Iron County register., 1900-03-08

| Broadwell, editor of the Iron County
| Republican, secretary. a committee
of six was elected, as follows: j. L.
Bald Twin, chairman; DR.. r. w. Gay.
| Charles Dalton, George Left. G. H.
| Broadwell and James F. Martin (col-
ored). 1t was agreed at the meeting
that the Republicans should put a
straight city ticket in the field. There
is hardly a doubt but what the entire
ticket will be elected. The committee
met tonight and issued call for a
mass meeting to nominate candidates" "
Frederick FIGHT, sixty-eight years OF
age, a well-known citizen of Pilot
Knob, committed suicide by hanging
Tuesday morning. Mr.. FIGHT had
gone to the barn to feed some stock,
and not returning to the house in a
reasonable time, a member OF the
household went to look for him, and
found him hanging from one of the
rafters in the barn. Lite was already
extinct. He had evidently stood on a
bucket near, tied rope about his neck,
fastened the other end to the rafter,
gagged himself with handkerchief
and then stepped from the bucket, his
feet hanging but few feet from the
floor. He had written a note saying
that domestic lnfelicity was the cause
of his death. Dr. Blanks held an in
quest the same day and the jury re-
turned a verdict in accordance with
the statement here made. The de-
ceased had long made his home in Pilot
Knob and was generally respected.
The Ladies' Missionary Society and
the Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian church will unite in CIV
ing Missionary Social in the base
meIt of church Friday night March g..
There will he a literary and musical
program, consisting of recitations and
vocal and instrumental music. The
programme will be followed by soon
tests" in which suitable prizes will be
given to the most successful. The
gentlemen present will each find his
missionary" and accompany her to
refreshments. There will be museum
of missionary curiosities and books
and maps and charts showing the scope
and strength of missionary work
throughout the world. The aim of the
whole entertainment is to both amuse
and instruct. An entrance fee of ten
cents will be charged which will en-
title each one present to all the prfvi-
leges of the social including refresh
ments. Every ybody is invited to come
and enjoy the evening.
The following is taken from Tues
Il (IToIo nsa.,nogU{. OF
Jefferson Barracks is a soldier who
spent three hours Saturday night most
uncomfortably in the basement of In
mer's new store, 1101 North Grand
avenue. Though he is said to be in
the guard house for his failure to re-
turn promptly TO the post, the fault
was not his own. Shortly before II
o'clock Saturday night private In
uniform walked into the Inner store
and asked permission to wash his
hands. Young August Inner led him
down stairs to the wash basin and, in
a spirit of fun, explained that he was
leading the soldier into a Boer trap.
After turning on the gas Inner LEFT
the soldier. Five minutes later a
| friend walked in and Inner hurriedly
locked up the store for the night, in
Guiding the door to the cellar. At a
neighboriug saloon the young men
met other friends and until about
three o'clock amused themselves.
In the meantime the soldier completed
his toilet and started upstairs. He
vigorous tattoo, which brought no re-
lease, though two men tried to locate
the noise after midnight. Then the
soldier, making torches of paper, To-
Gated a coal chute, which he opened.
Egress was barred by all iron grating,
fastened with paddock. With an ak
he broke hole in the grating. Short
" before o'clock a man walking
north on Grand avenue saw a mau's
head and shoulders come slowly
through the grating. The pedestrian
saw the man was a soldier and ran
over. The soldier explained his pre-
dicament, and, to his surprise, the
pedestrian believed him. As soon as
he had crawled through the small hole
he lost no time in getting a car down
town. The pedestrian walked as far
as the saloon in which Inner and his
friends were He told the story, and
then young Inner remembered. He
hurried back, to fiud that the soldier
had not touched single article be-
longing to the stock stored in the base
meut. Now the mere mention of a
'Boer trap to Inner will produce a
grin and cigar. The identity of
the soldier is a mystery" The
August Inner here referred to is
the son of Ferd. Inner, Sr.. of Pilot
Knob, well known to many of our
readers. He is young man of splen-
did habits and his brother Ed. writes
US that the statement that he was in a
saloon until three o'clock in the morn
ing is wholly without foundation. In
stead of being in a soloon August was
with a party of friends at the ice rink.
Geo. G Jacobs guarantees every bot
tie of Ghamharlain's Cough Remedy
and will refund :he money to any one
who is rot satisfied after using two
thirds of the contents. This is the
best remedy in the world for la grippe,
coughs, colds, Group and whooping
cough and is pleasant and safe to take.
It prevents any tendency of a cold to
result IN pneumonia.
WANTED - SEVERAL BRIGHT
wv AND HONEST persons to rep
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