Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-05

held at the grave of Comrade Cockrel.
AT noon, a bountiful dinner was pre-
pared and served by the ladies of W.
r. C. and served in Post Hall. At200
p. N. all proceeded to Ironton ceme-
teries where all soldiers graves were
decorated. Comrade Luthy, who ably
assisted in the ceremonies last year,
was this year, one of the silent ones,
having passed from us to the Great
Beyond, and we miss his pleasant
face. Rev. Butler Of st. Paul's Episco-
pal Church delivered a very fin 9 adj
dress, his words being exceptionally
we'll chosen. Rev. Kirkman of IRON
ton M. E. Church gave prayer and
benediction. The fife and'drum corps
furnished music. Mrs. st. Louis play
ed the funeral marches and songs
with the cornet. A good many people
attended the services. The improved
appearance of all cemeteries showed
much work having been done. X.
A few minutes before one O'Clock
Tuesday morning the two story frame
building on main street, across the
street from Geo. Schultz's, occupied
bye. w. Miller as a restaurant and
residence. was found to be on fire.
The discovery was made by Mrs. Mil
Ter, who awakened her husband. The
sleeping rooms we're or the second
floor. Mr.. Miller attempted to raise
a trap door leading to a stairway and
smoke and flame poured into the sec
ond story. He saw that escape that
way was impossible SO he rushed to
the front of the building, got on the
porch and grabbing his little boy
jumped to the ground. BY this time
the alarm had been given and Mrs.
Miller and the little girl got to the
ground by going down a latter. All
were in their night clothes. A couple
of young men, Ollie Shular and Guy
Littrel, boarding at the place, did
manage to get down the stairway, but
they went through fire and smoke.
Ruby Hughes, who was employ cd in
the restaurant, had a narrow escape.
The discovery was made just in time,
for the occupants of the building had
been out but a minute or two before
the floor fell. 1t at once became ap-
parent that the Telephone Exchange
Building, also frame, and but a few
feet away, was doomed. Two switch
boards and other telephone parapher-
MALTA were carried out of the second
story, and much of the stock ofFrank
Negim, who conducted a store on the
first floor, was removed to a place Of
safety. There was fear for a while
that the flames would be communi-
Gated to the old Begley residence on
the north, but it was a still night, land
by hard work that structure was saw
ed. Had there been a high wind the
loss would have been much greater.
Mr.. Miller says he is unable to account
Efor the origin of the fire. He closed
the restaurant about 1890 o'clock
Monday and everything seemed to be
all right. He had 5000 insurance on
his stock and furniture. Nothing was
saved. The building was the property
of Mr.. w. 7. Gay who had $1,000 in
surance. The telephone structure
was the property of the Baldwin Bros
whose insurance amounts to $500,
Negim, the merchant, had no insur-
ance and says his loss is $1,000. Oh
course, the fire put our local TELEPHONE
system out of commission, but the
Messrs. Baldwin tell us that they hope
to resume service in the course of a
few days. Just when they can not tell,
though, until they confer with an ex-
pert cable man who will be here to-
day. The restaurant building had
been there nearly forty years, and
was originally built as an I. o. G.. 7,
Hall. The telephone building was
erected in 1908.