Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-05

other incidental demands.
Geo. w. Clarkson called on us
last Friday. Mr.. Clarkson had
just returned from Chicago, where
he had been subpoenaed as a wit
ness by the government in the case
against John R. Walsh, the in
dicted banker. Mr.. Clarkson's
name and that of several other
gentlemen in Southeast Missouri
were forged to notes and placed in
the bank as collateral. Geo. says
he is not doing much with his new
saw mill at Leeper yet. He does
not expect much Improvement in
trade conditions until after the
election next year.
Postmaster Bishop has secured
permission to dispatch mail for the
north-deposited in the post office
after three o'clock P. Non No. 1,
the south bound train at 5:35 P.
NJ. From this train it will be trans
ferred to No. 6, reaching St. Louis
next morning. This does not mean,
however, that you are to retain all
your north-bound mail for No. 1.
By getting your letter on the north
bound train in the afternoonit will
have a much earlier delivery in st.
Louis next day. No. 1 is only to
be used for the mail that can not
be deposited for the 3:l8 train.
Yesterday coin of a very decep-
tive sort was scattered over the
city. 1t was not of the counterfeit
sort, but was a clever piece of de-
ception. The coin passed was
genuine pennies but they were
silver plated and were handled as
ten cent pieces. Many business
institutions got hold of this money
which was nine cents shy of what
it was taken to be-. The matter
was reported to the police depart
ment and to-day they have been
trying to run down the case and
locate the guilty party, but have
no clew as to his identity. The
authorities secured some of the
silver plated pennies and they
have very much the appearance of
a ten cent piece, being just a little
larger than the dime.-Poplar Bluff
Citizen.
S. e. Low, the insurance adjust
or in st. Louis, who is Investigate
ing the recent fire in Pilot Knob,
says that John S. Luthy, Of Pilot
Knob, as notary public, certiies
that the Schmittner property was
worth $3.50. In view of the fact
that the property was not in any
sense worth one-fourth the amount
named this seems a most remark
able statement! The property in
question is what was known as the
Schmittner Hotel, a t~hree-story
frame structure on Main street in
Pilot Knob. Mrs. Schmittner sold
the place in 1905 for $500; some
thing yer a year later it was sold
for $3.50. October 8, 1907, the prop
erty was decided to Cora A. Duna-
way, OF st. Louis, consideration
not definitely named. In view of
all these facts | cannot beliye that
Squire Luthy gave the certificate
claimed. There must be some
mistake.
Last Wednesday, near Jordan,
while engaged with a party in
tearing down an old house, j. H,
Wheeler, formerly of Sterling,
Kansas, but for some time a resi-
dent Of this county, was killed by
the falling building. The sup
ports to the roof, except those at
each end, had been removed, and
the deceased stepped in to sec the
condition of affairs. Just after he
went in the roof came down, one
beam striking his head and killing
him instantly. AS soon as posi-
BILE his comrades recovered his
body, but found life extinct. Mr..
Wheeler and VIM. Hampton, a
brother-in-law, were possessors of
the old Gunnett farm and were in
good circumstances, financially.
The deceased was a member of
Sterling Lodge, No. 131, I. o. o.
F., and the remains weIe inferred
in the Bergman cemetery last Sat
urday, the members Of Iron Lodge,
Mo. 107, (. o. 0. f., conducting the
funeral. No inquest was held.
Wednesday morning of last
week Contable Marshall received
word that G. L. Collins store at
Jordan's switch, about twelve
miles south of Ironton, had been
broken into the night before and
robbed of probably $50 worth of
merchandise. Shortly after get
ting this information, Mr.. Marshall
saw a strange darkey on the street.
The negroes actions made the off,
Ger suspicious and he followed him
for a block or two. Then Marshall
walked up to the negro and, grab
bling hold of a glove that was in
his coat pocket, asked him where
he got it. The negro got nervous,
said the glove had been given to
him, and he only had the one.
The officer then found the other
glove in another pocket and told
the negro he wanted him. The lat
ter started to run but the officers
gun stopped him, and he was TAX
en- to jail. Mr.. Collins had come
up from Jordan that morning, and
when shown the gloves taken from
the negro promptly identified them
as belonging to his stock. The ne
gro also wore a shirt taken from
the Collins store. He gave his
name as Edward Shannon and