Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-12-12

Bro. McMullin of the Jefferson Dem
ocr0t. with q party of friends. has late
~ been roughing it in the woods o.
western Iron county. They were OF
their regular winter hunt, and killed
two Geer, five wild turkeys, and mum
erous smaller game. Ofthe residents,
he says: wild as that section is, il
Is Inhabited by some of the cleveresl
people we ever met; and some of the
boys were a little surprised when they
learned that the best men we met there
were of the Masonic fraternity As
there were seven of that kind in our
crowd. it is not to be wondered at that
We we're treated kindly. OF the many
who showed particular kindness we
i can only mention w. Nj. Goggins and
Fred Oesch, the latter being verita-
BILE curiosity. He is a member of a
/ prominent and prosperous Ohio family.
but being bore sportsman left his
civilized surroundings years ago for
the hardships and excitements of Otter
fork of Black river. His family con-
sists of wife and two sons. the eldest,
Chris. having already developed into
as great a sportsman as his father, and
the youngest. Earnest, the child by his
present wife, showing that he is ver-
liable '.chip off the old block. !"
Though just little over a year old
and unable to talk, he takes delight
in exhibiting his fathers museum of
stuffed ANIMALS, birds and reptiles to
all visitors, fondling panthers. wolves
and rattlesnakes with as much freedom
as an ordinary child will pet dog.
Mr.. Oesch's residence Is a great re-
sort for st. Louis hunters. He boards
them, hunts with them aud shows them
the most advantageous places for find
ing game. On Thursday our crowd
received an invitation, so pressing that
denials were out of question, to eat
Thanksgiving dinner with the Oeschs;
and We were not sorry that We accept
ed. for Mrs. o. had prepared an ele-
CANT repast, including stuffed turkey,
pumpkin pie and fruits and vegetables
in variety and abundance, and cider
from three months to six years old.
Oesch's cider seems to be a great at
traction for his neigh bors, and as it is
always free some of them sometimes
get more than they can carry far"
Last Wednesday Adolf Detmar, Jr.,
resident of Flatwoods. had two pet
pigs. weighing in the neighborhood
of two hundred pounds each, and each
daily putting on an additional modicum
of fat and flesh. preparatory to the
time of lard, spareribs, backbone and
sausage. Next day but one of his pets
appeared at feeding time; nor did the
priced animal present himself at the
feeding-trough the next day, or the
next. Then Detmar and the neigh6ors
Instituted a strict search in and among
the rubbish of the woods. and in due
time brought to light the hide that
once enveloped goodly porker.
which hide had been artfully conceal
ed beneath the leaves and stones of
the forest. Further search also
brought them to a spot where blood
bestained the frozen ground. The
hide appeared to have been recently |
torn from the bleeding carcass and |
the blood had barely dried. while the |
former in size, and color of bristle, |
favored strongly the outer appearance |
of the missing pet. Surmise pointed |
toward a neighbor not. like Caesars |
warrant was applied for, which Justice
Fairchild readily granted upon the
legal forms being complied with.
Armed with this, Sheriff O'Neal pro-
cceded to the suspected premises, and,
10 and behold! neatly packed and salt
ed in box in the premises OF one
Thos. Moore mot the Thos. Moore to |
whom Byron quaffed the famous
health. but another)-in Mr.. Moore's |
house in box were found the mortal |
remains of Mr.. Detmar's lately sQueal-
ing porker. Mr.. Moore was not at
home, nor has he yet been located.
but his wife confessed that she was the |
guilty party; that she had knocked |
the hog over with stone and then |
stripped his hide from off his body, |
and hid it and the carcass as found.
But when she was confronted with the
head of the animal, which had been
neatly cloven with an ak; when shown
by q trail of corn, how he had been /
toiled to his tragic death; and when |
1t was demonstrated that the ears had |
been cut from the head to prevent
Identification by mark-as all these
things were piled. like Pelion upon
Ossa, against her original declaration.
she weakened, and acknowledged the
truth: that her husband was the guilty |
party, and her confession made to
shield him from the vengeance OF the |
offended law. The woman was dis |
charged, and Mr.. Moore non inventus
est.
Our Graniteville local correspondent |
wants to know why we do not whoop |
up the wooden mill now getting under |
way at Ironton. The REGISTER has al |
ways been favorable to every enter
prise calculated to improve the section |
in which it circulates. Its editor SUBJ |
scrifed as much as he felt able-a |
smaA sum-to assist in placing the one |
referred to upon Its feet at this point. |
Our correspondent should remember. |
however, that the private opinion Of