Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-04-12
From GoodWater.
WILD ROSE.

this section have utilized the beautiful
weather during the past ten days in
sowing oats, making garden" and
breaking ground preparatory to corn
planting. If the weather during the
next two weeks is favorable. corn
planting will be in progress in this To-
callty.
Messrs. John ana Jas. Webb, Of near
Oates, visited relatives here on the Sd
inst.
Married-On Sunday, March 4th, at
the residence of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs H. r. Henderson,, of Bur-
gundy-Dallas Crocker to Miss Laura
Henderson. May joy, peace and pros
perity attend them.
Aug. F. Ciscewsky. of Russian de-
scent, claiming to have been an inmate
of the Soldiers Home, Leavenworth,
Kan, passed through here on 18th
inst. He was reticent concerning his
business or intentions, but persisteutly
inquired the whereabouts of .old
soldiers"
Miss Eliza Merritt has gone to Farm
ington where she has obtained employ
ment in boarding house.
| MISSES AuuIS dHu odu0 lOE NlSI-
ted relatives near Howe's Mill on the
| 18th inst.
Died-At the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Midyett, near
Oates, on the 22d inst. Miss Ethel
| Midyett. Cause of neutrality-suspicious.
| The deceased had almost completed
her 10th year. Her parents formerly
resided near Tolu, this county. and
their many relatives and friends sym
pathize with them 10 the loss of their
beloved daughter.
Rev. Mr.. A. M. Alcorn and daugh-
ter, Miss Allie, visited relatives near
Oates, Reynolds county, and attended
the funeral of Miss Ethel Midyett. on
the oath inst. Returning on the 25th,
they stopped at Mount Pleasant church,
near GOodland, and Mr.. Alcorn
preached to an orderly and attentive
congregation.
The relatives of Rev. F. M. Ander-
son recently received kilograms in
| forming them that while he was cross
ing HOlstOn river bridge, near Bris-
tol, Tenn, on the 14th inst, he was
overtaken by a train and instantly
killed. 1t is said that he was walking
across the bridge, reading a newspaper
and unaware of the rapid approach of
the train, until the whistle blew; he
then attempted to gain the further end
of the bridge by running and hoped to
thus escape being struck by the train.
He lacked, it is stated. only about four
feet of reaching the end of the bridge.
when he was oyertaken by the train.
Mrs. Jasper Anderson, who long resid-
ed in this county, but who now live in
Washington county, just across the
Iron county line. Marion" Anderson,
as he was Familiarity known, was an
Iron county by boy aud lacked but two
days of being thirty-one years of age
at the time of his death. He was gift
ed by nature with robust constitution
and bright intellect. After teaching
school few terms. he decided to enter
the ministry and finally located at
Danville, Va. He had gone to a vii
lage near Bristol, to preach, when he
was killed. His remains were sent to
Steelville, Mo-. and inferred there,
| beside the graves of his deceased wife
and child, on the 18th inst The Ma
SOulC lTdtoTuIIy. Vi WHICH W.T., AHu0F.
son was a member, had charge of the
funeral. Many relatives of the de-
parted in this, Crawford, Reynolds and
Washington counties mourn the I'M
timely and sudden death of one of the
brightest and best-beloved of their
number. They have the sympathy of
a host of friends in this their sad
bereavement.
Mrs. j. G. Yount, a sister of F. Nj.
Anderson, deceased, who has been de-
meuted for about a week is no better
DIR. Donahue. of near Gear, and DIR.
Eaton, of Belgrade. were called to at
tend her, but could not restore her
reasoning powers. 1t is feared by her
relatives that it will be necessary to
place her in an insane asylum, as much
of the time she is very violent.
The grief-strickeu husband and 9TH
err relatives have the heartfelt sympa-
thy of many friends, who hope the
unfortunate lady will soon regain the
proper use of her mental faculties.
March 81, 1900. r. E.