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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-09
A Fortified Gambling House.
From the Snn Fyuncisco Cau.

From the San Francisco Gail.
On the east side of Dupont street,
near Clay, building ia being altered
for the purpose of establishing q res
taurant in it, and in connection there
with there is being fitted up q room
which will be used by Chinese gamblers.
The studdiny has been covered inside
and out with grOoved aud tongued
pitch pine. The outside of each parti-
ton is covered with sheet iron one
eighth of an inch thick, and fastened
by means Of round-headed carriage
bolts, set about five inches apart.
The entrance from the street is
through narrow door set in the west
ern partition, and hid from view by q
broad staircase that leads to the upper
floor. The casing of this doorway ia
GOV. red with steel strips quarter of
an incl' thick and several inches wide,
which are as we'll secured to the parti-
ton by iron bolts as possible. On the
floor, in place of the ordinary threshold,
there is thick iron plate. From the
interior the door is fastened by means
of a swivel bar, which fits into the
sockets, and in addition thereto there
is heavy 'front.' bound piece of timber
six feet long, which, If occasion re-
quires, may be thrown against the door
as brace, from floor hold. The door
itself is OF three-inch pine. covered
with a quarter-inch steel plate, stlong-
ly riveted.
In the rear partition there IL q door
that opens into q large kitchen con-
nected with the restaurant. The kitch-
EN- is a room the walls of which are
brick. Two windows light the room.
but each of these has heavy iron graf
ings set i'm them. This place Is SO
g.. G<I
favorable circumstances, officers hav-
ing wedges. axes, pinchbars, and iron
mauls could not effect an entrance into
it under an hours very hard work
The purpose of the door into the
kitchen is that in case q raid Is made,
the players may carry the evidence
which, if found, would lead to convic-
tion into the cook shop, and destroy it
by throwing it into the furnace.
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IRONTON, MO, THURSDAY. JULY 3. 1885.

until the Secretary's last remark. Then
he said in somewhat positive tone:
"Mr. Secretary, I reckon You'll have
to execute the order" Stanton re-
piled with asperity: Mr.. President. ]
cannot do it. The order is an improper
one, and / cannot execute it," Lincoln
fixed his eye upon Stanton, and in q
firm voice and with an accent that
clearly showed its determination, he
said: "Mr. Secretary, it aDiU have to be
done" Stanton then realized that be
was overmatched. He had made a
square issue with the President, and
had been defeated Notwithstanding
the fact that he was in the right. Up
on an intima ton from him I withdrew,
and did not witness his surrender. A
few minutes after | reached my office
[ received instructions from the Secre-
tary to carry out the Presidents Or
der"
Such Is Gen. Fry's story. By Re-
markable coincidence confirmation
of its truth and an illustration of its
singular sequel come hard upon its
publication. In an Atlanta contem-
porary just received we find copied
from the local paper published at
Jonesboro, Clayton county, an "itemn
stating that Brooks Thomas of that
county had just received postal card
from Washington announcing that his
pension claim had been favorably pass
upon, and that the money would be
forwarded in few days. ''Mr. Thorn
as" says the Jonesboro paper, twas
brave and good Confederate soldier,
and during the war was captured and
placed in prison. He saw to stay in
prison would result in death, SO he
took the oath of allegiance and was
sent to to Northwest plains to fight the
Indians. Soon he became sick and re-
manned in the hospital until the end
of the war. Mr.. Thomas will draw
800 per year for each year since the
war. Principal and interest amount
to about So 600, besides penson of 800
a year during his or his wife's lifetime,
and he is also entitled to land boun-
ty of a lot Of land"
There would seem to be no question
that Thomas is one of the very party
referred to by Gen. Fry, as to whom
the controversy between Lincoln and
Stanton arose, and that he owes his
pension to the personal act of Lincoln
That two bits Of war history |
which fit together SO exactly should
come out simultaneously is as extraor-
1ina-y as it is interesting. Gen. Fry
might we'll follow the matter up step |
further by letting the country know
what particular county in one of the
Middle States" Thomas represents on
the pension roll, and how many men
there are who are entitled to what
may be called these special Lincoln
pensions. 1t is pleasant to learn that
Thomas, who is described as "a poor.
honest, Woodworking man." says the
first thing he will do with his fortune
s to pay his debts, and then he will
educate his children.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-09
June Ni0tts,

June Nights.
What glorious nights are these! Such
cloudless skies!
Oh, one may well believe
There were not fairer nights in Paradise
When Adam courted Eve.
The air is balmy and the silver moon,
Full orbed, beams placidly
On youthful pairs who, slowly sauntering,
spoon
Beside the summer sea.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-09
Sudden Rise in Value.
From The Bnltimore Time, i.

