Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-09-08

cover. Woolem had but recently
completed a Jail sentence here,
having been arrested on complaint
OF his parents.
The Darlington Record man says
Sam Jones, the evangelist, told a
story the other day. Sam said he
was preaching down in Georgia
one night when a we'll dressed
young man started to leave the
meeting. Sam shook his long in
dex finger after him and shouted:
"Young man, stop a minute and
think. Would you rather go to
hell than sit and hear me finish this
sermon?" The young man stopped
in the aisle a moment, scratched
his head thoughtfully, and finally
replied: "Yes, l think l would"
Then he ambled outdoors. The
reply caused so much and such
prolonged merriment, Sam says,
that he adjourned the meeting
without finishing his sermon.
G. G.. Miller, who had charge Of
the melon shipments for this sec
ton for the Iron Mountain rail-
road, has returned to his Office at
Cairo, the heaviest part of his
traffic being over. Up to last
Saturday there had been shipped
from Iron Mountain points in this
district 1450 cars of melons, as
compared with 1857 cars for the
whole Of last season up to Sep
TENDER 25th. Mr.. Miller thinks
there will be between $50 and 200
more cars shipped before the sea-
son of 1904 is closed. Prices have
been disappointing this year, very
largely on account of the early
shipment of green melons-as
usual-to which the cool weather
of August this year may be added
as another cause.-Charleston Enter
prise.
At the Republican convention
held in this place on last Saturday,
August 10th, the following pro-
ceedings were had, to-wit: M. G.
Brooks was elected chairman and
John Amsden, secretary. The
following county ticket was unani-
mously Endorsed: Representative,
P. H. Cureton; sheriff, VIM. Vim
yard; collector, j.. H. Haven; as
SCISSOR, j. w. Wagner; treasurer,
w. w. Meador; Judge list District,
VIM. Allen; I'd District, R.. Hughes.
The following candidates for con-
stable were nominated: Carroll
township, James Session; Logan
township, j. D. Haywood; Lester
vile township, E. Coleman; Black
River township, James Ribble;
Webb township, Robert Lewis;
Jackson township, John Beck
Reynolds County Outlook.
Mrs. Raser, an aged lady, living
at the north end of town, was
awakened from her slumbers q
few nights ago by a gang of
marauding COWS breaking into her
garden. She arose and went out
to drive them from her premises,
and while urging them to depart,
fell and hurt herself so severely
that it was with difficulty she could
crawl back into the house. She is
better now, with careful nursing,
but her age and enfeebled con-
dition made her recovery for some
days very doubtful. If 1 owned
those COWS it would take all the
justification and solace that custom
could give to make me feel salts
fed with myself. But, then, what
is there in an old woman's garden,
or her limbs and life, that either
or all shall be weighed against the
sacred freedom of "the poor mans
cow?
The following, in reference to q
chad coon," we'll known in this
town, is reproduced from last
weeks Poplar Bluff Citizen: "Pete
Martin, a most notorious colored
fellow of this city, vas arrested
Sunday by Oficer Eaton on a
charge of robbery in the first de-
gree. He waived preliminary
hearing before Judge Henderson
Monday morning and went to jail
in default of $1,000 bond. Martin
is accused of having assaulted an
other negro named Milton Dennis,
and after having him down on the
ground went through Dennis
pocket. Dennis had a five dollar
gold piece in his pocket which
Martin took but dropped it in get
ting away. 1t was afterward
found by the rightful owner. Mar
tin is a notorious crook and is in
Jail at every term of court on a
charge of some kind of robbery.
A good long trip to Jefferson
City would do him good"
The M. w. of A. gave a ball al
Graniteville last Monday evening
which was well attended by the
beauty and gallantry of that and
the various towns of the vicinity.
Nothing occurred to mar the en-
joyment of the evening or to jail
the nerves of the most sensitive,
but all seemed DESTROYS of demon
strating that the brotherhood OF
man and the sisterhood of woman
was not an illusory dream. All
were congenial and it seemed as
though every one was bent upon
assisting everybody else in having
a good time. The dance opened
at $3.50 P. M, and the strains Of
"Home, Sweet Home" rang out
at 4 A. NJ. An elegant lunch was
served at the Brown Hotel at mid
night, to which ample justice was
done. I congratulate the COM
mittee unon the slccess of the ball