Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-29

The wreck Monday was the big
gest one that has happened about
here in many years'and all day big
crowds were in attendance witness
ing the clearing of the track.
The Autumn Festival at the
Academy of Music Tuesday even
ing was largely attended and
proved a very enjoyable affair,
The receipts were very satisfactory
The engine that was turned ovel
in the wreck Monday has not YET
been put on the rails. Putting one
of those monster piles of iron back
on the road again is no easy task.
The telephone line Is about COM
pleted to Arcadia. Twenty phones
have already been subscribed fol
over there. This will make almost
a hundred phones in use by the
local system.
In the circuit court Tuesday the
defendant in the case of Catherine
INNER VS.. E. B. INNER, Admins
traitor, filed a demurrer. The
matter was argued and the couri
reserved decision.
Services at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning and
evening, as usual. Sunday school,
at $3.50 A. NJ. Preaching at II A
NJ. and 1880 P. M. G. E. at $3.50 P
NJ. All are invited.
The condemnation proceedings
having all been completed and the
right-of-way secured, work viii,
probably commence without delay
on the railroad from Middlebrool
to Sheahan's quarry.
Rev. j. T. Green, an evangelist
from Whitehall, Ills, will begin a
series of meetings at the Baptist
church on Sunday, Nov. 1st, tc
continue during the week, and
probably longer. All are cordially
invited.
w. H. Delano, one day LAS
week, cut down a black oak by the
side of his house measuring four
teen and a half feet around at the
base, and eighty feet high. This
is the largest tree of it's species that
ever grew in this section.
The astronomers tell us of the
large spots and splotches on the
moon, but not a word about the
splotches on the sidewalks. We
remember hearing that the COW
jumped over the moon; perhaps
that accounts for the spots.
The two cars of mules that were
in the wreck here Monday were
veterans and battle They
were being shipped south to dc
grading on some new road. Col
Inns, the livery man, is taking care
of them until they can be re-
shipped.
Wade Hampton was arrested
Monday evening of last week
charged with noisy and boisterous
conduct The following Friday he
pleaded guilty before Mayor Edgar
who fined him $40. In default o:
payment Wade is spending some
time in jail.
Edgar Burnside, who lived here
twenty years ago with his parents
in the Metcalfe property on Shep-
herd street, was a visitor to Iron
ton last Sunday. Mr.. Burnside
found few people here that he knew
but says his visit was very pleas
ant for all that.
Mrs. Nancy F. Moon, who re.
Gently died in Pilot Knob, made g
will shortly before her death leav.
ing her property, real and personal
to Mrs. L. j. Keenan,, who nurseG
her in her last illness. Josh
Moon, son of the deceased woman.
will probably contest the will.
James Lucy went to Des Arc
yesterday to attend the funeral o.
his brother Cicero's wife. She
had been sick and confined to hel
bed mostly for three years, and
death was a sweet message of re-
lief to her. She was a gooc
Christian woman.-GreenUille Sun.
Rev. L. F. Aspley arrived here
last week and assumed his duties
as pastor of the M. E. church
South. Mr.. Aspley preached Sun
day morning and has continued
services all this week. He is ar
able and interesting speaker
Flat River Correspondent Farming
ton NeWs.
Sheriff Polk had a runaway las
Thursday afternoon. He hac
driven out to Graniteville in one O:
Collins buggies and the horse go
away from him at the top of the
Vail hill. The horse got back tt
the stable here in good shape in
short time but the buggy was
pretty badly done up.
Hon. Mann Ringo, cashier of thu
Iron County Bank at Ironton, was
in Charleston a short while las
Sunday. He had been over il
Kentucky on business, ant
dropped into the Wolf Islant
neighborhood to see his brother
d. M. Ringo, and was on his way
home.-harleston Enterprise.
Louis Miller of Arcadia has
small force of men at work on tn,
manganese prospect on the farm
of John Beard, about five mile
south of Ironton. 1t is understood
that the Big Muddy Coal & Irol
Company contemplate putin,
some men at work on their man
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