From the Baltimore Times.
"Where are you going with the pup
pies, my little man?" asked gentle
man OF small boy whom he met with
three pups in basket.
"Goin' to drown them," was the re-
ply. -
II want a pun for my little boy to
play with. What do you say to letting
me take one of them?"
"I'll sell you one." spoke up the kid,
with American enterprise. 'pll sell
you this yaller one for fifty cents, the
black one for seventy-five cents, ami
the spotted one is worth one dollar Of
any mans money"
81 think my little boy would like the
spotted one best, but you ask too mucl,
for it. You had intended drowning all
of them, but I'll give you twenty-five
cents and save you the trouble Of
drowning the spotted one"
TWENTY-FIVE cents for that spotted
purp!' exclaimed the boy. II can't
stand 1t; taxes is high; rent is high. 1t
costs g,Od money tn get into the roller
rink. Oh, no; can't take less than 81.
"But you intend 10 drown"
"Take the black one at 75 cents.n
my little Toy wouldn't like the
black one."
Take the yaller one at half dollar.
He's dirt cheap"
"My little boy wouldn't like his
color"
"Well, then. you better tell your lit
tie boy to play with his toes, and he
toward the river. mo party
can deadbeat his way Oh me these hard
times.n
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-09
The Prohibition Farce.

Portland Cor. Boston Herald,
once IN while some Portland Pro-
hibitionist takes q stranger and shows
him what he does not know az the
town in which he lives, and the result
is an article in some distant paper TO
prove how successfully prohihItion
works in Maine. Gen. Dow. m he
could have disguised himself. wouId
have done well to take Q trip about
town yesterday. To begin with, it is
an admitted fact that the law has new
er been so well enforced since this gem
Grafton came upon the field of action az
within the last few mouths, hy DEM
ocratic city government, too; not that
Democrats love the law more, but this
course of action seemed to be business.
Next. it will be remembered some Of
the Prohibitionists put forth most ag-
onizing appeals to all concerned to sea
that the law continued to be obeyed,
and they succeeded in getting up such
a scare that posts and individuals from
westerly States brol olght their own sup
plies. rather than stand the chance OF
not finding any when they reached the
Forest City.
But what did they find when they
g,t there? They found that q great
deal of talk had been made ands some
bitter feeling stirred up. They found.
also, that any man who wanted to pay
Is cents for a single drink Of whisky
which cost ST 25 per gallon could get a
thousand Of them. They found no.
body was worried about police inter.
ference. and that, though some seizures
were made or attempted to be made
daily, they did not interfere with the
or convenience Of the ordinary
man. Any man, except, perhaps,
tramp, could get any thing he wanted
the tramp had to go farther, even IL
he Jared no worse,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-09
Suppose.

