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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-12
Slbilant Story.

Squire ScrOggs-stout, stern, siXty-sWill-
ed swine, sold stock, saved stamps. Susan
Scroggs-sweet, sentimental, ,sixteen-seryed
soup, sewed shirts, sang songs.
Samuel Snooks-soft, slender, seventeen
sewed saddles, smoked segars, shaved severe
ly. Sam sought Susan's society sometimes.
Squire said Susan should shake Sam; so Sam
sometimes saw Susen secretly.
Some Sundays since, Squire's shrubbery
secreted Susan sleeping soundly. Somber
shadows succeeded sunshine, silvery stars
shone silently, swine squealed suggestiyely,
'skeeterS sang sweetly; seven screech-owls
sitting soemnly saw Sam sauntering slowly
sOliloquizing sorrowfuly: "Susan seems sick,
sad; Squire seems savage, severe. Suicide ]
Sam, Suicide!' "Stop! Sam, stop" Shrek
ed Susan, starting suddenly, seeing Sans
seven shooter shining. Susan suppicated; !;
Sam's suicidal symptoms soon subsided.
Susan's sandy switch soon sought Sans
sloping shoulder. Sequel strange-suspic-
ious sound. So Sam stood supporting Sus-
an" said Sam, ''sing some sentimental song"
Susan straighway sung Selab.
Squire Scroggs sitting steadfastly studying
sacred Scripture, suddenly stopped. 'Sus-
ans soprano sounds strange" said Squire
" Sacre! Sam!" Summoning Schneider,
SlIsan's Siberian, Squire started.
'Susan," said Sam, ''shall Squire's singu-
lar scruples separate such sympathetic souls?
Seems single solitude so sweet? Shall"
"Seek, Schneider, seek!" shouted Squire,
savagely. Schneider soon sought Sam snap
pingly. Sam suddenly, silently, swiftly slop
ed. "Susan," said squire, sternly, ''such
sad scenes seem significant. Seek sIumber
straightway." Susan skipped.-N. 7. Truth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-12
MeXiCO,S Future.

Mexico it is said by most Of the cor
respondents to have about abandoned
the idea of petty political revolutions
and to be settling down to business and
adevelopmento of home resources. Mex
leo contains twenty-seven States, one
Territory and one Federal district, and
has a population of over 10. 900 900. The
Constitution is modelled upon that of the
United States, though President is in
eligible for term Immediately succeed
ing the one he held. The Mexicans have
Senate and Chamber of Deputies, or
Representatives., and their Judiciary
system is composed of Supreme Court,
Circuit Court and District Court. Their
Congress meets twice year. General
Manuel Gonzales is President now at a
salary of $1,000 year. In each Con-
gressional district electors are chosen,
one for each 500 inhabitants, and these
electors choose the President, Judge of
the Supreme Court and Representa-
tives.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-12
Bet He'll Steal Something.

A gentleman stopped his horse at 4 toll
gate, and not seeing the gatekeeper went
into the house. Finding no one he began to
search, and finally discovered the gate keep
er out in the field at work. Although the
old man was quite distance away, the gen
tleman went into the field, approached the
old man, and said:
'You are the toll-gate keeper, believer
eyes, SIR" the old man replied, turning
and leaning upon his hoe handle.
swell, want to go through the gate.o
"Ain't the gate open?"
eyes"
"Well, why don't you go through? It's
my business to be there"
Because wanted to pay you."
Sand you came all the way out here to pay
me five centsp'
"Yes, sir" said the gentleman, proudly
looking the old man in the eye.
"Couldn't you have left the money on the
table?'
Eyes, but wanted you to know that l
paid you.''
"You are an honest man."
"Yes, sir" replied the gentleman, while a
pleased expression spread over his face.
''You would have walked three times as
far to have paid me that five cents, wouldn't
your"
eyes, sir, would"
"Here, john" the old man called to boy
that lay in the shade, "call the dog and 60
along and watch this feller till he gets away.
Bet hundred dollars he steals something
fore he leaves the place. e."-ArkansG,o IfGU-
eler.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-12
Where the Com mn on stock Went.

