Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-10-03

children, great-grandchildren and
great-great-children number about lbs.
She has ten grandchildren. This is
the second death in the Swan family
in seventy years, that of her husband,
Richard Swan, in 1865. She left nine
children. the youngest being 63, and
hadubeen a resident of the farm ON
which she lived for sixty-one years.
A Remarkable Find.
A petrified body. supposed to be that
of an Indian squaw, was found in st.
Louis suburb by workman employed
to dig a cellar. Its resemblance to the
human form in death is remarkably
perfect 1t lies straight, the hands
lying across the breast, but not folded
together-the left being several inches
nearer to the chin than the right.
The hands and feet are perfect to the
minutest details, and the features are
perfectly preserved. The ends of two
teeth-as white as ivory-show be-
tween the partly-opened lips. The
length is So feet. A number of ir-
regular shaped depressions appear on
different parts, giving it the appear
ance of having been severely wound
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What Senator Vest Says.
Senator Vest, who recently returned
from a tour of Europe. when seen in
st. Louis by a reporter, and when asked
if he had anything to say concerning
the statements recently circulated that
he had changed his views on the fnan-
cia1 question, said:
1.-THE charges were false, entirely
false. I have already refuted them.
Since my return to America / have
been denying these statements on an
average of about ten times a minute,
and think further denial would be a
work of supererogation. My friends
know how 1 stand. and that my pres
ent attitude is the same as it has al
ways been"
In Interest of the Blind.
The first annual conventio of the
Missouri National College Association
of the Blind was held at the Missouri
school for the blind, st. Louis, and
was we'll attended. Interesting papers
were read and able addresses deliv-
cred. Mayor Walbridge expressed his
sympathy with the movement. It was
an old quotation, he said, that None
SO blind as those who will not see"
The members of the convention, al
though physically blind, possessed
that inner sight that is far better
worth having.
The Treasurer Disappears.
Charles H. Week, treasurer of the
Home Mutual Aid association, an in
surance society of Kansas City, has dis
appeared, and so have the books of the
association and 81. 600 of its money.
The association started up eighteen
months ago, and during that time 500
people took out policies. ranging from
81 900 to So, ZOO, and payable at the rate
of So to So per month. Women. as well
as men, took out the policies, and
about S3, 00e has been paid out.
Old Settlers.
The old settlers picnic at Tina was
one of the events of Carroll county.
The day was fine, and $500 people en-
joyed the meeting. Speeches were
made by L. B. Ely. Carrollton; Allen
Moore, Chillicothe; Rev. Phillips. Car
rollton; Elder Nicholson and DIR. Baird.
Thomas Stanley, who came to the
county in 1923, won the cane, and Mrs.
Harriet Stanley, who has been there
since 1927, got the gold glasses
Macon County G. A. r.
A large reunion of the Macon county
G. A. R was held at Vienna Nearly
1000 persons were in attendance. The
meeting was addressed by Maj. P. G.
Brock. j. M. Robbins and others.
After = Brief Illness.
w. Fl. Allison, prominent merchant
of Ash Hill, Butler county, died in
Poplar Bluff, few evenings ago
after a brief illness, of peritonitis.
Said to Be Short.
A. L. Avery. book-keeper and cashier
for st. Louis commission house, is
said to be short anywhere from SIS, 00o
to $50, 600. He has disappeared.
Timers Awful FALL
VIM. Kaup, timer, fell from the
roof of two-story building at Hanni-
bal, and received internal injuries
which are regarded rs fatal.
Seventh-Day Adventists.
The SEVENTH Day Adventists' camp
meeting at Pertle Springs is attended
by fully 1000, who live in tents and
cottages on the grounds.
He stole sixty-Five Cents.
Gov. Stone has pardoned Ote Hall,
I aged 16. who stole sixty-five cents and
was sent to Jail for ninety days by q
Greene county justice.
James A. Spurlock.
James A. Spurloclx, a prominent mem
Der of the Morgan county bar, died
recently. aged 81. He settled at Yer
sailles in 1864.
Coal Oil Inspector OF Kansas city.
Gov. Stone has appointed Fred Flem-
ing coal oil Inspector of Kansas City.
The appointment Is for q period of
two years.
Lieue.-Gov. VMemrn's Mother.
Mrs. NJ. O'Meara, mother of Lieut.
Gov. O'Meara, and the oldest settler OF
north St Louis, died recently at the
age of IS.
Veteran Gone.
William Snider. age 20 years, mem.
Der of George r. Smith post, G. 4. R,
| died ut Scdalia- His ailnent was
dropsy.
Grassy Horses.
Horses are going crazy at St Joseph
daily. The disease is supposed TO be
caused by the animals eating march
hay.