We find two interesting suppositions
in two able Republican newspapers
which have not yet hauled down the
Roach flag.
First from the NeW Haven Pal
tadiuna:
ut looks very much as though Sec
taiy Whitney had found his precon-
ceived notions false, and had deter
mined, under the specious guise Of
fairness, to destroy the credit ot self
made Irish shipbuilder, in order to ad-
vance the interests of his party and of
the national Democratic Administra-
tion."
On the contrary, it looks very much
as if Secretary Whitney had made up
his mind to find out just what the Gov
ernment is getting in return for the
good money which it pays to Mr..
Roach. In the determination of this
question it makes no difference, SO far
as we can See, whether the contractor
is self-made Irish shipbuilder or n
ancient Phpnicians.
Our esteemed neighbor, the NeW
York Tribune. likewise supposes:
"John Roach has yet male no pub
lie statement of mis- case i'm the matter
of the Dolphin. suppose that he should
show that the Dolphin was declared
by one Advisory Board to fulfil all her
requirements according to her contract,
and then that another Board was ap-
pointed, which, after three months
whiting around over what might have
been done within at least a week. had
made a report based on deductions
which had no existence in fact? Mr..
Roach may not be the victim of a COM
bined attempt to secure political capi-
stal for Gubernatorial or other can
didate, yet it might be well to await
his formal statement of his case.o
Well, suppose Mr.. Roach should
show that tie old Roach Board was
ready to accept the new Roach ship.
What then?
1t is not because Mr. Roach is Re-
publican that the Navy Department
is now treating him on strict business
principles; and it is not because he is
an Irishman that he is required tagive
the Government full value for money
paid.
Now for supposition of our own.
Suppose that Mr.. Whitney should
direct the capable expert who is at
present investigating the mysteries of
Robesonian bookkeeping to compile
from the department accounts sched-
ule of all payments. either in cash or
in so-calIed old material, made To Mr..
John Roach by the United States Gov
ernment since 1863.
We are not aware that the total Of
the Roach payments has ever been
computed. 1t would interest the tax
payers very much to know exactly how
much money this particular contract
ar has drawn from the United States
Treasury during the administrations of
Secor Robescn, Uncle Dick Thompson.
Major Goff, William III. Hunt, and.
last but not least, William E. Cham
dler.-N. Y. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-09
Summer IdyIs.
Snnl1IGer jon.

Summer joy.
A slender waist, just lightly clasped,
As up the scented lane they stroll:
A small, white hand, just lightly clasped,
Two heads beneath one parasol!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-09
The Small Boa

The Small Boy.
About this time he carries in his pockets
A lot of crackers, red lights, blue lights,
rockets,
Toy pistol, matches, pin wheels, and tor
pedoes-
What patriot celebrates the Fourth as he
does:
He gives, that day, full play to his emotions,
And on the next his wounds need cool
ing lotions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-09

The concentrated power and curative yir-
tues of Ayers SarsapariIla render it the most
reliable and economical medicines that can
be used. 1t contains no dangerous or HARM
full Ingredients, and may be safely admins
tered to patients Of all ages. When you are
sick the best medicine that can be obtained
is none to good, and is the cheapest, what
ever it cost.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-09

CIRCUIT COURT is held on the Fourth Mon
day in October and April.
COUNTY COURT convenes on the First Mon
day Of March, June, September and December.
PROBATE COURT is held on the First Monday
n February. May, August and November
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-09
Dust and Ashes.

ItUSt uHtt L1S!FS.
She practiced on him all her wiles
Till in loves silken net she caught him,
And showered on him her sweetest smiles
When to her feet she captive brought
him.
But when he pleaded with the maid
To be regarded as her lover,
She sighed little, blushed, and said,
"Please wait until the summers over"
And then began loves golden dream;
To every picnic, every dance he
Took her, and bought her lemon cream
And other things that maidens fancy.
At beach hotels with her he hoped,
For she was quite an ardent dancer:
At length the youth the question popped,
And waited for the maiden's answer.
1t drew the sweetness from his life,
1t burned and scorched him like a blister:
Twas this: 81 cannot be your wife,
But will be to you sister,"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-09
All Who Want Brick.

VIII take notice that the undersigned keeps
large supply on hand. In his yard In Area
dia, at all times. He will ALSO take contract
for brick work aud masonry In genera.
Will guarantee satisfaction as to work, Ma
terials. and prices. JAS. M. BAIRD,
Arcadia, Mo.
First -class Brick, delivered In Ironton or
Arcadia, SO per thousand.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-09
Special Notice.

