Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-02-15

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commissioner and had a big fol-
lowing in the convention, but was
defeated. Shortly after he left
the Iron Mountain and for the
past few years had been connected
with a road in Louisiana, where he
died. Many old friends in Mis-
souri, will hear of his passing with
sorrow.
On last Monday morning Rev.
L. H. Davis met with a painful ac-
cident that will probably lay him
up for a week or two. He was out
at the Spiva farm and went up on
a ladder to a loft to get a bale of
hay; he was reaching up and
thought there was another round
on the ladder, missed his footing
and fell to the ground, a distance
of ten or twelve feet. 1t was
thought at first that he was fatally
injured, but on examination on
his arrival home, showed that no
bones were broken, but he was
badly bruised. Mr.. Davis many
friends will rejoice with the Demo-
crat- Neucs that his injuries are not
more serious than they are. Rev.
Davis is a highly esteemed min
lister in the Southern Methodist
church and was in the Confederate
army with Lee at Appomattox.-
FredericktoDn Democrat -NeUs.
j. P. Portheus OF st. Louis was
in the valley several days last
week, trying to interest the people
in an electric light plant. The
gentleman was much encouraged
at the courteous treatment accord
ed him by our citizens and ex-
pressed himself as having but lit
tie doubt that we will have a light
ing plant in Ironton within the
next six months. He will make
application at the next meeting OF
the city council for a franchise.
All he asks is a free franchise and
the city obligate itself to use
twenty lights on the streets at. 81
each per month. There are now
but ten lights on the street and the
cost is about S45 per month. Ten
lights more would certainly be
worth the extra SIS per month.
and Mr.. Portheus says that the
eighty candle power incandescent
light he proposes putting in will
: be equal in every way to the light
now used. Electric lights would
be a great thing for our town and
valley The gentleman says thai
if he is granted a franchise and
the city takes the twenty lights he
will have the plant in operation in
! four months.
Crate Jackson, who lives or
Crane Pond, south of Ironton.
came to town last Thursday with
: a man who represented himself tc
! be James Carterx son of Zimra.
Carter, a well known citizen OF
, Reynolds county. Carter had
: contracted to buy Jackson's farm
; and they had come to Ironton tt
have an abstract made and close
: up the deal. That night, however
! Carter mysteriously disappeared
= and simultaneous with his goint
jackson noticed the absence of hi
~overcoat. Next morning jackson
: phoned to Zimrai Carter in Rey
# holds county who replied over tn
: phone that the party representa-.
: himself to be Carter's sol was al
0 impostor, that his son was there a
it home then and had been for
n number of days past. 1t has beef
learned since that the imostor'
s real name is Joseph Brown an
a his home is on Logan's Creek, il
S Reynolds county. Nothing ha
been heard of him since his de
d parture from here. A warrant ha
g been issued for his arrest for tax
g ing the %overcoat. Brown is sal
: to be about q years of age, iv
feet, ten inches high, dark hal
and prominent teeth.
Last Saturday afternoon abou
,f two o'clock Oscar Signer, son {
= MI. John Signer, of Marble Greek
! was fatally injured by a fallin
4 tree on the farm of Louis Sutton
20 seven miles south of Irontor
! Young Signer and a young ma
1t from a neighboring farm, Frit
Luecke, we're cutting saw logs
The tree, about twenty inches j
diameter, had just been cut fror
IL the stump; in falling it struc
another tree, slid backward, tn
at entire weight of the butt of til
,. tree crushing young Signer to tn
IA ground. His companion was III
able to liberate him without al
sistance and called two or thrt
T. men who we're near to come an
IN help him. BY their combined e.
SIS forts they succeeded in lifting II
" tree SO Signer could crawl frol
Mt under it. 1t was evident the youn
IT, man was badly injured. One le
10 was horribly mangled above tt
ne knee and the other badly lacerate
<, and bruised. A physician VIZ
IS, summoned and after investigate
OF said both limbs would have to (
amputated. With that in vie
Signer was brought to Arcadi
80 that evening, the intention beir
IS to operate on him Sunday. B
a that night about twelve o'clock |
a. died. Oscar Signer was a mo
u worthy young man; eyerybot
a had a good word for him and
on was held in high esteem by Il
people among whom he had be-
of born and reared. To the bereav'
at parents and the stricken brothe
and sisters we extend our symp'
O5 thy in their great sorrow. 7
ne funeral was held from the RI
SokaaJ uJo,eo ~ Marb1a fro,