Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-09-25

HeI Ioss. Inc HeAt inoFiiHS, Wn1ie the fam-
lily We're at breakfast, tramp-desirins
| breakfast also-on his way to the house
picked up the purse and took it unopened 1
the folks therein. 1t contained some none
and a return ticket to ST. Louis. He got his.
breakfast, and the verdict of the family as an
honest tramp.
The Fifty-Second Annual Meeting of the
Franklin Baptist Association convened with
Black River church in Reynolds county on
the 2lst ult., with nineteen churches repre-
sented. These churches have membership
OF 1927, 113 of which are additions since the
meeting OF the association one year ago.
ihlrty -two deaths are reported for tlse cur
rent year. Home Missions, Sunday schools,
the temperance question, ETC., were discuss
ell. The next meeting Of the Association
VIII be held with Providence church in st.
Francois county on the fourth Sabbath in
August, 1885.
We hope the Democrats Of Iron county
Will turn out en- naasse to hear the political
questions of the day discussed by Col. Oral
Ion and Hon. Vincent Marmaduke ut the
courthouse next Monday. The issues in
volved-honest government by the people
rersus slavery under the monied powers
and the need OF an awaking generally i'm re-
gard to public affairs, ought to induce large
attendance. Let every Democrat, therefore,
make himself committee of one and urge
upon his neighbor the Importance of turning
out on that occasion and lending the aid of
his presence 10 those who are upholding the
hands of our leaders in their warfare upon
the common enemy. Turn out, everybody,
and show the faith that abldeth with you.
Dir. G. B. Nall, county clerk, informs us
that we are i'll error as to the amount of cash
III the county treasury, and that the "resi
due" Is about IS, 200 at present The figures
we gave last week ($S, 000), were based upon
the amount on hand in the spring and the
estimated revenues from dram shops during
the year. Nearly all the saloon keepers at
the last term of court, took out license for
only three months, and this of course great
ly reduced the amount derived from this
source. Yet we hold that good, durable
wagon-bridge across Stout's creek is pub
lie necessity, and that it can be built without
involving the county in debt. Moreover it
will be cheaper in the end than to continue
patchings.
A twenty -four hours good, soaking rain
would be a blessing to this section. 'Tis the
drouthiest time we have known for several
years, and wells are drying up, cisterns are
exhausted, and the streams flow not but lie
stagnant in pools. Flowing is difficult, if
not impossible, while the later crops are
emf flor
have been indications of a change, but the |
old saying that call signs fail in dry weather" |
is proving itself true one. To cap the eli |
max, our cOlored washerwoman saws that |
since the new moon came in dry and hot, |
We'll have to swelter and be athirst yet an
other four weeks. Happily, the stock of ice
is not exhausted, neither doth the foaming
lager lack its vent. Donnerwetter. gleich |
zwei glass bier
About two weeks ago a man and wife came
to Ironton and took board and lodging with
Mrs. II. l.. Lindsay. The man said he was Il |
painter, harness maker, and master of sey-
eral other trades, and pretended to be i'm
search of work. He did get job from
Louis Miller, in Arcadia, worked day, and
got on drunk. Last Sunday night, while
Mrs. Lindsay was at church, the twain skip
ped out, leaving their board bill for two
weeks unpaid, excepting three dollars which |
the landlady had the good fortune to secure
several days before. All that Mrs. l.. has for
her unsatised claim is an old trunk filled |
with emptiness. We trust the dead beat
who left it may find his innards in the same
condition until the day he concludes to be-
come an honest man.
Last Thursday night, between twelve and |
one O'Clock, Carr, FOWL & Mays store at An
napolis, was burglarized. The entrance was |
made through door i'm the rear of the |
building, by boring. Inside, the thieves tried |
to break open the safe, an old-fashioned one,
but failed, although they broke both hinges. |
The key-holc was filed with powder, but |
for some reason the powder was not fired. |
After quitting the safe, the burglars fitted !
out with new suits of clothes, in |
Guiding boots, and did not neglect the COM
mssary department. \ half-dozen cans of |
oysters, big bologna sausage, a lot of crack |
ers, .etc., were carried off, and about one |
dollar in change i'm the till was not overlook |
ed. A neighbor near by heard some noises |
about one o'clock i'm the night-probably the |
breaking of the safe hinges-but, thinking it |
was some of "the boys" out on lark, gave |
no alarm. No clue to the chi ewes has yet |
been obtained, but their identity may yet be |
established, we hope. The loss in all was |
about forty dollars.
Elsewhere we publish notice calling for
sealed proposals to carry the mails to and
from the post-office to the mail crane. This |
crane is situated about seventy-fiv yards |
north of the station house, and the contract |
or will have to sit beside it at all hours of the
night and in all kinds of weather awaiting
the coming of the mail trains, which fire.
quently are not con time" The contracts
heretofore have called for service between
the pOst-otfice and the station house, and
when the crane was put up beyond the depot,
the carrier refused to extend his trip thereto.
Considerable feeling was engendered be-
tween the railroad and the postal authorities
i'm consequence, since if the mails are not
to take them on. 1t now appears the rail-
road has brought Mr.. Wartield, the mail SUI
perintendent, to its terms, and hence the
modification of the contract. Let no man
bid without due consideration; if he does, he
will have his eyes opened unpeasantly as to
the Mctes and bounds of his contract.
Another attempt at jail-breaking last week
was nipped in the bud by the vigilance of