John I. Baldwin has been appointed agent,
with full authority to transact any business
which may have been left unsettled by me,
and will make all collections due me. He il
authorized to rent any property possessed
by us in Ironton, and collect rents.
q, A. MOsER.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-09

MARTIN L. CIARDY, NJ. c., Tenth District,
Pennington.
c. ID. YANcEY, State Senator of Gath Dis:
trict, Piedmont.
JNo. L. THOMAS, Judge 26th Circuit, De
Soto.
WILL r. Ell GAR, Prosecuting Attorney,
Ironton.
THos. G. FOLEY, Representative, Belleview.
AW HoLLoMAN Presiding Judge. Arcadia.
DAVID H. PALMER Belieview and os. G CLARK
SON, Arcadia, Associate Judges.
FRANZ DINGER. Judge of Probate. lronton.
W. A FLETCHER, Collector Ironton.
g. E. RuFoRD sheriff, Ironton.
JOSEPH HUFF Clerk Circuit Court, lronton.
g. B. NALL, Clerk County Court, Ironton.
w. ID. WHITwoRTH. Treasurer, lronton.
JNo. ". HARRAL, Assessor, Belleview.
JACOB T. AXE, Public Administrator, Iron
: ton.
J. GRANDHoMME, Coroner, ironton.
JNo. B. SCOTT, Co unity School Commission
for Iron county. Misso uri, lronton.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-06-11

III. w." in the Grand Twcerse Herald,
discusses the question of fruit growing IN
Michigan. He condemns the business OF rails
ing peaches in the ''fruit belt" and thinks
il is about time such 'fruitless attempts at
fruit raising were stopped. he cites the St.
Joe peach growing district as an example OF
disastrous failure of the peach growing IN
dustry.. Gle would have hard work 10 make
most of the fruit growers OF Van buren,
county coincide with his views. IL rs true
that where there were formerly large peach
orchards IN the st. Joe region there are none
now. but IL is not on account of rhe severity
of the winters. as H. V nfers, but by reason
of their destruction 10y the yellows. Last
winter was the seve-cst for many years, yet
the peach orchards around South haven and
alollg the lake shore in that region will pro-
duce quite abundantly. b. v. may be right,
SO far as the Traverse region - concerned.
but he should not apply his remarks TO the
entire " Michigan fruit belt His assertion
that, thousands OF millions of apple tries
have been killed on the prairios of the west
causes a. 20 suspect that he is little care
less in his statements, or not thoroughly
posted in the fruit business. "Tnousands
of millions, at the very lcrst, would be two
thousand millions, or about 40 trees for every
man, woman and child III the United States.
The western prairies are not particularly
noted as fruit producing regions, and We don't
think there were ever quite that number of
apple trees planted there. If III. V. will visit
South Haven about the zine for harvesting
and shipping peaches. even after the late un-
precedentedly severe winter. he will find Van
Bureri county fruit growers who will be
pleased TO convince him that the business of
peach raising is far from being failure in
some parts of Michigan.
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l County OF van burtn,-sr- -.
At a session of the probate court, for the county
OF Van Buren,, holden at the Probate ONCE, In the
village OF Paw Paw, on Monday the 25th day OF
May, In the year one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-hye: Present, Hon. Orrin N. Hilton
Judge Of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate OF Charles G.. Mash,
deceased. Ia. II5 -.
on reading and Ming the petition duly verified OF
VIM. Seiiick aud r. 4. Stevens, creditors OF said
estate praying for reasons therein stated that adj
ministraton de bonis non OF said estate may be
granted to John c. McLain, or some other suitable
person.
Thereupon IL Is ordered, that Monday the 22nd day
of June, 1885, at ten O'Clock In the forenoon, be
assigned for the hearing OF said petition, and All
persons Interested Ia said estate required TO APP
pear at session of said court then 20 be holden AZ
the Probate Office, in the village OF Paw Paw, and
show cause II any there be, why the prayer of the
petitioners should not be granted
And IL further ordered. that said petitioners give
notice to the interested in said estate OF the
tendency of said petition, and the hearing thereof
by causing n copy Of this order to be published In
the TRUE NoRTHERSER, newspaper printed ana
circulating in said county OF Van Barren, for three
successive weeks at least previous 70 said day OF
hearing.
75t4o76 ORRIN N. HILTON,
Judge of Probate.
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Soldiers, Attention /!
Comrades, File Your Claims with an
Ex-SOldierl