When there was a show for railroad to a
certain village in Michigan, the citizens of the
town came forward as they We're able, and
subscribed for stock, and the road was finally
built. A year or so after, when the man who
had work ed up the boom was settled in fat
position and figured prominently in railroad
reports, a subscriber called upon him and
said:
s'Mr. Blank, subscribed for 500 worth of
stock in the g. K. \. road"
eyes"
'That made me a stockholder?"
SIT did"
''But i have never been notified of any meet
ings, and understand that my stock has no
value"
swell, you sees we had to mortgage the
road for the iron
'Yes.1
''Then we changed the name."
EYES,"
"Then we pooled with the B. and w.
road"
"Yes."
"Then we cleaned out the old board, and
elected new one."
"Yeso
"Then we voted to extend to the present
terminus"
"Yes.o
"Well, Just where the vote was which cam
celled your stock or absorbed it l cannot now
remember, but you are labor1ng under the
delusion that you have any financial interest
in our road the President will request the
Vice. President to instruct the Auditor to
order the Secretary to consult the minutes
of the various meetings and try and discover
which hole the common stock went into
when the preferred was pulled out by the
tail.-W Wall Street Neacs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-12
Hard Spelling.
A BURLEsQUE.

Two urchins once did come to bloughs;
And what about, do you suppoughs?
Be patient now, and bigh and bigh,
I'll tell you just the reason WHICH.
I'll conscientiously releight,
just how they reached their angry stalght,
And why their anger became so graight.
The first had plucked fragrant roze,
And held it to the others noze;
And, with the odor it gave oubt,
He was well satisfied, no dOut;
But must say, as truth you sique,
That number one with yisage mique,
Did tickle him upon the chique;
And did it with head of whitue;
But he the action did not waight;
But in a moment struck out straight,
And hit him plump upon the noze;
And thus it was they came to bloes.
He struck him with little fourse,
And he returned the same, of corce;
Thus each was struck upon the noughs;
And farther still did reach their woughs;
For both were bruised about the ighs;
And both, we trust, have grown more wighs
He who upon these lines relighs,
No part of truth will sacrifighs,
II freely he to others stats
What this unvarnished tale relates;
For am sure, forsouth,
That have told the simple trouth!
National american
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-12
IRONTON MO, THURSDAY. APRIL L. 1888.
Peter Cooper.

Peter Cooper, the philanthropist, died
at his residence in New York city at
$3.50 O'Clock A. NJ. on Wednesday, the
4th inst, of pneumonia. He was at
tended by his family physician and an
other doctor, who had been in constant
attendance since the Sunday previous.
There were also present ex-Mayor Ed
ward Cooper and Mrs. A BRAN S. Hew-
lit, his son and daughter. About three
weeks ago Mr.. Cooper contracted Sc
we're cold, with a tendancy toward
pneumonia. He grew better, howev-
er, and on Saturday (31st ult.) went out
for walk. He returned exhausted,
and was confined to his bed from that
time on. The attack of the dread dis
ease was sharp and quick in it's results,
but he passed away quietly, and his
long and useful life had fitting close.
Mrs. Cooper, who was Miss Sarah Be
dell, of Hempsted, Long Island, and
whom he married in 1918, died in 1869.
Peter Cooper was born in New York
on the 18th of February, 1871, and but
a month ago celebrated his ninety
second birthday. His name is identi-
fled with the early history of some of
the most notable inventions and i'm
provements of the past century. While
in Baltimore, he built after his own
designs the first locomotive engine
turned out on this continent, it being
operated successfully on the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad. He invested large
capital in the extension of the electric
telegraph. He served in both branch
es of the Common Council of New York
city, and was strong advocate for the
building of the Croton aqueduct, at that
time regarded as a great work.
Mr.. Cooper early became trustee of
the public school society, subsequently
School Commissioner, and devoted
himself to ceaseless and unwearied eff
forts for the advancement Of education.
The result of these efforts was the erec-
ton of the Cooper Institute, which cost
a bout $4,000, 900, to which he added an
endowment Of $l5O,0O0 cash, besides
other valuable gifts. The last philan-
thropic project of his life was that of
adding completely equipped work.
shop to existing educational appliance
es of the Institute. He liked to be
known as workingman, and he was
a phllanthropist in the truest sense.
Mr.. Cooper's father was a Lieutenant
in the Revolutionary army. After the
which young Peter worked. He SUBJ
followed coach making
Then he manufactured patent ma
chine for shearing cloth, made cabinet
ware, engaged in the. grocery business,
and finally started al a manufacturer
of glue and isinglass, which he carried
On for more than forty years. In 1888
he erected large iron works in Canton,
near Baltimore. He afterwards built
a rolling and wire mill in the city of
New York. He removed the niachin-
cry in 1S45 to Trenton, New Jersey,
erecting the largest rolling mill then
in the United States. These works are
still carried on by Mr.. Cooper's family
and have grown to very extensive pro-
portions, including mines, blast furnace
"a and water mower.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-12
Poor Old Southeast Missouri.

