Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-01
LOCAL BREv1rIu.

LOCAL BREvITIEs.
The advertisement Of the Academy Of Mu-
sic In another column duly appears.
The herdic 10 taking iay-oR. Cause: not
sufficient patronage. It will be put on the
road again in the spring.
The heaviest rains Of the season fell last
Saturday night and Sunday. The creeks in
the Valley took about three-foot rise.
Once for alive cannot, and will not, pub
lish anonymous communications. Paste this
In your hats, ye too-too modest correspond.
ents.
The railroad has been very busy the past
few weeks Transporting cotton. The trains
are numerous, long, and "loaded to the
guards"
The jolly hunters who went southwark the
Hrst Of October win return this week, and
NO doubt VII fully appreciate home grub and
good quarters.
Miss Chandler, q Rochepert, No., Is stay
Ing with Nrs- q. Q. Bergman, At Arcadia.
Miss C. win assist Mrs. Lyman In the Area.
dia public school.
Purer air or fairer sky was never breathed
or seen than We have b-en enjoying since the
big rain of Sunday. Revivi6ed fields and
meadows, the mountains Of many eolors-all
nature pleases.
The Bonnie Terre Reporter has changed
hands, S. G. Tetwtier haviag determined to
20 into the patent medicine business. We
have not been advised as to the name of the
incoming publisher.
The pie.war eliminated In the fning Of
one of the defendants Eve dollars by Judge
Thomas last week. The other defendant
was non-comeatable, having taken . leave of
absence during court week.
Pork, dressed, ia selling at to cents per
pbund, call round" The wise farmer will
be on hand quickly, for these prices will not
long abide. Four and Eve cents will be the
ruling rates within a month.
Marshall Patton killed vicious dog on the
street early last Monday morning. There Is
yellow cat that frequents our premises for
whose taking-off we will pay premium.
This Is but justice, for she takes on every ed
ible thing she can lay hold of.
j. A. Hogue, ESQ.,, last Saturday brought
to this Office . half-dozen ears of corn raised
on his farm in Dunklin county, with one
plowing. The ears average eleven inches in
length and are filed with fine, plump grain
equal, in fact, to any we have ever seen.
We acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt
of an invitation to the Opening Ball at the
new Masonic building in De Soto, on the ev.
ening of the Sth inst. At O'Clock p. NJ. Of
- IL, ~A xr,i11 ha rvivoy, nv
the Lodge, and the dedicatory services will
follow. Numerous visitors from st. Louis
and elsewhere are expected, and no doubt
the day will be big one in the annals of De
Soto.
The title to a colony Of hogs was tried in
the Circuit Court last week. Mrs. Fenelon
was plaintiff, and James Delaney defendant.
After hearing dozen witnesses, or so, and
good deal of the usual quarreling between
counsel, the Judge gave a verdict in favor Of
the plaintiff The mule case and this hog
trial took up the greater part of the courts
time, aud, outside the Ed. Thomas case,
about made up the work of the week.
Main street is closely filed, from the court
house square TO Delano's corner, with wood
en- buildings, and IL fire were to break out
anywhere along the line, the whole block
would have 10 go. Therefore, word Of eau
ton ought to be needed. The fie commit
tee of the Council should carefully do the du-
ty assigned it, and see that every fiue and
chimney is IN safe condition. The members
Of the committee must not be "meaiy-
mouthed," either, but exact rigid compli
auce with the Law on the part of every house,
holder on the street
The Ed Thomas case came up in due
course last week, and the fight was inaugu-
rated by defendants counsel trying to get q
change Of venue on the ground Of prejudice,
etc. This being denied, afndarits were filed
alleging prejudice on the part Of Judge
Thomas, and an election for q special Judge
was ordered. Mr.. Cowan, OF st. Louis, Was
chose n, bat he declining to serve, It was ut
length agreed that the case be continued un-
til the next term of court, when Judge Fox,
of Fredericktown, will try all the cases for
that term. The defendant gave bail for his
appearance
The celebrated mule case-McCarter Us.
Salshery-is still unsolved. After long and
tedious trial, last week, occupying three
days, the jury, after long elaboration, agreed
to disagree. Since then the contending par
ties have held several consultations looking
toward . compromise, but At this writing
they too have failed to come to an agreement.
The mule is worth seventy-6ve dollars, at 4
fair appraisement, while the costs to date
amount to over three hundred dollars. II
the case goes into court again the expenses
will probably be doubled. We advise a
compromise in the interest Of both parties
litigating.
Personal.
Mrs. Liscomb WAS in town for q short time
Monday.