Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-06

the street lamps, including the
double burner arc lamp, in
front of the bank buildings, in Po-
5osi, were demolished on Tuesday
night by m~iscreants. This is the
second time within the past six
months that our streets lights
have been broken in this manner.
1t is high time that the guilty party
Or parties were being ferretted out
and punished severely for their
conduct"
The Poplar Bluff Citizen lays it
self liable to the pains and penal
ties of contempt and vituperation,
as follows: "One of the judges in
Iron county court registered a kick
against an item in a bill recently
sent in. 1t was for ribbons for
typewriter and the Judge thought
that the county oughtn't to pay
for her clothes, even if she is a
real nice girl" Now, this is
what we call a slick shifting of
identity. Everybody who doesn't
know, gravely suspects that
a Butler county Judge was the
mark the paragrapher's shaft was
aimed at.
The store of Jim Brewington,
near C~enterville, Reynolds county,
was robbed and the building
burned on the night of March 20,
a loss of about $1,000.
Two men named Chas. and Firmin
Goforth, were suspected of the
crime and were followed by a
deputy sheriff and overtaken near
lrondale on Tuesday of this week,
but none of the stolen goods were
found in their possession. A
search warrant was procured from
ESQ. Van Lear by the officers prior
to their rounding up the supposed
offenders near Claytown, but in
default of finding any proofs OF
guilt in the way of plumber, the
were permitted to continue
their journey to Claytown where
they claimed they expected to go
to work.-Tondale Gazette.
A wreck which may possibly re-
suit in the loss of one life occurred
at Fredericktown, at one o'clock
Monday afternoon. Just as the
south bound passenger train be-
gan to slow up for the station, the
tender of the engine leaped the
track and was dragged over the
ties about two hundred feet, until
it struck a heavily loaded freight
car on the first switch. The col
lision hurled the baggage coach
against this car at such an angle
and with such force, that the en-
tire side of the freight car, togeth-
with two of the heavy logs with
which it was loaded, was forced
into the baggage coach, length
wise. The baggage master, Rob-
ert Stiffler, was struck by these
projectiles in the head and chest.
His face was horribly cut, his skull
almost crushed and his breast
bone and three ribs broken. He
was taken to st. Louis as soon as a
train could be made up. Traffic
was impeded for several hours by
the accident. 1t is a singular fact
that this is the third consecutive
time in as many days that the
tender of the engine of that train
has run off the rails, and Stifflel
was one of the train crew on each
of the other occasions.
There is a possibility, it is said.
of there being no soldiers at the
rifle range this summer. At pres
ent there are just four troops o.
colored cavalry at the Barracks
and it may be decided not to send
them here. There is another ru-
NOR to the effect that in future the
Barracks will not be a cavalry sta
ton, but will be used exclusively
as a recruiting station. In such
an event of curse there would nc
longer be any need OF the rifle
range here, and the property
would likely be offered for sale
st. Louis, to be sure, will vigor-
ously oppose the proposition to
make Jefferson Barracks simply 8
recruiting station and it may new
er be done. By next fall, it is
stated, there will probably be de.
velopments showing what will bt
done. At present there is nothing
definite. 1t is all speculation anc
may be nothing but rumor. Blu
talk of this nature is camp gossip
at the Barracks at the presen
time.
LATER-Since the foregoing was
written word has been received
that the Eighteenth Infantry hal
been ordered to Jefferson Barracks
and they will certainly be at thu
rifle range this summer. 1t is no
yet known whether the Ninth
Cavalry will be here or not. Blu
the infantry is sure to come.
My young friend, DR.. ]. H. Mar
tin, serving on U. S. S. "Cleve'
land" sends me a copy of the
Kentucky Budget, a bright, interest
ing, and neatly printed paper
edited and published by the ''jack'
ies' of that vessel. 1t is dated
Havana, Cuba, March %. I copy
one item recording an unusual oc'
currence: "March Is. Reveillt
at 4:45 A. M. Got under way a
$50 with the Olympia as senio.
ship leading. We were followed
by the Missouri and the De,
Moines. After leaving the harbo
our course was set to round Cap,
Maysi, passing Point Baitiguerl a