Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-05-22
CLOSING OF MAILS.


LOCAL BREvTTIEs.
WANTED.-A competent Housekeep-
er. To such q person good and per-
manent situation is offered. Apply at
once to the editor Of the REGISTER.
The city authorities have put up very de-
sirabie c,ilvert just south Of the American
Hotel, and one long needed.
VIM. Trauernicht, Esq, of Middlebrook,
was In iowa Monday. He brags considera.
bly, about the Pilot Knob Cornet Band.
Mn. II. o. Davis, next door to Academy T
Of Music, sells the Daily Missouri RepatH-
ean-receiving the papers every day at one
o'clock r. n.
On Thursday Of this week, Ascension Day, /
there win be service with sermon, and an /
administration of the Holy Communion, at 10 |
O'Clock in the morning, in st. Paul's Church. |
r. scoville, Esq, has completed the city
assessment. He gives US the following hg-
ures for 1884: real estate, $1S9, go; personal,
$65,179. Total, So, 469. Polls, 20l. Last
year, the figures were: real estate, $l56,'oo;
personal, SCI ,645.. Total, 500 S95. Increase
over last year, $so.074.
The pay.car went down the road last
Thursday, but, after getting to Corning,
Ark, was ordered back to .Hendrdckson,
where It lay until Saturday, when It proceed
ed on its way, dealing ont checks to anxious
employees. The big financial failures In New
York had no doubt caused the momentary
suspension.
Col. +. B. Lowe, Of Des Arc, was in town
on SATURDAY., and invested in new kind OF
hen-feed, which Is recommended to give the
eggs most brilliant and beautiful color. he
declares the specimens shown him to be the
prettiest things he ever saw. We hope he
will report the success of his experiment,
and when Easter comes around again he
may do thriving business.
We take the following from the Doniphan
Prospect-Ne,cs. Baxter was raised In this
town, and his many acquaintance will be
somewhat surprised at the "send-of" that
paper gives him:
On last Monday Baxter Broadwell was ar
raigned before his honor, Esq'r. O'Ne1ll, Oh
the charge of assault and battery on the per-
SON Of one. or both, of his little boys. ne
not well help doing after the little fenoWs
bruised and battered back was exposed In
open ceurf. OF course, after the plea %:
the prosecution to produce amy yesdsnee,
hence, we have nothing but rumor concern,
ing the brutal manner in which ne treated
the children. However, the punishment ne
he admitted, and II all rumOrs are correct as
to other treatment he gave his children we
do not attempt to say what punlsnment
would be adequate. The court fixed bis hne
ut $50 and the costs. and In default OF pay
ment he was committed to jail.
The jury in the case of j. Epes Cowsn
against the st, Louis Ore and Steel Com
pany, returned a verdict in Judge Barclays
court, st. Louis, last Wednesday morning
finding for the plaintiff on the issues present
ed. Cowan sued for the undisturbed pos
session of the one-half of lots and 4, In
Township SO, range 4 east, while the st
Louis Ore and Steel Company claimed by
virtue of a deed of one Hamilton, claimed
to have been executed by Cowan.. The jur,
found that Cowan was in possession of thu
lots In question at the time the suit wa
brought, and that he did not execute the al
legged deed to Hamilton. The ease has beel
before Judge Barclay five days, and inyolv
ed the title to the "Shut-In" mining propert
which was extensively prospected by the ST
Louis Ore and Steel Company last year. Th
mine Is supposed to be valuable, althoug
the revelations of the diamond drill are know
only to the company and the driller: Th
Company will probably appeal from the de
cision in the lower court.
L. O. Nieder, of Butler county, is now =
occupant of the Iron county jail. He Wa
brought here by Sheriff Turner. and lodge
IN TAIL TO await the result of the ARRAY lai
"wednesday, in which he was principal. tn
facts of the case are as follows: The victll
IA \ ssw.mill man named NJ. A. johnson,
resident at Keener station, where the shoe
ing took place. 1t appears that Nieder ar
another man named Dalton were engaged
fight when johnson and several others q
tempted to separate them. Nieder single
ont Mr.. johnson and fired the first sh
:. him at . distance Of forty steps and t
.econd shot closer, which struck johnson
the left arm. The third shot, which
doubt will prove the fatal one, struck job
.ou ON the right arm, and through t into
side. The wound will probably prove fat
though at last accounts Mr.. johnson was J
alive. He Is . peaceable man, and was wh'
II uuarmed at the time of the shootir
Nieder was prosecuting attorney Of Maids
county one term several years ago, but l
for some time abandoned the practice OF la
and engaged In saw-milling. Public OPT
ION in Butlar county Is said to run very hi
againet him.
:, The following appeared in our "Brevitie
last week;
A lady and some children in buggy ca
near being run over by the pusher at
crossing above the depot last SATURDAY. aft
noon about four O'Clock. The lady y
ouite seriously hurt by jumping out OF
hurry. The pusher was running north
higk rate of speed, and, as the bell was
r1sng and II could not be seen on account
the depot, the occupants Of the buggy CO
mot tell II was coming until 1t was close NJ
them.
" Since the above was published, Mr.. III
davenport, conductor. of the. pushsr,
called upon us, and denies that the bell
not raing, others who were near by corr
crate his statement, which we maize pu
with pleasure. The fireman rang the
clear through town, and the engineer WI
tied A sosn rs the buggy became visibi
him. 1t Is often the case that railroad
become reckless and neglect to give the
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