Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-09-15

picnic grounds. When they were
within two hundred yards of the
grounds, Wollem staggered against
one of the Miller boys and Miller
took offense. Wollem said, Sex
cuse me, SIR But Miller con-
tinued cursing him, and Wollem
said, IF you won't eaccept my
apology you can go to- There
upon both the Millers drew their
revolyers and began firing. VOL
lem ran and was shot three times
twice in the back and once
through the arm. After being shot
Wollem drew his own pistol and
fred one or two shots into the air,
which, in his dying statement, he
says was done to attract attention
of persons on the grounds. Sheriff
H. M. Murphy, his deputy, Mr.. j..
P. Murphy and Prosecuting At
torney B. H. Marbury were all on
the grounds, and the sheriff and
deputy were among the first to
reach the scene of the shooting.
Lynn Miller resisted arrest and
struck Sheriff Murphy in the face,
and was promptly knocked down
by that officer, after which he was
sent to Jail in charge of a deputy.
Deputy j. P. Murphy arrested Fred
Miller but he was allowed to go
home when it was found he had
no revolver and upon his claim
that he had nothing to do with the
shooting. Later it was reported
that he also was concerned in the
affair and Prosecuting Attorney
Marbury ordered his arrest. Depu-
ties under Deputy j. P. Murphy
went to Miller's home where he
defied arrest and was shot once in
the shoulder and once in the arm,
but made his escape. Up to this
time he has not been captured.
Wollem was removed to his board
ing house, where he is barely alive
and cannot survive. After the
shooting he vomited one of the
bullets, which is in possession of
the Prosecuting Attorney. VOL
LENS home is at %Ironton."
"All things earthly pass away"
and so the passing of "The Owls"
as an organization is neither sur
prising MOI unnatural. During an
existence of about eighteen months
it lost not a single member, and
strife and pickering were unknown
within it's congenial circle. Or
ganized originally as a dramatic
club, it made but a feint of dom
ming the buskin-a shadow of a
pretense - and quickly resolved
itself into a social combination,
pure and simple. Many a s'func-
ton" resulted, and over one and
all the spirits of fraternity and,
good will presided. 1t successfully
invaded the humdrum of every
day life and gave zest and pleas
ure to the passing hour. The
familiarity induced by it's gather
ings did not breed contempt, but
taught us to know the better,
kindlier part of each other, and to
cast aside the little selfishnesses
that so often bar the way to the
brotherhood of man and the sister
hood of woman. | regret more
than ! can we'll express that hence
forth the Roost is to be deserted
and rest in silence undisturbed.
This melancholy conclusion, re-
sultant upon the distant, non-re-
turning flight of some half-dozen
of the members, was, | think,
wisely determined; tits better to
frankly accept the inevitable than
prolong the agony of waning, at
tenuated existence. The final
gathering of "The Owls" was
given at The Log Cabin of a Satur-
day evening, and the whole flock,
excepting two of the fledglings,
were present. They were barred
because they were fedglings, for
on this occasion the elders of the
flock put on pin-feathers and de-
sired no odious comparisons be-
tween the real and the assumed.
AS to the proceedings, I won't GO
into particulars; in fact, in the ex-
element and turmoil I failed to
note them down. But of the male
members, VIM. Mildword as a
"boy of the ould sod," Joe, Miller
as "That Angel Boy" and Messrs,
Innocence Jones and Tubby But
terson as twin Cluster Browns
must have passing notice, while
Timothy Hayes as "Baby Brother
was beyond conception or crit
cism. Hiawatha, Hubby, Sarah
and Betsey were all beyond com.
pare in their several roles, with
: gowns and hats such as the TWEEN.
, tieth century never knew before.
! believe Joe Miller and Timothy
!, Hayes and Hiawatha Kokomo ane
Betsey Stout were voted the prize
winners for costume, but | am no
Q sure. What matters it where al
9 excelled? OF the euchre that wa:
7 played and the spread that sue
: ceeded, why enumerate the facts
They are all known to "The Owls
and their recapitulation would bu
, excite the envy of, and engende
1 dissatisfaction in, the outsid
world. At an early hour the part
/ ing words were spoken, the disso
Q luton of the society; was solemn,
proclaimed, and in suggestiv
a silence our final departure taken
e 1t was not, collectively, an reuoi'
but "good-bye!" May health an
S happiness attend every one!
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