Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-15

VIM. Ii. Powers of Ellington, this
county vas adjudged insane in Judge
Smiths Court on last Saturday. Mr..
Powers was a newspaper man for some
years, and in 1894 was elected treasur-
er of this county. For some years he
has been in bad health, and recently
he has been acting 8 % strangely that it
was thought best to have him sent to
the asylum where he could get treat
ment.-CentreUite Reformer.
While digging a grave in the Pilot
Knob cemetery Wednesday the grave
diggers came in contact with an iron
casket. The box that had enclosed
the casket was completely rotted away
but the casket was intact and through
the glass top could be e the corpse
in a perfect state of preservation. A
number of older residents were called
in but none could identify the remains
nor recall who had been buried there.
For many years the Republicans at
Pilot Knob have had pretty much their
own way and if a Democrat dared to
assert his rights, they've always view
ed such action as insolence and inter-
ference. The trouble they had in a
town election up there recently shows
how some of them would run affairs if
they dared. Enraged probably at the
prospect of an increased Democratic
vote at hat precinct, some of the
kickers started to create a disturbance
at the polls on election day. But when
they realized, as they Don did. that
they would be accommodated with all
the disturbance they wanted, the ag-
gressors quickly subsidized.
On every hand all over this town
are wooden culverts and crossings, al
ways decaying and constantly demand
ing repair or replacing. 1t occurs to
the REGISTER that it is time for these
uncertain and frequently dangerous
wooden structures to go-piecemeal, if
the finances of the city will not author
ize a wholesale tearing up. Thing is
not so costly these days as to be be-
yond reach of moderate capital. and
when one put down it is there for all
time. practically speaking. 1t is said
that a resolution toward the reform
here mentioned will be introduced into
the Council at an early date. 1t ought
to have unanimous approval.
The following story told by a politi-
clan in a recent talk, will bear repeat
ing. He is telling a dream: 81
dreamed l died and went to heaven.
Arriving at the gate, Peter asked me
where 1 was from. | told him Nilsson
ri. He let me in; a short distance
from the inside l found a man chained
to a stake. | asked him what was the
trouble, but he would not talk. l went
back and asked Peter what he had
beer doing and he said nothing
Then l asked why do you keep him
chained to a stake in hat wayP'I
WELL said he, that man is from Mis-
souri,, and when they come here from
Missouri they can't appreciate heaven
and would go back If we didn't chain
them for a few days."
The dingy sanctum of the REGISTER
editor was made bright and pleasant
last Monday by a fair caller-Miss Au-
gusta Locus of Bismarck. 1t was an
occasion of mutual coincidence aud
sympathy. called forth by the recent
political disaster which submerged all
good people beneath its tidal wave of
scalding c0nsomme. But no other ap-
~purtenauce to the universe car so
quickly recall departing hope or instil
renewed effort for God and native land
as lovely woman, and the REGISTERS
heart is no longer despairing. Miss
Lucius is sojourning at the Ursuliue
Convent for a few days. Next spring
she will, Dec Uolente, cross the wide
ocean and look upon the home of her
ancestors. May every pleasant expe-
rience attend her journey, and safe re-
turn crown all.
The other day two of the school boys,
one a son of D. M. Clark, and the
other of John Daffron, had a fight in
the school yard, and both were pun
ished by Prof. A. P. Vance. The
parents of the boys thought the boys
had been unjustly punished, and so
resented it. Mr.. Clark aud Prof.
Vance had some words about 1t Mon
day evening, and on Wednesday as
Prof. Vance was going from his hotel
to the school Mr.. Daffron stopped him
on the street and made as though he
was going to assault him, when Prof
Vance drew his revolver and warned
Mr.. Daffron away. By-stauders inter-
fered and nothing more came OF it.
We hope all parties will keep cool
heads and do nothing rash. Such
matters should be talked over when
the blood is cool.-Piedmont Banner.
From the Cadott, Wisconsin Blade
we take the following: ''Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Dietzler celebrated their twenty
| fifth anniversary in the happiest a
ner possible at the opera house Thurs
day evening. The hall was thronged.
for many guests were hidden. The
bridal couple were attired in their
original wedding clothes. Mrs. Dietz-
ler's dress was very quaint and pretty,
a blue poplin trimmed with creamy
lace, fashioned in the simple graceful
style of a quarter of a century back.
Many handsome and useful gifts in
silver marked the event as a silver
wedding and the Blade joins their
many friends in wishing them a future
as bright and shining as the silver
tokens given, which shall merge into
golden years, and twenty five years
later enable them to celebrate as sue
cessfully their golden wedding"
The Arcadia House was destroyed
by fire Friday night last. just about
midnight the fire was discovered and
an alarm given, but the flames had