The appointment by the Supreme
Court of the Supreme Court Com mis-
sioners, all from the northern part OF
the State, is nothing more than we
could have expected. This is only a
repetition of the sort of treatment
Southeast Missouri has ever received
at the hands of our north end brethren.
Southeast Missouri IS not wanted only
on election day. After our ballots are
received and counted we are set at
erty-disfranchised, as it were; aud
it is not expected of us to ask for any
of our people a place In the makeup of
State officials.
1t is our opinion that this game has
been played long enough. We have
been euchered just as often as our pa
tience will bear it, and change of the
game must be demanded and granted.
If the Southeast is a desirable part of
the Commonwealth of Missouri at the
polls, it must be recognized rs a part of
the State also in gathering up the
spoils.
If North Missouri, Kansas City and
st. Louis are the chosen guardians of
the whole people of theState, we would
like to see some evidence of the time
and by whom this appointment was
made.
We are growing rebellious and blood
thirsty, so to speak, and do not propose
that our la bors shall ever be for the sole
benefit of somebody else. Southeast
Missouri is the recognized stronghold
of the States Democracy, and as such
she should be recognize d in the make
up of the "slate" as we'll as the ballot
box; and unless something is done in
the near future, we can assure our po-
litical brethren who have the fortune
to reside in st. Louis, Kansas City and
north of the Missouri river that they
may safely listen for something to
drop.-Benton Express.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-12
TO THE WEST.

There are number of routes leading to the
above mentioned section, but the direct and
reliable route is VIA Saint Louis over the
Missouri Pacific Railway. Two trains daily
are run from the Grand Union Depot, Saint
Louis to Kansas City, Leavcnworth, Atchi-
son, st. Joeph and Omaha.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars Of the worry
finest make are attached to all trains.
At Kansas City Union Depot, passengers
for Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Cali
foTnia connect with express trains ot all lines.
At Atchison, connection Is made with ex-
press trains for kansas and Nebraska points.
At Omaha, connection is made with the
Overland train for CaliforfAa.
This line offers to parties en- route to the
West and Northwest, not only fast time and
superior accommodations, but beautiful
scenery, rs it passes through the finest poF-
tion Of Missouri and Nebraska. Send for IL
lustrated maps, pamphlets, &C., OF this line,
which will he mailed free.
e. Il. KfNNAS, FCHANDLER
Asst Gen, ! bnss. Agent Genl Pass Agent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-12
School Fund Mortgage Sale.

Sen0oi kun0 mortgage 0aIe.
Whereas, Montgomery Patton and Sarah
Patton, his wife, by their certain School Fund
Nortgsge deed, dated the I'd day of March,
daily recorded In the office Of the Recorder of
Deeds tor Iron c,uuty, Missouri. on the Sd
day OF March, 1876 in Book "S," pages 81,
81 and So, conveyed to Iron county, Missouri.
Fund of said county ttherein more particu-
larly described and set forth) the following
described real estate, lying and being in said
Iron county, State of Missouri, described as
follows, to wit:
Lot number three (3) in block number for
t,.three t43) iI the city of lroBton, Iron
county, Missouri, a. the same Is represented
on the plat of said city recorded In the office
of the Recorder of said county, with the
appurtenAnces thereto belonging:
Which conveyance was made TO secure the
payment of seven hundred dollars be-
longing to the Capital School Fund OF eaid
connty q follows; 81 to wit: ..., .zoo ,or
which said amount the said Montgomery
Patton. ~ principal, with /. 6. Whitworth
aud J. d. Layman, as securities. executed
their bon for the sum OF 500 70 OF even ven da.e .e
annum from date, bearing date the 3d day OF
March, 1876. and payable on the 2i day OF
March, 1877; which said bond has become due
aud remains unpaid;
And. whereas among other things it is
provided in said deed Of mortgage that II de-
fault should be made In the payment Of the
principal or interest, or any part thereon, at
the time when the same should severany be-
come due and payable according to the tenor
and effect of said bond. that the then acting
Sheriff Of Iron county, Mo-, should have pow
er without suit on said deed Of mortgage tn
proceed and sell said property conveyed and
mOrtGaged In said deed;
And, whereas. default has been made in the
payment of said bond In said deed OF mort
gage described, by both principal and sureties;
Now. therefore, IN accordance with the pro-
visions of said deed OF mortgage and in obeii.
ence 70 an order Of the Honorable County
Court Of iron county. Missouri made at it's
March Term, 1883, /. Wm. A. Fletcher,
sheriff Of ssid county of Iron, State OF Mis-
souri,, will, on
Saturday, April l4th, 1888,
1t the east front door of the Court Hcuse in
the city OF lronton, county aforesaid. between
the hours OF 9 o'clock A. n. and o'clock
r. u, Of that day, sell 1t public vendue, to the
his best bidder. for cash Ia hapd, the above
DESERVED real estate. to satisfy said bond aud
morto ac~ and the cost hereon.
mchI5:S7 WM. A. FLETCHER, Sheriff
Of Iron county, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-12

