Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27

day week, if then thought advisable
The closing should have taken place q
month or six weeks ago. The throat
trouble now raging-some doctors cal
it diptherfa. and others give it anoth
er name-this epidemic. whatever il
may be termed, might have been
checked long ago if the approved meth.
cd of isolation had been resorted to.
Unhappily this was not done, and the
consequence. to great extent, is sick.
ness and death to many family which
might have been spared. But, better
late than never; and we hope the di-
rectors may see their way clear to keep
the schools closed until the epidemic
shall have passed away.
Last Thursday night young Cen
tlemen from Michigan was thrown
from a freight train north of Hogan by
the head brakeman, while the train
was running at the rate of several miles
an hour. The youth was beating his
way south. His leg was broken by
the fall, and he lay by the side of the
track several hours until be was seen
by some of the local railroad men. who
took him up and carried him to Hogan
station. There he lay all day Friday,
the railroad authorities at headquarters
refusing to have the company take
charge of him. Sheriff Fisher was
applied to, but he had no right to put
the county to charges for the care of
the unfortunate youth. Finally, one
of the pusher boys brought him to Ar
cadia and sent to Ironton for DR..
Strong who went over, dressed the
wound, and set the leg, and had him
transported to Mrs. Weathers' board
ing-house There he lies now, and
will no doubt recover IN due time; but
his experience of the past week will
always form fervid chapter of his life.
Mrs. P. O'Brien has leased the Area
dia House and grounds, and is even
now having the place gone over pre-
paratory to making extensive improv-
ments. The lease runs for Ave years,
with the option. at the end of that per-
iod, of releasing for another five years.
The old outbuildings are being cleared
away, and new additions will be built
this winter and spring. The main
Will oC pun III tuoiou6A
pair, and the grounds improved. A
music hall, building for the accom-
mediation of children during inclement
weather, and a smoking room for gen.
tie men, will be built separate and
apart from the hotel proper. The lat
ter will be something after the style
of the Log Cabin at Graniteville, so
we'll and favorably known to the many
friends of the genial vice-presldent of
the Syenite Granite company. and will
be placed close to the famous spring
in the lot which takes it name from
those sparkling, cooling, flowing wa
tiers. In a word, the old-time lustre of
the Arcadia House in it's palmiest days
will be taken on again, and new at
fractions added. The lady who has
taken it in charge is fully equal to the
task she has assumed, aud we predict
for her success and prosperity.
The young German who had his leg
fractured by jumping from freight
train last Thursday night. tells his
story as follows: He had boarded the
train at Arcadia, intending to beat his
way south ward, hoping to find work
at one of the sawmills along the line.
A few miles below Arcadia he was
observed by the brakeman. who want
ed to know what be was doing there
and where he was going. The Ger
man told him. "Have you any mon
ey?" was the next query. No, he
hadn't cent. Have you nothing to
pay for riding? Haven't you a pock
ct. knife?" Yes, he had pocketknife.
but he didn't want to part with it.
"Then hit the ground!" The train at
this time was moving rapidly. Il tell
you to hit the ground" The German
got on the ladder leading from the
top of the car, but when he saw how
fast the train was running, he begged
to be permitted to remain until the
next stopping-place. '.Hit the ground,
l tell you" was the answer, and the
as if to mash the fingers holding on
to the ladder. Therefore the trespass-
er let 60 and ''hit the ground" so for
chilly as to bruise his body and break
his leg. AS soon as he had sufficiently
recovered he crawled to the bushes
and broke off couple of sticks, and
aided by these he hobbled his way to
Hogan, a mile distant. When the local
railroad men learned how he had been
treated they were very indignant and
did all they could to relieve him.
They telegraphed to headquarters and
notified the local civil authorities, but
both declined to give assistance-the
former because the injured man had
been hurt while trespassing, and the
latter because he was a nonresident
and not entitled to aid from the coun-
ty. If the Young mans story is true,
the action of the brakeman was cold
blooded and cruel, and. we take pleas
ure in saying. unusual to railroad men.
who generally are more leinient in
such cases than the rules of the road
strictly construed permit. The young
man tells his story without bitterness
and is apparently a well-meaning man.
He makes no threats. and is very
grateful to the physician and other
good Samaritians who have taken him
in, in the scriptural, not the latter-day
sense.
About three months since we took
occasion to call attention to the man
egement of the city finances, and for
that bit of insolence were jumped on
to as the duck is said to have gone for
the juue-bug. We wanted to know
what had been done with the city's
revenues for the year ending March 1,
1894, and why a public exhibit had not