Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31

were lodged in Jail here Sunday by
Sheriff Botkin of Reynolds county
charged with horse stealing. They
will remain in Jail here until the cir
cult court meets in Reynolds county
in November.
For SALE-Fine little notion and
dry goods store near Worlds Fair
site. Owner leaving city to look after
other business. and will sell cheap for
cash. Address,
M. s. BOWER,
933 Goodfellow ave-, St. Louis.
No. 2 had a rear-end collision with
the local freight at Des Arc Wednes-
day morning. The caboose was badly
demolished and thrown from the track.
A man, woman and child in the
caboose miraculously escaped injury.
The track was blocked an hour or SO.
Wednesday evening Mr.. Clarence
N. Jones sent to the REGISTER Office
four of the largest and finest egg plants
we ever saw. They average twenty
tour inches in diameter, and are Ger.
tainly most magnificent specimens OF
the vegetable. They were grown in
1.-The Naples" garden by James Robin
son.
LosT-Between Ironton and Granite
vile or among the rocks at Granite
vile, Wednesday, July %, 1902. a
lady's gold watch, with four diamonds
or case in form OF a crescent and star,
watch in chamois sack tied with blue
ribbon. A liberal reward will be given
for its return to Mrs. H. M. Bradley,
Ironton.
Collins had a runaway Tuesday
afternoon. He had hitched his horse
to a post on Main street, and while he
was in an adjoining building the
equine broke his halter strap and
started up street taking in both side.
walks IN his way. He was finally
stopped and got under control. No
damage resulted.
Vim. T. & G. r. Gay handle the
Arkansas phosphates-the finest fertil-
izer in the world. The "White Dia-
mond Brands" are famed for giving
the best Of returns for the money spent
for them. Poor land is made good
and rich land better, whether for
wheat, corn, potatoes, or any other
product natural to the climate. Sold
in any quantity, at from $18 up per
ton. -
Tomorrow sultry August comes in,
and 500 another summer will have
flown into the %boundless realms of the
past. Time is as a f1eeting shadow to
those of earth; yet how drearily il
a ''draw its slow length along" under
certain conditions! To me, as tc
every one, | presume, it has rendered
a pretty general average of hardness
and swiftness-only the swift is always
too swift and the tardy too tardy.
A telegram was received here Tues.
day morning announcing the death, al
New Madrid, Mo-, the night before, o.
Charles Kendall. Death was sudden,
as the relatives here had no word tina,
he was sick. The remains arrived
here this morning. and the funeral
occurs from the residence of the
mother of the deceased at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. The deceased was IS
years, 8 months and II days old,
Large-hearted, noble Charlie Kendall
His friends are legion. Peace to hi
ashes!
DIED-At his residence in PHO
Knob, Mo-, Sunday, July 9th, 1902,
at 10.43 o'clock P. M, William Backotf.
aged 70 years, and 81 days. The
funeral occurred from residence a
2:30 o'clock P. M, Tuesday, July 29tt
and the remains inferred in Catholic
Cemetery, Pilot Knob. The deceased
was a native of Baden, Germany. HI
came to Pilot Knob in 1841, and since
then has made his home there. HI
was a veteran of both the Mexican ant
Civil wars. A large number of friends
throughout this section of the State
will learn of his death with sorrow.
May he rest in peace!
For SALE-My farm containing
forty acres; twenty-five acres in cult
walton, remainder in timber; located
one and a half miles from Burkvillt
station on Mobile & Ohio Railroad il
Monroe county, III. Farm is one anc
a half miles from Catholic church ant
school. With the farm | will sell
new Mccormick mower, machine rake
new plows, two farm wagons, a fine
young mule team, a good spring
wagon, new feed cutter, etc. Reason
for selling, old age and lack of help
Price for farm, machinery and stool
$1,000. Write to John Rechstelner
New Design, Monroe county, Ills.
Time and again have l been re
quested to ego after" the vandals VIII
rob the graves in our little cemeter.
OF their choicest flowers, placed Their
by loving hands in sorrow. Surely
the resting places of the dead ought t.
be held sacred by all, and it doesn'
speak we'll for this community tina
the publication of such an item as thi
is rendered necessary. In some in
stances flower plants have been takel
from one grave and transplanted Of
another-an act which shows enough
of natural feeling and affection to hav
prevented its commission. l hop
never again to hear OF such an offens
against all the proprieties.
/ stood in the %postofice, a day o
two since, after the mail had arrive'
and was being distributed into tn
boxes by the busy postmaster and hi
fair assistant. The usual gatherinI
was In the room, and light remark an,