Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-12
Among Our Nelghbors.

times last fall in the event OF mchln'
ley's election and said they would shut
down at once if Bryan was elected
The company operated one of the
largest plants in Southeast Missouri
Its effects are now in the hands OF an
assignee for the benefit of its creditors.
The Greenfield CTenn-) Times pays
tender tribute to a passing, ever
moving, never-settling disciple of that
art which is said to pickle, can. and
preserve from decay, all the other arts
that bless and worry mankind: ''W
read letter a few days ago from an
officer In Wichita, Kan. stating that
Will P. Cloonan, a printer who work
ed in this Office few months last win
ter, had been jailed in that city for the
theft of bicycle. There will be sew
eral in Greenfield who remember this
young gentleman (?), and especially
the editor of the TInleS-as on his de-
parture from the city one night under
the influence of poverty row. he car
ried off everything in the Office with
him but the paper and job presses,
one piece of brass rule and the towel!
Well, anyhow, we are glad to hear
from Cloonaul
A shocking accident occurred on the
NJ. X. & B. L. railroad Tuesday even
ing of last week, resulting in the death
of Thos. Spencer, an engineer. 1t
seems that a plug in the boiler be-
came loosened and was leaking and
Spencer attempted to tighten it when
it blew out, allowing the escaping
steam to scald the entire upper part of
his body in such a horrible manner
that death relieved his suffering in
about four hours. He was a X. of P,
by which order his funeral was con-
Quoted. He leaves a widow and sew
eral small children.
The courthouse at Fredericktown is
a venerable structure, and if carefully
preserved will at the next Worlds
Fair be a valuable relic of antiquity.
From present indications, barring ac-
it will not be disturbed by our
progressive neighbors, WHO, knowing
a good thing when they have it, will
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Ste. Genevleve Herald: Parties
from abroad are said to be negotiating
for the copper mines. Some of the
large mines of the country are report
ed as being nearly exhausted, and as
the increased use of electrical appli-
ances necessitates an increase of the
copper output. miners must needs look
around for new and undeveloped de-
posits."
New Madrid Record: after the
rain storm last Thursday morning,
under the mulberry tree that stands
in front of Jailer Jas. Dones residence
the ground was literally covered with
dead English sparrows, that were in
the habit of roosting there. Three
hundred and four were picked up and
put in pile and many others, lying
on the outside of the yard, were eaten
by hogs. The cause of this wonderful
Staying OF sparrows in one lump is at
tributed TO drowning of the birds that
beaten and blown out of the tree by
the wind and rain and 'swamped' on
the ground. Some say that the light
ming killed them, but the drowning
theory is the most probable as the tree
was not struck"
The Salem Monitor records a pleasing
incident OF railroad travel in the back
woods: ''Dr. Chas. Greene of Cuba
and Robert Greene of Salem, while re-
turning home from Rolla last Thurs
day night on the excursion train, were
assaulted by Guy Martin and two Pun
phrey boys of Steelville, who were
passengers on the same car. The
Pumphrey boys had been drinking
pretty freely at Rolla, and 1t was there
that Bob Greene asked one of the
Humphreys for some money which was
due him, aud for this request was
promised good pounding before his
return home. The attack was made
by Martin walking up and handing
Bob Greene blow in the face, after
which Bob promptly knocked two of
his assailants down and his brother
foored the third one. One of the Pun
phreys then drew a knife and DR..
Greene kept him at bay with drawn
revolver. When the train reached
Cuba peace again reigned supreme.
Bob Greene went home with his broth
er. and the ladies who tainted during
the fight soon recovered
Jackson CaSh-Book: .s1here is some
party or parties up in the country
around New Bethel who need the
grand jury hold of them bad. On the
night of July 9th Henry aud Marion
Crafts wheat stacks on the Lovejoy
farm were set fire to and burned up.
loss over 500 bushels of wheat. There