Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-07-06

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employment TO a still greater number
of men in that town.
Lewis Austin, who was tried in Iror
county last spring for arson and was
acquitted, brought two fine yoke OF
| oxen into town last week and turned
, them over to the officer for SALE II
seems that Mr.. Austin mortgaged his
oxen TO obtain legal aid and finance to
meet the suit. He was not guilty aud
now must be deprived of his team. sim
ply because an enemy of his accused
him OF the crime. 1t indeed seems
very strange that an innocent man can
be arrested, imprisoned and then have
to spend his last hard-earned dollar to
prove his innocence, without any rec
ompense therefor simply to satisfy an
individuals eDmity. Mr. Austin is a
good citizen and We regret to learn of
his unfortunate Williams
Ctlle Leacier.
the following advertisement appear
ed in Sundays Globe Democrat:
WANTED-Informatio any,
one knowing the whereabouts of Dr. A
IL. Sawyer and little son, Hayden Saw
yer. please communicate Immediately
with Olive Sawyer. Kimmswick, Mo ?''
DIR. Sawyer and family were, for sew
eral years residents of the Valley, out
left here about seven years ago for ST.
Louis, Since then they have resided
in Montana, but came back to St. Louis
about three years ago, where they re-
manned until about three months since,
when they moved to Kimniswick. What
are the circumstances surrounding his
departure from the latter place, we are
not advised, but trust the relatives may
soon hear tidings of the safety of him
self aud son.
Last Thursday evening VIM. H.
Pierce informed Sheriff Fisher, that a
strange man was lying In the summer
house in Goulding's Park, and seemed
to be suffering considerably An in
vestigatiOn developed that the mans
name was Is. +. Reese, of Willow
Springs; he seemed to be suffering
from rheumatism; said that about noon
he sat down on one of the benches to
rest and fell OFF unconscious; when he
came to he was suffering greatly. He
would not consent to be moved that
night. but was sent to the poor farm
next morning. He had been drinking
some, but evidently not to excess. He
mas 4 preachers license and bears pa
pers from the Interior Department
that be is a survivor of the
Mexican war.
In this weeks issue of the REGISTER
we publish a letter written by an in |
surance agent at Higginsville to Sec
rotary of State Leseur. and that gen. |
tleman's reply. The question involved |
is whether the insurance companies |
are not liable TO prosecution under the |
pool and trust law" in their endeav-
Or to increase insurance rates all over
the State. The correspondence how
ever, explains itself. and according to
Mr.. Leseur's letter it is clearly Prose-
cutting attorney Jordan's duty to at
once institute proceedings against the |
so offending and doing !
business in this county. He should not
delay either, for this increase in rates
so far as this city is concerned, is bare
faced robbery; as soon as possible let
the work begin.
A rather singular accident happened |
at the Arcadia depot last Tuesday |
night. The engine of No. II, the
Memphis fast freight, became disabled
and the train pulled in on the siding;
another train was following and stop
ped on the main track, the caboose
standing on the frog that leads to the
siding. The engineer of the disabled
engine had gone into the depot and
his fireman endeavored to find out
what the trouble was; he had the coup
ling pin removed to see if the locomo-
tive could oe moved; as soon as the
pin was lifted the train moved back
ward down the grade and struck the
other train standing on the frog. the
cabooses of the two trains interlock-
ing An engine was coupled on and
on endeavoring to pull them apart the
the caboose on the siding tumbled
over in the ditch. Luckily, however,
the track was not blockaded, and the
caboose was put on the rails next day
by the wrecker.
The REGISTERS readers will remem
Der S. L. Hill, who came her early in
1892 and conducted the American
Hotel in this city for several months.
His family consisted of wife and step
daughter about twenty years of age.
From here they went to Poplar Bluff
and from there removed to st. Louis last
fall where they located on Olive street
and have been conducting boarding
house. The young lady had slight
musical education, and it seems that
life has developed an am
bition. and like many aspirations has
cost her dear. At least we are moved
TO so remark. Judging from the fol-
lowing, in reference to the young lady
and her aunt, taken from late issue
Of the Post Dispatch: The desire of
Two St. Louis ladies to enter upon a
theatrical career recently cost them
lear, and this morning resulted in an
application to Mr.. Estep for advice as
% the best means of bringing to Justice
he man who had victimized them.
Paul b. Woodleaf, formerly OF st.
louis, but at present living in Chicago,