Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-03

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bratin' was goin' on, because flag
was a flying from the topmost parts;
but since for some reason the car
seemed in hurry, next thing he
knowed he was whisked right in front
of the Lindel Hotel, whereupon he
alighted and sought lodgin' quarters.
1t seems like Dad had to write his
name in book before the clerk man
ager would even show him into a room.
Havin' got himself settled and his hair
brushed, dad wanted to 60 out fer a
spell and seek something to eat. Bein'
in hurry he grabbed hard-ike onto
that door knob of that hotel door, and
the handle part come plumb down on
the floor and something dropped on
the outside They want no other
handle to that door, and there he was
held like a prisoner-hungry too.
Dad, he commenced to knock and beat
and pound, but spose they thought he
was just kickin' off his old boots,
and nary cow bell boy come near.
After much meditation upon fire
escapes and such like, some other
feller just come to town heard dad a
knockin', and thinkin' some strange
cause must produce such sounds,
rushed out to get information as to the
trouble. Bein' a brave man, he called
help, and on calm on dad to open
the door, he toll 'em he couldn't.
They had pictures of rat pizen. and
other patent medicines takin' effect,
but dad was willin' to explain that
twas only case of a fallen by the
wayside door knob, and thereupon he
was let out.
As he wandered up the Washington
avenue street he came upon big
automobile hack wagon, what just
took the people right acrost the river
into Illinois. (Wisht I'd been with
dad-allers did want to see one.) Dad
promised himself next time he viewed
it ride he'd take, but he was bent on
"seein' things" and as he wanted to
go to the show what the Elks and
Deer were givin', he had to do his
shoppin'. Hastenin' on he got mostly
through one of them big stores and
rushed out to get bite to eat He'd
hearn so much of that Grand restuar-
ant that he jest wanted TO hear that
musick while he took his coffee, and
accordingly he went in. Pears to me
like dad said, "sonny, you needn't
mention where | did my eatin'," but il
cost fifteen cents, and dad needn't be
ashamed of that. Well, after his
sumptuous meal he took a yellow cal
on the Olive street tracks and lettin
himself off Grand avenue street, he
went southwark, and right on the left
hand side there were big blazin' let
ters in red and green and blue blazes,
tellin' just where to enter In. Dad
says 1t we're ten cents to get In, and
| five dollars to get out. There were
booths and stands plenty. Right in
the middle was big pole, it stood
right straight up in the air, about 20C
feet, and it was all wound up and
down with them red and yellow and
green lights a blazin', and some fellei
commenced to holler and dad looked
round, and there climbin' up righ
amidst all them lights was man IL
skin tights and stoppin' and waivin
and THROWN kisses, clear up to the
tip OF that pole. Then bowin' aud c
wavin' and steppin', and then com
menced to flop his arms like he was {
goin' to fly, and he Int out to jump of
that pole, and just flew with arms {
waivin' right into tank Of water.
Dad said he went in kersplash. Ther
a man was hollerin' on tother side
and another feller. in skin tights ,
mountin' big pole and right onto
wire stretched out fur several hun
dreds OF feet to another tall pole. HI
was carryin' ore Of some boat wha
he had picked up some place, ami
balancin' aud a walkin' and layin