Iron County register., 1899-08-17

er drew gun. Ben. Huff. who hap.
peued to be near, rushed to Lashley's
relief, jerksd the revolver out of the
fellows hand. aud using it as a club,
knocked the drunken trio right and left.
In moment the Reynolds county men
saw they were cup against it,, and
sought refuge in fight to other coach
as on the train-nor has the owner yet
come back to claim the gun which
Ben retains in his possession. Csd's
coat was badly cut, but be was not
hurt To insist on fight and then
get whipped is tough-but that's what
happened to three "bad men" from
Reynolds county on the excursion train
last Sunday
An informal conference of physi-
clans was held in this city on last
Saturday evening, august 5th), to
discuss the smallpox question Those
who participated in the conference
were: Drs. 6. B. Williams. Flat
River; y. R. Smith. Des Loge; j. B.
Buford, Annapolis; J. j. Norwine and
d. A. Pelton. Bismarck; G. W. Toney
and j. \. Holmes, Piedmont. Facts
presented st this conference showed
concluslvely that smallpox exists in
St. Francois, Madison, Washington and
Reynolds counties. and that not less
than 100 cases have been treated.
Only one death, so far, has been trace
able to the disease, but the mild
nature of it is attributable to the warm
weather, smallpox being distinctly
cold weather disease. The discus
sions elicted at this conference discIos-
ed a very loose system of quarantine
on the part of those in authority, and
a remarkable Indifference on the peo-
pie at large. Some physicians, VINO
have come in contact with the disease,
have declared it to be not smallpox
but chickenpox. and this diagnosis is
largely responsible for the poor quar-
tine methods prevailing in some local
tiles. 1t was the unanimous opinion
OF those physicians that if the loose
methods of quarantine now prevailing
continue up into cold weather that
this whole Southeast Missouri will be
set ahame with this dreadful SOURCE,
and if this proves to be true the death |
rate may be expected to be much |
greater. In order to get the matter |
agitated and the physicians all wide |
awake another meeting was ordered |
for Bismarck, at 1880 p. m. Saturday,
August 10. Printed invitations have |
been mailed to physicians in this Sec
tion OF the state inviting and urging |
them to attend this meeting. |
nso1t BdaAer.
The Bismarck correspondent of the |
Pennington Herald writes as follows |
of the recent visit of the Woodmen to |
their Ironton neighbors: "On Tues |
day afternoon, twenty-five members of
the Woodmen camp regaled and at
tended an suspicious invitatory at |
Ironton. As the merry foresters sped |
along in a palace car, scenes of ser
lous, pathetic, yet stirring interest |
fitted by behind the embodied thought
Of man. Places now deserted, were
once theaters for rugged industries, |
thronged with happy artisans and |
by eagle-eyed projectors.
But to our minds eye the future of
this matchless country is corruscating g
with yariegated crystals whose fabu-
lous wealth must gravitate to mans
use. The arenas where once the mad
and magic scramble of redolent hu-
nanity sported wildly in heeting en-
serprises must redintegrate- In sub
lime Imagination the retrospective
panorama in all its luxury may be
and delicious trance. Iron Mountain
is but a monument, an obelisk; while
Pilot Knob, the acme of the Ozarks
and the zenith of Missouri altitude, is
but Titan sentinel watching the trick
Of time. Houses in which business
and residences once the
home Of the contented people are now
inhabited by bats and owls, the wierd
flint and screech of which chills the
and sadly reminds one of
ife's misfortunes. The iron supply of
these hills, which was once the won
der OF the world, certainly cannot be
There must be q future
Tor Iron Mountain and Pilot Knob, and
we should delight to see it. There is
, fascination about the mountains be-
tween Bismarck and Ironton which
reminds one somewhat of the Blue
Ridge. They transport one in imagi-
nation and thrill him with childhood's
moods and pranks. We pay them our
Worship of grandeur and depart with
sweet sadness" That fellow, whoever
ne may be, is ''sure'' a writer of '.hot
stuff" isn't he?
Last Tuesday a number of young
editor one of fthem-board-
I'd the $40 train and sped their way to
Annapolis on the wings of steam over
-ails of steel. In other words, they
stole awhile away from the cankering
cares of life to trip it q little on the
other side of and beyond the airy re-
yions of Tip-Top. The putting train
climbed the weary hill, circled 1.-The
" and slid rapidly down into
he Automatically designated town of
our destination. Here we stopped,
and. after counting noses to see that
none were missing, we proceeded to
he Hotel Benson while the disappear
ng train fed shrieking to more south
erly climes. The sojourners were
most Hospitality received by Mr.. Ben
son and his amiable better-half, and in
, very short time were duly housed
Ind tenderly cared for. The hotel is
arge. commodious and comfortable;
equipped and fitted for the
enjoyment OF its guests; while more
host or hostess il would be
difficult to find within the borders of
he State. To Us q most excellent
unch was served upon our arrival,
nd dunlicsfad farthar m fauard tho