Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-22
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

LOCAL BREv1TIEs.
The young folks hereabouts are getting up
an entertainment, to be given just before
Lent.
Sixteen souls are now being taken care of
in the county jail-securely kept star from
the madding crowd"
Hon. Jno. F. T. Edwards is an applicant
for the position Of postmaster here. Mrs.
E. p. Grafton is also a candidate.
Dr.. Farrar, Jr., Of Pilot Knob, is on bust,
we understand. At any rate, an artist from
st. Louis IL doing his best to put him there.
Mr.. j. L. Goff, of De Soto, has opened a
roller.skaiing rink in the Academy of Music.
A free entertainment was given last evening.
We predict success for the Popular Dime
Entertainment at the Academy of Music on
the 30th inst. We knoao it will deserve sue
cess.
Rev. j. W. Swift will hold services at the
Baptist church, Ironton, next Sunday, at IL
O'Clock a. NJ. A general invitation is ex-
tended to the public. f-H7
Taxpayers take notice: On and after
February 10th, 1885, 1 will proceed to en-
force the law against all delinquent tax-pay-
ers. VIM. A. FLETCHER, Collector.
The Academy of Music lot will shortly be
enclosed by q six-foot. tight, plank fence.
Then the hoodlum that is caught inside will
be arrested and turned over to the keeper OF
the Jail TOR nights free lodging.
Why are the streets not lighted these dark
nights? Is it possible that our little corpor-
ation-once the model of all neighboring
towns-is in its decadence? To own lamps
and not use them is poor economy, when
coal-oil Is bought at fifteen cents a gallon.
We see by the daily papers that Tom Logan
was pardoned by Gov. Crittenden, but he
has not yet made his appearance on his ma
tive heath. Tom was sent up in 1873 for
twenty-five years for the murder of Silas
Caldwell, o brother of Henry who was hung
by q mob in 1882. trE
Iron men all over the country predict a
revival In that industry at an early day. Our
people are watching the signs closely, and
the prayer of all is that the prediction may
be verified. A revival of the trade is bound
to open our mines, for the ore there is as
United States.
Says the Potosi Independent: Circuit
Clerk Casey has finished making out the bill
of costs in the case of State VS.. Ed Thomas,
tried at the last term of our Court on change
of venue from Iron. The footings of the bill
show that the State will have $106S to pay Of
ficers, witnesses and jurors. In addition to
this the county of Iron will have bill of
500, for the board of the jury, to liquidate.
We received friendly call from DR.. NJ.
Thomas, of Belleview, last Friday, and had
a pleasant chat with the old gentleman. His
"reminiscences of this section, when it and
he were both young, are interesting and in
structive. The doctor was just IS years old
that day, and, although he has had his share
of the troubles and responsibilities Of this
life, yet his form is upright and his eye not
greatly dimmed by the burden OF his years.
We trust to have him with us long after the
fourscore limit has been attained.
The Missouri Grand Lodge, Sons of Her
mann, met last Monday in st. Louis, in semi
annual session in its hall, at Ninth and Frank
lin, % lodges being represented. Grand
President Henry Alewell occupied the chair
and F. Dickvoeger was grand secretary. The
reports of the president, treasurer and sec.
rotary showed an accession of five new
lodges since the last meeting of the grand
lodge Three are in st. Louis, one in Kansas
City and one in St. Joseph. There's $1,000
In the treasury. The election OF officers took
place Monday afternoon and the grand lodge
adjourned that night. ~
There; is one consolation-a poor one is
better than none-in the fact that all the
balance of creation, as well as we OF South
east No., has had to shiver and wade through
deep SHOWS during the past week. The
storm of Friday extended pretty well over
all the territory west of the Alleghenies, and
and In some sections travel was interrupted
for several days. The cold accompanying
the snow was intense for several days, and
now, though the thermometer has an up
ward tendency, the white mantle upon the
earth shows clearly that the backbone Of
winter will stand several strains before
breaking. E5..5 ass a..
ssKip, Russell, with his sister, came to
town Monday night. in q sleigh, driving the
ponies known to our people. Here he took
on some more passengers, and started~up
town Mt quick pace, and all went mighty
nice until turn around the northeast corner
of the school lot was attempted. The arc Of
the circle described was too sharp, and over
went the sleigh, throwing of the bed and
spilling the occupants out into The snow.
The accident startled the ponies, which ran
across the school lot. lodged the running gear
.o.inst a tree, burst their harness, and then
.kioped out for home. 1t is perhaps unnec-
-, e., add that the sleigh riders had q
fine, bracing walk home under the tw'nknng
stars that bedecked the armament o'ernead'