Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-17
LOCAL BREvIT1Es.


1ronton boys are getting up bicycle club.
Monday, IS; Tuesday, SO. Such are the
days OF spring.
An interesting item of railroad news will
be extant within few days.
Trains are now running daily between
Middlebrook and Granite Quarry.
Read the advertisement of Crisp's Drug
Store-a new institution in Ironton.
There are twelve prisoners in the Iron
county hotel. Nine are from Butler county
ON account of their health, We presume.
The Clionians strawberried themselves
Monday night. Lots Of us could have shown
up strong in that sort of historical research.
new Timetable went into effect last Sun
day. new through freight (61S) was put
on the road, and the time of the local made
about two hours earlier. The other changes
are microscopic.
A six-year-old boy, son of Jube Short, liv-
Ing about ten miles east of Ironton, wac
thrown from horse last Sunday. His skull
was fractured and an arm broken. DR.. Far
rar is attending the little fellow, and reports
that he will probably recover in due time.
Two more prisoners were brought up frsm
Butler county last Wednesday. Their names
are Nick Enright and Thos. Mccartney. The
charge against them is the forgery of letters
from 1. N. r. r. officials asking other roads
to pass them without money, tickets, or
squibuums.
In response TO an urgent request by Judge
Thomas and the attorneys practicing in JEFF
ferson county, Judge Emerson has gone
there to preside rs Judge in holding the Nav
term of the Circuit Court, Judge Thomas
being too badly injured to act.
Some bad boys narrowly escaped being
''taken in" last Thursday night. The mar
shall says he will no longer tolerate their mis-
doipss, and we give them fair warning that
they may wake up in Jail some of these fine
mornings. Mend your ways, boys, mend
your ways, If you don't desire to be eventu-
ally call broke up"
Three boys-Henry Hart, and Rufus and
Marshal Whtnah-aged, respectively, IL, Ii
and Is years-went out squirrel hunting hast
Saturday. They ran across a den of cata
mounts in Prough's Hollow, about one mile
east of Ironton. Their dogs flew the track,
but the boys fronted the "varmints" bravely,
and brought away their scalps. When they
got through killing, the boys had five dead
catamounts before them-an old ''she" and
four half-grown kittens.
Judge Thomas was thrown from a horse,
while riding i'm the vicinity OF Uematite, last
Friday, and severely injured-in fact, it was
at first feared, fatally. His many friends will
therefore read with much pleasure the fol-
lowing report from Judge Emerson, who Is
now at Hillsboro: 81 called to see Judge
Thomas this tMonday) morning, apd found
him quite comfortable. He was quite badly
injured, but Is ut pretent feeling much bet
ter. The doctors say now that there is no
danger, though it will require considerable
time for him to fully recover"
The Golden Troupe played at the Academy
of Music last Wednesday and Thursday
nights to big houses, and gave excellent en-
tertainments. We found the company to be
composed OF ladies and gentlemen honestly
ambitious to do credit to their profession
and their return to this place another season
will be hailed with pleasure and rewarded
with full houses. We desire TO especially
thank Mr.. Golden and the members of the
band for their acts of courtesy in serenading
4 brother Of the editor who has lain in a bed
of sickness and pain for two long months, but
now happily coRralescent. They take with
them our best wishes for future success, hap
piuess and prosperity.