Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-25

the gentleman looking Tor the saSn dnO
|, door factory location, is here again at
ter spending the last week in St. Louis
He says the factory will be located
here and is now corresponding with
the railroad in regard to freight rates,
switch facilities, etc.
No. 81 was an extra heavy train
Sunday afternoon and carried eleven
cars. In addition to the usual train
were four cars of race horses from the
west bound for eastern race tracks.
On the rear end of the train was adVer-
Using car No. l of the FOrepaugh-
Sells Bros. circus. There were no
signs of life about this coach; the man
who is usually to be seen on the platform
scattering bills as the advertising car
speeds from town to town was consplc-
uously absent. The doors were closed,
the windows down and the usually
boisterous gang of bill posters were not
| in sight. This is not an ordinary
every day sight; for the circus car,
! whether it belongs to the bill posters,
the one that carries the big band wag-
| on or hauls the cage of monkeys, is
| usually teeming with life and activity.
| But as the train pulled by the depot
another glance explained this seeming
| mystery On the side of the circus
| coach, hanging from the floor thereof
was large placard with these words.
Home, Sweet Homer' That told it
all. The season was over; after travel
ing possibly forty thousand miles the
work FOR one year was done and adver-
Using car No. 1. and the attaches were
speeding, fast as steam could carry
them, to winter quarters and rest 10
their home 10 the far east. The pia-
card was peculiarly appropriate. 1t
meant every word. and you can't well
crowd more meaning and genuine SEN
timeut in three words than are eX-
pressed by Home. Sweet Home!'
Assistant Secretary of War Meikle-
john. accompanied by Capt. Chase of
jefferson Barracks and other army Of
ficers arrived in the Valley on a spec
ial car from the south last Saturday
morning. They were returning from
tour of inspection of all the military
posts west of the Mississippi river anu
came here direct from Hot Springs.
The object of the visit here was to in
spect the rifle range location. The
south-bound fast train that morning
also brought to the Valley the private
car of Vice-President C.. q. Warner of
the Missouri Pacific railroad. On
board were Mr.. Warner, Congressman
Pearce, eX-COngressman Cobb, G. H.
Spencer, VIM. H. Thomson. Gen. John
w. Turner and several other promi-
Of I T1T inn
Secretary Meiklejohn's party they pro-
ceeded about nine o'clock in the morn
ing from the Arcadia depot to the rifle
range. The Secretary made a careful
investigation and inspection and ex-
pressed himself as very highly pleased
with the location. Mr.. MeiklejOhn is
straightforward. plain-spOken individ-
ual and did not hesitate to express his
opinion whenever the occasion de-
manded. He ridiculed the idea of the
location not being a healthy one and
was quick to recognize the many nat
ural advantages the site afforded. The
range, spent short time at the sum-
mer residences of Mr.. Thomson and
Gen. Turner and at half-past twelve
o'clock left on a special train from St.
Louis. There is no doubt but that
Mr.. MeiklejOhn will recommend the
immediate purchase of the rifle range
on his return to Washington.
Mrs. Frederick Klosterman, aged
seventy-one years, was knocked off the |
railroad crossing and instantly killed |
at Middlebrook by a south-bound |
freight train about eight o'clock Tues |
day morning. Mrs. Klosterman, it |
seems, was that day preparing to move
her household effects to the Hilliker |
house near the track. The morning |
was frosty one and she had her head |
and ears we'll covered to keep out the |
cold. With her mind doubtless Who'll |
ly intent on the moving she was pre-
pairing Cor and the work involved, she |
started across the track, apparently |
completely oblivious of the railroad |
and possible danger. As she reached |
the center of the track, the engine, !
moving at good speed, struck her and |
threw the body several feet to the side |
of the road. Several witnesses of the |
accident hurried to pick up the body |
but life was already extinct. A bruised |
and gaping hole in the head showed |
where the pilot of the engine had |
struck the unfortunate woman. The |
accident is a deplorable one but from |
what can be ascertained no blame at |
taches to the railroad employees. The |
train. while running at fair speed, was
in full sight of the old lady and had |
she taken any of the usual precautions |
the accident would have been averted. |
As stated, though. her thoughts were |
probably wholly absorbed in contem- |
platiou of the work of the day. and the |
fact that her ears were covered up |
possibly served to deaden the noise of |
the train, which might otherwise have |
alarmed and saved her. The engineer |
very likely saw the old lady as she was
walking toward the track, but. of |
course, had no idea that she would at |
tempt to cross ahead of the train. As
soon as possible after striking her the |
engine was stopped and the train
backed up to ascertain the result of the
accident. The deceased was the relict |
of the late Henry Klosterman, who was
well-known in this and st. Francois
counties. Mrs. klosterman was the
aunt of VIM. Herman, and Robert
Trauernicht. of this county. The re-
mains were inferred in the Middle
brook cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
The REGISTER tenders its assurance of
sympathy to the bereaved relatives in