Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-09
The Fourth at Iron Mountain.
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mo-, July 9th, Is

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mo-, July 9th, 1885.
Ed. Register-Our people are generous,
patriotic, liberty loving people, and when
the Fourth of July comes around they 60 in
for good time and have it. This fact was
fully demonstrated ON last Saturday. The
morning opened with the sky o'ercast with
dark, heavy looking clouds attended with a
fine mist which threatened to demolish straw
hats, lawn dresses and picnickers generally
but as the day advanced the indications
pointed to a more promising condition of the
weather, and by ten O'Clock all fears of a
rainy day were dispelled. Notwithstanding
the gloomy aspects of the weather, the PEG.
pie began to gather on the picnic grounds a!
an early hour, and by nine O'Clock the beau
| tful grove adjoining Mr.. J. d. Greon's resi-.
dence was crowded. As hadIbeen announced
on the bills, the arrangements for day OF
pleasure were complete, and the people
showed their appreciation of them by theil
| liberal patronage. Many kind, compliment
tary remarks were passed during the day,
which were duly appreciated and showed
conclusively that the people were having a
a royal time.
Our neighboring towns, Ironton, Pilot
| Knob, Granitevllle, Belleview, Mindlebrook,
Caledonia, Bismarck and Pennington were
all largely represented, besides heavy turn
out at our own place and from the surround
ing country. 1t is with feelings of profound
| satisfaction, and our proud boast that amid
this vast congregation of people not single
arrest was made on account of disOrderly
conduct or otherwise. Each and all resolved
himself into committee of one to keep the
peace, and while our marshals showed up
their stars in gorgeous array, it is our happy
satisfaction to know that their services were
not needed. Such gentlemanly and lady-like
conduct as was exhibited on that day is
worthy of imitation, and such as every true
gentleman and lady can warmly appreciate.
The dinner was decided success, as every
one can cheerfully testify. Every convent
ence that money and good taste could sug-
gest contributed.to make it such. 1t is be-
lieved that better managed dinner table
was never seen at any public gathering in
this part of the State. For whatever success
was achieved in this direction the credit
should be gwen to the good ladies of Iron
Mountain.
The management of the dancing floor was
entirely satisfactory rs far as it went. 1t was
large and well made. AS many as twelve
sets were dancing at one time, more than
once during the day. 1t was pretty sight
to observe ninety-siX persons, ladies and
gentlemen, all moving at once and stepping
to time as though all were actuated by the
same impulse. The only objection urged
was, that the festivities were not continued
late enough in the night to please some.
1t being Saturday night, the committee
thought it to be in harmony with everv sense
of propriety to discontinue the dancing after
II O'Clock; but some others of course thought
differently. We don't propose to enter into
discussion of the right or the wrong of this
question here, but will ask our friends the
privilege of one remark: Is not the day we
| were celebrating the birthday of a Christian
goyernmcnt-and that government one OF
| the best the sun eyer shone upon? Are we
not u Christian people, and read the Chris
| tian's Bible?
Are not the laws that make our country
| one of the grandest and noblest in the world,
| based upon Christian principles? Is not the
Sabbath the Christians day of rest and the
| one they are commanded TO keep holy? Then
| can we as Christian people consistently sci
aside these laws either temporarily or per.
| manently in order to CRAFTY atemporary de-
sire or pleasure? 1t is believed that all lib
eral minded people will therefore agree