Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-13
A Trip to Court.

CeutToVlilc, Gue COuuLy OcdG vi heu-
nolds County, is an old-fashioned from
tier town, built amidst the fast disap-
pearing forests of the Ozarks. Court
is held there in May and November
of each year, and consequently the
Judge and most of the lawyers of the
southern part of this jucicial district
are under the necessity of making a
semi-annual visit to that point. Be-
tween the railroad station and Centre
Vile lie the Three Forks of Black river,
and that stream has to be fOrded nine
times by the traveller who makes the
journey between the two points, whi ch
is rather a pokerish business when
the waters are up. The writer of
this attended court over there a short
time ago, and thinks it worth while to
use leisure hour in giving SONS ac-
count of his trip, and of the country.
which we think has been very much
underrated.
We reached Sabula without incident
worthy of note, where we found farm
wagon with a seating capacity for
eight persons; but there were nine of
us. One OF our members procured a
buggy and driver and the transporta-
ton problem was solved. There was
deal of weight and dignity about that
wagon-load of humanity; quite enough
indeed to make the mules feel very So
ber. There was the Judge. an ex-
Judge, member of Congress, and an
ex-Attorney General, not to mention
the lesser lights of the legal profession,
the driver, and the stenographer.
After we had adjusted ourselves the
condition, and were we'll on our jour-
ney. the NJ. c. began to exhibit indi-
cations that he suspected he could
sing. The ex-Judge seemed to be af-
fiicted with the same idea-in fact the
wagon ratified SO loud, and we were
so jolted, that conversation was i'm
possible, and the fine animal spirits of
the party found vent in sacred songs
and songs not so sacred. When we
reached the big hill that forms the
watershed between Black River and
walk over the hill. The day was one
of these bright, sunshiny days that
we have in this latitude near the close
of November, with just trace of frast
in the air, so that the walk was not
unwelcome, for it started the circula-
tion and warmed US up. After we got
over the hill and had climbed aboard of
the wagon, it did not take us long to
reach Lesterville, a hamlet about
eight miles from the place of our des-
tination, where, as the shadows of
evening were gathering. we concluded
to stop for the night. What influence
a report that a panther was prowling
in the Black river bottoms had in help
ing us so unanimously reach the same
conclusion will never be known. At
all events, we stopped and had a good
square meal, discussed an excellent
basket of apples, and, after telling
stories until bed time. (when did par
ty of lawyers ever get together with
out telling storiesD retired to sleep in
comfortable feather-beds of the kind
that our grandmothers used to make in
We olden time. We can recommend
Mr.. Goggins' hostelry to the weary and
hungry travelling public. for he and
his excellent lady know how to care
for their customers.
After good breakfast, we resumed
our journey. The forests we passed
through were remnants of those amidst
which ct. P. r" used to hunt half
a century ago. Deer and turkey are
still to be found in their thickets, but
not in the quantities OF forty years
ago. While at Lester.ille we heard
that Mr.. Charles Gunter of st. Louis
bod Lil1nd a Inc door tho dav haforo
and we would be likely to meet him,