Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-08

examined and from them it was
learned that JohnISparks certainly
did cut up a little, but the good
women who YER dragged into
court as principals and witnesses
had nothing to do with it and the
jury quite sensibly turned them
loose, but fined Sparks five dol
lars and cost"
The following, telling of the
death of j. o. Buford, SOL of Judge
and Mrs. w. H. Buford of this
county, is taken from a recent is
sue of a Seattle, (Wash.) paper:
"Three months after he had at
tanned his life ambition by be-
coming owner of his own ranch
homo and his own master, econ
omically, James o. Butord, for
merly a Seattle Electric motorman,
accidentally shot and killed him.
self Thursday afternoon. His
body was found yesterday on a
hill just back of Silverdale. Blu
ford was 40 years of age and is
survived by a widow. Twelve
years ago Buford secured employ
ment as a motorman on the Seattle
street cars. From that time until
three months ago he was continu-
ally employed and was n of the
oldest employees of the Seattle
Electric company. He saved his
money, living in the future rather
than the present. His object was
to purchase a farm somewhere on
Puget sound and there spend his
days in peace and contentment.
1t was not until three months ago
that his hope was realized He had
earned a home in a pleasing situa-
ton on Port Washington bay,
near Silverdale. The little farm
was paid for and he started in to
enjoy life. Thursday afternoon,
when his work about the place
was completed, he started out
hunting. He trudged off up the
hill with his gun over his shoulder,
while Mrs. Buford was preparing
the evening meal in the comfort
able little farm house nea the
bay. He intended to return soon,
possibly with some game. Mrs.
Buford waited until long into the
night for her husband, but he did
not come home. Early yesterday
morning a searching party started
out. UP on the hill, about a mile
from the farm house, the body of
the missing man was found. In
crawling over a log, it seemed, he
had caught the trigger of his shot
gun. The weapon was discharged.
The shot struck him in the right
leg, ~severing the large artery, and
he bled to death there. unable to
get more than a few feet from
where he had received his injury"
To the bereaved ones the REGIS
TER extends assurance of pro-
found sympathy.
The citizens of the Valley, under
the auspices of Ironton's M. w. A.,
did themselves proud in their cell
ebration of the National Holiday.
At early morning the people of the
country began coming in, and by
ten o'clock-the hour of the street
parade-the town was filed with
visitors, some afoot, some on
horseback, and others in vehicles
of various descriptions, all bent
upon commemorating the ami
versary of the nations indepen-
dence. The procession was formed
at the appointed hour, at the
station, and marched thence south
through Main and west through
Russell to Goulding's Park, where
were held the exercises of the day.
In the parade were about twenty
floats representing-beside the
various patriotic features of the
day-many of the businesses of
the Valley, forming, altogether,
an artistic whole, pleasing to the
eye and evidencing that the old
time pride in and love of country
is not dead but liveth still.
At the grounds were provided
the usual appliances for recreation
and amusement, and refreshments,
solid and liquid (but "soft'),
abounded. The day was warm
and the crowd correspondingly
thirsty. "Pop' and red lemonade
and ice. cream stood mighty little
show, but dissolved and evapo-
rated like unto a succession OF
snow-balls in the neither regions.
AT IL o'clock Prof. M. w. Daugh-
erty read the Declaration of Inde-
pendence-that sometime sacred
document, now too often honored
with plutocratic contempt for its
teachings-and then an eloquent
and fitting address was given by
Hon. w. r. Edgar. To the enjoy
ment of the occasion and the in
terest of the parade no minor part
was contributed by the two local
brass bands. How dull and in
sipid an outdoor gathering, and
how void of life a procession,
without the beat of drum and
crash of brass! A band always
catches my ear and attracts my
eye. Alas that increasing years
make me a has-been! To the
juvenile members of the Boys
Band my compliments. To the
older organization congratulations
that IL has conquered it's late in
nocuous desuetude. May both
organizations long continue, to the
pride and pleasure of the COM
munity! The Natal Day passed
without special occurrence or mis-
hap-except one unfortunate &C