Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28

pCOplo VI DOO 1tun dIo NATURALLY
elated over the revival of mining
in that vicinity after having been
suspended nearly twenty years
ago. 1t is authoritatively stated
that the great ore body uncovered
by the drills is sufficient in extent
to put Doe Run permanently on
the map as a producer. 1t means
much for the prosperity of that
town.-Lead Belt Nelos.
Last Saturday about 1870 railway
chiefs and clerks came down in a
special train to the Valley, and
were suitably received by a depu-
tation from the Business Mems
League of Ironton. They arrived
at Pilot Knob at 300 P. NJ, and a
halt of an hour was made. The
visitors employed that time in
various ways-some viewing the
old fort, some climbing the noun
tains, and others taking a bath in
the Knob lake. Tents had been
provided for the convenience of
the bathers. AT o'clock the train
pulled down to Ironton,a and a base
ball game-the railway people the
players-consumed the time until
six o'clock. Then the final move
was made to Arcadia. In the
Hotel Park a dinner, provided
through the exertions of the IRON
ton Business Mems League at the
expense of the visitors, was served
to guests with appetites we'll set
by exercise and mountain air. A
couple of hours later the signal
sail aboard" was sounded, the
train pulled out promptly, and
soon a swiftly speeding north
ward and homeward.
AT a meeting of the County
Court held on Friday of last week
the following judges of election
were selected for the various pre-
cincts in Iron county for the pri-
mary election:
Des Arc--Lee Ruble, Theodore
Lucy, Chas. Clifton, John Keath-
ley, John Nation and John Crow
ley.
AnnapoGi8-J. w. Alcorn, H. G.
Jackson, A. J.. Sweazea, D.. H.
Morley, August Lott and Ed.
Russell.
Dunn's-Mirt Willett, Luther
Scoggin, Geo. Lewis, w. S. Wick
cry, G. G. Collins w. S.Reed.
PoIk's-Chas. K. Polk, Chas. Mil
Ter, Houston Seals, Chas. PAN
nebacher, H. J. Kaufman j. N.
Thompson.
Tronton-Robert A. Rasche, j. B.
Evans, Sam Thompson, Charley
Kuhn, John Lott, j. H. Calvert.
Pilot Knob Chas. w. Jones, VIM.
Hart, Gus Kaesemacher, Chas.
Erbe, Aug. Schwab, John Weber.
GranitevtLle-Ed. Sheahan, Ben
Sloan, Bob. Brown, Martin Meade,
Brock Kinds, Mack Jones.
BeIleview-S. E. Buford, Houston
Latham, Mont Edmonds, w. B.
Sutton, Jr., Theo. Talley.
Kaolin-E. l.. Dutton, Frank SUIT
ton, S. D. Brooks, Frank Martin,
Woods McLain, Tom Crocker.
In,boden-Sam Hatridge, Albert
Conway, Geo. Farley, Daniel
Strioklin, w. E. Wright, J. G.
Douglas.
BeH's-Flem Kidd, Nelson Bell,
Marion Croker, j. E. Miller, j. A.
Rencehausen, VIM. Latham.
Love's-Otis Carl, Sam Crocker,
James Hedrick, James Payne,
Giles Croker, A. j. Hensley.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thompson,
Henry Volner, Charley Brooks,
Frank Stewart, G. w. Falkner,
Sank Brooks.
On last Friday afternoon a dark
green cloud appeared in the
heavens in a northwesterly direc-
ton; it was a mere speck at first,
but gradually extended over the
horizon for a long distance. The
appearance of this cloud in the
northwest with a stiff wind from
the south, carrying black clouds
made u people think that some
thing vas going to happen and it
did. About 1880 the rain began
to fall in torrents and was ac-
companied by binding flashes of
lightning and ~deafening thunder
claps; the rain came down in a
solid sheet and soon the streets
were ankle deep in water, while
Saline creekwas a rushing mighty
river carrying everything before
it; wrecking homes, carrying
away stock and cattle, bridges
and everything else that was in
its path. The work of destruction
to the streets of Fredericktown can
hardly be estimated at this time
in dollars and cents; every bridge
in the city, with the exception Of
three, the two steel bridges and
the one near Mr.. Will Graham's
residence, we're swept away,gran-
itoid walks torn up, culverts
swept out, houses moved off their
foundations and carried half a
mile away, gardens ruined, house.
hold furniture ruined, clothing
gone, stock drowned; in fact, gem
eral destruction all over the city
but the north part of town were
the greatest sufferers as Saline
creek extended from Mr.. Semino's
residence nearly to the depot. The
water was eighteen inches over the
steel bridges on Mine La Motto
and Railroad avenues, making it
impossible for the residents on the
south side to go to the assistance
of those on the north side who
were losing their all and wildly
crying for help which could not be
randaradf than nv tha naon1e IN