Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-05-11

should have begun. Mr.. Redden
is about the most energetic gentle
man we ever met, in love with his
work and will no doubt be success.
full in it. His show business is
only a side line, so to speak; the
main object of his tour through
this part of the country being the
collection of views which he is to
use in the East next fall during a
tour backed by the immigration
bureau of the Missouri Pacific rail
road. He got quite a number OF
good scenes in and about Charles
ton while Decentralization Enter
prise.
Under direction of Nj. M. w.
Daugherty, Principal, the pupils
of the Ironton public schools gave
an entertainment at the Academy
of Music last Friday evening. Not
withstanding the inclement wealth
er, the hall was filled to its full
capacity, and all who came we're
Unidentified for their daring the
untowardness Of the elements.
The little people on the stage did
themselves proud in song, decla-
nation, dialogue and play. OF
course, l can't give name, for l
would be sure to miss some and
thereby do injustice. All the boys
and all the girls-bless their hearts!
ARE deserving of the praise of
those who came to hear and see
them. The time is coming apace
when their share of the worlds
burden must be assumed by them
and their fitness for the duties
awaiting them is presaged by the
merit of their present. | wish
them, one and all, success and
happiness!
Miss Pearl Brooks and James
Garrett were united in marriage
last Sunday night, Rev. j. T. w.
Luckey, pastor of the Christian
church, tying the matrimonial
knot. The wedding took place at
the home of the brides parents
and was a quiet affair, none but a
few relatives and friends of the
contracting parties being in at
tendance. The bride is a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brooks, and
is well known and highly respected
in this city. The groom is an en-
ploye OF o. R. & N, being an
operator in the telegraph office of
the company. He is a most popu-
lar young man and is held in high
esteem by his associates. The
bride was the recipient of many
useful and costly wedding pres
ents, many of them coming from
distant relatives and friends. Mr..
and Mrs. Garrett will enjoy a
honeymoon excursion in 1.-THE course
of a week or two, it being impos-
sible at the present moment for
Mr.. Garrett to secure a leave of
absence, and on the trip intend
visiting Portland and other coast
cities, after which they will take
up their permanent residence in
Tekoa.-Tekoa (Wash.) Blade.
James Garrett is an old Ironton
boy, and many Missouri friends
extend congratulations and wish
him and his bride every happiness.
About M o'clock Monday
morning, Mr.. A. j. Young, one of
the pusher engineers, who lives in
Arcadia, was awakened from his
sleep and discovered a big, burly
negro in his room in the act of
putting out the lamp, which was
burning near the bed. MI. Young
sprang from his bed and grappled
with the negro. After some tus-
sling the negro got away from him
and either fell or jumped from the
second story window to the ground
below. Mr.. Young then hurriedly
dressed himself and started in
pursuit. On reaching the yard
below he found the hat of his mid
night visitor but the negro had
gotten away. The alarm was
given, word sent to the authorities
in Ironton and several citizens of
Arcadia joined in the search. Mr..
Young got a good look at the
culprit in the room and saw that
he wore the clothes of the colored
troops now encamped at the range.
The search was kept up for a
couple of hours, when the negro
was finally located in the ladies'
waiting DON of the depot at Ar
cadia, where he had quietly crept
during the excitement of the
search, and possibly hoped to
sneak out and get away when his
pursuers got farther away. He
was at once secured and the officers
brought him over to Ironton and
lodged him in Jail. There was
considerable excitement and in
dignation over the affair, and some
people insisted the negro be sum-
marily dealt with. But the law
was finally permitted to take its
course. Inquiry at the range next
morning elected the information
that the prisoners name was Will
lie Lee, and a member of Troop
SIX" Ninth Cavalry. The officers
say they will report the affair to
headquarters and Lee will be dis
honorably discharged from the
service. Unless he can give bond
he will remain in Jail here until the
next term of circuit court in Oc-
tober, when he will likely get a
good long term in the penitentiary.
Mr.. Young is being generally con-
graduated on his nerve in tackling
the fellow empty-handed, under
the circumstances. His gun was
in another room and empty.