Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-09

over 800.
John Timlin, OF this county, who
has been an inmate of the asylum at
Fulton for a number OF years, died in
that Institution last April. The
authorities here received notice OF his
death this week.
Louis Miller and his force of men
returned last Wednesday from Sligo
where they have been employed sew
eral months building q $4,000 log
cabin. 1t is said to be the finest
structure of the kind in the state.
Poplar Bluff is trying to stop base
ball playing in that town on Sunday
When Poplar Bluff does nothing worse
than play ball on Sunday it will be a
much better town than 1t has been at
any time within the last thirty years.
The Sheriff of Madison county tele-
phoned over here Monday afternoon
saying that one hundred and fifty
chickens had been stolen from a
chicken roost in Fredericktown the
night before. There was nc tracs OF
chicken or thieves.
Superintendent Smith says that we
shall possess our souls in patience.
He insists that we are going to have a
new depot and a good one, too. He is
also quoted as saying that we may ex-
pect an improvement in Dur train ser.
vice in the near future.
The south. bound fast mail killed
four cows at one OF the Pilot Knob
railroad crossings Monday morning.
About a month ago the north-bound
fast mail killed FIVE COWS at one OF the
crossings up there. Truly, the fast
trains seem death to Knob stock.
Pete Martin, a copper colored coon
OF Poplar Bluff, who has loated quite
a lot about this town, was shot at
Williamsville on the 4th OF July.
Martin started to make a CROUCH
house" and somebody turned a gun on
him. His injuries were not fatal.
Mrs. Hettie Langdon Jones and her
friend, Miss Gertrude Farrar, OF De
Soto, came down last Thursday to visit
Dunklin county friends. Mrs. Jones
was born in this county, and is a sis.
ter of the Messrs. Langdon, OF Cotton
Plant and Hornersville. - Dunkltn
Democrat.
Seven hundred men are out on a
strike in the lead belt. The refusal Of
the companies to recognize the eight.
hour law is the cause of the strike. A
number of detectives have been
brought to the scene and it Ia feared
there will be trouble before the mat
ter is adjusted.
Frank Walker fatally stabbed a man
by the name of Moyle Cox in Bismarck
on the evening Of July 4th. The men
we're drinking and had had some
trouble during the day. Walkers
home is on the gravel road east OF
here and he has never had q very en-
viable reputation.
William Rudolph, one CT the Union
bank robbers, made his escape from
the St. Louis jail Monday evening. |,
was stated that he was seen at Iron.
dale the following morning, and 9
number of detectives have been sent
there to look for him. A reward o.
$500 ia offered for his capture,
STRAYED-From my residence in
Pilot Knob, Mo-, on July G., 1908, one
dark brown mare about IA! handt
high, about 10 years old, front and
back of name is cut off. I will pay a
reasonable reward for any information
leading to her recovery.
CHAs. MADL1NGER.
Just a little this side of the Madison
county line on the gravel road there il
a horrible mud hole right in the mid
die of the road. In fact it is danger.
GUS and a team cannot DO driven
through it with safety. 1t is some
body's business to repair it. Such
roads arc a disgrace to a civilized
community.
John Z. Baldwin g. Sons last week
purchased six acres of land from Johr
Newman paying him therefor 1878,
The land Is situated east OF the Bald
win residence and will be used by the
Baldwins as a site for their lumber
yard and planning mill. This firm hal
lately purchased the planning mill out
fit heretofore used by Baldwin Bros.
Miss Pratte Blomeyer left for Ad.
vance, Mo-, Tuesday, where her father,
George P. Blomeyer, has been made
railroad station agent. Mrs. Bio
meyer will move to that point to
morrow, and the family will there re
side in the future. They take with
them the good wishes Of many Charles
ton friends Charleston Enterprise.
1t is stated that the screen factory
people are negotiating with the Clarl
& Baldwin Manufacturing Company
with a view of buying the site of the
Baldwin hub factory whereon to locate
a new screen factory. In case thu
sale is made the machinery in thu
Baldwin factory will be moved to the
Clark factory and the two hub factor
les combined in n
The Sacrament of the Lords Sup
per will be administered on next Sun
day morning ct IL o'clock with ap
propriate sermon at the Presbyterian
church. Services preparatory to thu
communion will be held on Wednesday
and on Friday evenings at s o'clock
These services are public and every
body is cordially invited to come
There is plenty Of room and the seat
are free.
One OF the misfortunes Of the Late
floods is the delay in the distribution