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

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side and Elvins, and the Illinois
Southern between Elvins and Bis
marck. In consequence all south
bound trains are late.
A surrey in which YER a la dy
and five young girls was upset in
seven or eight feet of water in the
ford near the railroad bridge be-
tween Ironton and Arcadia Sum
day afternoon. One of the horses
became entangled in the harness
and was drowned. Walter Ken
Dial, Eugene Whitworth and
Henry Boyd, colored, who were
near, hurried to the aid of the
ladies and aside from getting wet,
they suffered no injury. 1t was a
fortunate escape. The rig be.
longed to the Arcadia livery stable
and the drowned horse was valued
at $3.50. The occupants of the rig
were from st. Louis.
Circuit court convened Monday
morning and Judge bearing
charged the grand jury, naming
R. F. Holloman as foreman. The
cases against Drew Pitts, charged
with murder, YER continued until
an adjourned term of court to be
held June 10th. A jury was em-
paneled Monday afternoon to try
R. G. Knight on the charge of ex-
hibiting deadly weapons. The
trial was completed Tuesday
evening when the jury broughti in
a verdict of guilty and fined him
500. The case against Knight
for unlawful sale of liquor will be
tried to-day wednesday, Court
will probably adjourn the last of
the week until June, when an ad-
journed term will be held.
With the announcement by all
the lead companies in the district
except the st. Louis Smelling &
Refining Co., of an increase in
wages, the labor situation in the
lead belt this week presents a
brighter outlook, and there is no
likelihood of any serious trouble
between the men and the compa-
MES over the wage schedule. The
notices of the increase, which is
effective May 1st, were posted al
Doe Run, ST. Joseph and Fedora
and Desloge plants Monday norm
ing. The amount of increase
ranges from 10 to 25 cents pei
day, and all employees will be
benefited by the raise. Although
the st. Louis Smelling & Rein.
ing Company has not yet posted
any notices of an increase, theil
announcement will likely follow
in a few days, as we have beer
told by a prominent mining Of
fetal that it was his understand
ing that all the companies hac
agreed to grant the increase
Pennington NeWs.
Last Saturday night, Jot
Schrum, aged about % years, wal
arrested upon an information flee
before a justice of the peace
charging him with being one OF
the parties who burned the Madi'
son Hotel in this city some months
ago; Schrum was arrested upon
his return from a trip to st. Louis
Nc one has been allowed to SCI
him since his arrest and on Tues,
day by request of the authoritiei
in this city, Clarence Umfleet was
arrested at Sikeston charged witt
the same offense. Marshal Casey
started for Sikeston Immediately
upon receipt of the telegram that
Umfleet had been arrested in tina
city, Sheriff Chapman being GU
of the city on official business al
the time. Just what the nature
of the evidence against these two
men in connection with the burn.
ing of the hotel is we were unable
to learn, but the authorities ap.
pear to believe that they now, il
the arrest of these two, have the
key to the situation and if these
men we're not implicated in tn
burning they can at least help to
clear up the mystery. There il
something over $1,000 reward of
ferred for the arrest and conviction
of the party or parties who Sc
fire to this building.-FredertcE
to1Dn Democrat. NeUS,
Middlebrook and Granitevill
and the country north of Their,
was visited by a terrific hail storm
Sunday afternoon. Messrs. Arcl
Hall and Jas. B. Evans, of Area
dia, who were driving home from
the Iron Mountain dam, reacheI
Middlebrook about $3.50 O'Clock
just about time to get under shell
ter. Mr.. Hall was in to see u
Monday morning and says it Ger
tainly was a hail storm. The ic,
pellets came down thick, fast an
furious and covered the ground
The stones varied in size, some G
them being unusually large. HI
had taken measurements of tn
largest ones and they were owe
three inches in diameter. Tn
hail extended south from Middle
brook about half way to- Pile
Knob but there was none fell ii
the valley. 1t was plain to b
seen here, however, that the sec
ton north and west of us wa
having a storm. Much damag
resulted but it was fortunate tina
vegetation was not further ad
vanced for gardens and field
would have been completed,
stripped. The hail stones wer
probably the largest seen in thi
section since the famous hal
storm Of the spring Of 1881. Tha
was the most disastrous hail storr
ever known in this vicinity.