Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-02-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

County Court will be in session next week,
beginning Monday.
Thanks to Hon. Thos. G. Foley for papers
and public documents.
ETo Fred. Kindell, Esq, late at New Or
leans, we are under obligations for the
Times Democrat containing illustrations of
the Mardi Gras exhibitions.
Mrs. Salisbury, teacher of the primary
department of Prof. Gashwiler's school, left
for her home i'm Ironton this week on account
of her Observation-Disclosures Times.
Mr.. Robt. Tetley arrived home last Tues
day morning from his trip East. He visited
Chicago, Boston, Lynn, New York and other
points, and expresses himself well pleased
with his trip. He will probably leave again
this week for New Orleans and spend a few
days there viewing the sights at the EXPOSE
tion'-Fdmington Times
Last Monday loaded car started down
the Knob incline before the mule drawing it
to the mouth of the tunnel had been detach-
ed. The car drew the mule after it halfway
down the hill, and when it was finally stop
ped the poor animal was found to have given
up the ghost. 1t was good mule, and
strong, but could not contend against car
loaded with iron ore Oh steep grade, and
no brakes on.
Some lunatc tried to burglarize the store
i'm the 1. o. o. F. building, last Thursday
night, but the attempt was unsuccessful.
We say "lunatic," since all the goods re-
manning after the auction the previous
and perhaps a few palm-leaf fans. The lock
was broken, but bar thrown across the
double doors, on the inside, still interfered,
and the would be burglar gave over in dis
gust.
Last Saturday Jas. III. Clark, assignee, sold
out the remaining Jno. NJ. Moore stock, and
he is now closing up the business. The goods
were inventoried by the appraisers at S3012.10.
The sales foot up S2s3O.OO, only $1s2.10 short
of the appraisement. This shows rare good
management, and we doubt if so good a re-
suit could have been attained by any other
person in the county. Mr.. G. is hard to
beat when it comes to business tact and en-
ergy.
4 communication on the first page of
this paper tells of the troubles of the Baptist
church at Belleview. We regret exceeding
ly that the brethren there do not dwell in
their old time unity. That church is one of
the strongest I'm the county, and has been one
of the foremost promoters of the welfare of
the whole community. It's good offices cam
not be dispensed with without detriment to
all who love godliness, order and all thing.
desirable. We hope the gaping wounds may
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will of other days restored.
The school board gave the pupils of our
public school half holiday Friday, i'm con-
sideration of the fact that it has been the
custom to give them Washington's birth day
as a holiday, and also upon the statement of
the Principal that all have done such good
work, during the month ending Friday, as
to entitle them to this favor. Now, boys and
girls, show your appreciation of this kindness
of the school board and your teachers by
your earnest work and cheerful obedience in
school. We believe such privileges, when
granted occasionally, to be right and benefi
cial if appr eciated.
Jos. Culbertson, former resident of the
Valley, called in and surprised us last Tues
day. 'Tis now twelve years since we last
gazed upon his features, but this lapse of
time has apparently made little or no i'm
preston upon him: he looks as young as he
did then. Mr.. G.. is now a resident of Bunker
Hill, H., and his purpose here now is to re-
move the remains of his father and brother
from the Masonic cemetery near Irontop, to
the Gods acre of that place. His father died
about twelve, and his brother seventeen,
years ago. The disinterment will be made
to-day "wednesday.
Last Friday Aaron Elliot, a we'll known
citizen of west Ironton, rather seriously
wounded himself while cutting frewood.
He was welding double bitted axe with all
the vigor imported by the demands of a very
winterish winter, and raising it aloft for
blow of extra force on a knotty stick, it
caught upon clothes-line stretched over
head. The axe rebounded and struck him
upon his for head infiicting wound suffi-
GENTLY serious to confine him to his room
ever since. A cash over the eye two inches
long, and slightly fracturing the bone, is a
rather ugly hurt; but, with care, Aaron will
be able to go out and cut that clothes line
into inch pieces in a few days.
The March st. Louis Magazine contains
besides several good illustrations, an excel
lent story by the noted southern writer,
Mrs. Susan Archer Weiss; remarkable
poem, "Cleopatra," by VIM. III. Bushnell; a
chapter of ''Wipter Topics" by Ella Guern-
sew, Michael Muranus and others; Literary
Chats" about Quida, historical magazines,
the late Edmund About, ETC., ETC., by the
editor, Alexander \. De Menil; and other
poems, essays and stories by MIR. and Mrs.