Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-04-12

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of JEFF Davis beating Berry for
United States Senator inthe late
primary election in that State. He
says that if all the States were like
Arkansas JEFF would ure be Presi-
dent. And we don't think that
would be so bad either.
The Junior League will be per-
manently organized Sunday after
noon, at 8 o'clock, and we wish
very much that all the children
may be present. We insist on the
parents sending the children to
the Junior League at the Method
list church, if they are not in at
tendance elsewhere, and we prom
Use to treat them kindly and do
them good.
MRS. w. J. SMITH, Supt.
In this issue of the REGISTER
will be found the announcement of
j. w. Alcorn as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for County
Judge of the Southern District.
Mr.. Alcorn several years ago filled
this position and made a splendid
official. Honest in all things,
straightforward and conscientious,
his friends are legion and unqes-
tionably they will rally to his sup
port in large numbers on election
day. In an unusual degree does
ne possess those qualification we
most admire in men.
To Joseph N. Mcfarland, agent
of the Cotton Belt at Mount Pleas
ant, Texas, we are indebted for a
book giving reproductions of the
old Confederate flags, recently re-
turned to the men who bore them,
by the United States government.
The pamphlet was issued by the
passenger department of the Cot
ton Belt road, and is indeed an in
teresting volume. The reproduce
tons of the flags are perfect and
nearly all of them are tattered and
weather beaten. We prize the
little book very much and return
Mr.. Mcfarland Jul sincere thanks.
Last Monday Edmond Brent,
who resides near Garcia, in this
county, killed 101 snakes in a den
near the home of his uncle. There
were 81 rattlesnakes and ten other
varieties in the den, comprising
copperheads, blue racers and
chicken snakes. This is an actual
fact, as was written us by Mr.
Brent, who says the snake killing
took place two miles south of the
Garcia post-office, on the Quinine
Central railroad. He furnished us
with quite a list of reputable citi-
zens of that locality, who were
present at the snake killing and
who will vouch for the authenticity
of the story.-Poplar Bluff Citizen.
The REGISTER this week prints
the announcement of E. L. Barn
house as a candidate for the DEM
cratic nomination for Probate
Judge. The Office of probate Judge
is a most important one and the
honest and faithful discharge of
the duties thereof is of great mo-
ment to the people of the county.
1t is the province of the probate
Judge to look after and guard the
interests of those who are unable
to protect themselves. DIR. Barn
house has filled this Office the past
two years and it can be said with
out fear of contradiction that in all
ways at all times has he proven
capable and faithful. He has made
a record of which his friends are
justly proud.
Little Carl Bolch, six years old,
of Annapolis, came very near be-
ing drowned while visiting at the
home of Mrs. Sarah Riley in this
city, last Thursday afternoon.
Carl was playing in the yard and
started to run across a board that
had been placed over the opening
in the we'll curbing. The board
turned and the little fellow plunged
into the we'll, into possibly ten feet
of water. Mrs. Riley saw him fall
and rushed to the rescue. She
looked down and saw Carl keep
ing his head above water by cling
ing to the pump pipe, The water
was about five feet from the sur
face, but the little fellow managed
to climb up the pipe until he could
be helped out. Carl is a brave
little boy with plenty of nerve. If
he hadn't been it is very doubtful
if he had gotten out of the well SO
easily and unscathed.
Richard Weber, the fve-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Weber of Graniteville, was quite
badly hurt at the railroad cross
ing just north of the Ironton sta
ton, shortly after three o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. MI. and Mrs.
Weber, their two small boys and
Mrs. j. w. Allen were driving
north in a two-horse rig. Just be-
fore they reached the railroad
track they saw a freight train
coming north at a high rate of
speed. Seeing he could not get
over the track Mr.. Weber, who
was driving, attempted to turn the
horses to one side, but they be-
came unruly and would not go.
Immediately Mr.. and Mrs. Weber
and the older boy and Mrs. Allen
got out of the rig. Mr.. Weber was
trying to control the horses and
Mrs. Weber was trying to get the
little boy, Richard, out Of the sur
rey when the train struck it, COM
pletely demolishing the rig and