Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

possession of brain and body, when
alacki a second changing peal drives
returning sleep away. And so on, un-
til returning day or some wrathful
Watchdog induces her to move on.
Can a man bell his COW and be a
Christian The REGISTER will give a
prize to the first debating society that
establishes the negative.
George Saxton once made his home
in Ironton and was well known here.
The following is taken from the last
issue of the Centreville Reforner:
George Saxton, the pioneer drummer
o. Southeast Missouri died very sud-
denly at Centreville on yesterday. the
Sth. Uncle George, as he was usually
called, had travelled all over Europe
and the United States and at one time
han been considered a very wealthy
men, reputed to have been worth $780,
900, 90. Soon after the civil war be-
tween the North and South, Uncle
George and his brother John Saxton,
who now lives at Sulphur Springs in
Jefferson County, engaged in the
wholesale hardware and gun business
in St. Louis. 1t Is said that he got
broke up, and went on the road as a
drummer and for many years made
money, but owing to old age and the
failure of his health he had travelled
but little for the last few years, and
he and his family were in destitute
circumstances at the time of his death.
The County Court visited the family
after the death and learning of the
restitution made suitable provisions
for the relief of the family and the
decent interment of the body. 1t is
thought by his wife that Uncle George
had a policy of insurance on his life
for the benefit of his family. Uncle
George vas a high toned chivalrous,
proud gentleman; was in want, but too
proud to beg, or even receive dona-
tions. He leaves a wife and four small
children, who have our sympathy.
Peace to his ashes"
Chas. S. Killalee, who for many
years made his home at Pilot Knob,
and is well known to many people of
this community, committed suicide at
Brown Springs near Sedalia Wednes-
day. The following is taken from
Thursdays Republic: 1.-The hallucina-
ton, having its origin in i'll health,
that his sweetheart, Miss Julia Con-
nelly, a pretty st. Louis girl, had for
saken him caused the suicide, lei Sc
dalia, Mo-, yesterday, of Charles S.
Killelee of st. Louis. He swallowed
the contents of a package of strychnine,
and then, in an attempt to escape those
who were attracted by his groans of
pain, threw himself into Flat Creek.
He was dragged from the water and
taken to Sedalia, where he died short
ly after be~ing~carried into the Office of
a physician. Killalee was for some
time a clerk in the St. Louis Post Of
fee. A year or more ago, on account
of ill health, he secured a position as
conductor on the Grand avenue division
of the St. Louis Transit Company. He
remained in the employe of the COM
pany when the strike vas declared on
May g., but On the first day of the strike,
in attempting to take a cal out, was
shot at a the sheds, the bullet
piercing his coat sleeve. The next
day he was dragged from his car and
so severely beaten that he had to be
taken to st. Johns Hospital where he re-
manned under treatment for eight days.
After his recovery from these wounds
he vent to Louisville in the hope of
securing employment. Soon after he
reached that city he became very i'll,
and for some time lay at the point OF
death in his clearinghouse, No. 72S
West jefferson street, where a serious
operation had been performed. His
physician, at his request, telegraphed
to Miss Connolly the news of his con-
dition, and she went to see him, re-
naming in Louisville for three days.
Her visit was the turning-point in his
illness, and whereas at the time of her
arrival he was not expected to live ten
hours, when she left he was on the
road to recovery. He continued to
improve, and after a time returned to
St. Louis, where he remained until last
Friday night. Then, being unsuccess-
full in obtaining employment here, he
went to Sedalia, his sweetheart bidding
him good-by al Union Station" Fail
ing to obtain work, he lost heart, took
to drink, and suicide resulted.