Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27


VIM. Henson, Jr., was s'cussed
OUT by the train crew on No. IL
the other morning because he flag
ged that train at the Ironton sta
ton. The crew insisted that Iron
ton was no stop for that train, but
William finally induced them to
''read up" and learn the error OF
their way. Then they all Jour-
neyed joyfully together to st.
Louis. 1t is outrageous that the
company does not maintain a
night office here. With the sta
ton closed, the night trains are OF
little or no benefit to our town.
Judge j. G. Shepard of Doniphan
opened circuit court Monday
morning. J. H. Raney, attorney
for Thos. Persons, offered a motion
to quash the panel of jurors chos-
en- to try his client. The motion
was sustained and the sheriff or
dered to summon another panel of
sixty. Tuesday morning forty
qualified jurors were secured and
adjournment was taken until
Wednesday morning when the
challenges were announced. The
examination of witnesses then be-
gan. The trial will probably last
two days.
Messrs. Will and Chas. Mosier
and sisters, Misses Ella and Sta
cha, had a narrow escape from
drowning last Friday afternoon,
in Big river. They were driving
to Belleview in a surry, and while
attempting to ford the river the
surry was overturned by the swift
current. They were all thrown
into the icy water. The girls were
saved from drowning by the
prompt and heroic action of their
brothers. 1t was a thrilling ex-
perience and one that will long be
remembered by all concerned
ElUins Herald.
Saturday evening, at the home
of Miss Ethel Hummel, the Grande
Chere ct Beau Ecu Club gave a
supper in honor of Washington's
Birthday. Nine o'clock found all
members in their places at the
table, which was very tastefully
decorated in patriotic effects. Ali
enjoyed the dainties which were
prepared by the members of the
club, whose members are: Misses
Ruth Pruitt, Della Buford, Ruth
Kanouse, Paradine Hills, Ethel
Hummel, Effie Baldwin, Ada Bar
ger, Edna Hills, Lena Pruitt.
"Isaac," -FOUR Des Arc correspond
emit, last week predicted that in six
months there will not be a saloon
left in Missouri. "Isaac," it will
be recalled, predicted that Iron
county would go dry by a vote of
two or three to one. However, it
is not to be disputed, that an
an~ti-saloon wave is sweeping over
the country, but we can't see how
all the saloons in the State are to
be put out of business in a half
year. AS to Judge Buford's mo-
ton to issue license on a majority
petition, we think his position
Democratic, and, therefore, right
and just. In a republic one mans
vote is supposed to count just as
much as another's.
A belated Christmas present ar
rived Tuesday noon. A few days
before Christmas we received a
letter from our former employee, w.
H. R. Brown, at Ell Paso, Texas,
saying that he had mailed us a
Christmas remembrance. Days and
weeks and months went by but
the present came not, and we con-
Guided it had been lost in the
mails. But Tuesday-just two
months after Christmas-it arriv-
ed "a box of very fine cigars.
Notwithstanding the long time the
package was in the mail the wrap
per was intact and the contents
were in good condition. Billy has
our most sincere thanks, and as
we indulge in the luxuries of the
Mexican weed we will wish all
sorts of good things for him and
his.
Emmett Brewster and Frank
Delcore who we're confined in jail
at this place escaped on last Mon
day night by prying off the bars
from across the north window of
the Jail. Both prisoners wers be-
ing held on felony charges; Brew
ster having had a preliminary
hearing and was being held to
await the action of the grand jury,
while Delcore was awaiting pre-
liminary examination which was
to have been held this week.
Sheriff Fits was called out of town
Monday on official business and
as usual when he is away he made
arrangements with j. G.. Hartman,
the hotel-man, to feed the prison
ers. Mr.. Hartman taken them
their supper as was usual when the
Sheriff was out of town. After
supper Mr.. Hartman started to
lock the boys in their cell when
they protested that the Sheriff.
did not lock them in the cell at
night, and Mr. Hartman knowing
that it had been a custom to al
low ordinary prisoners who were
held on misdemeanor charges, or
serving out a fine and cost, the
privilege of the corridor at night,
and thinking that the Sheriff. had
been pursuing the same course