Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.


ished and ready for occupancy this week.
Ironton's four mails per day arrive regu
larly. and are appreciated by our bushes
men.
Mrs VIM. Beard has removed to ST. Fran.
co.'s county, where she lately purchased :
$500 farm.
The young folks had dance in the new
drug store Monday night. The attendance
was good, and full time put in.
The United States and Pacific Express
companies were consolidated yesterday, and
will hereafter he under one management.
Miss Emma Griffith will begin her school
Tomorrow tThur>dAy) the School Board not
being prepared to give its assent until to-
day.
Thos. Beard, Esq, has been improving his
premises too, and hereafter will sit in the
shade of a new porch just attached to his
dwelling.
The Valley is green with opening foliage,
and correspond;ngly beautiful. Come hith-
er, We smoke -besmirched denizens Of crowd
ed thoroughfsres,
Iron county has the finest and best kept
courthouse grounds in Southeast Missouri.
We call upon the visiting attorneys to sub
stantiate the assertion.
House-cleaning for this season is over
and We are truly thankful. Taking dinner
OF the bottom of an inverted hour-barrel is
fantastic but not comfortable
The trial of the Downs case is set for June
18th IT special term of the Circuit Court.
Judge Fox, by agreement of the attorneys
for the State and defendant, will probably
preside.
The case of State VS.. Geo. Carter WAS COM
promised by the defendant paying fine of
$35 and costs. The weaker vessel who
brought George into trouble is now resi-
dent of Arkansas.
The railroad from, Middlebrcok to Granite
Quarry is nearly finished. The steel is I'll
laid, and the lereling up process Is going for
ward. Forty cars Of granite per day will be
shipped all summer
The carpenters here are all very busy-in
fact the supply is unequal to the demand.
Louis Miller, who is putting up the three C's
mill, had to send to st. Louis for workmen.
Long may il SO continue.
4 change Of venue was taken TO 81. Louis,
by agreement, in the case Of Cowan VS.. St
Louis Ore & Steel Company. Major Cowan
sues for q half interest in the Shut-In mines.
1t will be stutbornly contested ON both sides.
The personal effects Of the late Jacob Raj
or will be sold BY w. r. Patterson, admins
TRAITOR of the estate, at public auction, on Sat
urday, 18th inst. The sale will take place At
the late residence of the deceased, on Marble
Creek.
= The Ironton Manufacturing Company will
shut down for repairs some time during the
present month. The roller system of grind
ing will he adopted, and it is thought every
thing will be ready by the time the growing
wheat crop is harvested aud threshed.
The late Grand Jury found thirty indict
,meuts against liquor sellers all over the
county. So far rs we have heard, but two
wenders of ardent spirits escaped-A. Roehrv
and August Rieke. All the balance were
."taken in"-some of them several times.
.Ryrreference to our advertising columns it
Will be seen that the Ironton Drug Store has
changed hands, Mr.. Wiesner having sold out
to DIR. A. ii. Sawyer, of MineLa Motto. DIR.
S. is represented by those who know him as
an excellent physician and competent drug
s,ist. and we welcome him and wish him sue
.oeSS.
Buck Martin is scout" again. He says he
did not participate in the row which brought
him to grief, but that he was the innocent
yietim, We presume from his story that the
ruction was sort of DOnnybrook affair
when a skull was seen it was smashed. Keep
away from such places, Buck, and you'H be
all right
Uncle CIV. Fontaine is seventy years old,
and he SAYS he is going to live IT least twenty
wears longer He Is timer and can do bet
ter work at higher elevations than amy other
man IN the Valley. At this writing he's tin
oinr the front of the new drug store at 4
height that would dizzy the head of many
younger man.
The Board of Trustees of the Town OF Pr
lot Knob refuse to allow bills for work done
under the direction of the old Board while
tbe ownership of the offices was under con-
te.t. We are sufferer in n small way from
their action and feel slightly disposed to
"kick." We think, upon reconsideration,
the present magnates will modify their con-
oIusion: we know they will after consulta-
ton with any good lawyer.
Charley Sykes was relieved from duty as
conductor Of the local freight last week-the
pretended cause being the collision mt Mid !
dlebroek, noted in our last weeks issue. We
say pretended, because the best informed .
railroad men say he was in no wise to blame.
In this connection, we beg leave to suggest
that IL the management of the railroad did
not oyerwork their employees. fewer aecs-
dents would occur; and that Ii fayoritism |
we're done away with the interest of the conf
panv would be more greatly subseryed. Mr..