Iron County register., 1894-02-22
From Sabula.

place and Glover read your valuable
paper, and always the first thing when
the mail arrives is to see the local
news in the REGISTER.
You have your regular correspond
ents from the different points, but Sa-
bula and Glover seem to be left out for
want of a writer. Whilst am not in
the habit of writing for the paper, but
as the weather is cold and l remain
mostly in doors concluded to give you
a few items.
Business is progressing very slowly.
Messrs. Coleman, Buford and Scog-
Fgin have each a saw mill, but not a
one is running very strong l don't
think. The most of the business being
done, however, is getting out railroad
ties. j. w. Whitworth has contracted
for some.
q The people in this part are very In
dustrious; when not at work on the
farm they take their teams and haul
saw logs. By this means they always
have plenty to do in the work line.
Mr.. Scoggin works quite a good
many men, and, seemingly, pushing
business forward and right aloug just
as though some other man was presi-
dent.
don't think Mr.. Buford is working
as many men as usual, but learn he
keeps a few men at the mill, and uses
three or four on his farm at Crane
Pond. It is said he is fixing up his
farm with the intention of taking In a
..widder," but Jim" says people talk
any way nowadays, but am sure lit
tie does he care for their talk.
I had the pleasure of meeting my
old friend, Jonathan Millburn, the 9th
er day. I saw him coming at long
distance, but at first could not think
who he was; he had shot gun on his
shoulder and other necessary equip
ments for war. and that being the first
time l ever saw him carrying shooting
irons, it puzzled me. When he got
nearer, though, saw at once it was
my old, old friend. After a hearty
shake, I inquired of him what he was
doing out with a gun, and he said, that
he had been dear hunting all winter;
but they all seemed SO wild he had
gathered no game. and was then out
duck hunting. I continued to talk
with him and found that he had some
trouble on his brain;- finally, he said
that Jim Buford had been talking to
his sswidder' and had made him about
half mad. You, Mr.. Editor, being ac-
auainted with both parties, know that
they are both widowers, and If they
are rivals as reported I fear that blood
will be shed over the affair. but, gen.
tlemen, and my good old friends. l
beseech you to reflect and don't act too
hastily; and, if possible, by all means
avoid the shedding of blood.
Messrs. Coleman and Collins are SELL
ing goods at Sabula, and think each
gets good share of the trade.
Mr.. Coleman has saw mill and
palmer, but don't think he is running
full time on account of slow trade in
lumber.
We have had very fine roads for lum-
bering this fall and winter until within
the last week or 80, but now we have
plenty of mud with an occasional
freeze.
Now, Mr.. Editor, do not wish to
close without saying something about
the dead man found near Sabula recent
ly. did not see the man, but learn
that he was we'll dressed and had no
of tramp, and was found
about two miles from the railroad in
the mountains. He had the appear
ance of having been dragged by the
heels about fifty yards into thicket of
brush, which, I think, made some
show of having been done by man; for
if it had been beast large enough to |
drag him. 1t would have been partly, ii
not wholly, eaten up. Now. in my !
opinion. there is only one of two con-
clusions to come to in the matter. The |
man was either crazy or murdered. |
And as the matter now stands we are
in the dark as to how he came to his
death. / do not wish to cast any re-
fections, whatever, on the Justice or
jury for all they did. They did all
things we'll and correctly SO far as they
had testimony, but they had no testi-
mony except that the man was found
dead. Now. Mr.. Editor. If was to
ask how did that man get away off in
the woods, would you say he was not
crazy nor murdered, but most probab-
ly rambling through the strange noun
tains. where the brush is about ten
feet high, looking at the country and
got lost; and yet no man saw hsmi