Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-05-11
Annapolis News.

; to live with her daughter, Mrs. w. f
Q Fowl; Mr.. Fowl came last week, an
e took her home with him.
# John Towl was in town few day
e last week.
: Rob't Woody, who has been out {
/ town for several days, returned Friday
Mrs. Joseph Pierce arrived in tow
yesterday.
T. P. Rixey, Grand Lecturer of thu
, Missouri /. o. o. F., was in tow
:, Thursday. He lectured the Rebekal
in the afternoon, and the subordinate
, in the evening. He expressed himsel
as being favorabiy impressed with TIT
, lodge here, and it is to hoped tina
much and lasting good may result from
his visit.
F. r. Order, D. D. G. NJ. l. o. o. F.,
and Mr.. Beard, both of Bismarck, came
here Tuesday On their way to Centre
vile, to institute an /. o. o. F. Lodge
there. They were to have been there
the day before, but owing to the high
water, were unable to get there; but
as this was the second time that they
had failed to get there on account OF
the high water, they concluded to go
on over and trust to luck, fearing that
If thay waited to set a new date, that
high water might again interfere.
They stayed over here until Wednesday
morning, and then, in company with
Jas. Harris, VIM. FOWL, Frank Smith
and F. P. H1lburn, they got in a wagon
behind Henry Benson's big iron gray
horses, and started for Centreville in
the kingdom of Reynolds. Aside from
the fact that three of us were occupy
ing one seat that was crippled (and in the
language of the song, Tiled up with lit
tie bits of wire'), we started out under
very fair prospects for a nice journey.
Everything went along smoothly but
the wagon, land l would like to see the
wagon that would go smoothly over our
roads, until we were about four miles
out of town; there we came to a place
where the road prevaricates, as the lit
tie boy said, in directing the stranger
to the nearest town. Here are the
boys direction: stranger, do you see
that barn over there? Well, that is
dads barn; you go down back of that
barn, and you will find lane; you go
up that lane It'll you come to slippery
elm log; be very careful stranger how
you go on that log, for it is awful slick.
After you cross that log, go on until
you come to the brow of that hill, and
there the road prevaricates; you take
the left hand road and go on and on
until you come to big plum thicket,
and them s'Well, what then sonny?"
'Why, then stranger, I'll be darned If
you amt lost" Well, as l was going
to say, we took the left hand road and
went on until we came to the brow of
the hill. We did not see any slippery
elm log nor plum thicket, but I'll be
darned if we didn't get lost. Now if you
will go back about half mile, I will |
show you where we killed large black |
snake; it was almost two yards in |
length, and was hanging to the side of |
a tree, about six feet from the ground.
Well, after we found out that we were
lost, we saw a teamster about quart
er of mile away loading logs; one of
our party went over to him and in
CURED the way. He either misdirected
Us or our man misunderstood him; at
any rate, we went farther out of our
way; and the first place we struck
where we knew the ground, was at
Wallace Keathley's, two miles from
Bla * River. 1t was then after eleven,
Ind Mrs. Keathly, who, by the way,
lsed to live in Annapolis and whose
husband is an Odd Fellow, offered to
let dinner for u.s. but we declined, and
tarted on our journey. Well, we went
bout a mile or two, and then I'll be
larned if we weren't lost again! Well,
We turned back about half and made
fresh start, and after travelling in
loubt for long time, we came into
he Lesterville road at j. w. Coleman's
nill, and then we had comparatively (
mooth sailing. At Lesterville we met
Dr. Minersand inquired about the river 1
nd he advised US to take the Middle
'ork road, but to go through the woods G
Dr. a couple of miles to avoid two fords. Il
With the exception of breaking down c
ur crippled seat, we arrived at Center !,
lille without further accident. We q
Tere cordially received by the Odd a
elbows of Centreville, and spent Ii
leasant evening. An |. o. o. F.
,dge was instituted, the officers elect
d, one member initiated and the de-
rees conferred on two members. The
corning was far advanced when q
e had completed our labors and re- a
red to the couch of peace, and we g
ere soon locked in the arms of II
[orphous. We made the return trip
ithout accident or adventure, and ar
we'd in Annapolis about 2:30 P. NJ. ~
lille in Centreville we made the &C. ~
laintance of Mr.. A. P. Shriver, editor =
the Reynolds County Outlook; we :
ere very. favorably impressed with the ~
sople of Centreville. We were COM a. q,
etely captured by the large spring u
the mill, just below the town.
e did not fall into the spring, MIR.
ditor. but we fell in love with the spot.
nd if we could move it over on the re
ne of the l. M. railroad, land could
PROV the money! we would give in
ousand dollars for it.
But this article is. already too long, hi
I'd l will close by calling your atten-
On to clipping from last Sundays E,
spublic: ed discover some curious
ings in my business, said J. S. Hig- at
rs, the map publisher, the other day ne
The Man About Town. For T.
stance. there is a strip of territory
rec miles wide in this State upon tn
lich no taxes have been paid for years
cause it is not officially known to ex
lich of two counties it, belongs. an
hen the Assessor of one county tack ae