Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
From Granitevllle.

Ed Register-Mr. J. D. Greason
came up from the Bluff to spend Sun
day with his family here. MIR. G.. re-
ports intensely hot weather in that re-
gion. Well. the fact is, it has been
pretty hot most everywhere during the
past ten days.
William Raines has bought the Robt.
Palmer house, and has moved his fam
lily therein. Price paid $4,000. An
other good bargain has thus been made.
House property is dirt cheap in this
town at present. and the way things
now look twill be cheaper yet. as bust
ness Is still in a suspended state, though
we are looking forward for an early
and peaceable understanding whereby
times will grow brighter. The whole
fact of the matter is. too much conten-
ton. dissension. and other petty dis
turbances that are continually arising
that could otherwise I've adjusted, If
all parties were to look at matters il
a conservative and business-like way.
Contracts should be lined up to where
made in good faith, no matter what
the cost be, and a spirit OF good will
should predominant, instead OF bigot-
ry, arrogance, and selfish motives,
which always tend to irritate matters,
rather than lettering them. But ii
few ignoramuse. are to dictate to the
many who are taking a conservative
view of question, who have large in
interests at stake, and who are consis-
tent in their demands. it shows that
we are coming to point where sound
sense and cool judgment become a
nonentity. We take the position that
principle and consistency are involved
in the present trouble in this place.
and unless better judgement and good
horse sense is allowed to prevail, we
may expect to soon be counting ties to
other and no doubt less renumerative
quarters. What the outcome of the
existing condition of affairs will.b we
cannot say, but trust that the trouble
will be amicably adjusted, and that all
will be serene on the troubled waters.
A great many of our town people at
tended the barbecue and picnic at
Belleview on Saturday last.
We noticed clipping from the Dub
lin Telegraph, in last Sundays issue of
the st. Louis Republic, giving a de-
tailed account of Herr Lilienthars fly
ing machine, scientifically and math-
ematically called an aeroplane. The
machine, it seems, was purchashed by
Prof. Fitzgerald of Trinity College,
Dublin, who met with but slight sue
cess. Mr.. Editor, and to your many
readers of the REGISTER, allow me to
give an account of just such curiosity
in our town to-day-in fact a fac-simile
of the one spoken of in the Republic.
In thus giving an account of the one
on exhibition in Mr.. George Golfers
ward, we don't mean to insinuate that
the inventor of the one invented in
Ireland had wheels in his upper story.
but the person that has invented the
one now in our town was by no less
parsonage than Mr.. Freddie Wood
ward, college-bred student of Yale
University, who has been employed as
clerk in the Syenite Granite Co.'S. Of
flee here for the past twelve months.
Mr.. Woodward told your correspOn-
dent that he had been working on this
one for two months, and on July 9TH.
had (as he supposedly it finished and
ready for trial. But. unlike Prof.
Fitzgerald, Prof. Woodward made no
success at all. The machine is made
of a few strips of light wood, lots of
fine steel and brass wire, and about Sc
wards of canvas, about 25 feet long by
or 8feet wide, with a tail about 5 feet
long by 8 wide. under which and fas-
tened to an upright or centre-post is
attached seat built for one (Only),
with pedals for the operators feet to
manage its propelling powers-having
156 feet of air space.
On july 7th the writer hereof, in
company with two other gentlemen.
got tip as to where Mr.. Woodward
and his flying machine would make
their debut. So. about 8 o'clock p. NJ.
we wandered down through the Com
pany's pasture on the east side of
town. After Ave minutes walk we
discovered the inventor and the un-
successful result of his wheeling cram
ium lying on top of a long shed in the
pasture. We, of course, by our sud-
den appearance, naturally frustrated
the little inventor, while perhaps in
deep meditation as to the outcome of
| his soon-to-be-launched air-ship. We
approached, and after a few moments
elapsed, he invited US up on top of the
shed, ordered four quarts of the best
| in town, and after we had INDUCED in
the much relished drink, we were ask
ed to assist in his making the attempt.
By this time some 25 or 80 people had
gathered to the scene of action to wit
ness the aerial performance. Those
of us on top the shed took up the Aer-
oplane, gave her boost at an eleva-
ton of some 10 or IL feet, but boost
she wouldn't-dropping Immediately
to the ground below. Nothing broke
or gave way. however, so we made an
other assist, this time carrying the
machine some 800 feet away on top of
high knoll. Picking the thing up
bodily, we ran a few feet and at the
word ''let 'er CO." go she went, taking
the Prof. and myself with her, when
we became -ntagled in the thousand
or so feet of wire. No success in the
second round. Round three also prov
ed futile. At the third Unsuccessful
attempt. the prof" concluded to give
it up. So we hauled her into port and
there anchored the never-to be-forgot-
ten flying machine. and the '.mann
with as many wheels as has August
Rieke at his livery stable has left us for
the east.
Mrs. E. j. Hitzeman and Mrs. August
Block of Bismarck are visiting with
friends in town at present.