Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-12-22

| raised question of great Importance to that
| city. And that is, SIS the city of De Soto
| legally incorporated a. city OF the fourth
| class!" 1t is said that according to Col
Wears argument nothing is palmer than that
there is defect, as the records plainly indi-
cats-there having been no proposition sub
mitted to the voters, as the law requires. 1t
is also claimed and urged that the chief officer
did not issue his proclamation, as is also re-
ouired by the law-at least, 1t is said. there is
nothing to show that such proclamation was
ever issued but imperfect recollections, as 1t
| caunot be found among the papers or on the
minutes of their proceedings. 1t is under
stood at De Soto to be the intention OF the
City Council to attend to this matter at once,
and to get everything in such condition that
there cannot hereafter be any doubts as to the
legal Incorporation.
The Perry County Sun tells of case
of considerable interest, more on account Of
the parties f. .urng in the same than on ac-
count of the subject matter, that was tried be-
fore Squire Kiesler in Perryville recently.
Father Stolz was the plaintiff and Christ.
Kieffer the defendant. Plaintiff demanded
s14 of defendant for pew rent in the German
| Catholic Chut ch. If it had not been on ac-
count of the difference in the contract, as
claimed by the contestants, there would hard
| ly have been any Issue to be tried By the
| jury; but the plaintiff claimed that the amount
stated was due for pew rent only. and the de-
| fendant claimed that the principal consicera-
tion that induced him to rent the pew, was
| because he under.tooi that if he paid his pew
| rent he would be entitled to the priests serv-
lices-such as haptiemal services, funeral
services, etc-free from any additional charl.
es. Father Stolz having refused TO baptise q
child of his without extra charges, Mr.. kieffer
held that the contract for renting the pew was
thereby rescinded. The jury, after hearing
the evidence, rendered a vtra ct for plaintiff
DR.. d. A. LYNCH, of Salem, has a
curiosity. 1t is a young deer-or two young
deer grown together-having one skull, two
mouths, three eyes, two ears, eight legs, two
backs, two breasts, and two tails. The head
| is slightly fatteued and the two mouths maks
off-each ot which is well developed. Between
these mouths, about the center of the head, il
a large eye; on each side of the head is an eye
OF ordinary size, and ears about the proper
distance from these eyes. The neck and body
are nearly round-two of the sides being back.
and the other two being breasts Opposite eacl
otherl; two legs extending in one direction
and twoin the opposite direction. Thus it II
grown together at the loins, and there it sep
arates and forms two distinct hind quarters
each with pair of legs which conflict will
each other. 1t seems to be fully developed
the spots and stripes beng natural and beau
tiful. This wonderful creature was found b.
a lady in shannon county, who took it Il
Salem and offered it for sale. DR.. Lyn.l
purchased it, and now has it on exhibition a
has drug store in Salem.
A NOVEL case under the marriage
license law presents itself to the Circpit CleIl
of Washington county. On the 23d of las
month he issued a license to Annie Brook
and Augustus Rano, who appeared before Rey
H w. Cook to have the marriage ceremon,
performed; but Ramos mother, who Opposes
the match, induced her son to refuse to pro
coed farther, and the tying of the nuptial kno
abruptly terminated. Miss Brooks was in M
wise cast down by the withdrawal OF Ramo
but Immediately applied to Parson Cook tt
have the name of Ramo erased from the licens'
and that of another young gentleman inserted
This request was denied by Mr.. Cook, and An
ME was Informed that new license would b'
required. She says she will get 1t, but the
Circuit Clerk does not know whether she viii
or not; he does not know whether he can have
two licenses for the same person to marry DIFF
ferent individuals outstanding at the SAM
time. He wants the first license filed In hi
office, with return that it was not executed
be ore he again licenses Miss Brooks to erte
the blissful state.