Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-03

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though, he escaped injury. Will
has been in five wrecks the
past year or so, but has had the
good fortune not to be badly hurt
in any of them.
The drill which was at work on
Geo. Reeves place, on Marble
Creek, for several weeks, was last
week moved to N. Allgier's farm,
probably half a mile away. One
hole about four hundred feet deep
was drilled on the Reeves place.
There is no way of ascertaining
what the drill revealed.
Louis Miller, of Arcadia, has,
we understand, secured a ninety
nine-year lease from the railroad
company on the Arcadia Hotel
lots in Arcadia. For the present,
we understand, Mr.. Miller will use
the property as a park in connec-
ton with the Arcadia Hotel. Later
he may build big summer hotel
thereon.
Mr.. S. A. Orr of Marble Creek
Tueseay brought to this Office a
large rattlesnake that was killed by
his boys last week. The snake is
almost five feet long and has twelve
rattles and a button. His snake
ship will eventually find a home
among the other curiosities in
friend Trauernicht's museum at
Middlebrook.
Ed. Burton, who has been a COM
position on the Benton Record and
the Charleston Courier, has re-
signed his position and will leave
in a few days for Iron county,
where he will probably accept a
clerkship in store. The health
of his wife and himself has rem
dered a change necessary.-Charles-
ton Enterprise.
Mr.. A. G. Jaquith, of Cripple
Creek, Colorado, and his brother,
John w. of st. Louis, were call
ers at the REGISTER Office Mon
day. A. G. tells us that he will
soon leave Cripple Creek and
probably make his home in Iowa.
has been very successful in
Colorado, but he can not stand
the high altitude of that section.
G. w. Beard, an old Ironton
boy, who has for several months
past been located at Texarkana,
Ark, is again at Newport, Ark,
where he is in charge of the cotton
compress at an increased salary.
The position is a responsible and
lucrative one, and Yves. has a
number of friends here who are
glad he is doing well.
The Ironton boys and the Area
dia boys played another game OF
ball Tuesday, and Otto Collins.
captain of the Ironton nine, claims
the game by a score of 9 to O.. 1t
seems the score was tied and the
Arcadia boys refused to play the
game out. They cross bats again
next Saturday in Arcadia and
there promises to be a red-hot
time.
The fellows who contributed tc
the fund for repairing the dam at
Iron Mountain last summer, are
beginning to realize that they have
been bumped, and bumped good
and hard, too. The present mill
lionaire owner, Mr.. Smollinger,
and his friends enjoy the lake al
the expense of a lot of verdant
citizens in this and st. Francois
counties.
R. E. Wilkinson, of Arcadia.
representing the Western Military
Academy of Upper Alton. ILL.,, was
in town this week soliciting pat.
ronage for the school. He sue
ceeded so far as receiving two
pupils from here for the remaining
term; namely, E. Dick and Ernes'
Bryant, the former having at.
tended the school last year
Charleston Enterprise.
In arranging for the intermen
of Mr.. Jaquith in the Masonic
cemetery, last Sunday, it wa'
necessary to remove the remain!
of an infant that had been in
tered in 1862. In making the re.
moval the case and the caske
were found to be in a perfect STATE
of preservation. The forty three
years that had passed since tn
interment had not brought abou
any material decay.
The statements made by mem
bers of another church that Fred
Hempleman, who is circulating /;
petition to have a saloon in Ar
cadia, is a member Of the Method
ist Episcopal church in Ironton, i
false. We have searched tn
record back to 1872 and find tina
his name has never been on GU
record. He is not, and never ha
been, a member of this church.
T. G. PETERSON, Pastor.
No. 5, the south-bound pas
senger train at night, which passe
here at II 80, was wrecked at Diaz
a couple OF miles north Of New
port, Arkansas, about five o'clocl
Saturday morning. The wreck wa
occasioned by an open switch an,
the train was running fifty mile
an hour when the accident oc
Cured. The engineer and fireman
were instantly killed and severa
passengers badly hurt. A humble
Of the coaches were completed.
destroyed.