Iron County register., 1899-09-07

were laid to final rest in the Masonic
cemetery. Mr.. Farmhouse was long 6
resident of lronton and had engaged
In mercantile business since his advent
here. He was recognized as man o.
Integrity and enterprise and built up 6
paying business. He leaves a large
family of grown sons and daughters
all married and settled in .life-and q
widow to mourn his decease. To al
| OF them the REGISTER extends its SYM
| pathy in their hour of distress and trial.
A suitable obituary will appear in the
| next issue of this paper.
'Tis in the sweet September
And when the dazzling sun
Lifts up the bubbling mercury
10 figures e-ought-one!
'Tis in the sweet September,
And now the hot winds blow
Singeing through our whiskers,
A-scorching as they go!
'Tis in the sweet September,
And chillS and other things
Cause man to sweat and shiver,
And naught him comfort brings.
IT'S in the sweet September,
The druggist grows aproud:
For calomel and capsules
The cry is long and loud!
'Tis in the sweet September,
And hoping for frost,
Well try and stand up under
The bills the drugs will coSti
The disappearance of the ''wild
pigeon" has been source of consider
able speculation, and its return to the
old haunts eagerly hoped for. 1t was,
therefore, with pleasure that men of
''rod and gun" in this section read the
following in the Globe Democrat a
month or so ago: 1.-The return of the
passenger pigeon is news that will be
GREETED with Joy by thousands who re-
member the old days when these birds
used to darken the sun in their migra-
tory flights. In Michigan, Wisconsin
and Indiana enormous hocks, taking
hours to pass, were seen at nesting
time this season. For nearly twelve
years not single one of these birds
was seen in the localities where there
are now tens of thousands. In the
southern end of Pulaski county, in this
state, thousands of wild pigeons have
nested this summer where not bird
has been seen in many years. They
have also returned to the Indian Ter
ritory and Oklahoma" Mr.. Joseph
Huff of this place wrote to the county
clerk of Pulaski county for veriication
of the good news, but that gentleman
replies that no wild (or passenger)
pigeons are nesting in the locality
designated: that Pulaski knows them
no more now than it has at any time
during the past ten or fifteen years.
Monday morning at o'clock negro
stealing ride" was run over and had
the life crushed out of him by freight
train. A coroner's inquest was held
Monday evening under direction Of
Coroner Blanks, and the following
facts were ascertained: A brakeman
on the train testified that the negro
was first discovered by the trainmen
at Gad's Hill and was put off the cars.
At Annapolis he was again detected
and again put off; at Hogan similar
occurrence resulted; and, although
both sides of the train were guarded
on leaving that place, when they came
to Arcadia, the negro was still with
them. Once again he was put off, and
the train proceeded to Ironton. At
this place when it stopped south of the
station two brakemen went along the
cars with lanterns and found the negro
under one of the cars lying on cross
beam. They told him to get out, and
just as he got off and while he was
still under the car the train started up
unexpectedly. running about cars
length. The victim was caught under
the wheels, one leg and arm being
ground to pieces, and his skull broken
so that the brain was exposed. Not
withstanding his injuries he lived un-
til five o'clock in the morning. On
his person were found seventy-ive
cents in cash and three packages of
medicine having on their covers the
name of Lemoyne, with .'Dr. Taylor,
Poplar Bluff, ;" as prescribing physician.
A telegram was received from his wife
later on stating that his name was
Lemon. The remains were taken
charge of by the authorities and buried
at the expense of the county. The
coroner's jury, having heard all the
evidence, returned a verdict in ac-
cordapce Herewith