscoy
cred that it was !, monster fish. He let th
pip fly. struck center and hauled his gam
in. 1t proved to be big shovel cat Dsi
measured four feet from tip to tip, two Zee
In circumference and weighed almost hal
o hundred pounds. The whole family live
' on fish for three days, and, in veritication {
the truthfulness of his story, Thompso
brought the head of the fish into town la
: SATURDAY. 1t alone was over foot in length
aud fully six inches in diameter. It's Ii
Z | biggest fish story of the season and wh'
makes it fully so is that there is no exagge1
alton in the tale. The head is now on e1
nibition at the Pilot Knob Drug Store whel
the doubter can go and assure himself
q the liability of these statements.
u Last Saturday was an insufferably hot DIS
and the heat from the sun came down
torrents, but the intense weather didn't il
terfere with the attendance at the graz
t, barbecue aud picnic given in Bellview {
that day, and the occasion proved the bi!
sest affair of the kind that had been give
Y in the vicinity for years. From early III Il
morning until noon the people streaned
from all directions, and when dinner WI