Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-18

idhg MIS-. 1OuuBs Hcck pIONlOuo.
The evidence showed that the
mother-in-law had called Wom-
mack some hard names, but the
jury did aot see that her action
justified him in throwing the
rocks, and fined him $40 and costs.
Not having the money to pay
Wommaek now ~languishes in
durance vile.
No. 7, the fast mail train south,
went into the ditch about a mile
and a half below Sabula about
half past five Tuesday morning.
The train was running at high
speed, and the engine left the track
as it struck a curve. The train
consisted of three mail cars and a
baggage car. All left the rails,
and the three former turned over,
the baggage car alone remaining
upright. One or two members of
the crew and several mail clerks
were quite badly injured.
Chas. L. Fox, of Newport, Ar
kansas, who is spending the week
with his mother in Ironton, has re.
Gently been appointed superin-
tendent of the cotton congresses
of the st. Louis Cotton Compress
Company at Newport. c. W..
Beard, another Ironton boy who
formerly held the SUPPLEMENTARY
of the Newport presses, has been
transferred to East st. Louis. Both
are responsible and lucrative po-
sitions, and we congratulate the
young men on their preferment.
The railroad company is show
ing a friendly disposition to the
valley these days and we certainly
appreciate it very much, but there
is still room for improvement in
our train service, and it should be
made right away. A gentleman
who came to Ironton from Arkan-
sas Saturday night Oh on n OF
the early trains Sunday morning,
was compelled to go to Bismarck,
wait there six hours, and did not
get here until afternoon. This
service is abominable and there is
no excuse for it.
Sam Byrnes of this city is being
urged by both Democrats and Re-
publicans to make the race for
Judge in this the 21st judicial cir
cult. MI. Byrnes was defeated in
the primary by Eb. bearing of
Washington county but his friends
throughout the district insist that
he is the man that ought to have
received the nomination. There
is no doubt but what Byrnes would
make a strong candidate, and as
there should be no politics in the
judiciary, there is no reason why
he should not run. He is an able
lawyer and would make a splendid
Judge. We may have something
more to say along this line if Mr..
Byrnes' friends succeed in getting
him in the race on an independent
ticket-De Soto Republican.
What is thought to be Texas
fever has killed about twenty COWS
belonging to residents of Ironton
the past week. Thus far no treat
ment has done any good, and
within two or three days after be-
ing stricken, every animal af-
dicted has died. State Veterna-
rian Luckey arrived here this
morning in response to a request
from the authorities and we are
told at once diagnosed the disease
as Texas fever. The contagion is
is communicated by a tick. A
month or more ago several car
loads of Texas cattle were watered
and fed at this station, and it is
supposed to that fact can be at
tributed the presence of the dis
ease here. 1t is expected the
| State Veterinarian will arrange for
an immediate quarantine.
In derogation to good taste, last
weeks Enterprise, supplemented
by a characteristic letter from my
friend and neighbor, Mr.. j. M.
Whitworth, INDUCED in the usual
platitudinous screed against the
evil of strong drink. Good taste
was lacking in that the death of
"Jimmy Burk''was made the basis
of the lecture. In a dangerous
part of the road leading from Iron
ton to Hogan, al neal as l can
learn the facts, Jimmy and a
neighbor were riding side by side,
when the latter's horse slipped and
fell against the formers beast, and
both were hurled violently to the
ground. Poor Jimmy lost his life
and his comrade is lying close to
death from a hurt on his head.
Whether either or both men were
under the influence of liquor, | do
not know; but the first question
asked when told of the Occurrences
was, "Were they drunk" My in
formant said that so far as he
could learn they were not; that
the road at the point where the &C.
cident occurred was rocky, siding,
and "slick as glass;" and that a
little carelessness could have
brought about the untoward re-
suit; also, that both men were
known to be bold, if not reckless.
horsemen. Jimmy had ridden
that road a thousand times seattle
less, Notwithstanding that for
twenty years the saloons at this
end of the line were open and do.
ing business. The French have
a proverb to the effect that q
drunken man may fall to the
ground from a third STORY window
without hurt, while a sober mai
will break a leg or an arm or ex.