Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-20

George Begley, by his attorney,
George Worthen, Jr., last Monday
brought suit against the Iron Mountain
railroad company for $4,000 for per-
sonal injuries. Mr.. Begley alleges in
his declaration that on December 23.
1901, he was injured in his left leg by a
gangway falling with him while at the
freight depot, and thereby causing him
to fall to the ground below, a distance
OF 5 or 6 feet. The case will come up
at the next June term.-Poplar Bluff
Sentinel.
Mr.. j. Lopez is In St. Louis this
week buying spring goods and he asks
the REGIsTer to tell their friends and
the public generally that he is going
to have a most elegant stock In all
lines. The millinery opening will
take place Saturday. March 29th-the
day before Easter. Miss Laughlin, the
skillful aud popular trimmer, will be
in charge again this season, and this
is a sufficient guarantee to the ladies
that everything will be artistic and
up-to-date. A souvenir will be pre-
sented to every one attending the open
ing.
DIED-Clarence Peck, son of Manley
d. Peck, of the dread disease pneu- |
monia, last Sunday morning a few
minutes before 5 o'clock. at the age of
15. His parents, two sisters and q
brother mourn his loss. The family
have the sympathy of the entire COM
munity in their sore trial. Our God,
who does all things we'll, saw fit to
take him away from the trials and
temptations Of this life, just at the
time when these dangers were ap-
preaching. May the Lord give grace
to the beresved to say ''Thy will be
DONE" and use this providence to lead
them in His way. M.
The Second Conference of the Area
dia charge will be held at Fort Hill
next Saturday and Sunday. Confer
ence to be held Saturday at 1880 P. NJ.
at the parsonage. The preaching SER
vice announced for Saturday evening
was called in On account Of the revival
service in progress. DR.. j. R. A.
Vaughan, Presiding Elder, will preach
next Sunday morning, after which we
will receive into the church any who
have or may at the time give in their
names for membership. The Sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper will be OBJ
served after the sermon, to which all
Christians are invited. All will be
made welcome.
W. A. HUMPHREYS, P. G.
On last Sunday VIM. Stephens and
his step-father, Jared Robinett, of
near Edge Hill, became involved in
trouble and both were seriously but nots
necessarily fatally shot. They were
both armed with double Darrell shot
guns, and had it not been for the con-
venience Of Stephens horse he would
have been killed, as the first shot fred
by Robinett killed the horse and the
second took effect in Stephens body.
Robinett, also, would have met the
same fate had it not been that he took
refuge behind a rail fence, at which
place the rails are said to be full of
shot. However, Robinett received IS
shot and Stephens %. This is a very
deplorable state of affairs. If these
parties cannot live %peaceably as neigh
bors and relatives should, one of them
ought to move out to other parts Of
the country County Out
look.
While the funeral procession of an
old mar by the name Of Smith was
coming to town for burial, on Wednes-
day, and when they came to the little
St. Francois river the hearse was
driven or the ferry boat, which turned
to one side throwing the hearse, team,
driver and all into the river where
there was about five feet Of water. By
means of ropes, block and tackle they
were enabled to get the coffin contain
ing the corpse out of the water after
some time, which was brought into
town in a wagon, leaving the hearse
in the river. The horses were cut
loose and gotten out all right. Esquire
F. 0. Alumbaugh was driving, and he
with several others, who were on the
boat at the time, we're pretty we'll
drenched. The hearse was gotten
out that night and found to be badly
damaged by loosening of the parts
glued together and some broken glass.
The accident was an unusual one, and
in the very nature of things, somewhat
shocked our people.-Fredericktown
Tribune.
The mails from the south have been
from two to four hours late this week
caused by a ave in at the tunnel just
this side of Glen Allen. The Cotton
Belt trains have been sent around by
Poplar Bluff, which deprived us of any
early morning mail. The break at the
tunnel occurred about twenty-five feet
on the inside OF this end. 1t is the
worst cave in that has aver occurred at
that place. As fast as they would get
the track clear more dirt would fall
down, caused by rain and the thawing
of the grouud. Some good, heavy
masonry work will have to be done at
that point before the trains will be
able to go through there regular. All
Of the first part of this week the passen-
gers were compelled to walk over that
mountain to the other train and then
the baggage and express was carried
over and the train going south backed
up to Bismarck and the north bound
passenger doubled back to Charleston.
1t is thought that the matter will be
repaired this week so that trains a
again run on schedule time Erred.
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