Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-18

An negro, ABOUT tWen-
ty-four years of age, was knocked
off the track and killed by NJ. 7,
the south hound fast mail, Tues
day morning. The same negro
was put off a passenger train here
Monday evening caught riding the
blind baggage. 1t is said that he
was from Texarkana and was GO
ing to De Soto. Coroner Clarkson
held and an inquiry Tuesday
morning. The negro's name could
not be ascertained.
The case of the State VS.. Noah
and George Jones came up in the
circuit court at Greenville last
week and was continued until
October. The Jones boys are
charged with seducing the daughter
of w. B. Kemper, who at the time
was under fourteen years of age.
All the parties reside in the south
ern end of the county, but were
going to school in Wayne county
last spring when the alleged Sc
duction was committed.
Mrs: Polk entertained a number
of relatives and friends at a din
ner last Saturday, in honor of her
sister, Mrs. Lizzie Hart, of Chico,
California. Those present we're:
Mrs. Blanton, De Soto; Miss Tile
Fable. Louisville, KY; Miss Dora
Blemel, Pennington; Mr.. Thomp-
son Blanton and daughters, Mrs.
Sam Downs, Mr.. Frank johnson;
Mr.. James Polk, Poplar Bluff; Miss
Viola Gosney, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Kindell, Jr., and children.
A party of bright young people
came owe from Arcadia Valley
last Wednesday or an outing and
to see our progressive town, of
whose beauty they had heard
their escort, Mr.. Jake Lopez dis
course so eloquently. The party
consisted of Misses Estelle Bush
man, Florence Wade, Nancy and
Grace Girardi, OF st. Louis, who
are rusticating at Arcadia, and
Messrs. Jack Elbrecht, Clarence
PEPPER and Jake Lopez.-Farming-
ton Times.
The REGISTER has been the re-
cipient of two baskets of veget-
ables during the past week, grown
at "The Naples and "The Valley
Home" respectively. They epito-
mized good, wholesome country
living %cabbages, roasting-ears,
tomatoes, green peppers, and egg
plants. All were of the finest
varieties and of the most perfect
growth in beauty, size and ex-
cellence. Bro. Kretschmar gath
cred those from "The Naples"
while l owe it to the thoughtful
kindness of Mrs. VIM. H. Thomson
that I have been enabled to sample
the produce of "The Home"
Last Monday several soldiers
hired Henry and Carroll Trammell
with a mule team to transport them
to the neighboring city of Middle
brook. Arthur Spaugh was also
one of the party. A general drunk
and the usual row resulted, in the
course of which it is alleged
Spaugh drew a "gun" on one of
the soldiers. In the fracas, which
seems to have been ga free for ALL"
Henry Trammell had his face
bruised, but no serious damage
was done. When the party re-
turned to Ironton they proceeded
to do some more drinking, during
which the marshal ran in upon
them and arrested Spaugh for
carrying concealed weapons and
also on the charge of assault with
intent to kill. The latter charge
was afterward withdrawn, but the
prisoner was held to the circuit
court on the other, under bond of
$500, and he was taken to Jail in
default of giving it. Two of the
soldiers also were Jailed over night,
but released next morning.
On July 9TH New London, in
Rails county, Mo-, was shocked
by the death of Mrs. Jones Watson,
the wife of a prominent physician
of the town. The doctor and his
wife had gone out driving, the
horse became frightened and ran
away. The doctor was found in an
apparently unconscious condition
on a bridge across the river, and
the dead body of his wife was
found in the water below. After
the burial of the woman relatives
of the wife grew suspicious as to
the circumstances surrounding her
death and have started an investi-
cation. The fact that the dead
woman had $4,000 life insurance
in favor of her husband has given
color to the story. The investiga-
ton has proceeded far enough to
develop "another woman in the
case, and the only local interest
attaching to the affair is that a re-
cent issue of the Hannibal Journal
says that this woman left ST. Louis
about August list, saying that she
was going to Hot Springs, Ark,
but that instead she came to IRON
ton, Mo. There is no description
of the woman and it has not yet
been ascertained whether she
really made a visit to Ironton.
The families concerned are highly
connected in North Missouri, and
the facts will probably be learned
in due time.
Teachers Examinations.
The last regular examination for
this wear will be held at the from