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

second prizes for him. The 4O0 mile
race closed yesterday, breaks all re-
cords in local homing pigeon races.
The race was arranged by the NIL
waukee district of the National FEEDER
alton ofAmerican Homing Pigeon Fan
ciers. Forty-six birds were shipped
last week to W. P. Wemp. agent of
the Missouri Pacific railroad at lronton,
Mo-, the distance from that city TO
Milwaukee being 400 miles. The birds
were shipped Friday evening, June 4,
and were to be liberated Immediately
upon their arrival at Ironton, but ow-
ing to bad weather they were held
over until last Wednesday morning, al
ter being confined 108 hours II their
baskets. Agent Wemp liberated the
birds at 5:25 o'clock A. NJ, on w ednes-
day, reporting the weather ''clear and
south wind" In and about Milwau-
kee the wind was from the east, and
the sky at times cloudy. The first ar
rivals were timed at 2:45 o'clock P. NJ,
being thirteen birds from the lott OF
Henry j. Baumgaertner. Others fol-
lowed in quick succession, and great
bers of the federation. The return OF
thirteen birds in flock from such
distance is regarded as phenomenal,
and never before was any race in the
West marked with such success. In
fact, it is the first time that a record
of 400 miles on the day OF liberation
has been made by birds" On Sunday
Mr. Wemp received the following let
ter from Mr.. Baumgaertner, the proud
possessor of the winning birds: "Dedr
Sir-The undersigned Is a member OF
the National Federation of our HON.
ing Pigeon Fanciers milwaukee Dis
trict) whose birds you liberated June
9th, 5:25 A. NJ. My motive in writing
you is desire to express my sincere
thanks for the humane kind and salts
factory manner with which you cared
for the birds entrusted to your care,
waiting for favorable weather for liber-
alton. Thirteen of my birds arrived
and dropped on the roof of their loft
at 2:44 P. NJ, and five more homed be
fore dark, making in all eighteen ar
rivals the same day. at my loft. This
record stands | think, unequaled IN
the west. Besides myself, three other
members had arrivals same day, but
all later than mine. My first bird
timed first prize WINERY made 1851
yards per minute, which is considered
remarkable time when the cloudy con-
dition of the atmosphere here and at
Chicago, as well as at St. Louis, is
taken into consideration. Altogether,
this has proven the most satisfactory
race ever conducted by our district.
| herewith enclose a trifing apprecla-
ton of your services, in the shap of
$ for cigars"
Addie Carter was given verdict of
$4,000 damages against Ira B. Pelton
In Judge Spencer's court yesterday, for
breach of promise. They met two
years ago at the Centenary Church at
Sixteenth and Chestnut streets, Miss
Carter testified. He informed her last
November that he had decided to take
a wife and had chosen her to be the
one, she stated. Her mother testified
that her daughter informed her that
she was going to marry Pelton. The
latter was not present at the trial.
The jury was out only short time.
According to witness, a characters
tic of the young men who attended the
Centenary Church is that they rarely
escort the young women home from
church. When young man is seen
to escort a young woman home from
church few times, the witness stated,
it is understood that they are engaged,
or soon will be.-,St. Louis Republic.
The plaintiff in The above mentioned
suit, Miss Addie Carter, is well known
to many of our readers having spent
the greater portion of her life in this
county, living with her parents at
Belleview several years and later at
Arcadia, but has been residing in St.
Louis for the past six or seven years.
She is to be congratulated on the out
come of the suit. In many instances
$2500 will possibly go long way to-
wards healidg a wounded love and la
cerated heart. The Post Dispatch of
Friday has the following in reference
to the suit and the attempt of the de-
PENDANT to secure a new trial: "Ira B.
Pelton does not look upon a Circuit
j IL
is the young man who was defendant
in the breach of promise case tried in
Judge Spencer's court Tuesday. When
the chivalric jury gave Miss Addie
Carter, the plaintiff, a verdict for
81, 500 damages because Ira Pelton did
not marry her, there was a pleasant
smile on her face. If the defendant
smiled, there is no record of it. Pei
ton wants new trial OF the case. In
the motion for another hearing several
reasons will be set forth in support of
the defendants request. Chief among
these will be the fact that when the
case was tried before Judge Jpeucer,
the defendant was not present.
Where is the man in the case9' was z
current question among spectators on
the day OF trial. Nobody could an
swer it. People who knew him bv
sight failed to find him anywhere in
the throng. 1t now develops that Pei
ton was absent because he was SO ad-
vised by Attorney Pollard, who repre-
se1tsd him. At least this is what will
be alleged. 1t is generally believed
among attorneys that Pelton's absence
from the trial probably had an infiu-
ence against him. The young woman
was there, accompanied by her mother.
Numerous feminine friends sat a con-
venient distance on the outside of the
railing. All of this was in plain view
of the jury. The theory of Pelton and
his friends is that he shuld have been
represented in like manner He was