Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-03

Ironton Encampment, No. %. meet.
Thursday evening this week-ant
don't you forget it.
Ironton Encampment, No. %. |. O.
Y, r.. held special meeting last
Thursday afternoon and evening. r.
II. Mayberry of Kansas City, G. p Of
Missouri, was present and presided.
Among the visiting brethren were j.
w. Black. st. Louis, and Z. Il. Order,
I. f. Beard and Mr.. Bisplingboff. OF
Bismarck After the labors of the day
and evening were concluded, the breth-
rel adjourned to the residence of J. I.
Baldwin, Esq, in response to an invi-
tation extended by the lady of the
house. There a most elegant and
it is scarcely necessary to say the
''boys" did not neglect their opportun-
ity. After supper, the band struck up
and dance followed, which was par
ticipated in by the members and their
wives, as well as a number of other
LADIES and gentlemen. In due season
an evening OF great enjoyment came to
an end: but not before its pleasures
had SO fastened themselves upon the
memory that the occasion will not soon
be forgotten.
Two negro tramps were arrested at
Des Arc last Saturday and arraigned be-
fore Squire Hampton. charged with
having broken into boX-car and con-
verting to their use certain articles
therein. The darkeys claim to hail
from Memphis. Miss. and, while they
acknowledge having ridden in the car
from De Soto to near Des Arc. deny
having broken into it. They say at
De Soto white tramp pointed out the
car to them: that he had ridden in it
from St. Louis to that place; and told
them they could steal ride and never
be discovered. The articles inter erred
with in the car were a box of shoes
and cheese. From the former pair
OF shoes had been taken, and part Of
the cheese had been eaten. The dark
eys say they didn't touch anything
and, as the missing shoes were not
found upon them, there is some plausi-
bility in their story. But the justice,
under all the evidence. felt it necessary
to bind them over to await the action
of the grand jury, and they are now in
the county Jail safely housed from the
inclement weather.
The Centreville Retormer gives the
following account of the arrest of one
of the present proteges of Sheriff Fish
er. 1t will be observed that Mr.. John
ston is no ..spring chicken" Marion
Johnston failed to give bail and on
was taken to Ironton to Jail.
He did not want to go to Ironton and
did not go before hazarding an escape
from the sheriff and he came very near
his escape. He and the sheriff
and Collector Newton were lodging in
the same room at the residence OFF. A.
Baker. The sheriff rose rather early
and after dressing stepped into an adj
joining room. When Marion found
that the sheriff's eyes were not on him
he crept softly out of bed and hastily
dressing made bee line for the woods
north of town. The collector saw him
start and gave the alarm. In jiffy
almost the sheriff and Deputy and Jim
George, hired hand, were in hot pur
suit. and. after a considerable chase,
caught the prisoner. When he found
that his pursurers We're going to take
him in Marion stopped suddenly and
armed himself with good sized stone,
and if there had not been so many after
him it is likely he would have made
fight, but there were too many OF them
for him and he quietly gave under. If
could have called back a few
years he could have very easily evaded
his pursuers Marion's exposure of
himself during the last two years in
trying to evade the officers has had tell
ing effect upon him"