Carl Schurz said at a dinner the other day,
in New York, that before he was nineteen
wears old he had written seven tragedies.
We regret now that Carl went into politics.
With those legs he would have made good
walking gentleman, or if he had taste for
pantomime he would have shone as pair OF
Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-12

For SALE.--At +. G.. Tual's Shop. in Ar
.sadia, one Large Young Horse, five years
old next spring, and sixteen hands high.
Also, o.ie Second Hand Top Buggy, New
Wagons, etc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-12

II. Davis will repair and put in good run
ming g-order your old sewing machine, and
save you from buying new one. Call and
on him. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-17
Sewerage of Dallas.

Since the city council approved the plans
presented by City Engineer johnson for
the general system of sewerage and drain
age of the whole city he has been busy
running trial Ii mes and levels to establish
the location and grade of the sewer-main
and lateral lines. He succeeded in locating
very favorable line for the sewer main
down Murphy street from Elm street across
Main, Commerce, Jackson, and Wood streets,
thence south of Town branch to the Trinity
river at the rock ford below the mouth Of
Mill creek. in deep water and swift current.
The lateral on Elm street from Jefferson to
Murphy street will be 6.inch pipe, while
the lateral from Murphy to Sycamore
street will be an 8.inch, both empty
ing at Murphy street into the large main
pipe. AS soon as these lines are put in and
proper connections made, the property own
ers on both sides of Elm street
will be notified to establish water
closets and abandon privv-vaults.
The same will be done for property owners
on both sides of Commerce street, and in
Guiding both sides of Main street as soon as
the lateral pine is put down on Commerce
street from Houston to Sycamore street.
Stringent sanitary regulations will be Or
daned and enforced to the letter to prevent
the use of privy vaults within this severed
territory, and to prevent the abuse of the
sewer system as constructed. The filthy
liquids, dirty water, soap.suds, ETC., must
all be conveyed by suitable pipes into the
sewers. Everything that the science of
sanitation can suggest should be adopted TO
make Dallas the healthiest and cleanest city
in America.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-17
District Court.

The May term of the district court CON-
menced yesterday morning, Judge ldridge
presiding. The docket is rather heavy for
the spring term. TheJnewjury docket will
be disposed OF first.
grand jury was able and exhaustive,
and tonched;Ton all kinds of matters
of a crlmisaa nHure infinitely. The court
warned mem bat they should look out fer
those who, ins1 gated by mslice, should at
tempt TO us9them as a mill in which 10
grind their IMPOSED wrongs.
u W. Sbencer, Rodney Preston, Harvie
BruhdeA and 4. NJ. Shelton were sworn in
as bdliffs Of the grand jury.
GRAND JURY.
|, The names OF the grand Jurors are as fol-
lows. w. w. Sebastion, foreman, William
Harris, J. w. Strauss. Mark Elliston, l.. b.
Whaley, Thomas b. Fisher, @. w. Ayres,
Thomas Carroll, John w. Harcourt, j. X.
P. Jordon, J. w. Tinsley, p. T. Stephen
sor.
Sam Howell, charged with theft Of horse
and burglary; Lee Baker, colored, theft OF
$50 and burglary; Lewis Miller. charged
with three robberies; Z. Richardson, theft
of $50; Joe Evans. colored, then Of $50
and burglary; A. Murray, endorsement,
were brought into court under guard 10
give them an opportunity to challenge any
member Of the jury. which they accepted,
when they were returned 10 jail.
James and William Hampton, indicted
for theft from the Texas Trunk road.
pleaded guilty and were given two years
each.
Sam Howell, colo-ed, who stole q horse
from Newt HOusted, was the FIRST party in
dicted By the grand jury yesterday morn.
ing. and on q plea Of guilty was sent mp
for eight years.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-17
Chicken Tournament.

