Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-11

es delight in using at times. May
the faithful REGISTER and its able
editor keep on getting there, Elii'
Mrs. Miller joins me in sending
the best of wishes to the AXE that
never tires registering in the
home of it's patrons"
From Thursdays Globe Demo-
crat: "Coroner Jules Baron has de-
cided it will not be necessary to
have an autopsy in the case of
DR.. Robert G.. Baird of 1926 North
Taylor avenue, who died y~ester-
day from the effect of a dose of
strychnine, taken by a mistake for
calomel. A verdict of accidental
death was returned. DR.. Baird,
who lived with his sister, Mrs. A.
w. Powell, ate breakfast as usual
and retired to his room, saying he
intended to go to town a little later.
In a few minutes he called his
brother-in-law and asked him to
go for DR.. w. L. Galloway, who
lives a few doors north, saying he
felt sick. Powell, with DR.. Gala
way, found DR.. Baird in great pain.
DR.. Baird said he thought he had
taken strychnine instead of calo-
mel. DIR. Galloway inquired as to
the number of tablets he had TAX
en-, and on learning that ten had
been used administered a power
full antidote, but DR.. Baird died
within five minutes after the
physician arrived. 1t was at first
thought by members of the family
he had died of heart disease, as
the death of his mother, brother
and a cousin were due to weak
hearts. The acute pains he suf-
fered satisfied the coroner, and
DR.. Galloway, that strychnine was
the cause of his death. This
theory was strengthened by the
fact that the strychninelbottle was
placed next to the calomel, and al
so that he died within an hour af-
ter taking the tablets. DR.. Baird
was So years old and had been in
poor health two years. The body
will be taken to Arcadia; Mo-,
Friday, for burial in the family
lot" The deceased was for many,
many years a resident of the val
ley and the news of his death was
quite a surprise to many old
friends here. The remains were
brought to Arcadia on the noon
train Friday and the funeral oc-
CURED from the Fort Hill church
that afternoon, interment being
made in the Masonic cemetery.
Peace to his ashes. To the
bereaved brother and sister we ex-
tend our sympathy.
The members of the Junior Y.
M. c.. A. who were in camp near
Ironton, Mo-, for two weeks and
who returned to st. Louis Friday
night, entertained about 500 of
their fellow-members yesterday
afternoon and last night with their
experiences of the trip. Every
one agreed it was the finest trip he
ever had taken. The best feature
was the mammoth camp fire the
night of the Fourth. The boys
worked for half a day piling up
driftwood and branches until the
stack was about fifteen feet high.
After the fireworks had been dis
posed of the camp fire was started
and the boys entertained their in
!. vited guests and the large crowd
of visitors who had gathered from
all parts of the Arcadia Valley
with songs and Rotations. A
great many st. Louisiaps spend
ing the summer in the valley were
present. 1t was the one night
during the camp the boys were
not required to turn in at 10
O'Clock, and they remained up I'm.
til the fire burned out, about mid
night. During the time the boys
were in camp they made severa
"hikes" to various nearby places
of interest, one trip being to the
site of Fort Davidson, which was
the center of attack at the battle
of Pilot Knob in the Civil War
From the fort they went to the
top of Pilot Knob Mountain nea.
by and were shown just where thu
various regiments fought. Anoth
or "hike" was to the "Shut-Ins,
a beautiful break between thu
mountain ranges, just wide enough
!, for the river and a wagon roac
along the side of the mountain
The last trip was to G~raniteville
, where they spent a day walking
through the immense rock forma
lions, which rival in representation
: the Garden of the Gods in Colo
RADIO. The boys took a grea
, many photographs of each othe
in the "Old Lady's Shoe," in from
of elephant Rock" on the "Po'
, tatoe" and at the entrance of til,
"maze." The routine of camp lif
was breakfast at 7, followed by
! putting the tents in order. Thel
, a half hours lecture on Nature
Bible study, after which a base
ball game. At II every boy il
camp was permitted to take
swim in the natural pool near tn
camp. This pool is fed by severa
springs, and the water is Away
Q clear and cool. After dinner tn
! boys roamed around the near-b,
2 hills or played games in camp
. one of the favorite pastimes bein,
a modified tether ball, using ten
mis- racquets instead of the hand
to bat the ball. At 4 o'clock tn
boys went swimming again AM
r after supper remained in camp,
singing popular songs and telling
stories until bedtime. G. A. Nc
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