Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-09-06
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me oeer law ran out on the 1st inst, and
1ne killing of turkeys will be lawful on and
after the fifteenth.
the miner, Seller, who was badly hurt las
week, is still alive, and will probably recover
III we may credit report,
Public school opened last Monday. with \
large attendance. The name of Ironton,s
rising generation is legion.
The last lingering spell of hot summer
weather is upon us. We hope it will not
hnger in the lap of autumn.
The mail-catcher at the depot is aeain ont
OF wnack. There will be music in the air on
tne question one of these days.
There will be no celebration of the anniver-
sary OF the battle of Pilot Knob this year.
Ihe causes are varied and complicated.
The color of the new Bonanza building
may be aesthetic, but Well be everlastinsly
consumed If it's handsome or a agreeable.
The Herdic still runs, and gathers strength
as 1t runs. Long may it continue a blessing
to the many pedestrians of the three towns.
VIM. Hills and Mrs. Thos. Newman re-
turned home from England yesterday. They
made the trip from Liverpool in about twelve
days.
The new furnace at Pilot Knob is rapidly
approaching completion. Should it prove a
success, We learn that another NAV be erect
ed during the coming year.
The County Court has fixed dramshop
licenses for Iron county ut twenty five dol
lars for State and two hundred and fifty dol
lars for county purposes, this being the low
est rate under the Downing law.
A Pilot Knob engineer, overcame by the
heat on the sidewalk in front of Vaughn's
barber-shop last Monday, was taken in
charge by Marshal Patton, and discharged,
duly cured, in the course of a few hours
Doctors's bill $3.50, paid peremptorie.
An Old-fashioned soiree -dansaute in the
north half of the building whose southern
moiety is occupied by ST. Vaughn's barber
shop, gave enjoyment to 4 lot of colored
SWANS and damsels last Monday night.
When We passed the premises at o'clock
A. NJ, the ball was at its height. cole Yir-
ginny never tire.'
Geo. Avery and G.. w. Tetwiler went up to
st. Louis last Saturday and bought hunt
ing outfit. They are going down to the
swamps next month, to he gone four or five
weeks. With good wall tent and plenty of
provisions they think they can trough it"
for that length of time. They will get spec
ial rates for shipping game.
The new Rutschman building is completed
and is a credit to the place it occupies. The
work has been we'll done. We understand
that S. G. & w. G. Fairchild will occupy it
for one month while their own building will
be undergoing change and enlargement. Aft
,er that the new building will make an excel
lent stand for any sort of business in the
mercantile line.
The house occupied by Moses Hawkins, a
.colOred man in the employ of Mr.. Thomson
at Arcadia, was burned to the ground last
Monday. All the contents were burned, eX
cept one trunk. The fire occurred about
noon, when Nose and his wife were absent,
and their children the sole occupants of the
house. 1t is thought the children got pos
session of some matches, and the fire was the
result-fortunately without loss of life.
Prof. Brewer, the celebrated actor and
elocutionlst, is billed for an entertainment
at the Academy of Music on Thursday night
of this week. We take pleasure in bearing
testimony to his wel-earned fame in the
line of his profession, and advise everybody
to 90 and hear him. An extract from the
Ste. Genevieve Fair Play, i'm another col
umn, tells how the people Of q neighbOring
community regard him and the entertain
ments he gives.
When one gets up at A. NJ. in the morn
n16 frs ns
over one hundred blocks of stone pavement,
swallows five thousand cubic feet Of smoke
and dust, jams around until P. NJ, gets on
n train, rides his so odd miles back, gets to
bed about 9 4. NJ, and rises five hours later
why he doesn't feel much like doing light
and airy localizing, such as the readers of the
inland newspapers do most require. There
fore. if the usual dizziness of the REGISTER
ia somewhat intensified in this issue, we
know A considerate public will make due al
iewance.
Three bsys from Ironton are attending ST.
Mary's College, Kansas: a. j. Zwart, >. Lo-
pez. and F. P. Axe. The first named Is In
his second wear at the college, but the other
txa are making their first venture from
home We saw them properly labelled,
t;cke.ed- and started from the Union Depot
.t St Louis Monday night The train ear
ried about $50 boys, who cheered Justify as
thew moved out of the depot-aibeit we'll
bet a nickel that 80 per cent. of them did so
with misSiriugs. But the boys were right:
lot them ever keep bold front, no matter
tho doubts that arise It's half the battle all
through life.
Last Sunday week, while going home from
,h,,rch Vim. Hancock and Wm. Graham
cow a black bear on the bank OF the 1t.
Er.ncois river, about seven miles east OF
Rr,,rot in Wayne county. They went home
.nd GOT their guns and dogs, and then struck
49,. q ,,,,rsuit Of Mr.. Bruin. y short search
near the spot where he had hrst oeen o'
served, discovered him. He broke Tor
1,roe tree (the dogs closely fo'lowing'' wmeh