Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-25

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closed the exercises with some
we'll digested remarks happily de-
livered. The York Orchestra
from Ironton was present and en-
tertained the audience with sew
eral selections. The teachers of
the school, Prof. R. l.. Marshall
and Miss Dora Hinsdale, are to be
commended for the evident
thoroughness and care which have
crowned their school year with
success. They are earnest and
progressive.
Mrs. Fisher, wife of Bro. Fisher,
of the Pennington Times, and Miss
Beeson were returning from st.
Louis and their train arrived at
DeLassus just before the tornado
struck the town. She gives her
experience with a tornado as fol-
lows: "The Iron Mountain train
out of st. Louis at 5 o'clock was
forty minutes late reaching
DeLassus. All during the even.
ing there had been April showers,
sometimes heavy and sometimes
light. There was no rain when
we reached DeLassus at $3.50, nor
was there any indication of any
unusual disturbance in the at
mosphere. | and my travelling
companion, Miss Susan V. Bee
son, boarded the electric car for
Pennington. But within ten min
utes before arrangements were
completed to start the electric car
there was a gigantic roar as of
some demon in the air, and as the
men stepped on the car they cried,
1--WE are all in danger of being
killed." Talk about your dull
thudsl There was one in the rear
of the car and one on the side of
the car in quick succession. The
former was from a lonely freight
car that came dashing up the
track propelled by the wind to
join us, which it did by striking
US full force, breaking the large
| glass which was scattered all over
the floor of the a making such a
noise that we thought every pane
of glass in the car was broken.
The side thud was from the top of
the porch from the side entrance
to Judge Sleeth's residence, which
had been hurled over there, and
after striking us settled quietly by
the side of the ar. Just then there
was a terrific flash of lightning,
which | believe was as much re-
sponsible for the disaster to the
trolley as the large'trees that were
falling across the wires, all along
the route. The men cried for US
to get out of the a or we would
all be killed, so we piled out and
stood for about ten minutes in the
pouring rain before they consid-
cred it safe to move among the
fallen wires and trees with which
we were surrounded, We wen
into the passenger station, which
had not been damaged, though the
freight depot had been swept
away"
One of the boldest burglarie;
ever committed in Poplar Bluff
was Thursday night when the
jewelry store of the A. Winklel
Jewelry Company on Main stree
was visited and merchandise
Chief Gardner says is probably
worth better than $4,000, was
taken. 1t is not only one of the
boldest cases in local history, bu'
is one of the strangest, the large
safe in the Winkler establishment
being found open and the mer'
chandise gone but without the use
of any explosive in opening the
doors. The police were notified
this Smorning that the burglary
had occurred and the blood,
hounds were promptly taken tt
the building. There was every
opportunity for them to get {
scent. but the dogs refused tc
leave the building, they declare
The affair is a mystery and thu
burglars are credited with being
very cunning in their operation OF
this occasion. There is a heavy
screen at the rear window, which
was bent back. The window
glass was broken and through tbs
space between the window sill anC
the bottom one of the iron bars
acrose. the window the visitor O
visitors entered the building, it i
believed. The large doors of tn,
safe, which have a very compli
Gated combination, were founc
open and the inner doors whicl
open with a key were also aiar
Safe experts declare that it is be-
yond their understanding to know
how the difficult combination was
solved or the inner lock thrown
The work is one Of the fines
pieces of burglary that has beer
done in this part of the state a
any time in the past. In the cen
ter of the room was found tn
money till, in which were bill
amounting to about $40, which tn,
burglars had deliberately left IN
touched after moving the till iron
the safe. Old coins in the safe
worth $1,000 and $1,000 wer
taken; revolvers worth more thai
, $3.50 numbered among the stolel
merchandise and handsom,
watches worth more than $50
were taken. Chief Gardner ant
his men are puzzled and are yer,
reluctant about giving their views
but they think they will be abl
to get the right parties.-PopIa
Bluff Citizen.
Champ CIark's Friends il
Texas.