Comrades, File Your Claims with an
Ex-Soldierl
Soldiers that disabled by wounds disease, acct.
dent otherwise, the loss Of finger toe piles vari.
veins chronic darrhoea RUPTURE varicocele loss
OF sight Of one or both eyes, partially So loss Of
hearing, disease Of the heart, falling back Of the
measles, rheumatism fistua In ano, chorea or any
other disease disability If but slight gives you
pension. Widows, children, dependent fathers and
mothers Of soldiers dying in the service afterwards
Of disease or wounds contracted in the service
titled TO pensions. procure pensions where discharge
papers lost. New discharges obtained where lost
Under the new law pensions increased from IS TO
S72 per month. Back pay, ration money while in
prison, and bounties promptly collected. War claims
Of every description prosecuted promptly and sue
ceesfuly. Not five in hundred rejected IN
properly prosecuted. Come to my Office and L will
show you claims that have got through in NINE DAYS
that prosecuted by other attorneys for
years and rejected in their hands My terms are one
dollar In advance, being Office expenses, nothing MORE
unless the claim Is allowed They are like the old
lowed. my fees regulated by the commissioner OF
pensions and paid by him out Of the pension. Letters
OF inquiry should contain stamps and they will
receive prompt attention. Send for Questioning Blank
70 determine your rights.
Being an ex-soldicr Of n Michigan Regiment and
with nineteen years practice also pensioner, claim
TO know the business. Special attention paid 20 in-
crease Of pensions and crowding through claims that
are now dragging in other hands.
RErERrscE-Any member Of Brudhead Post, G.. A.
IT,, Paw Paw, Mich.
Can furnish the last known post Office address Of
any surgeon, assistant surgeon commissioned officer
In the United States. Address,
CHAs. J.. GALLIcAN
Us Claim Agent. Paw Paw. Mich.
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NHEhftfs SALE. by virtue OF certain
Dwrit of feri fdcids, issued out of and under the
seal of the Circuit Court in and for the County Of
Van Buren, and State of Michigan, bearing date
the 18th day of May, A. D., 1885, In certain suit
pending in said Circuit Court, wherein Elvira G.
Hendrick il plaintiff and Jacob Hungerford is de-
fendant did, on the 18th day of May, A. D., 1885,
levy upon and seize all the right title and interest
ing real estate situated I'm the County of Van Buren,
State of Michigan, to-xit: The northeast quarter
of the northwest quarter, section tweny-six (26)
town two GU south range fourteen U4) west which
said lands and premises, much thereof as may
be sufficient to satisfy said execution and ali legal
costs, shall expose for sale and sell nc public
ton vendue, 10 the highest bidder, the law
directs. at the front door of the Court House. in the
Village of Paw Paw, In said County of Van Buren,
said Court House being the place OF holding the Gil
cult Court i'm and for said county--on Tuesday. the
9Th DAY OF Jnly A. D., 1885. at the hour OF clock
I'm the afternoon of said day.
JOHN. q. TODD, Sheriff.
CRANE q ERECD, Pi'fs Au'ys. 74t7osJ
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DROBTE ORDER.-state of Michig,

i County of Van Buren,-ss.
At session OF the probate court for said county,
held at the probate office in the village of Paw Paw,
on Tuesday, the 9th day of June, in the year
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-fve.
Present, Orrin n. Hilton, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of James Lowrey,
deceased
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified,
of Sela n. Thomas, administrator dc 5Onis non y
of said estate praying for reasons therein stated
that he may be licensed and empowered to sell
tain Of the real estate of said deceased in said petit
ton more particularly described.
Thereupon II is ordered, that Monday, the 9th day
OF July, 1885, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, be
assigned for the hearing of said petition, and all
persons interested in said estate, are required
to appear session of said court then to be hold
at the Probate office i'm the village of Paw Paw in
said county, and show cause, If any there be, why
the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted
And 1t II further ordered, that said administrator
give notice TO the persons interested in said estate,
of the tendency Of said petition and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished I'm the TRUE NoRTHERSER, a newspaper
printed and circulating in said county three
I've weeks previous at least to said day of hearing.
ORRIN n. HILTON,
T7t4oSO Judge of Probate.