Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-04-10
CLOsINGoF MAHs.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The County Board of Equalization is in
session this week.
A new Rand driller will be put in the
Simpson Shaft on Pilot Knob o-day.
Yard cleaning and garden making have
been engrossing the attention of our citizens
the past week.
Rev. B. F. Thomas will hold services at
the Methodist Church, Ironton, next Sunday
at ii A. NJ, and i'm the evening.
The Rev j. G. Hardy will preach at the
Baptist church in Ironton, No., on Wednes-
day evening, April 9th, at 1870 O'Clock.
Fred. Oesterle tried to vote at the Board of
Equalization for city officers last Tuesday,
but Sim. Buford wouldn't register the ballot.
Our readers must hear with our shortcom-
ings this week. We have been working day
and night for ten days or more on legal job
work. But we will make amends hereafter.
A light snow fell ON Monday night and its
whiteness dazzled the eyes of all good citi-
Zens who arose early next morning. But
it was spread out too thinlyt TO await the
awakening Of the sluggard.
Mrs. Halter has our thanks for the first
mess oflettuce and onions this season. They
were sent on the first day of April, but there
was no "April fool" about it.
The ark-lantern" method of getting up
tickets doesn't pan out well. Several sorrow
ing fellow citizens are now thoroughly assur-
ed of the truth of this.
The Filleyites got away with the Silk Stock
ings of this District Tuesday. Mott of St.
~f
chosen delegates to the Chicago Convention,
and II. f. Walsh, ESQ, is District Committee
man. Poor old Joe AicCullagh!
On next Sunday change of time goes into
effect on the St. Louis Iron Mountain and
Southern Railway. No trains are affected ex-
cept the Arcadia Accommodation which leaves
Arcadia at A. NJ, and ARRIVES at $50 p. NJ,
making the run in 81 hours. This shortens
the old time an hour. The Express train runs
about as now.
The st Louis Republican Of April 1st pub
lished long account of the capture of n 500
h. catfish said to have been captured early
that morning by some negroes on the levee.
The Reynolds Outlook, We see takes it all in.
They may have some big fish in theAIississip-
pi,but old Reynolds is not without suckers"
'Fess up, Bro. Shriver, come over and set up
the cigars, and we won't tell on you.
In our issue last week we stated that Judge
Russell had set a row ofmaple trees on either
side of the lane leading from the State road TO
to the cemetry. We have since been inform
ed by Mr.. W. H. Delano that he obtained from
Mrs. Guild and set out the row of soft NAPLES
ON her land on the left of said road He is
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pie, If in the future they prove source of
comfort. Judge Russell afterwards set out
the row on the right side. We wish to give
everybody due credit for public imprOvem-
ents. Mr.. d. raised the trees on his store lot
i'm town and, reserved them when he sold out.
The township legal mill was put in motion
Mt Pilot Knob, Saturday, by Judge j. w.
Hancock and Prosecuting Attorney Edgar.
So far rs we have been informed, 1t was
brought about by number of young fellows
who disturbed Literary Society. The
school BOYS who assisted in the disturbance
about dozen-were whipped next day at
school. The young men not In school were
invited to dance to a fine OF II and cost. We
have heard frequently of church assemblies
being 6isturbed-perhaps BY different set
-br1t lesson seemed necessary, and 1t is
boned that Ii will suffice for others. As the
boys are young yet, we withhold their names,
hoping they will reform.
On last Saturday night, at 1880, Sheriff W.
A Fletcher received a telegram from Depu-
~ sheriff Kelly, of Marion county, Mo-, to
,,,..t him on train No. sos, which would be
hare in twenty-five minutes, and report to
conductor. Hastily putting on his clothes,
.,a running part of the way to the depot, he
.....,es the train in time. Kelly informed
,..,,,-,hot there were two ladies in the ladies'
a.r who were going to Des Arc, in this coun-
a, 70 meet their husbands, who were noted
horse thieves from Shelby county, Mo-, and
that they had been arrested once before, bnt
,,,a sncceeded in breaking Jail and had new
-. heen heard of since. n few days ago their
,,;ves began to make preparations TO leave
ch.,hv county, first going to Hannibal, Me.
T,,a Shabby county officials followed them
-. Far and employed Kelly, who was a
...,ar En- them, to shadow them and arrest
s,sh.uds when they should meet. Aft
,-.,,,p Hannibal, they went to Quincy,
81 i',...a a man was waiting for them who
,hem on a steamboat for st. Louis. Up
az, arrival of the boat Mt st. Louis, the
,"a;es were met by boy with spring wag-
.,.,o carried them to the Green Tree Ho-
on' ,.ner, they remained two days, awaiting
.ei' ,,,ractious from their husbands. On
..i'.,,,,d t,ay they received letter, and
Immediately the same boy ana spring wagon
ealled for them to take them to the on'aa
Depot. Kelly, who had come down On the
~, Nth them and put up at the same no.
-, behaved them to the depot. After the