There was number OF contests between
the owners OF the "best" chickens yester.
day, at the main, on the corner Of Com
merce and Martin streets. The follow ng
da,a has been furnished the HERALD by
Mr.. Holland, OF Fort Worth
The first fight was Holland. OF Fort
Worth, vs.. Richardson, of Marshall. Hol-
land won.
Two fights followed, in which Holland
and Terrell were the opposing parties.
Terrell won both fights.
The next contest was Hollsnd vs.. Fauss,
OF Brennan, the Brennan man came out
victorious.
Holland VS.. Paris was the title of the
next fight, and was won by the cock form
Paris
Mr.. Holland made two fights against Ter
rell once more and lost both fights.
A cock from Marshall was next "p'tted"
against one from Terrell, and the latter
chicken won the fight by scratch"
The latter fight closed the programme for
the day.
There were two fights last evening at the
cooking tournament between Dallas and
Paris combined against Fort Worth. Also
fight between a Mississippi cock and a
Texas one. In the former contests Fort
Worth proved the winner, as also in the
latter fight. This tallys three straights
for the fort.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-17

other VS. On The outside taking notes "a hc
found them,
'fie nrat idea that struck him was 10
stand NJ the entrance aud count the people
who went In They Just began Ia enter The
hall aud our rpoftef asked the noor.keopef
the estimatenumber who had entefe1
and he replied mot exceeding 200, " 80
many" Taking 90 ~ the basis 70 c0ni.
menoe on, lac commenced counting and
never stopped until he had counted 5000
and he did not count any one with badge
on, that Is none of the singers or the press
or officers of the fest. AS the performance
had well commenced then and only lew
straLglers, all gentlemen, were entering
now and then our reporter ceased TO count,
and from his figures and estimates believes
he can safely say there were between
4 200 and 1900 paying people present.
On the outside, around and about the
Smngerfest hall a number of notes could
have been taken some funny, some serious
and some but of the common place run.
One green looking gawky young fellow who
evidently did not live in city tried to enter
the hall without tickets. He was stopped,
shown the ticket window and told
he must buy his ticket there as
no one could enter without o ticket,
unprepared to stand very heavy run on
his pocket. After asking, and being
told the price of the ticket, he exclaimed
81 gosh, guess the thing amt worth seeing
no howp'
But his girl was bent on going in to show
her new hat. if for no other purpose, and
turning to him said; Here, Jim, I've. got
dollar and hall; take that and spend it;
you can pay it back before we get married,
and if you don't it, II be in the family any
way"
And Jim took it and ,quandered 1t for tick
cts and said he had quarter left, but he
could pawn his saddle to get their horses
out ofthe stable if Tom wouldn't credit him,
and in they went, the girl perfectly happy
and Jim looking rather long-taced.
| On each side of Lamar street, from below
Main street to the buildings were brilliantly
| lighted, having lunches, CONNECTIONS, ice
cream, lemonade and perhaps something
stronger, and they. with the refreshment
stand in the building seemed to be doing a
fine business. Here and there was a fakir
too, with his doll babies and balls for all
who wished to throw, and others.
Hundreds of people were on the outside
listening as well as they could to the n,u-
sic as it swelled out of from the inside. The
opening concert can well be called sue
cess.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-17

Last evening Mr.. oglesby, transfer guard
of prisoners bound for the penitentiary
called at the jail and took off the two
Hampton brothers, who On plea of guilty
to robbing freight GAYS on the Texas Trunk
road, were giy1mNwo years each. John Ryan,
convictsd-Sf fobbery and gwen two years
1900 tshen. The prisoners laughed and
Ns-s Il The iron collars were being fastened
around their necks, saying that they didn't
fancy such stiff collars, and that they were
afraid the public would take them for hard
ware drummers. They were taken TO the
gravel pits on the Texas d Pacific
TO the sergeant Of the convict gang which
is working there. Mr.. 0glesby will return
and leave this morning for Huntsville TAX
ing with him eleven convicts from the
county jail convicted at the last term Of the
district court.