Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-01-30

While the railroad has been doing
an immense business for several months
past yet several of the terrible acct
dents that have. happened have been
the result of grossest carelessness. A
successful railroad man must be cool
headed, discreet and extremely careful.
Miss Clara Beuckmann, q daughter
OF Louis Beuckmann, who at one time
made his home in the valley, died at
her home In st. Louis Saturday, after
a prolonged illness. Miss Clara was
a most lovely young lady and has many
friends here who hear of her death with
sincere sorrow.
STRAYED-Oue year old past, frosty
heifer With over half crop, at slope. off
right a Also one year old past red
heller, with smooth crop off right ear.
Both OF above have been branded with
-" or left hip, but brand is very dim.
A just reward will be given for re-
covery of anne. G. A. JONES,
Brunot, Mo.
Bismarck is improving considerably
these days. Ia addition to the build
ing going on about town, the railroad
is also making improvements. A day
and a night yardmaster were recently
put to work, and considerable more
track will be laid there. II is also ex-
pected that the new road from the lead
district will cross the Iron Mountain
at that place.
The thanks of the REGISTER editor
are due and hereby rendered VIM. H.
Thomson, ESQ.,, of St. Louis, for
several recent ~favors, among them
being the gift of an elegant match
safe. am not deft in making grac-
ious acknowledgment, but II | bear
not for aye in mind his kindly acts,
may I be compelled to Ego way back
and sit down"
A surveying corps came into Irondale
last Monday morning and did some
mysterious ~maneuvering in the vicinity
OF the railroad water tank. One of our
prominent citizens has been informed
by apparently good authority that the
Iron Mountain railroad company will
make this a division point, build coal
chutes here, and lay a double track be-
tween this place and Bismarck. So
mote it be.-Irondale Lead Miner.
The new hotel at Bismarck is just
about completed and will be open to the
public in the course of a couple of
weeks ;the building is heated with steam
and has all modern conveniences and
comforts. Mr.. W. P. Norrid, a we'll
known and popular hotel man, has
assumed charge of hostelry and will
endeavor to make it the best hotel in
all Southeast Missouri. When you
have occasion to stop at Bismarck go
to the Norrid Hotel.
Fred Thompson and George Barnes,
a couple of boys from Pilot Knob,
were arraigued in Squire Fairchild's
court last Saturday, charged with hav-
ing disturbed the peace Of William
Biel, an old citizen of the Knob, on
the night Of January 23d. The evil
dence disclosed that the boys had
s.tick-tacked" Mr.. Bells house on the
night mentioned and badly frightened
him and his wife. The jury found
the defendants guilty and assessed
their punishment at a fine of 81 and
costs each.
Judge w. N. Evans, who was chair
man of the meeting at st. Louis recent
ly of the chairmen and secretary Of the
Democratic County Central Committees
of the state, has given out the name of
the men who are to formulate a uniform
plan for county organization. The
committee is composed of DR.. D. H.
Shields, Marion county; S.. P. Smith,
St. Joseph; Chas. E. Reed, Christian
county; w. r. Edgar, Iron county;
Kelly Poole, Boone county. The COM
mittee will meet at an early date and
begin the work assigned to them.
There we're two head-end collisions
on the railroad the past week. The
first was at Barlow, five miles south OF
Mill Spring on Wednesday evening Of
last week. Two freight trains running
at a high speed collided. An engineer,
fireman and brakeman were killed.
Both engines were badly demolished
aud a number of cars broken into
kindling wood. Then another collision
between two freights occurred just
north OF the tunnel at Vineland Sunday
morning. No one was seriously hurt,
We didn't get our mail that day until
noon.
VIM. Smith of Middle Fork was
arraigned before Esqr. Barton this
morning for hog stealing. He pleaded
guilty and was fined $25 and sentenced
to three months in Jail. Smith did
not have the ~wherewithal to liquidate,
and, therefore, will have to serve three
months and twenty days in Jail.
Sheriff Botkins has charge of the
prisoner and will convey him to the
~Ironton Jail tomorrow. The citizens
of Middle Fork have been missing hogs
for sometime and this will likely cease
now. Smith had been selling the hogs
to Lesterville merchants. reynolds
County Outlook.
Mr.. William B Newman died at his
homes in this city Monday morning. at
S:45 O'Clock, Of pneumonia, after an
illness of about one week, The de-
ceased was 48 years, IL months and Z
days old. He had long been a resi-
dent of ~Ironton, and was highly
esteemed and respected in the COM
munity where he had SO long made his
home. He was a model father and
husband and a good citizen. 70 the