Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-30


Don't fail to read Lopez's Ad. on
this page. There's many bargain in
1t. and the party that calls first will
have his pick of the lot.
| The REGISTER is advised that Mr.. S.
E. De Haven of the legal firm of Peak
& De Haven, La Grange, Kentucky,
ushered in his legal career the other
day in Henry county, Kentucky, by Sc
curing an $4,000 verdict against the
Louisville & Nashville railway. We
congratulate Mr.. De Haven on his aus
j picious beginning and feel sure that his
will be more than successful future.
BY the way, s.Dee" says he will prob
ably '.drop in on Valley friends some
time during the summer. He is GER
tain of a hearty welcome,
| Arthur Carson. who had emigrated
to this State from Searcy, Arkansas, a
couple of years or more ago, but who
has been living in Wayne county for
some time past, was arrested here Mon
day on a telegram from Williamsville
claiming that he had stolen $50 from
K. b. GLADDEN., hotel man there.
Jailor O'Neal held Carson until the
following day wnen Constable Cross OF
Wayne county arrived and returned
with him that same day to Williams
vile. Carson was in the employ OF
GLADDEN. at the time the theft occurred.
w. H. Delano. Assignee. last Friday
sold out the stock and fixtures OF ID. +.
Reese. The stock was sold in bulk to
Jno. Schwab, Jr., for $3.50, who has
since transferred it to L. S. LEI &
Sons. The fixtures were auctiOnea off,
bringing the sum of $92.S1. The as
sets altogether are about $4,000; the
liabilities, STOPS. A dividend of less
than 20 per cent. will be paid credit
ors. We think the business of the As
signee has been we'll managed, and,
although creditors will come out '.in
the hole" they will agree with us that
the best has been made of bad bar
gain.
Barney Frauenthal, manager OF the
bureau of Information at Union Station,
married Miss Schwab, of Ironton. Mo-.
| last week, and substantial tokens have
| been pouring in ever since. On Thurs
day came a very handsome sideboard
| from the conductors of the various
lines. On Saturday night Mr.. and
Mrs. Frauenthal were surprised at
their residence, 2611 Walnut street,
| by a call from number of Union Sta
| ton officials, in whose behalf Superin-
.endent of Telegraph E. Cheneny pre-
sented to Mr.. Frauenthal Morocco
| leather pocketoook containing ten
crisp SO bills of consecutive numbers.
t-GIc6e- Democrat, Nay 81.
The ..Wild Jack" of the following
| item is said to be the Cno of an Indian
Medicine Company which for time
made Ironton their habitat several
years ago. The telegram is from
Guthrie, Oklahoma: 1T is reported
here from Perkins that two young men
decided to have some fun by holding
up and soaring travelling medicine
| vender, who went under the name OF
De. Wild Jack. As he came along the
road they sprang out and ordered him
to hold up bis hands. Instead OF be-
coming scared. he pulled revolver
and shot one Of them dead. and the
other one saved himself by taking to his
heels and plunging into the bushes"
Last Saturday was the day set for
the preliminary examination of &. b.
Hill for the killing of j. B. Walker at
Pilot Knob on May Il. As an evidence
of the intense interest manifested in
the case it may be stated that early in
the day people began to come from
every section of the county. and at the
hour set for the opening of court the
streets were crowded and thronged.
Promptly at ten o'clock Justice Fair
child had court called to order. The
circuit court room was crowded stand
ing room being at premium. Prompt
" at that hour Sheriff O'Neal con-
Quoted the prisoner inside the bar. and
the attorneys, w. r. Edgar, Prosecu-
ting Attorney. and Raney and Carly of
| Piedmont. for the State, and Chas. L.
Collins of St. Louis and K. T. Wingate
| of this city for the defense. made their
appearance. All the attorneys re-
sired for consultation, and after tif-
| teen minutes returned to the court
room. Mr.. Collins, for defense, ans
nounced that they would waive pre-
liminary examination. Court imme-
diately adjourned and Sheriff ONeal.
before the spectators fully recognized
what had been done, had his prisoner
| through the crowd and out of the
court room, escorting him back to
! jail. There will probably be no fur
Their proceedings In the case until the
grand jury meets next October.