Iron County register., 1899-05-18

: About two weeks ago there arrived
: in Ironton an individual who gave his
name as Baylor, said he was a farmer
from Illinois, and his visit here was
for the purpose of buying farm. After
staying here several days he went to
Belleview, where he made investiga-
ton, and concluded that farm be-
longing to some of the Russell heirs
was the one that best suited him. He
had secured a livery rig from j. w.
Whitworth in Arcadia, and John w.
Harral of Belleview, who was agent
for the Russell farm, agreed to drive
over to Salem with Baylor to see and
consult with the owners of the proper
ty before completing the purchase.
Baylor was a stranger, and, s'as an evil
dence of good faith, " not that Mr.. Har-
raj required anything of the kind, Bay
lor deposited with Mr.. Harral his
check for $3.50 on the Iron County
Bank, saying he had left his money in
Ironton before going to Belleview.
The trip was made to Salem but before
the business for which the journey had
been made was completed, Baylor sud-
denly disappeared. Mr.. Harral began
to investigate and learned that Baylor
had s.touched" several parties in Salem
for small loans ranging from so cents
to So. Mr.. II. at once got the livery
rig out of the stable and started home,
returning it to Mr.. Whitworth the fol-
lowing day Mr.. Harral still retains
the check for $3.50, but has not yet
taken the trouble to present the same
to the bank for payment. Whether
he fears the money is not there or
wishes to retain the scrap of paper as
souvenir of a pleasant trip to Salem
we are not informed. 1t is presumed
Baylor went to Steelville. Those who |
came in contact with him most are in
clined to the opinion that his singular |
actions can be ascribed more to an un- |
balanced mind, than to a general desire |
to s.beat" or .swork" his fellow man.
Mrs Sarah E. Smith, wife of DR.. j.
R. Smith, formerly of this place, died
at her home in Warsaw, Mo-, last
Thursday. The following is taken
from late Issue of the Warsaw Trib-
u,ae: mo sentence ever contained
more truth than the statement that
Death loves shining mark and at
no time in our experience has it been
more often proved to be true than in
the past few months by the frequent
demands made by the sable messenger
upon happy homes. Thursday at 5 A.
NJ, the spirit of Mrs. j. r. Smith left
its earthly tenement and sped into the
Great Beyond Her death was not
unexpected as she had been for a
long time great sufferer from hope
less disease which she bore with a
courage, fortitude and patience seldom
equalled. Mrs. Smiths maiden name
was Sarah z. Meek, and she was born
in Marion, Ind, July 20, 1864. From
there she moved to Carlisle, Pa,
where she was engaged in the millin-
cry business for nearly six year. In
1890 she went from Elkhart, Ind, to
Montana, where she met
and married DIR. j. r. Smith. January
%, 1891. She came to Warsaw from
Bunceton about eighteen months ago,
and last May, with her husband. and
his mother, united with the Presby-
terian church, and 80 far as her health
and strength permitted made an active
and useful member. While her sojourn
in our little city was short, it was long
enough for her to gain the love and
of all those with whom she :
came in contact. She was cheerful to
the last aud always had a kind word
for every body who came to see her.
The deceased leaves one brother, a
resident of Kalamazoo, Mich, a moth
er, beautiful little boy and devoted
husband who has the satisfaction of
knowing that her every want was an
ticipated, for never was patient more
tenderly cared for. During the last ,
night of her stay upon earth her suf-
feriugs were intense, but the end was :,
peaceful. As sweetly as a babe falls I
to sleep in the arms of love, she folded
her hands across her breast and went
home to heaven. The funeral services 9
were conducted by Rev. Mr.. Granger,
aud the remains were >tenderly laid to !
rest by the side of her little babe, just L
when the air was fragrant with bios I
SONS of spring, and, as we fervently !
trust, has sprung to a new lease of life !,
in the Garden of God"
A flying trip was taken to De Soto r
Tuesday, in company with the White d
Robes aggregation. The ladies of the /
party were chaperoned by Mrs. H.
O'Brien, while the writer tried to take
under his wing the male section. The
first named had a sinecure, but the
brood was scattering and i
full of trouble. At every stopping
place it had to be counted in order to t
be certain none had gotten away. OF v
course there were exceptions: for in Q
stance, the DR.. could always be located /
in the forward end of the ladies' car; I
but the other learned professions were a
here, there, and everywhere, except
quietly IN their seats. Happily, luck's
B fortune, and all pulled through q
eventually, and were heartily greeted T
by expectant friends awaiting them on +
the station platform at De Soto. The c
procession Immediately headed for the q
opera house, and the remainder of the y
day was taken up with final rehearsal L
Of the evenings play. The acoustic
of the hall being unknown l
TO the majority of the party, Rev. z
Britain and the writer were placed a
we'll to the rear to note the vocal /
force necessary to a clear understand v
ing by the audience. But, bless us! /.
with a dozen or more ladies near by, t
how unequal was our task! The i'm r
mediate knocks out the rem ote, even /
where the voice is sweet and low-that '
most excellent thing in woman. After
a time, when the eye Of the manager
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