Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-01

similar remembrance from Messrs. II
NJ. Collins, Aug. Winkler and j.
Lopez An artistic and unique calen-
dar from Mrs VIM, II. Thomson, and
a beautiful keepsake sent by the Sisters
of Arcadia College, will be retained
long after the current year has passed
TO its account. Once more, | thank
you, my friends, and shall endeavor to
so live as to continue In your good
opinion.
Mr.. Tom Butler, of Csrterville, Mo-,
who with his bride. lie making q holt
day visit to his mother, Mrs. ]. N.
Thomas, on Bates Creek, met with q
painful accident Monday afternoon.
which will probably confue him to his
bed for several weeks. Mr.. and Mrs.
Butler had been doing their Christ
mas shopping in Potosi during the
afternoon ADD were about to return
home. AS Mr.. Butler was mounting
his horse the animal fell with him.
His right leg was caught under the
horse and broken about two inches
above the ankle. He was carried to
the Austin Hotel and surgical aid sum-
moued and the broken limb set. We
regret that Tom has had such an un-
fortunate ending of his holiday vaca-
ton .-PotoSi Jonrnat.
1t ia currently reported that the
Missouri Pacific Railroad system has
purchased the Bonnie Terre railroad
and will use 1t as a portion OF q new
line which they have been figuring on
for some time and by which they will
avoid some of the steep grades on their
old Iron Mountain line. For several
months a party OF surveyors and eugi-
neers have been at work on a line from
Plattin station on the Bonne Terre
road south ward, and while they would
give no information the general sup
position has been that they we're work
ing for the Iron Mountain people
One can find persons who
think they know all about the plans
and what will be done, but they do
not all agree fully and it Is not worth
while stating any of the predictions,
1t looks like business is meant, and
what 10 done will be with the view of
beneitting those who are putting up
the money They are not looking
especially after the interests OF others.
Jefferson Democrat.
A most improbable story was brought
TO this town a few days ago by a CON-.
mercial traveler-in its demands upon
the credulity far beyond the license of
even his class-anj the REGISTER
wouldn't print it but for the fact that
all the news must be- given, With
this necessary preface | proceed with
the drummer's story. 1t is not a long
tale and has but one or two incidents,
but, in view of The nature of the prin-
cipal actor, it is extraordinary. This
story is no less startling than that my
friend of friends, Herman DAVIS, E-q
got left! just think of it! l don't
believe a word Of it! Mr. Davis and
mis- family started last Friday for a
mODInt . WISH WIN MS sun du WAVES
ton, Texas. At Bismarck, the story
runs, he got off the train to interview
an acquaintance he say standing a
short distance a"ay, and 80 earnest
was their discourse that the train
moved out OF the station unobserved
by either of them, Finally, when the
subject Of this brief sketch said Good
bye!" and turned to rejoin his family,
his astonished eyes were greeted with
vague nothingne-s and bare rails
where late had stood the train! Here
the story-teller lapses and leaves us to
guess that which Immediately fol-
lowed. Did Mr. d o~bjurgate? Did
he tear his few remaining locks of hairP
Or, did he, out of his usual abundance
of good nature. submit gracefully to
the inevitablep 1t is hard for me to
guess and | don't like to hazard an
opinion not based on some we'll defined
fact; but if | had 10 lay a wager,
whether or no. I'd bet he took the
mishap phllosophically and justly laid
the whole blame on the conductor.