Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-07
LOCAL BREVIT1ES.

loads of rock from Mace's cut, south OF Ar
cadia, to Glen Allen. The stone will be us
ed for rip-rapping.
The REGISTER Office swings out street
lamp, too. With 80 many lanterns In this
locality, 1t cannot be hard to find honest
men In the vicinity Of Reynolds & Main.
Sunday was as bright and balmy as a day
In May. Perhaps its juxtaposition to the
days Of 80 degrees minus made IL seem even
brighter and balmier than the time we go a.
Maying.
The firm Of Whitworth, Clark Co., will
probably change, Mr.. Clark retiring. His
position as Secretary and Treasurer of the
Arcadia Valley Mill Company will keep him
fully and probably employed in the future.
Winkler, the matchmaker and jewelsr, is
enlarging and re-arranging his establish
ment. He has good taste, and it ID pleas
ure too look into his store of an evening,
'when the candles are lit in the parlor, and
the moon In the calm, azure sky"
w. w. Nall & Co. have put up a street
lamp on their corner, and its radiating light
In conjunction with Capt. Crisp's guides the
footsteps of the mud-encircled traveller as
he wends his way over the adjacent cross
ings in the Silly hours on moonless nights.
w. FL. Delano, Esq, says We were some
what premature in locating him at Crystal
City. It is true he has been there working
for n week or SO, but that his permaneney
has not yet been fully decided. He is capa-
able man, and we'll for the position the
REGISTER gave him last week-turn out the
negotiations as they may.
A turn-table will shortly be built at Area
dia, and the Accommodation crew are hap
Ply. Now that train has to turn on the ~"
Mt Pilot Knob and then back down to Area
dia. 1t takes aboutlhalf an hour off the boys
lay over time, which, they think, could be
more profitably and pleasantly employed in
counting stirred Natures sweet restorsr."
"Uncle Isaac' processes to believe that
the firm running that coaling just started
near Piedmont, had better look out for its
pocket-book. All we have to say, that will
be q new experience to I. S. Lopez & Sons,
for they never yet have failed to make pay
any venture they have taken hold of. We
take it "Uncle Isaac" is off his base for once.
The railroad officials, it is said, are looking
out location for their proposed hospital in
the Valley. We trust that holders of availa
BILE land will not put their prices to an I'M
reasonable point under the belief that the
railroad company ,ciH build here, regardless
Of attending circumstances. More than one
ssgood thing" has been killed in that mistak-
en- belief.
Joe Bellum, Joe Baker, and another bellig-
erent, attacked little italian ut the depot
last Sunday, and beat him considerably.
They knocked him down and kicked him,
and II the poor fellow had not run for his
life as soon as he could get away from his
assailants, there is no telling the result. The
offenders have been arrested, and we hope
they may get the full benefit of the law they
have violated. Three upon one is cowardly
and worse than "nigger's fun"
Some of these fine days u lady or child viii
be killed or crippled for life by the droves of
loose horses that go trooping through the |
streets and over the sidewalks of our little |
city. Then everybody will be "sorry," and |
s'sad," and "heart- rended," and Shocked"
and all that sort Of thing. But the victim
will suffer all the same, and, in case Of recov-
cry from the accident" will no doubt look
with great pleasure upon the pellmell pass
age of an ordinance preventing its recur-
renee.
A heavy rain on Monday night raised the
streams in this vicinity, and Tuesday morn
ing the creek between Ironton and Arcadia |
was not fordable. The butcher who holds
forth on the South side of the Court House |
square, attempted to cross it, and thereby |
lost his days supply of beef-by close shave |
saving himself and horse. The wagon is still,
in the stream. The same morning, Miss Simp-
son of Interchangeable with the dam
gerous character of the stream when on ga
high "-tried to cross, and succeeded too, but
was thoroughly frightened before she reach
cd the landing on this side. Her buggy was
washed down some distance, but the horse
kept his feet with the vehicle behind him,
and nobody hurt. All hands are thankful
that no worse disaster befell.
A little tweive-year- tramp passed |
through town last week, "beating" his way
to st. Louis, his native place. He left there
last fall and tramped to Little Rock, and |
has been travelling about all winter. When
he crawled out of box-car at this station,
he was lntefNieWeu OySomc VI the iOuHgerS,
with nonchalance and freedom
all queries as to his experience on the road.
He was mighty thin in flesh, though, and
looked rs II he hadn't swallowed II square
meal for month. A bystander said, "you
look mighty hungry; here's a quarter-go
to an eating house and fill up" The boy
was astonished out of his complacency.
ssYer won't give 1t to me, though i'm doubt,
and with the true mendicant whine. The
bystander soon assured him he
did mean to give it him, and the quarter was
transferred to the dirty little paw eutstretch-
ed to receive 1t. The next train no doubt
took him onward and homeward-for where
Is the railroad man who would't wink at
such little fellows beating his way?
About twenty-five tramps have made 1.-THE
,aud .house M Arcadia their abiding place all
this winter. Thence every morning they
scatter out to various points in the Valley,
begging for sssom6thing to eat" and, no 1