Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-23

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killing Hiram N. Holladay in May.
1899, was tried in Greenville last week
The jury returned a verdict of man
slaughter and fixed the punishment a.
$500 fine. In lieu of payment of the
fine johnson will serve about thirty
days in Jail.
An incipient fire at Mrs. VIM. Par
mer's residence last Tuesday about
noon caused a little furry in the west
end of town. The roof caught from
sparks from a f1ue, but Immediate ap.
plication of water put it out. The
damage was insignificant, but the pos.
sibilities of the fire were great.
Mr.. w. H. Shelby. who has for many
years past been connected with the shoe
house, Freedheim Bros. & Schaefer, st.
Louis, has severed his relations with
that firm and will enter the employ OF
the Hamilton Brown Shoe Co. about
September 18th. Mr.. Shelby is one OF
the best known travelling men in the
south.
A certain young lady in this city,
while coming up town the other day,
was seen to sit down on the curbing
and remove her stockings. She turned
them wrong side out and again adj
Justed them. In answer to the ques-
ton, why she did that, she replied 81
wanted to cool off, so I turned the
hose on my ankles"
Pursuant to call the stockholders OF
the Leadington Lead Co. met in the
Mayors Office Monday afternoon and
voted to disorganize, also gave the
Board of Directors power to settle all
business that might yet come up con-
nected with settling the Company's
business. The meeting was attended
in person by nearly every stakeholder.
-Farnington NeWs.
On Friday evening, 10th inst, a
number of friends were gathered at
Mr.. H. E. Melhado's quarters and ex-
perienced a season of social enjoyment.
Lunch and ice-cream were served to
the guests, and a little later on the
band came and was Hospitality enter
tanned. About ten o'clock departures
were taken, and all went home with
another pleasant landmark set up in
the plodding way OF life.
Fred and Star Wood of Annapolis
were arrested last Friday, charged
with robbing Sam Robinson of $40.
The case was tried before Squire Nc
Glothlin Monday. The evidence
showed that Robinson was under the
influence of liquor, and while in that
condition was relieved of a 500 gold
piece. The Woods were with him at
the time; a day or two afterwards they
were up here and had a $40 gold piece
''changed" al one of the saloons. The
Justice found the defendants guilty and
fixed their punishment at ninety days
in Jail each. Sheriff Gregory brought
the defendants here and placed them
in Jail. On Tuesday the defendants
appealed the case to the Circuit Court,
gave bond and were released.
Thomas Hall, who shot and killed
James w. Asher in the west end of
this county on June oath, was arrested
in Craighead county, Arkansas. last
Thursday. Sheriff Gregory was noti-
fed of the arrest Friday morning.
That night he went to Arkansas and
returned with Hall the following day.
The prisoner gave the Sheriff no
trouble whatever, came without re-
QUESTION papers and said he intended
to surrender before court time anyway.
Sheriff Gregory recently made a couple
of trips to the west end of the county
in search of Hall, and while there
learned the fugitive had formerly
made his home neal Jonesboro, Ar
kansas. He al once communicated
with the authorities there and Halls
apprehension followed.
Yesterday Rob't Bsckof lost by
theft about $115 and a silver watch.
He had left his vest containing his
pocket-book and watch hanging in an
clubhouse for some twenty minutes, and
when he returned to get it the watch
was gone, and likewise the larger bills
from the pocket-book, although a few
ore and two-dollar bills were not
taken. Mr.. B. a short time previous
had observed two men leaving the out
house, and they were not seen in town
afterward. Yesterday afternoon, in
company with Constable Marshall, Mr..
B. went southwark in pursuit of the
supposed thieves, but nothing came OF
it. On the return trip, after dark the
buggy was upset and both men dragged
a considerable distance, but without
serious injury. The stolen time-piece
is a silver watch with Mr.. Backoff's
name engraved on the case.
The following from the Salem Mon
.tor tells of the recent exConfederate
Encampment in Dent county: ''The
4th Annual Encampment of the ex-
Confederate Association of South Cen
trail Missouri at Barnitz Lake last
week was a grand success in every
particular. The crowd in attendance
was estimated at from 10000 to $4,000
people, old and young. The camp was
nearly a mile long and half a mile
wide with tents and wagons packed in
like sardines, except on about fifteen
acres of open ground in the old field
used as a base ball park. Campers
began arriving on Saturday, August
4th, to secure convenient: locations and
by Monday night all the best positions
we're occupied. At a business meeting
of the association Friday morning it
was decided unanimously to hold the
next Annual Encampment at Barnitz
Lake beginning on Wednesday before
the full moon in August 1901"
The stBreach of Promise" trial at
the Academy of Music last Friday.
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