Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-12-28

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! 4. Ironton, st. Paul's, with Rev. d.
James held services and confirmed two
Afterwards, little past mid-nigh
while in sound sleep at my hotel
was awakened by glare of light shin
ing into my room to find the buildin
next door all aflame and the win
bearing the fire down on US. Idresse
hastily, or rather half dressed and ra
across the street and under hospitabl
shelter finished dressing. Then I RAJ
back for my belongings and soon afte
the building was allsablaze. Then re
newing old Rocky Mountain expert
en- les 1 helped to fight the fire for 1
couple of hours. But eight building
or more were consumed"
There arrived in Ironton last Friday
noon an elderly gentleman who regis
tered at the American Hotel as Jos
Beal. Brazil. Thirty-fve years age
Mr.. Beal was conducting a merchan'
disc business in Arcadia on the exact
corner now occupied by Baird & Green.
In 1858 Mr.. Beal sold out to his part
ner and went South. When the war
came on he joined the issues of the
Confederacy, and, when peace was de-
clared he rode into Mexico, single
horse being his sole possessions. He
gradually worked his way into Brazil,
South America, where he now has ex-
tensive interests in coffee and sugar
plantations. He found the Valley
greatly changed since his departure,
more than third of century since,
but still met with several old residents
who remembered him very we'll. He
departed the same night for his South
American home.
If person wants to get an idea of
the vast number of tramps now travel
ing the country, all that is necessary
is to take a little ride on the railroad.
Both sides of the right of way are dot
ted with an almost continual line of
camp fires, and they populate the
freight trains in degree only second
to that of a regular passenger train.
Up in the vicinity of Sulphur Springs,
two or three of these homeless wander
ers happened along one evening, and
could find no place to stay to shelter
them from the elements; they borrow
ed a pick and shovel from neighbour
cave in the rivers bank. Here they
made their home; as more of the I'M
fortunates reached the scene the caye
was enlarged, time and again, until it
could safely furnish shelter tor a hun
dred men. It has now become regu-
lar stopping place of the tie walkers,
and seldom.a night, it is said, but what
it is filled to its utmost capacity with
the itinerants in search of home and
work.
Francis J. Delano's suit to obtain
possession of his child, Francis G. Del
ano, by habeas corpus proceedings,
came up before Judge Rombauer Fri
He set up claim for the child by vir-
tue of having been divorced from Mrs.
Delano in Ohio, although the decree
said nothing about the custody of the
child. The return of Mrs. Kate E. Del
lno, the mother, was to the effect that
she brought suit for divorce from Del
ano before Judge Thomas, in Iron
County Circuit Court, in 1888; but her
petition was dismissed, but in the
Judgment and finding of the Court she
vas awarded the custody of the child.
The decree was modified on two occa-
,ions so as to allow the father the priv
lege of seeing the child on certain |
but still she was in each !
Ease allowed the exclusive custody of |
he boy. Mrs. Delano says that after
he dismissal of her suit Mr.. DelanO |
vent to a foreign State and obtained a |
livorce from her, and then in May, |
Court of Appeals for writ of habeas
corpus, but that the Court (Thompson,
[udge), in a well-considered opinion
reported in 81 Mo. app. 1857, refused
o interfere. Mrs. Delano says that
he condition and circumstances of the
hild have not changed since then;
md now she can give it a good home
nj schooling. and as it's mother is the
proper person to have its care. She
sserts that the father is not a fit per-
on; has no fixed abode, and conse-
uently, If he had the child, it's care
would necessarily devolve largely on
trangers. Mrs. Delano gives Delano
parting shot as follows: Respond
mt says that this petitioner makes
ouch ado in the courts of the State
nd public places generally; but has
With equal persistence failed to con-
ribute anything to the maintenance of
aid infant beyond a toy to him and
rouble to his mother" Judge Krum,
Ir. Delano's attorney, filed a traverse
o the return, He urged that the Or
ers made by Judge Thomas in the di-
orce proceeding referred to in the re-
urn were so made pending the suit;
hat upon the final determination of
he cause there was no judgment en-
cred as to the custody of the child;
1hile the subsequent orders mention
d by respondent were without notice
o petitioner, and were without iurls-
.ctiou on the part of the Judges to
make them. 1t is denied that the Pc
itioner, Delano, is in any sense unset
led; it is asserted that he is abundant
Y able to support his child and give
i'm proper and suitable home; while
% AYERS that the res )ondent has for
cited all right to consideration in the
by reason of her own con-
uct in abandoning petitioner and as
erting groundless causes against him
Or divorce. The matter went over
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