Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17

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Let the proper authorities make an ar
rest or two and that will 60 Ions
ways towards abating the dangerou
practice.
Sheriff O'Neal has received word from
Superintendent Coombs of the FuItor
insane asylum stating that jefferson
Craig from this county, who was plac
ed in that Institution a couple o
months ago, has greatly improved
since his incarceration there. He i:
seldom violent now and occasions but
little trouble. 1t is hoped that in due
time he will completely recover.
A forlorn and dilapidated "circus'
outfit arrived in town last Sunday,
travelling north. The party consisted
OF eleven persons: two wagons-One a
band wagon-trausported the attaches
and accoutremeuts. 1t was a pretty
tough-lookiHg outfit. They remained
in town until about noon Monday.
when the wagons silently ''stole away.
The license required probably pre-
vented performance here.
Hereafter senders of registered let
tiers will be Unidentified against loss to
the extent of SO. The law provides
that no greater sum than so can be
allowed on any one letter, and claim
ants must show that the letter contain
ed so in order to recover that amount.
The government has never before been
responsible for registered letters.
though employees in whose hands the
losses occurred were in many cases
required to make them good.
The improvement of the burnt dis
trict" goes on, and it is fast evoluting
into one of the busiest business blocks
in the city. Alex. Buckley, contractor,
began laying the foundation for new
building last Monday. 1t is to be a
frame. "a 50, two stories, and will,
when completed, be occupied by
Messrs. Gross and Tollison. as a gro
Gerry and feed store. The lot is the
property of Messrs. Buckley and Geo.
r. Gay, who are putting up the build
ing to lease for the purpose mentioned.
Let the good work go on!
The new law regulating the burial
of hogs that die of disease went into
effect the first of June. Its provisions
are very rigid, and if as rigidly enforc-
ed the chances for an epidemic of
cholera to spread over the State will
be reduced.to a minimum. The new
law requires the owner of hog which
has died from any disease whatsoever
to Immediately bury the same at least
two feet under ground and such burial
must not be in any slough or ravine.
1t is made the duty of township con-
stables to see that the law is enforced.
A couple of accidents happened at
the residence being constructed by
Baldwin Bros. west of the Baptist
church last Tuesday morning. While
bending forward Newman Farmer was
struck on the back of the head by a
falling hammer. The blow laid him
out and it was couple of hours be-
fore he regained consciousness. The
hammer luckily only fell distance of
about eighteen inches or the result
might have been much more serious.
Newman will be ready for work in a
day or two. Will Curtis also employed
on the building ran rusty nail in his
foot and is now moving around with
the aid of cane, because of his mis-
hap.
A.freight locomotive was turned over
on its side and across the track at the
south end of the switch on Tip Top
last Monday morning about five O'Clock.
A pusher had just helped a north
bound train up the hill and was trying
TO get in on the side track when the
train struck it, demolishing the pusher's
pilot and throwing the freight engine on
its side and across the track. The
track was blockaded for several hours
and the south-bound fast mail that
morning after reaching Arcadia back
ed to Bismarck and made the trip to
Poplar Bluff by way of the Belmont
and Cat roads. The wreck train
reached TIP Top about eleven o'clock
and by two in the afternoon the track
was cleared so trains could pass. The
engine was not badly damaged.
Edwin Branch Cowan, son of the
late James Epes Cowan, who many
years ago resided in Iron county, COM
mitted suicide at DOniphan Tuesday
morning. A special telegram from
Doniphan TO the Republic of Wednes-
day tells the following story of the
tragedy: ''Sick and poor. and weary
of life, and too proud to ask of rela-
tives or friends the help which would
enable him longer to keep up the bat
tie of life, Judge Edwin Branch Cowan,
lawyer and politician, this morning in
his room at the hotel in this city. with
his own hand, sent a bullet into his
heart. killing himself instantly. Judge
Cowau was we'll known in political CIR
Giles in Missouri. Born of an aristo-
cratic Virginia family in Iron County,
Mo-, in 1913, he studied law aud was
admitted to the bar in jefferson coun-
ty, established an office in St. Louis,
where he practiced until two years
ago, when financial reverses came,
sweeping away all his property. He
came to Doniphan Gnd practiced law
here ever since. The legal bar had
charge of his funeral, which was large
ly attended. The Judge was highly
esteemed by all who knew him. Ill
health and financial reverses are
thought to be the cause Of his rash
deed" The deceased had not lived
here for many years but was well
known in this community, he and
his father. up to a few years ago, be-
ing freausnt visitors to the Valley.
At one time the family possessed con-
siderable real estate in this county and