Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-02-23

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with tramps for two months past, an
they are out begging and stealing {
All hours OF the day, q nuisance to til
public generally and terror to hous,
wives in particular. They make thej
homes at night in the sandhouse at Al
cadla and in day making daily excul
slons to all parts of the Valley for plur
der. 1t lie a nuisance that has too Ion
been permitted and the public is no,
complaining bitterly. If these vagrant
were deprived of the sandhouse the
would have no place to stay and W
would soon be rid of them We trus
the attention of the railroad official
VIII be called to the matter and w
doubt not that such orders will follow
as to put an end to the practice.
| The following from the Steelvill,
Mirror refers to a locality not so fa
rom Iron county as to be of sufficien
local interest to justify reproduction
lit has been reported that three young
men living near Bergman, who ha6
wished to possess more of this worlds
(green) goods, borrowed several hun.
dred dollars each and proceeded to New
York City some weeks ago to buy some
filthy lucre' which was represented as
being as good as the genuine article.
After making the purchase of $4,000
for $1,000. they ordered it securely
packed and expressed to Potosi, and
on arriving home the would-be .shov-
ers-of-the-queer' found nice little ash
box awaiting them at the express Office,
and on taking the supposed 81, 800 from
the office, they proceeded to private
room where it was to be divided, but
on opening the box found it contained a
fire brick. They had received a green
goods circular and acted according to
instructions. They are now hard at
word trying to earn enough of the gen
uine article with which to lift their
notes"
Sheriff Fisher last Monday had an
official task to perform, the like of
which never happened to any of his
predecessors in Iron county, nor prob
ably in the Southeast or entire State of
Missouri. 1t was that of serving papers
to replevy an elephant, the same ami
NAL that has been wintered in Ironton
by w. c. Clark. the Snowman quarter
ed at the Ironton House. The Empire
Show and Printing Company, of
Chicago, claim the elephant on chattel
mortgage, and two of their representa-
tives, j. G. Jones, and Mr.. Davis,
arrived here Sunday night. Early
next morning they proceeded to the
courthouse, displayed an affidavit,
claiming Empress" Chats the ele-
plants uame) as the property of the
Empire Show and Printing Company of
Chicago, stating her value to be $500,
and filing bond for twice that amount
to insure Mr.. Clark against loss and
damage should he afterwards be given
possession of the animal. On this
showing the Circuit Clerk issued a writ
Of replevy directed to Sheriff Fisher
and returnable to the next term of the
Iron county Circuit Court, empowering
hat official to seize the said Empress |
md turn the animal over to Messrs. |
Jones and Davis, as the representa- |
ives of the Empire Show and |
Printing Company. Armed with this
Sheriff Fisher, his dep
lty, VIM. Henson, and Messrs. Davis,
ZONES and an elephant trainer from st.
louis, who had been brought here for
he purpose, Monday afternoon repair
ID to the Ironton House, where the
papers were served on Mr.. Clark, who
made no protest at all but simply stated
he elephant was in stable in the
ear. There the party proceeded; in
title stable across the alley the
Impress was quartered, the left fore
eg chained to post; the apartment
ras a small one, barely high enough
or her majesty to stand upright, and
lardly affording room for her to turn
round. And here this monarch of the
ungles had passed the long and severe
trough the many cracks and crevices
f the poorly constructed building.
low different from the roomy freedom
nd mild and sunny cline, which nature
ad intended should be hers. Is it to
rendered that the poor brute would
t times lose patience, and in dumb
gony, exert the powerful strength |
18th which she was endowed, to show
err displeasure at captivity? Sheriff
Usher pointed out the animal AND the
lephant trainer entered. 1t was truly
to see how the massive
rute welded to the almost magic in
uence of the trainer; she was as docile
5 a lamb, and did his every bidding
it'll wonderful meekness and alacrity. {
he entrance was probably three feet '
,ss in heigth than the animal, and at
single command from the trainer,
own on her knees she went, and pass }
4 into the alley; AMI from there she
allowed at the heels of her new found
amer, much as a dog would follow in
le wake of his master; wholly uncon-
srned as to the writs of replevin and
gal technicalities, Empress was
oubtless more than pleased to leave :
lie gloomy stable in exchange for the
almy air and warm sunshine of this
ost delightful early spring day. She
as taken to the stock pen at the depot,
hence it was intended to ship her to
lexander, La, but the large and
,omy furniture car which had been /
.dered for that purpose had not yet t
rived, having been detained at Bis f
arck. Not caring to wait, and, per-
APPS, fearful of the laws delays, Messrs. f
ones and Davis ordered the trainer to
Ike the Empress overland to Bismarck.
hich was done and the animal loaded b
, the car, and started on the journey a
outward that same night, and just in
me to escape the heavy snow storm j