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

We are having winter once more.
Rain, sleet and SNOW.
Our town was visited by an earth
quake shock Friday morning about 5
o'clock. 1t was the loudest sound we
have W. heard. Some thought a
locomotive had blown up. Mr.. Graves
thought the night watchman at his
mill had too much steam up and his
mill had blown to pieces. 1t was
heard in three different states.
We are having lots Of wrecks on the
l. M. r. r. these days, only six last
week. This road has more business
than it can possibly do, and the men
are worked to death. 1t is no wonder
they have wrecks, they lose so much
sleep that they lose part OF their rea-
son or judgment, and still they can
not move freight fast enough. | heard
10 engineer say that he spent II hours
on side-tracks Saturday from De Soto
to Piedmont waiting for trains to pass.
One freight train went to Gads Hill
and could not get on the siding, and
had to back down to Des Arc as Pied.
mont and Gads Hill were blocked.
And still the railroad company claim
that business will not admit OF their
paying the section men $1.25 per day.
Their labor would be cheaper at $1.25
per day than $1.10, for the reason that
If you force meh to work for starvation
wages the men will not take an inter-
est in their work and will let the day
drag on and their days labor don't
amount to 80 cents worth OF good to
the company.
l see that we are to have a primary
on the 7th of June. Walter Hensley
has withdrawn from the race for Con-
gresham. We are sorry that Hensley
is out; but no doubt Judge bearing
will make it hot for Robb, as he has
lots of friends in Southeast Missouri.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs,
John Myers died Saturday at 5 P. NJ.
OF pneumonia. 1t was laid to rest ir
the cemetery north of this place. Oul
sympathy goes out to the bereaved
parents.
Mrs. Jas. Clark died last week after
a long illness. She had been confined
to her room for the past few years,
She leaves a husband and five children
to mourn her loss. May God comiort
the bereaved ones.
Mrs. McCue, who lived near thii
place, died last week. Three funerals
in our little town in one week. l
seems that most of the sickness in oul
town prove fatal this year. Mrs. Nc
Cue had been sick for quite a while
and being very old her disease coult
not be cured. She leaves three child
rep and a husband and several grand
children to weep for her She wal
laid to rest in the Des Arc cemetery.
Lige Myers is visiting his parents
this week from Joplin, Mo.
Walter Strother and wife from Iron
dale came down to attend the funera
of Mrs. Strother's mother, Mrs. Clark
Jos. D. Hickman made a flying triI
to Ironton Monday.
Art Myers spent Sunday at home.
c. H. Lucy was seen on our streets
Sunday.
Miss Dot Withers of Piedmont spen
a few days last week visiting Mrs. E
W. Graves.
Mrs. Dean received a check las
week for $1,000 from the Woodmer
Lodge, in which her SOD, who died 6
few weeks ago. carried a policy. She
is a poor woman and we are glad she
received the money, as it will be
help to her in her old age.
Mrs. Laura Dunn is visiting hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan, this
week. We are glad to report Mrs
Jordan, who has been i'll for some time
is improving. We hope she will sool
be able to be out again.
Rev. Stamper filled his regular ap
pointment at this place Sunday.
ISAAC.
January 81, 1902.