Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-10-31

Uncle Frank Swsezie says the earth
| quake shook good lot of water int
the we'll he is digging. and he wouldn,
mind another jar or so.
Six divorce cases grace the docke
iof the Iron Circuit Court this term
The growth in number of these cases O
late years is remarkable, aud would
seem to furnish rather unedifying an
swer to the question, ..Is marriage 1
jfailurepn
Services for the Presbyterian Church
Ironton and Graniteyille: Morning SER
vices: subject-.Thet tender Shepherd
and the food he provides" Granite
vile. 3-P. M.,-ssThe basis OF hope Of
eternal life." Evening. at Ironton-
IA lesson from the history of Egypt.
GEO. II. DUTY, Pastor.
Among the arrivals in Ironton this
week are: T. P. Fitz. C. II. Lucy and
j. P. Seal. Des Arc; Chas. Masch-
meyer, De Soto; B. F. Cross, Centre
vile; Bert. Gregory and Hon. }. b.
Holloman, Hogan; Giles Mcmahon,
Clones; S. G.. Bond and S. E. Buford,
Belleview; Thos. Mcguire, Bismarck.
Yesterday morning at seven o'clock
the thermometer marked four degrees
below the freezing point. Overcoats
ceased to be luxury, and the smell of
the newly-blacked stove was in the
| air. All indications point to long
and severe winter; but there's no tel
ling. The butt end of the cold wealth
er may be toward US.
Tuesday night, about eight o'clock,
| the dwelling occupied by w. &. Per-
kins took fire from burning fue. but
fortunately there was plenty of help at
hand, and the flames were quickly ex-
tinguished. This is a good time to
call on the services of the chimney
sweep-ln fact, it may be said to be
the most sootable season of the year.
1t will be remembered that b. Burks
of Des Arc was convicted at the last
term of our circuit court for selling
liquor to minors, and fined $40 and
costs. On his plea of impecuniosity
the Judge gave him three months in
which to pay the fine and costs. The
time expired about three weeks ago,
when MIR. b. came up and honestly
surrendered himself to the sheriff and
is now boarding out the amount at
$3.50 day.
A terrible accident occurred on the
Missouri Pacific Railway near Kings
Highway Tuesday night. Two &C
commodation trains, bound east and
west, respectively. collided with great
force, wrecking both engines and
ditching the cars they were pulling.
Four men were killed and perhaps
twenty others injured. A misplaced
switch was the cause; whether the
fault of the switchman, or that it was
purposely misplaced by some murder
Gus miscreant, is not known. II g
switchman insists that the latter is the
case. and vehementIy denies that Il
accident resulted through criminal
carelessness On his part.
Judge Green arrived on the south
court was commenced shortly after two
o'clock. The charge was delivered 10
the grand jury, II. j. Hill of Belleview
being appointed foreman. In deliver
ing the charge, the Judge instructed
the grand jury that in Investigating
the case of murder against c.. b. Hill
for the killing of j. B. Walker. they
should call on Mr.. j. C. Carly for any
legal advice, as he had been appointed
Special Prosecuting Attorney for that
case, Mr.. Edgar declining to serve be-
cause of his being of counsel for Hill
in other cases. As soon as the grand
jury retired the clearing of the docket
began.
The citizens of this Valley were
awakened at $40 this morning by the
heaviest earthquake shock we have ex-
perienced in forty years residence
here. First. there came from the north
a roar as of distant storm or OF an
approaching train, which continued
for few seconds, followed by an abb
rupt ja-. The shaking succeeding the
FIRST shock lasted fully thirty seconds,
and gave. one some very unpleasant
sensations. The windows ratified.
crockery clashed, hanging objects dan
gled to and fro, and the very houses
seemed insecure on their foundations.
The quake appeared to come from the
northwest. rolling unanimously away
to the southeast. We greatly fear
that serious damage was done. in the
region central to the disturbance.
Mr.. Thompson from Belieview had
a runaway in this town last Friday at
ternoon His team started down street
while he was out of the wagon, and
ran at great speed to the courthouse
square, thence west along Russell
street: thence north and east again to
main street, where it was brought to a
sudden halt on the south side OF the
Oliver House by the axle of the wagon
straddling tree. By this time Mr..
Thompson had arrived on the scene
aud he caught the team which had
been broken loose from the wagon by
it's violent conclusion with the tree.
| The vehicle was in a demOraliZed con-
dition, but the horses were not serious
| ly injured. In their career they near
| ly ran over carriage driven by la