Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-04-25

1901, Mr.. Theodore Freeman and Miss
Mamie Byers, Rev. T. A. Waterman
officiating. The REGISTER tenders it's
congratulations, and wishes for the
young couple a long and happy welded
life.
At the partition sale Tuesday Mr..
Jos. A. Reyburn purchased what is
known as the Reyburn place in Belle
view, paying therefor about $1,000.
The Russell farm, sold at the same
time, was purchased by Mrs. W. A.
Russell of Washington county for
$500.
A jury vas ~empaneled in the Probate
Court last Friday to determine the
sanity Of w. T. Mckinney of Belleview.
After hearing the evidence the jury
declared Mckinney of unsound mind,
and incapable of taking care of his af-
fairs. The unfortunate man was taken
to fulton Saturday.
The case of State against W. II.
Fisher, ex-collector, charged with en-
bezzlement was nolle pressed in the
Circuit Court Monday. A petition,
generally signed by the leading citi-
zen of the county, irrespective OF
party, was presented to MI. Edgar
asking him to dismiss the suit. In
Difference to the will Of his constituent
cy, thus expressed, the Prosecuting
Attorney entered dismissal.
About noon Wednesday at Cadet a
north bound freight train in charge OF
Conductor Bert Rouse, with Engineer
George Loda, was run into by another
north bound freight with Conductor
Black and Engineer George See in
charge. Three men were injured, and
the collision wrecked three cars and a
caboose. Conductor Rouse had his
left arm broken and received painful
bruises. Brakeman Dewitt received
a scalp wound and serious burns and
| Brakeman Aylesworth has a badly
| sprained ankle. The injured men
were brought to this city where the
| railroad physicians, Drs., Higginboth-
am and Farrar dressed their injuries
after which they we're taken to the Mo.
| Pac. hospital.-De Soto Press.
Conductor S. F. Stabler, against
/ WnOh LuOE0 was q ShoI 70 OA
money under false ~pretenses, and
| whose trial was set for 10 O'Clock
| Wednesday morning before Police
Judge Henderson, failed to appear at
| the hour of trial and forfeited the bond
of 800 under which he had been
placed with Harry Hach, of the Crown
| saloon as surety. Officials OF the rail-
road company Investigated the case
against Stabler yesterday and have
| suspended him, whether permanently
or moi they were not prepared to say.
| Stabler did not go out on his run to-
day, but Mr.. Hach, who was e by a
| Gttsen reporter this forenoon. ex-
pressed himself as being confident that
he would return and straighten ou'
matters. The offense for which the
| conductor was arrested was for repre-
| seuting himself to be a railroad au'
| thority to two young men from Ironton,
| Harry Byers and Ernest Hill in the
Yards last Sunday. Prosecuting Attor-
| new Hill caused the Police Judge to
| declare the bond forfeited and filed in
| formation against Stabler which will
| enable the authorities to rearrest him
should he return.-PopEdr Bluff Citizen.
Last Friday afternoon in the public
school building were held the closing
exercises of Ironton Schools, followed
in the evening by an entertainment,
by the graduates of the High School
These were VIM. r. Edgar, Lottye L.
Prince, Geo. W. Whitworth, Ruth Rus
sell and Francis G. Delano. The writer
was unable to attend the day proceed
ings, but those who were present were
we'll satisfied with the progress oil the
pupils as indicated by the exercises
At night the Academy OF Music Wai
filed to its uttermost. The stage was
elegantly decorated with bunting, rare
plants and beautiful flowers. Th'
class motto-ssOnward and Upward
was suspended overhead, united will
streamers of the class colors, purple
and gold. The tout ensemble was II
excellent taste-creditable to the artist
Mr.. Mayor, and pleasurable to the aes
thetlc culture of the Vallegians. Tn
exercises began with an overture b.
the orchestra, and a piano selection b,
Miss Clara Hanson, followed by an In
vocation by Rev. w. A Humphrey
of Fort Hill. A vocal solo by Eml
Roehry, which brought an encore, wa
succeeded by the Salutatory and Clas
|, Poem by Miss Ruth Russell. ls wa
freely applauded as it we'll deserved
1t was a library effort OF more tina
ordinary merit. and it's delivery pleas
ant and effective. Geo. w. WhitwortI
followed with an Grafton, The Beau
l ties of Nature" The applause award
: ed the young orator testified the pleas
3 ure his production gave the audience
: Then came a recitation, ''Virginla,
by Miss Lottye l.. Prince, who evince
excellent training in %elocution and Ell
. listed the closest attention through tn
. ..heart" she put in her effort, as we
as by her clear and distinct enunci
a ton. A quartette-''The Waves
the Danube"-was rendered by Me
danes Ringo. Francis, Buford and Ga.
and its strains of sweetest harmon
gave additional pleasure to an evenlr
/. of pleasure. Then the Valedictoria1
z VIM. r. Edgar, had his say. and l
said it we'll. The Class Prophecy WI
of more than ordinary literary mer
v and was frequently enlivened with pc
i sonal hits indicating a genius for b
NOR which ought not be permitted
r 90 uncultlyated. The ''parting word
were full of thought, appealing to Il
better feelings of men, we'll concludlI
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